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Archives: December 27, 2012

The first President Bush is very sick.

LIVE STREAM LINK below for Gov Ambercrombie's U.S. Senator appointment announcement

*Interview w Barney Frank on PBS NewsHour tonight.

"The Idea That an Armed Good Guy Can Stop an Armed Bad Guy is Not Borne Out by Realit "

Ahh, the joys of privatization: Parking in Chicago

Hawaii U.S. Senate seat: Gov Ambercrombie has appointed Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz

20 Bad Vintage Christmas Ads

Just wait for them to outsource the pensioners

Ruling Family Mortality Alert...

Is it to early to talk about New Year's?

+++ NFL Picks / Week 17 +++

Morrissey at the Sydney Opera House

Cheney Plays Poker

Sad and Depressed?

African slave traditions live on in U.S.

MFM set the fashion standard back when he was a plumber

Explaining the Pure Cruelty of Obama's Gimmick, "Chained CPI" in Simple Language

Timothy Geithner: Debt Limit Will Be Reached December 31

I have been thinking about how ridiculous the Republicans are on the tax issue

Arise magazine: Africa's fashion bible

'Blank this blank' puts woman in jail

Brian Schatz Senate: Hawaii's Lieutenant Governor Tapped To Replace Late Sen. Daniel Inouye

The Great Republican Recession of 2013 is Now Five Days Away

NRA Asshatery

"Epistemic Closure: The Prequel" (the South and delusions)

Chicago mobster Frank Calabrese Sr dies aged 75

GOP Redistricting Project Sealed Control of the House

US Treasury to take steps to avoid borrowing limit

That was Zen. This is meow.

The knives are out: Report: Right-Wingers Plot Coup to Oust Boehner As House Speaker

Philly Mayor Nutter: NRA Armed Guard Proposal A 'Completely Dumbass Idea'

As soon as GHWB dies, the WORST thing will be all of the nice eulogies about him

House Won't Be In Session For Legislative Business On Thursday

Dr. ICANTCONTROLMYBONERS Is Having A Bad Day @ Yelp.com

Cat in Box photos.

Senator Elect Brian Schatz(D-HI).

Amazon spider discovered making decoys of itself to ward off predators

What we should do with Congress

Sandy Hook Hoaxer Busted By Federal Agents

Senate Republicans On Board With Deranged LaPierre’s NRA

Excuse me, Gergen?????

Boney M -- Daddy Cool

Scott Brown: Political Gigolo!

It is, indeed, a long shot, but it is possible Nancy Pelosi could be the next Speaker of the House.

Woman arrested after trying to kill her boyfriend with her large breasts

Surfing on an IPhone and data plans.

The "Scary Black President" and Guns

Families turn to homeschooling after Newtown, Connecticut shooting

Why I will never be a 'bagger/RW nutjob/Conservative ...

GD - whatever it's got, it's in their bathroom too.

"Nation Not Impressed By Republicans' Fiscal Cliff Follies"

I understand that this is a copy of the new rules for META.

Question about Spirit Airlines

David Cay Johnson just was on Ed's show talking about $8/gal milk and the effects on the

Early copy of the new rules posted in META!!!

At what point do we start charging the GOP with treason

The first two paragraphs of the new NETFLIX Terms of use....interesting start to a new year

A Cathedral Made from 55,000 LED Lights

Hanoman said Nancy Lanza told him she introduced guns to Adam as a way to teach him responsibility

Any idea how long the hyperbolic, non constructive RKBA "Debate" will last in GD?

Mandatory Wednesday Malloy Truthseekers check in!! Church Night. Last Call for Salvation!

Thank you and the elf for the kitties...eom

Dozens of Cement People Dangling from Umbrellas in a Prague Office Building

Dutch foreign minister criticizes Pope’s anti-gay rhetoric

How long does it take to get a gas meter installed?

City hopes to move vagrants with music

Anti-Obama bumper sticker angers veteran-Man forced vet to the ground at gunpoint

Peyton Manning, Champ Bailey lead five Broncos NFL Pro Bowl selections

A rock, a moon, and a cactus flower

Hawaii governor names Democrat, Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz, to succeed Inouye in U.S. Senate

GOP leaders demand Senate act first on fiscal cliff

The speculation is that Denver will play in Dallas next Thanksgiving.

O.K., "A Fish Called Wanda" is on. BEST thing besides FunnyThingForum & Cabaret n/t

Top 9 Reasons I Can Already Tell My Kindergartener Will Never Be President of the United States

Just listening to a clip of David Gregory interview with Insane Wayne.

Interesting program on HBO tonight

Hawaii Senator-designate Schatz will fly w/ Pres Obama on Air Force One to Washington tonight

Legislation Constipation

today in women's herstory

Odd Question, How would someone sitting my me in the theater find my cell number....

a biography of the day-dian fossey

Guy creates his own TARDIS!

Coca Licensing Is a Weapon in Bolivia Drug War

Call Congress right fucking now!

The History of Military Dictatorship in Egypt

I'm just a bit disappointed with the replacement senator choice in Hawaii

Fact: The average age of the Rolling Stones...

#George H W Bush is trending worldwide on Twitter

14 candiates applied for Inouye's seat

As U.S. Infrastructure Crumbles, China Opens World's Longest High-Speed Rail Line

some quotes of the day-dian fossey

Statement from the President and the First Lady on Kwanzaa

It was a very Nupey Xmas ...

can't really put the title here- it might offend a gun lubber. good article on the birth of the nra.

some quotes of the day-alice roosevelt longworth

December 29, 1890

I saw a post of a Facebook thread about holiday not being an anti-Christian word.

Three more sections of Egypt's history.

To The Dem Senators "undecided" on filibuster reform:

Damnit, Netflix is down again.

Let's Finish what We Started.

for all who observe, happy first day of kwanzaa

For SECDEF, Obama Ditches Chuck Hagel for Hegel

*Robert Reich, on Lawrence Show: "'Republican leadership' is an oxymoron!"

Once George HW Bush passes, who becomes the head of the Bush family?

"Bowling for Columbine" is on at 10:30 pm on Current TV.

The difference between a right-and left-winger who refuse to consider gun control:

How do you get more progressives to become police officers?

Is this common? Org. closes due to weather & requires all employees to take a vacation day.

Why is it no one is getting outrage about Wayne La Pierre suggested a mental health database

Arizona plan would arm principals

The cliff has me scared stiff!

"Have a super sparkly day!'

Today I shared something VERY unusual with our oldest dog.

I'm gonna dance on graves

Who has an easy and delicious hot apple cider recipe?

So papa, how do you like the iPad I got you?

Nothing spreads holiday cheer quite like religious intolerance

Kennedy Center Honors...

who on this list has hurt the USA the most?

The N.R.A. at the Bench by Linda Greenhouse

THE reason for assault weapons ban

ah, school day memories

Local Dallas news: Shrub is expected to visit his father "sometime soon"

The new remake of Total Recall was so flicking bad!!!!!

Do you feel differently about "term limits" today than you did a year ago?

A drunken, mean man with a hammer was shot and killed by police last night.

Wondering if many chain gas stations are cutting employee hours to under 30 a week

Question about GHW Bush

Abercrombie picks Schatz to replace Inouye in U.S. Senate

Advice for everyone: Never select Expedited Shipping on Amazon

Wow, so quiet in here you can hear a pin drop. So, time for...SUPERCAR!

7th Circuit punts on President Barack Obama's recess appointments

Labor Force Participation At Lowest Point In 3 Decades

Ten Reasons Why the Chained CPI Is Terrible Policy

NHLN Exclusive: AFT-NH Takes Pittsfield ‘FREE SPEECH’ Case To The NH PELRB And WINS!

Imprisoned Colombian general could face 30 more years (in U.S. prison)

who hurt the USA the most - Elected Division

Put in my "Blues Brothers" DVD. Just because I felt like it.

CEOs Ring in New Year With Early Pay-Day Windfall to Beat Expiration of Bush Tax Cuts

Five ways to skip Windows 8

Gungeoneers: Who are your favorite opposition posters?

Chiquita should compensate paramilitary child soldiers: Colombia's Supreme Court .

Chiquita should compensate paramilitary child soldiers: Colombia's Supreme Court .

The elliptical?

Bruce Bartlett: A Conservative Case for the Welfare State

Parents outraged at condom dispensers in high schools in Philadelphia

Colombia emerald czar 'big time narco': Declassified US cables .

Gun range planned near 2 elementary schools upsets Loveland-area parents

6 Ways to Juice Up the Labor Movement

what do you need to start out in a basic single man apartment? Our nephew has stayed with us 4 yrs

Happy ending for stolen dog story...

TCM Schedule for Thursday, December 27, 2012 -- What's On Tonight -- Gene Tierney

2 NY firefighters who survived gun ambush thankful

Gerry Anderson, the creator of Thunderbirds, has died.

Buckeye Firearms Association offers free training to teachers after Sandy Hook Elementary shootings

Political religious leader: Israel cannot recognize gay marriage

The GOP Strategy Seems To Be We Won't Do Anything Unless You Pass All We Want

Mexico bishop inspires, infuriates with activism

Faith’s dark side, capacity to purify subjects of Houston Catholic artist’s paintings

Yes, George HW sent us to war, but he also....

What is with the sudden outpouring of respect for George Bush Sr?

So... how's that novel you're working on?

Flintlock muskets...

Former Masanjia Detainees Corroborate Forced Labor Plea Letter

David Gregory’s ‘Meet the Press’ display of a high-capacity magazine may have violated D.C. gun law

Offensive Weapons Privilege Act sounds kinda catchy to me here's an idea or two

It's Christmas time in Kansas city.

Texas Tribune: Rick Perry Faces Awkward Policy Debates, More Scrutiny

Mohawk Woman Leaders Visit Chief Spence

Caution! The picture included here will be upsetting. It was to me...

Well...the flu has a mighty strong grip on me now

OMFG Chris Hayes is straight up fear mongering for Big War on MSNBC tonight...

As protests swell, Attawapiskat chief stands firm on hunger strike

China School Knife Attack on Video

Letter: Flash mobs in United States support Idle No More and Theresa Spence

What is the first thing that comes up in your mind when think of Korea?

"Black voter turnout may have surpassed whites for the first time"

My Wife Is Coming Home From The Airport In An Hour And Her Cab Ride Is Going To Be $85....

Top 10 News Stories of 2012

Gerry Anderson, Thunderbirds creator, dies

Has anyone else seen the movie, "Queen of Versailles"?

who farted?

Official petition for Obama to label ‘God Hates Fags’ Church as a hate group most popular ever

Don't Cut Social Security -- Double It

Fabricated Crisis of the Fiscal Cliff Exposed as Treasury Department Pulls $200 Billion out of a Hat

'She’s my role model,' says daughter of Attawapiskat Chief Spence, now into 9th day of hunger strike

Why are they remaking Robocop?

Drone Strikes Are Causing Child Casualties -- 178 So Far

ROLL CALL! WHO'S UP!

Nixon Administration: Mo. Could Gain From Medicaid

Record Breaking Deportations in 2012

for wall street it 'Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Remington'

Today is National Fruit Cake Day

The American Way

Pirate101 edges out GW2 for MMORPG.com's 2012 Players Choice Game of the Year

Wikileaks' 10 greatest stories

Heirs of Mao’s Comrades Rise as New Capitalist Nobility

The Nation’s annual Most Valuable Progressives Honor Roll has been going strong for the better part

Lighter-than-air material discovered

The high cost of disengagement {afghanistan}

Nuclear safety watchdog criticises Sellafield's emergency readiness

Flame shells reef off Scotland could be world's biggest

the dark presence of guns

presents for the dead

The Great Montessori Schism

My cats have 20,000 cat toys...

Two who marched at Capitol set to take office

Ugliest car since the Pontiac Aztec...

From protesting to legislating: Two who marched at WI Capitol set to take office

Don’t Let Vaccine Critics Disrupt Supply to World’s Poor

"You know how long it takes a workin’ man to save five thousand dollars?"

Man's relationship with the natural world (animated)

Do they REALLY think MOOD is the reason for less holiday spending??

New Year’s Revolution: Connecting the Dots, Coming Together and Fighting Like Hell

Any MIRT members awake & reading?

Ford to add 2,350 new jobs as part of investment plan

St. Paul shop caught with smoking gum (candy cigarettes)

Lake Ellsworth Antarctic drilling project called off

VA finds sexual assaults more common in war zones

Homeless, at-risk veterans double

The "fiscal cliff": What to expect if there's no deal

Germany 'exporting' old and sick to foreign care homes

WINGNUT Weapon Advice: "A constant concern with pleasing women eventually turns a man into a woman."

The Children Who Went Up In Smoke (beyond strange)

Congress Says Netflix Can Share What You're Watching

seattle mayor orders city to divest from fossil fuels

Keiser Report: Crazyflation

Israel eases Gaza blockade

Chris Hedges: The World As It Is, pts. I & II

EA removes gun shop links from Medal of Honor site

Shannyn Moore: My Guns Are Less Regulated Than My Uterus

HOA fee questions about my condo association

Triumph of the Tea Party mindset

Anti-Westboro Baptist petition the most popular ever

The Secret World is now free-to-play (after purchase)

Perfect 10? Nevermind That. Ask Her for Her Credit Score

NRA pockets GOP

GHWB murdered more innocent people than Osama Bin Laden.

Argentine labour leader files complaint against officials for last week’s extended looting

A Guy Now On CNN Just Criticized The NY Newspaper That Published Names/Addresses Of Gun Owners By...

Browsing kindle's nonfiction book list is "interesting".

Are you wondering "Which guns should I buy before the ban?" - Well, this is for you!

Luke Russertt is HORRIBLE he has no bussiness on tv

Jobless claims improve again, near four-year low

Trending topics...

Kenya hospital detains new mothers who can't pay their bills:

Teachers in Utah to get (required) concealed weapons training

VA finds sexual assaults more common in war zones

The Craziest Republican Legislative Proposals Of 2012

In the first year after the purchase of a handgun, suicide is the leading cause of death.

Even Cupid Wants to Know Your Credit Score

The Evidence Is Overwhelming: Morning After Pills DO NOT Abort Fertilized Eggs

Loaded gun found in LL Bean bathroom

The Real Fiscal-Cliff Message Starbucks Should Put on Its Coffee Cups

Gallup: Public Supports Stricter Gun Laws, But Opposes Bans

Journalists’ Addresses Posted In Revenge For Newspaper’s Google Map Of Gun Permit Owners

President Obama, First Lady Release Kwanzaa Greeting

Does anyone want to pay me $8 million to leave?

I've lost 20 pounds in the past 2 months.

Hard feelings on both sides as U.S. winds down its Afghan role

Taking a Closer Look at an Odd Pair of Very, Very Old Socks

Boehner, unable to lead, waits for Senate rescue

Democratic Party appreciation thread (Part 1)

The high cost of disengagement

As Chief Spence Starves, Canadians Awaken From Idleness And Remember Their Roots - Naomi Klein

Kerry expected to elevate climate change as secretary of state

Man gets DUI after driving on AA co-founder's lawn

Fiscal cliff deal increasingly unlikely

OMB blocking EPA report on chem dangers to kids

I'm new to this group and I have been browsing and reading for days

How Not To Think About Violence Against Women

Capital One - Is it a Bain / Romney Company?

"There Is No Santa Claus and Bill Clinton Was Not an Economic Savior" (Dean Baker)

Talk radio host Dana Loesch files suit in St. Louis against Breitbart.com

Gay people are the same as killing children

I can't add jury comments when posting from my netbook.

On January 1st doctors treating Medicare patients will get a 30% cut..."fiscal cliff".

LA Times (If nothing gets done on fiscal policy then it is 100% on the republicans)

Newtown Conspiracy Theories: Obama, Iran, and Other Culprits

A way out of the "Fiscal Cliff" hostage crisis?

Barbara Walters ask the Obamas 'How they keep the fire going'...

Five ways your health care will change in 2013

Cellphones increasingly a problem for the courts

Boehner Plan 'C': Forfeit Constitutional Role to the Senate - WH Response: 'Congressional Stupidity'

I'm hoping someone here

"I think Obama wants to cut Social Security. He could care less about the elderly."

The simple reason behind the House's inability to compromise

What if suddenly every gun on the planet disappeared... POOF...

Congressman Tierney Presses for More Oversight over Defense Department’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter P

With the destructive power of guns increasing year over year something HAS to be done

Check in here if you will call the White House at 202-456-1111 TODAY to save SS.

Leader Reid on the Cliff: 'Boehner's a Dictator'

Thank you Justice Sotomayor!!

Andrew Sullivan message to the President

I'm bipolar (or possibly PTSD), spent 3 weeks in the psych ward -- can/should I buy a gun?

A student's view of teachers with guns

Has anyone out there successfully overcome acid reflux disease?

Christian right blames atheists for Sandy Hook shootings

Chris Matthews is a statesman!

Mass. man gets DUI after driving on AA co-founder's lawn

US consumer confidence falls on fiscal cliff fears

A proposal to encourage responsible gun ownership.

So many victims.

People, Places, and Events That Shaped Us in 2012

The different ways people see President Obama

Why, God? (A thoughtful response by a priest about God and evil events)

Hamas bans Palestinian journalists from Israeli media co-operation

And I thought it was because of cheap Chinese labor

Armed cops in schools What could go wrong?

George Bush

All Quiet on the Fiscal Cliff Front: Obama Rushes Back to No Negotiations

The iEconomy: Factory Upgrade

EPA chief Lisa Jackson resigns after tenure marked by friction with GOP

Defense consultant: "You will definitely need some sort of new threat in order for" Pentagon budget

The N.R.A. at the Bench (influencing judicial appointments)

Should Parents Whose Children are Killed Playing with Guns be Prosecuted?

You can't compromise with a culture built on violence and fear

Reid: 'Fiscal cliff' deal unlikely

I Do Not Expect The GOP To Relent In The New Year -----

Fiscal cliff failure looks likely due to Boehner's House 'dictatorship'

Poll: Voters believe Obama will do better job in second term

White House Commends Outgoing EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson

Black voter turnout may have surpassed whites for the first time

Why do the Log Cabin Republicans....

Reid: Boehner Stalling Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Until He’s Re-Elected As Speaker

Blaming Atheists for Newtown

New Home Sales Climb To Highest Rate Since April 2010

Southern Baptists workshop how to stem decline

Report: Cancer Center Chief funneled millions to Freedom Works : Talking Points Memo

Pap Bush Is Getting The Best Medical Care There Is And He And His Sons -----

Six rules for criticizing Obama over Social Security (SATIRE)

Randi Zuckerberg posts private photo on Facebook, sees it go public

Looming Port Strike Deadline Pressures Obama to Intervene

Belgium King Albert II Christmas speech sparks controversy

Arizona AG wants to arm public school principals

Lisa Jackson retiring as EPA chief

re: George H.W. Bush (a little respect, but no tears from me...)

Tax fairness and the wealthy

Q & A: The US Fiscal Cliff

The World Of Jean Valjean And Les Miserables Looms For US As Long As Voters Continue ---

Two-thirds of Britons support same sex marriage

Want!!!

So, 3D printers

Prostitution for the price of a Happy Meal: Consequences of Food Stamp bans

I'm causing trouble over in GD again.

Will moderates republicans switch over to the D column?

Boehner & House Repukes - OFFICIALLY AWOL!

Seed Saving: Monsanto’s Achilles’ Heel

Vanity Fair's 13 to ignore in politics 2013

Doc whose Fremont (NE) clinic infected patients with hepatitis seeks N.Y. license to practice

Hollywood Studios Caught Pirating Movies via BitTorrent

My Grandmother has brain cancer

What, exactly, defines an assault weapon?

Dr. Ruth Sizes Up Members of Congress

Record number of deportations in 2012

Some interesting photography. Entertained me for a while!...

Today in Peace and Justice history on December 27, 1914

A Reminder Of How The GOP Spent Its Last 4 Years

Today in Peace and Justice history on December 27, 1914

Hate Crime Arsonist Says FOX News Got Me “Riled Up”

Paradigms and the gun debate. I think I notice something that prevents any mutual understanding

RIP, Fontella Bass

Dockworkers Strike Averted At Pacific Northwest Ports

Reid: Fiscal cliff failure looks likely due to Boehner's House 'dictatorship'

Higher Taxes for All: The Dems' Terrible Fallback Plan for the Fiscal Cliff

RIP Fontella Bass (1940-2012)

Sometimes Fuck You is the thing that needs to be said

New York's hometown columnist For 25 years, the Daily News' Juan Gonzalez has been a force for the

Localwashing: How corporate America is co-opting “local”

Scott Brown: Obama Has Sent Senate Republicans A Fiscal Cliff Proposal

Democrats donated $140 million for 2012 through ACT BLUE

Financial Madness Behind The College Bowl Schedule

The Rude Pundit's Haiku Revue of 2012

2012 Religion Stories: The Top 10

The Progressive Honor Roll of 2012

Greetings from Wisconsin

Loca...The dog that can't feckin run!

The Year in Mormons: Top 7 Stories of 2012

What's for Dinner ~ Monday Dec 27th

Sleeping homeless woman set on fire outside Los Angeles drug store

Speakin' o' coffee....

Boehner spokesman: ‘Reid should talk less and legislate more’

Obesity killing three times as many as malnutrition

Supreme Court Should Ignore Elmbrook Church Graduation Case

Gawker names Starbucks CEO "coward" for his "Come Together" insipidity

the jury system is fucked...

Shootings Costing U.S. $174 Billion Show Burden of Gun Violence

Daily Luke Russert is an incompetent buffoon thread.

Obama to send fiscal cliff tax measure to Congress Thursday

Swiss step up hunt for war criminals

Be Ever Wonderful

Union News Year’s Celebration!

Republicans rejecting Republican ideas major cause of Washington dysfunction

Gun violence has been inculcated in our culture for decades.

I've Got a List of Demands

Summary of 2013 legislation

Gorgeous dog trying to connect with a beautiful child:

Aww, I hurt someones (poor lil n00b's) feelers, and I feel awful....

Aisha's Cushion: Religious Art, Perception and Practice in Islam by Jamal J Elias - review

Papist Patriots: A Review, Part I

If you want a friend in Washington...

Energy

I like this Pledge!

Auto insurance claim experts

VA finds sexual assaults more common in war zones

The Official "Oooooooh, the F-F-Fiscal C-C-C-Cliff!!!!!!" Panic Thread

Got my first top paying union job before I graduated from high school

Weekly Jobless Claims Plunge To Five-Year Low

Why are we debating cuts to Social Security?

Extreme Weather Events of 2012

IDEOLOGY is just another form of IDOLATRY;

What books have you been reading? I need some suggestions for my kindle.

OMG..."It’s literally…it’s institutionalizing the blame of the victim.”

Pelosi To House GOP: ‘Come Back To Work And Stop Stonewalling’

Timecard not stamped

Warning!

Indian tea workers set fire to boss

Offensive? or hilarious. You be the judge.

I need to vent - not only are members of the House not at work - they are not answering their phones

Cool timelapse video of Dad with son.

As long as we're inventing ways to stop school shootings...

Physics professor: Past decade ‘hottest ten years ever recorded’

House Of Representatives Adjourns Until Monday

The Slime Boat Liars For Bush rise again!

Guns in the Classroom.... let's think about this for a minute....

Harry Reid rips John Boehner for skipping town as tax hikes loom

Question on the focus on the health of GHWB....

News from The Ministry of Truth - 1984

What kind of third way centrist sellout favors the following course of action:

I'm confused, is the fiscal bluff automatic or semi-automatic

Study: Black voters may have turned out at higher rate than whites for first time in 2012

For an informed opinion on the Fiscal Cliff, STEVE FORBES coming up on C-Span...

Draw a stick man... lots of fun!

Jews, pro-Israel community warm to prospect of John Kerry as U.S. secretary of state

Hey Khan! It's me your cousin MARVIN! MARVIN Noonien Singh!

Study: You Are Not Actually Bruce Willis, It Turns Out!

US Rep. Markey to run in Senate special election

CONGRESSMEN: If you won't work, you shouldn't expect to get paid.

("Rescue Me") Fontella Bass dies after heart attack complications

Measuring the likelihood of Repealing the 2nd Amendment

Tom Tomorrow's 1999 toon: gez this guy is good

TSA confiscates record number of guns at US airports in 2012

Sen. Jeff Merkley battles to limit rampant 'abuse of the filibuster'--7 Dems on fence.

How does a person handle Facebook gun nut friends?

YOU WANT A HOUSECLEANING DO YOU? GOOD! START WITH THE CONSERVATIVES!!!!

Sorry to ask such a basic question - but how to copy?

YES and YES and YES and yeah, baby...Ed Markey to run for Kerry's Senate seat

twisted toenail in a boxer...ouch

"Republicans are getting ready to raise taxes on every American."

can I file my 2012 taxes now ...and avoid paying a higher rate?

Third Republican House Member Supports DOMA Repeal

Republicans "No Longer a Normal Governing Party," "Unfit for Government"

House Sets Sunday Session as Fiscal Cliff Deadline Nears.

Scalia Too Biased to Judge Marriage Cases

Wile E. Coyote on the Fiscal Cliff

Biden Swears in Schatz as Hawaii's New Senator.

what are your favorite leftover turkey recipies?

B&W digital question ..

I have a hunch that this is not what our Founding Fathers meant by "divided" government?

this is such a sweet video, a child with Downs Syndrome and a yellow lab

"That's not our job".

Do you think they've given black leaders in the Administration a harder time than others?

House GOP to return on Sunday ... but without plans to actually do anything

CNN Alert: NO WHITE HOUSE proposal on Fiscal Cliff

Funny how all the Democrats supporting chained CPI are rich and

Best Political Cartoons of 2012

Speed of Gravity equal to speed of light

*WATCH SENATE NOW! msnbc

Prison break out!

Don’t Let Pro-Israel Extremists Sink Chuck Hagel

House to return Sunday for cliff

Grover Norquist does NOT deserve a National stage or media exposure

Wyden on Senate floor: FISA’s ‘general warrants’ are like the ‘Writs of Assistance’ the founding fat

Nate Silver: As Swing Districts Dwindle, Can a Divided House Stand?

There's an app for... Racism?

just to note, in passing: wall street clearly does NOT want to dramatically reduce the deficit.

If only she had been armed and trained...

Venezuelan economy grew 5.5 percent in 2012

Holiday Feasting Share/ShowOff Thread!

Senator Wyden (D-Ore.) calls for oversight of agencies that might be monitoring Americans

Husband charged in murder of Wauwatosa Police officer

Bible teacher who wrote "Mitt is My Hero" campaign song claims Obama is precursor to the Antichrist.

+972's Person of the Year: The Settler

Died peacefully with candles lit?

Sen. Coons (D-DE) floor speech on protecting privacy rights (FISA reauthorization debate)

Republicans can choose to right the ship ... all they need to do is allow all registered voters to

Aye aye Captain.

A small distraction

Remember?

The phrase of the day is "large breasts". Use the phrase "large breasts" in a thread title...

Three Cheers for Piers!!!!!!

clue from CT about why Adam Lanza shot up Newtown Elementary

Republicans go AWOL. As usual.

Mental Health Gun Reporting Exists, Already Doesn't Work

Rebirth of the Viking warship that may have helped Canute conquer the seas

GOP Plans To Block Kerry Until Hillary Testifies On Benghazi

Going Over the Fiscal Cliff

Amazing trampled snow art from Simon Beck

Gun violence costs America $100 Billion a year

N.Y. woman arrested over Newtown massacre scam

Chris Matthews Needs To Let His Guests Speak!

Factbox: 'Fiscal Cliff' Tax, Budget Provisions in Detail

This sounds a lot like the GOP

Feinstein's bill may already have started dying.

Patience please

Factbox: Corporate Tax Breaks in Play at 'Cliff' and Beyond

Tea Party senator spent biggest share office budget

Hope his human does the same

Fuck it. Let's bring back dueling.

My fellow native Texan on the NRA

A really smart kid....

Faith-based procrastination: Religious job bias in taxpayer-funded program

Adam Smith

'Protecting marriage gets the business'

Israel's New Supreme Court: Liberalism Don't Live Here Anymore

FDA Quietly Pushes Through Genetically Modified Salmon over Christmas Break

Fun fact

Calif. union nurses barred until weekend

Les Miserables

You know it's good to watch the movie Mississippi's Burning every once and a while

So the smaller dog is under the desk muttering at the bigger

Why I'm for the Brady Bill By Ronald Reagan

"You want to know what life was like for Liberals in America during my lifetime?"

Thinking about the Assault Weapons Ban

Anti-Westboro petition sets new record on White House site

Doctor Who?

Egypt Opposition Leaders Probed Over Allegations Of Incitement To Overthrow President

A dying star.

Temple discovered at site of ancient Judea

Did ReTHUGs vote for sequestration because they really thought they

Mexico Lifting Gay Blood Donation Ban: Report

Vice President Biden Swears in Brian Schatz as Senator from Hawaii

Some people are looking forward to going over the cliff.

Guess we will see if this holds true if we hear of a bunch of millionaires' "deaths"

Israel to Review Law Prohibiting Women From Praying at Western Wall After Arrests

Only thing I would hate worse than being killed by some dirt bag is ...

Senate set to approve FISA spying bill

Fool’s Gold: The GOP’s Sprint Towards Irrelevance

Once again, paranoia reigns...

"Lil Peace Boy" meme. Have you seen him?

Let Vice President Joe Biden know that you support him.. Here's his email address...

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft won't reveal their tablet sales numbers, but...

"Political Malpractice."

I am LION hear me ROAR

St Augustine movie theater evacuated after reports of a patron with a concealed shotgun

Two posts, same subject matter. One hidden, the other remains.

Obama calls leaders for Friday talks in effort to reach fiscal cliff breakthrough (meeting @3:00)

So apparently family time after 3 pm doesn't count (repukes tracking POTUS vaca time)

NBA to review Wade’s low blow to Sessions

Lisa P. Jackson, one of Obama's few honest appointees, to step down as EPA chief

Pro-Gun Blogger Retaliates Against Database By Publishing Newspaper Staff’s Personal Info

We better hang this failure at the cliff on the Republicans,

Signs of Changes Taking Hold in Electronics Factories in China

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Friday, 28 December 2012

Drone Pilot Ejects From Office Chair

Enjoy this traditional holiday classic!

Help with petition against genetic modifications

New Hawaii Senator: Climate Change The ‘Most Urgent Challenge Of Our Generation’

Please help with petition against genetic modification

Watching Rev. Al? This is so distressing. Schools across the country arming teachers

Smirking Chimp is 12 Years Old Today. Hard To Believe It Was 12 Years Ago

Falling Off the Cliff – A Coyote’s Perspective

I know in this time of trouble this is a shallow observation but, our President? Hot.

"Importing Russia’s Top Gun" -NY Times a-kalashnikov-factory-in-russia-survives-on-sales-to-us-

Here's a soft lie that must be debunked before it gets off the ground!

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