Monthly Archives: March 2010

Oh Noes! Democrats Booked Hotel Rooms!

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 6:51 pm by Bob Cesca

Via John Cole, the Republicans are calling out the DNC for, you know, booking hotel rooms. The DNC spent at least $2,204,000 for luxury hotels & caterers, Including: The DNC has spent at least $423,000 at Mandarin Oriental Hotels. (Federal … Continue reading →

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The Offshore Drilling Bluff?

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 2:04 pm by Bob Cesca

Matt Osborne thinks it’s a clever ruse. What you’re seeing here is oil smoke to get a climate bill. Offshore drilling has always and forever been an industry bluff — there’s no immediate incentive to expand domestic capacity, especially offshore, … Continue reading →

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So Much for An Energized Base

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 10:47 am by Bob Cesca

I can’t seem to wrap my head around the political calculus of this offshore drilling announcement. It’s succeeding in deflating the base which was energized (ironic!) following the passage of healthcare reform despite the compromises. It’s a preemptive concession to … Continue reading →

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Morning Joe's Obsession with "Both Sides"

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 8:01 am by Bob Cesca

Yes, Morning Joe people, there might be odd things on the DNC’s expense ledger, too. But the Democrats don’t routinely praise themselves as the moral/family values party, then turn around and fund junkets to bondage clubs. It’s the hypocrisy. The … Continue reading →

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Who's Drilling Where Now?

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 7:16 am by Bob Cesca

No sir, I don’t like it. The Obama administration is proposing to open vast expanses of water along the Atlantic coastline, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the north coast of Alaska to oil and natural gas drilling, much of … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on March 31, 2010 at 6:00 am by Bob Cesca

Elementary School ‘Scarface’ Chez writes: “I challenge you to watch this and not question about half-way through it whether you’ve gone insane.”

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Get A Brain, Morans

Posted on March 30, 2010 at 6:37 pm by Bob Cesca

John Cole points us to this Flickr account featuring a collection of oddly-spelled teabagger signs — described as “teabonics.” This one right off the bat almost made me snarf my beverage: Whoever is responsible for this Flickr account has single-handedly … Continue reading →

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Doof Quote of the Day

Posted on March 30, 2010 at 4:55 pm by Bob Cesca

“Unfortunately, some who resort to violent threats and others, they come up on any side of the political spectrum.” Eric Cantor Ah yes. The “both sides” argument. In this case, it’s like saying, everyone breaks the law at some point … Continue reading →

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All Done. For Now.

Posted on March 30, 2010 at 1:56 pm by Bob Cesca

The healthcare reform sidecar was signed by the president today, and, along with it, very smart student loan reform. “For a long time, our student loan system has worked for banks and financial institutions,” President Obama said. “Today, we’re finally … Continue reading →

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Lame-stream Media

Posted on March 30, 2010 at 10:39 am by Bob Cesca

Sarah Palin’s use of the ‘lame-stream media’ meme is very serious, isn’t it? How many serious Democratic leaders and presidential hopefuls have gone around repeating stupid memes like that? On second thought, I remember Hillary Clinton using the phrase “Rethuglicans” … Continue reading →

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