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Why Mitt Romney doesn’t want to release his tax returns

It’s not that he’s done something illegal or improper that he’s trying to hide. To the best that anyone can guess, everything he’s done with his income is completely legal and properly documented. The real reason he doesn’t want to … Continue reading

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The lie of Republican “class warfare”

From Kristen Powers at The Daily Beast. Read the full article here. Bold text is mine. The stain of congressional Republicans seems to be rubbing off on the GOP presidential candidates as well. In a matchup with Romney, who previously … Continue reading

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Herman Cain: creepy, dumb, clueless

So here’s the latest statement from Herman Cain regarding the firestorm of sexual harassment allegations swirling around him: “For every one person that comes forward with a false accusation, there are probably thousands who will say that none of that … Continue reading

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Tom Corbett, idiot governor

It looks as if Pennsylvania is stuck with a petty, vindictive partisan fool as governor for the next four years. Considering how ineffectively the democrats wielded power when they had it to use, I’m not terribly surprised. Just to be … Continue reading

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Dear Senate Republicans: F*ck you

Once again Republicans have voted in favor of bigotry, of hatred, of discrimination. The only consolation is that they, and those who think like them, will eventually lose. History is not on their side. Update: In the interest of calling … Continue reading

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More Jon Stewart greatness: Republicans and the repeal of the 14th Amendment

Because we all know how much Republicans love the Constitution. We know so because they say they do all the time. Unless it interferes with their hating and race bating. And then, well, it’s time to repair the fucking old … Continue reading

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Attorney General Tom Corbett, STILL a moron

Taking a page straight from the Republican playbook of “blame the victim,” Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett recently said at a campaign stop in Elizabethtown that, “The jobs are there. But if we keep extending unemployment, people are just going … Continue reading

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Jon Stewart eviscerates the “don’t blame Bush!” crowd of liars

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal is a lying asshole

Sure, name calling is rude and childish and my mom told me it’s not a nice way to play, but this asshole is, well, such a colossal asshole that there’s really no polite way of putting it. Jindal has a … Continue reading

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Obama, oil gush, and Wall Street

I’m not always the biggest fan of Robert Reich, Bill Clinton’s Secretary of Labor, but he’s spot on in this assessment. I really do wish Obama would disentangle himself from the Wall Street gang of thieves and put his boot … Continue reading

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