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Feb 17, 2009
Politics

Thanks, asshole!

Burris pisses me off. Way to cost us a Senate seat, asshole. U.S. Sen. Roland Burris has acknowledged he sought to raise campaign funds for then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich at the request of the governor’s brother at the same time he was making a pitch ...

Feb 11, 2009
Politics

Boo-Motherfuckin'-Hoo

Chafing under new scrutiny and limits on executive paychecks, many big banks are deciding that they've had quite enough of Uncle Sam and want to give the bailout money back as soon as possible. You get the sense we shouldn't have treated them so b...

Feb 09, 2009
Politics

Meg Whitman Files for Gubernatorial Bid

As expected, former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman (R) officially submitted her bid to explore a run for California governor, the Sacramento Bee reports. I think she’s perfect for the role. She has tons of experience running gigantic organizati...

Feb 01, 2009
Politics

The Nativists Are Restless

Last week at the National Press Club in Washington, a group seeking to speak for the future of the Republican Party declared that its November defeats in Congressional races stemmed not from having been too hard on foreigners, but too soft. The g...

Jan 30, 2009
Politics

GOP Stimulus Plan Would Raise Taxes

According to Dems on the House Ways and Means Committee who have crunched the numbers, the GOP plan, which would reduce income taxes across the board, would as a result shove millions over on to the Alternative Income Tax rate, which would be high...

Jan 29, 2009
Politics

A Bipartisan Farce

I had a long conversation with my mom last night about the House Republicans’ unanimous rejection of the $825 billion stimulus package. She’s been harboring concerns that President Obama will roll over and sacrifice his beliefs to try and appease ...