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Archives: October 17, 2013

NBC news 10/16/13

The GOP Government Shutdown Has Cost The Economy $24 Billion

The hell of it is

That ReTHUG scumbag Jack Kingston is laughing on Chris Hayes

"Ten Takeaways From The Great G.O.P. Cave-In"

GOP congressman smacks down Tea Party

Senate Aye +81, Nay-18. Debt ceiling bill passes Senate!

Grover Norquist goes off on Obamacare “defunders”

Senate Passes Measure to End Fiscal Impasse

81 yea 18 nay approving debt ceiling deal(Cspan2)

Here's why Ted Cruz is so damn arrogant.

Cool, MIRT's been issued uniforms.

My debate with Republican friend on FB about Affordable Care Act

Ted Cruz is a Fraud

4 Things That Republicans Got From The Government Shutdown

The House thingie (vote) will be on cspan. Thanks for answering all.

There's an Ugly Truth about a Faction of our Democratic Party that Needs to Be Addressed.

Thank you to the women of the House and Senate for their hard work.

Work with what you have...

Press conference with Harry Reid, Sens. Durbin, Schumer, and Murray..

It would be a good time to watch the crazies cry on Cluster Faux.

Are we Celebrating too soon The House hasn't voted Yet

2013 New Jersey Senate Special Election Results SEN Booker!!!!!!

the most expensive civil war reenactment ever

The TEA BAGGERS are in *agony*. Read this:

Senator Ron Johnson Votes for Default

Sen McConnell confused who has an ideological obsession

Here's Boehner's press secretary:

An Absolute Victory

Absolutely everything you need to know about the debt ceiling - WaPo

Hey Ted Cruz did you see that

Obama's speech 10/16/13 ... pure class

Can we all agree that our constitutional government was meant to function?

End the Hastert Rule; Filibuster Reform

RE: The we won stuff. Think of it more like a football game

Jocelyn Benson, dean of WSU law school, eyes Kerry Bentivolio's congressional seat

Obama: I Want to Thank Leaders of Both Parties For Getting This Government Shutdown Deal Done

Economic Downturn and Legacy of Bush Policies Continue to Drive Large Deficits

So the Teabaggers owe US 24 billion dollars

House vote coming up at 9:30

Today's events put me in mind of what the great Kent Dorfman said way back in '78...

I can't friggin stand it!

Last Meals of Innocent Men

Nothing will get better until Cantor is removed

Chuck Todd STFU!!!!

Norquist: Defund Obamacare Pushers Owe Fellow GOPers 'A Big Apology'

"Mr. President, do you think we'll have to go through this all over again in a few months?" "No!".

I knew it .... oreos are as addictive as cocaine.

Having dinner and drinks with Will Shakespeare. Ask us anything.

Beware the ides of October......

Update on Justice for Daisy event

Former NFL player Irving Fryar indicted in NJ

Fung paws.

Moose Die-Off Alarms Scientists

Rapper Waka Flocka Flame embarrasses himself re: voting

President Obama to deliver statement on the bipartisan agreement to reopen the government.....

Mandatory Wednesday Malloy Truthseeker Check In!! Church Night!

No!

Republican can’t figure out why government shutdown shut down government parks

Sometimes victory is in the perception..?

Re: Lonegan and Cuccinelli - this is what the GOP nom process produces?

GOP media shill tweets House GOP whine

Ladies and Gentlemen, place your bets...

NJ Senate Results Coming In

The President looks tired

Now that the government is open - time for cats

GOP vs. GOP Compilation Thread

Did you know Rand Paul isn't a legitimately-certified doctor?

Track/Boycott Companies throwing workers off company insurance b/c work less than 30 hours per wk

10 years of DU

Ted Cruz' father indicates Ted anointed king as part of the 7 Mountains Mandate.

Heroic Broken Sewage Pipe Floods Congress With Human Waste

AG Sues Grocery Manufacturers Alleging $7.2 mil No on I-522 Contribution Violates Disclosure rules

Rachel Maddow has just given a great snopsis of what just happened in Washington.

A link to the ROLL CALL LIST of the Senate vote

UPDATE3 Overall Results: 61.0% Reporting; C. Booker 444,033/55.6%; S. Lonegan: 346,425/43.4%%

Devil's Millhopper

The Most Cajun Place on Earth ( Louisiana's oil-pollution lawsuits )

"the fat and the muscle" - does Frank LUNTZ get PAID for all these TeaBagger words?!1

This is all thanks to CITIZENS UNITED. We have cabals like Freedomworks threatening House members

Do you think Speaker Boner...

TRANSCRIPT: President Obama’s remarks on Senate deal to raise debt limit, end shutdown

An open letter to the Pacific Northwest members of the House Republican caucus

CSPAN now covering House debt limit and gvt shutdown. Link to internet & radio.....

UPDATED: President Obama gives the good news!

Edited to include full LIST MUST SEE!! Rachael Maddow, Creates a list of all the Nutty Repug Demands

Soldier Thought To Be Unconscious Salutes While Receiving Purple Heart

the list of seditious snakes

McConnell-Reid Deal Includes $3 Billion Earmark for Kentucky Project

NSA director Keith Alexander and deputy expected to depart in early 2014

you can listen to the House debate right on C-SPAN 2 or C-PAN radio

Paige Parkhurst, Second Victim In Maryville Rape Case, Speaks Out

Hal Rogers (R-KY) on House Floor talking about need to compromise and that House is only

UPDATED: President Obama gives the good news!

Veteran actor Ed Lauter dies at 74

Corey Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Special Election

The Reps can't sound too flowery...

Booker defeats Lonegan in special U.S. Senate election

CONGRATULATIONS CORY BOOKER!!!

My grandmother would be 100 years old today.

Character actor Ed Lauter dies

Christie Flips on an Immigration Bill

Goodbye, cruel pseudonyms

Ted Cruz is "God's Annointed" to bring about "The Endtime Transfer of Wealth" WTF???

Ted Nugent: ‘The threat of me running for public office is alive and well’

Grassley votes No. Can't wait to hear why.

A time to appreciate and thank DU

"I'm voting for the Democrats." Knocking doors for the municipal election, I hear it every day

Ronan Farrow tapped to host 1 hour weekday MSNBC show

Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Statement on Cory Booker’s Victory in New Jersey Senate Race

The court intervenes to save a child with cancer, and Mike Adams loses his mind over it

McCain: Trying to defund ObamaCare was 'fool's errand,' deceptive of American people

More Energy Speculation

Throw some career advice at me, would ya?

Vote starting in the House...

am i crazy

Haha, it almost passed by voice vote. They don't want the record!

Cspan. 18+ repub. It passes

Edward Snowden has more secrets to share, father says after Russia visit

YES!! So far 22 Republicans have voted to end the shutdown

"Wear Blue" on Friday to show your symbolic support for Obama, Reid, Pelosi.

local gannett newspaper running this picture on front of webpage - wtf?

"Enemies vs. Adversaries"

Both parties aren't good enough, but you know what?

The bill needs 17 GOP votes. It already has 22. If no Dems defect, the deal has already gone down.

And so begins the Republican damage control media fest

What's next for Ted Cruz?

Police domestic violence nearly twice average rate

Suspect claims dry ice bombs planted at Los Angeles airport were a prank

PHEW!!!

ROVE: "Republicans Walked Into Obama's Trap"

Cory Booker making his speech

Republicans got their butts kicked today

Gated Communities To Gated Cities - Dangerous & Undemocratic

House passed it

The fat lady has sung

cory booker won......!

THANK GOD IT PASSED!!!!

218

BREAKING: U.S. House Passes Bill to Reopen Government, Increase Debt Limit

In Anticipation of the WINGNUT FREAKOUT:

Breaking: Douchebags set ablaze, kicked into ditch

Favorite recent TV ad?

Who was the woman that just got marched off the house podium?

Blame it on the Bosonova the Dance of Love. - Top 5 Reasons Ted Cruz Tried to Stop the ACA.

Spectator Invaded House Floor

I Wouldn't Celebrate Too Much These Cockroaches Will Return Soon Enough

I think "GOP: Defunders of the Constitution" has a nice ring for next year.

There Are Three Things We Should Think About Tonight, DU!

New GOP Logo

Tomorrow's message: A majority of House Republicans voted to destroy America's credit-worthiness...

Free Sample Chapter of My New Mystery Thriller - The Lineman

HERE is why this is a great victory Dems, IF they go with it:

Play it again Sam, on October 16th 2013~

285-144

Take a bow Harry Reid

Glad that's settled. We can all go back to work at the FEMA camps in the morning

The House has approved legislation already passed by the Senate to reopen the government and raise t

Christian Group Says Christians Can't Support Govt. Helping Poor People

***** LIVE = 10:25pm (ET) Senate Democratic Leadership News Conference *****

House Democrats finally end Republican shutdown (updated)

Obama is the ANTCHRIST

2014 is in the bag!! will be big win for us

I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country.

Why Republicans should be glad they did not win in NJ.

You get a government, you get a government, YOU get a government... YOU ALL GET A GOVERNMENT!!

The Adult in Government

How many days does Boehner have left?

Men Got Us Into The Shutdown, Women Got Us Out

I don't plan to miss Joe Scum tomorrow morning

U.S. malpractice lawsuits less than 1% of healthcare costs

Sorry-- not able to follow closely: did they pass the pre-qualifiction of income via IRS provision?

Montana 'dark money' groups broke law with attack mailings

So, following their comprehensive ass-whooping, will the Republicans have learned their lesson?

House Stenographer Flips Out During Vote

Booker's 10% win in NJ is a solid win no matter what the MSM says.

Sigh...Affirmative Action Bake Sale...

Republican Demands...

suddenly popups

One More Post and I'm at 4000!

The #GOPShutdown Took $24 Billion Out Of The US Economy (S $ P)

"House Republicans Are Now Turning On Ted Cruz"

Pelosi Bashes GOP Colleagues: Was Your 'Recklessness Worth 24 Billion Dollars to Our Economy'?

I tried to get Jeannie to twerk with me tonight

The gated globe

Bleeding Heart Liberals

Sen Brooker just in time to become Sen Cruz BF. I hope it drives Cruz back to Canada.

The pro-Dem ads for the 2014 races have all they need from this debacle...

Here's a Link for How House Members Voted:

Boehner said this bill would not pass the House! It passed 285-144. WTF?

Caroline Kennedy Confirmed as Ambassador to Japan.

It is said that Boehner's hold on the Speakership is stronger than ever

If You Want Two States, Support BDS

House stenographer hauled from floor

How did your representative vote in this final shutdown vote?

Stop counting your chickens, folks. Obama hasn't signed it yet.

Short video of House Stenographer being dragged off the floor

Pat Paulsen had it nailed.

We Have a Problem: 144 Republican in the House and 18 in the Senate Voted to Burn the USA Down.

To whoever vandalized my son's grave...

OMB: Federal Employees Should Expect To Return To Work Thursday. President to sign tonight

And they said it wouldn't last...

There IS a reason why the Women of the Senate get along and work together so well

Leaders~ Moving America Forward~

The House Roll Call vote list

Obama's next plot: removing white men from the military

Ellmers. What can you say? "Ellmers stands fast against deal to reopen government"

Thank you God for Barrack Hussein Obama!

162 Republicans to America and World: Drop Dead

What's for Dinner? ~ Thursday Oct 17th

Woman's Face Shattered By Cop In Cell Following DUI [GRAPHIC VIDEO]

South Carolina deputy fired after getting caught ‘arresting’ Army soldier

5 yr old granddaughter born w/Transposition of Great Vessel heart pre-existing condition...

Spooked by NSA, eBay founder plans hard-hitting news site

Country Last: 144 House Republicans Voted To Destroy The US Economy With a Default

Poll Finds Vulnerabilities for Keith Rothfus in PA-12.

From 5 women in a Nashville home to a nationwide movement

SHUTDOWN = GOP MELT DOWN

Stenographer removed from house floor during vote

Rolling Stone - "Six Stories of Obamacare Already Making a Difference"

Boehner will resign as Speaker before Jan 1. You heard it here first.

Kentucky Wins Sweet Deal In $2.9 Billion Budget Bill Earmark

Charlotte Church Slams Sexist Music Industry

Okay, now that we can decompress a little: Flip Wilson's "Ugly Baby" routine...

Go Get' Em Tigers!

John Boehner's Facebook Page

SHUTDOWN = GOP MELT DOWN

Destroyed Episcopal cathedral to be rebuilt in Haiti

Audio of House Stenographer's remarks

Report: Republican Shutdown Shuttered Businesses Permanently - Ted Cruz Tea Party Hero???

Suzan Johnson Cook to resign as religious freedom ambassador

Rollingstone - "Inside the Republican Suicide Machine" - Awesome and Brutal

So! The Dominionists are nothing more than pinkos commies!!

WTF?

What a Great Night ...

Just realized I've been with DU one year.

Oct 22th, 6:30pm Minneapolis, National Day of Protest against police brutality

Australians 'Lock The Gate' To Fracking

Billy Joel performs surprise concert on Long Island

When a "Perfect Storm" made a teenager rich

Announcing the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees

Hey Banksy! A little awareness for hurricane Sandy!

Republicans Shut Down the Government for Nothing

Rand Paul Proposes Reopening Just Enough of Government to Hold New Hearings on Benghazi

144 House Republicans Voted to close down the Government and Default on US Loans

Rollingstone - "Republican Extremism and the Lessons of History"

Dear GOP--Fuck You!

SoHo subway attack suspect arrested

"The President and the Senator~A beautiful end to a crazy day."

House stenographer loses it during shutdown vote

NEVER FORGET

"We Just Didn't Win"

Biker testifies at grand jury into motorcycle road rage case

Moose Die-Off Alarms Scientists

Did Cannabis Cure Baby's Inoperable Brain Tumor?

'Lion King' Is Broadway's First $1 Billion Show

Is there any listing of who voted how in the House?

Evan Bayh Used the Government Shutdown to Shill for the Medical Device Lobby

Here are the names of the 144

this is hard to put into words, but I'm kind of sick of the tendency to focus on a critical attitude

Afghani female hero, Malalai Joya returns for US tour, speaks at Augsburg U. in Minneapolis

"Mr. President, do you think this is going to happen all over again in a few months?"

White House has the bill to re-open the government, raise debt limit, @SpeakerBoehner says.

REPUBLICANS....Death on two Legs ( by Queen)

Ted Cruz - The King of Crazyland !

nytimes: CONGRESS PASSES DEBT DEAL Fiscal Impasse Ends; G.O.P. Backs Down

It's official. President Obama has signed the bill

what is this about House stenyhoyer freaking out on congressional floor...?

Breaking News:Obama signs legislation to end U.S. government shutdown, raise debt limit: White House

To the morons trying to compare car insurance to health insurance...

Do I Really Look

Would the right wing be stupid enough to do this again?

Bashing the South

CRUZ: “THE DREAM OF KEEPING POOR PEOPLE FROM SEEING A DOCTOR MUST NEVER DIE”

We declared in one voice~

TEARS

X JAPAN World Tour, Live in Tokyo

HDnet/AXS Movie Network (showing right wing 'documentaries')

Kicking the can down the road may not be all bad

I would like to thank Ted Cruz for uniting the Country against the Teabaggers...

Hey, just kicking back, having a couple of cocktails, and listening to

Read some of the meltdown in Freeperland! It's delicious.

Watch Veterans Scold Sarah Palin: ‘Republicans Closed the Gov’t!’, ‘You’re an Idiot!’

Anime Eyes with MAC

Ted Cruz Takes One Last Stand Against 'Terrible Deal'

You can sign a pettition thanking the President for not giving in to REPUBLICANS.

Think the TeaPukers will try and repeal the Affordable Care Act again?

No Texas Republican Votes to Reopen US Government or Avoid Default

I'm giving $100 to the DCCC

Caption This Photo

A Failed Cruzade

speaking of mac and cheese

Reportedly, there's a provision in the bill that does not allow...

"Love Letter to the Tea Party"

Kauai County Council passed its "GMO" bill....

Iran nuclear checks most detailed ever - Ashton

Hey Teddy and the Teabaggers:

Republican Congressman From Staten Island Denies Having Sex In Brooklyn Wine Bar

Find something to be happy about today (Thursday Oct 17, 2013)

QUESTION: How many MORE.. MORE votes will Dems need in 2014 to overcome GOP gerrymandering?

Missouri court OK's Jayhawks fan's anti-Mizzou license plate

Nodaway County prosecutor asks court for a special prosecutor in alleged assault case

John King is an absolute idiot..

How are the Futures looking?

"If Obama would just admit that he's 3/5 of a man"...La Cucaracha's latest episode of The Beandocks

None dare call it treason

"But we do not *strut* ever." WEST WING FLASHBACK

Fanfare for Cruz and the Tea Party

"Winning!" -- Ayn Rand Paul

Biggest Star Ever Found Is Ripping Apart

Al Qaeda's rise in northern Syria leaves Turkey in a dilemma.

Tea party ringleader admits the GOP shut down the government for nothing

Can Cruz run for president??

H7N9

McConnell - Tough shit...

Cop Investigating SUV/Motorcyle Incident admits to being Part of Biker Gang

Minecraft: Mutant Creatures 1 6 4

The GOP cost US over 24 billion dollars

Warship for sale - Britain seeks buyer for old aircraft carrier.

For those interested in Boehner's congessional district

We need to pass a bill similar to Canada's 'Lobbying Act'

Non Sequitur nails it again

Here's a message for all our teabagger friends regarding the GOP caving on Shutdown/Debt Ceiling.

International Mosaiculture Exhibition Montreal - Summer 2013

With Earth spinning more slowly, time isn't flying as fast as before

Bee-friendly plants put to the test.

Why is work by women systematically devalued?

Koch Brothers' Tar Sands Waste Now Piling Up Calumet River in Chicago

As much fun as it might be - neither Ted Cruz or Rand Paul are going to be the GOP nominee in 2016

This year thousands of men will die from stubbornness.

Grandfather nets $200000 from $80 bet

The Kaplan teachers another case of Mceducation

Is Our System of Government Incapable of Meeting the Challenges We Face?

The GOP’s Alamo: Republicans are wasting no time in rewriting the history of their own defeat

The American Genocide Against Iraq: 4% of Population Dead as result of US sanctions, wars

Let. Us. Pray.

Simple Reform Could Save America From Wall Street, Boost the Economy: What’s Washington Waiting For

Today's Non Sequitur.

The GOP Has Surrendered for Now -- But It Will Try More Extortion Soon and Dems Have to be Strong

"I have a personal relationship with the Speaker"

America Is Not a Christian Nation: Why Is the Right Obsessed With Pushing a Revisionist History?

WHO agency : Air pollution causes cancer

Iran pushes nuclear ball into Western laps

Shutdown Hit Boehner’s Favorite Diner as $24 Billion Lost

President Obama had a REALLY short and blunt speech last night(gif):

Trickle-down economics has failed to create jobs

The Tea Party's Pyrrhic Victory

Voter ID plan by Nebraska Secretary of State Gale would apply to narrow group of citizens

In the Real World of Work and Wages, Trickle-Down Theories Don’t Hold Up

Online privacy is dead

And Now: Back down on earth, we have a trainload of shit barreling our way

The Myth of the Medical-Device Tax

New global index exposes 'modern slavery' worldwide

Republicans Back Down, Ending Crisis Over Shutdown and Debt Limit (NYT Headline)

President Obama To Deliver Statement This Morning

SF Bay Area trains run as strike talks drag on

Air pollution causes cancer - WHO

Gridlock Has Cost U.S. Billions, and the Meter Is Still Running

Relief around world as US avoids debt default

This mess showed the CLEAR DIFFERENCE between the two parties.

Bee-friendly plants put to the test

Americans need to discover how the world sees them

Lesus Christ: Vatican Misspells 'Jesus' on Papal Medals

The NSA Revelations Destroying IBM Hardware Sales In China

Conservatives Learned The Wrong Lessons From The Shutdown Debacle

China's Dagong Ratings Agency Has Downgraded The US

Poll: Minority Of Voters Wants To Repeal Obamacare

US debt relief short lived in markets

Making Peace with War

Republicans Back Down, Ending Crisis Over Shutdown and Debt Limit

Booker Wins Senate Seat In NJ, But Must Campaign Soon

GOP Rep: 'We’re Going To Start This All Over Again'

What's the point of Voter ID/Voter Photo ID if I can vote by mail?

Thursday Toon Roundup 1- Aftermath

Don't Blame Boehner: House Conservatives Defend Speaker Over Shutdown Fiasco

Thursday Toon Roundup 2- Do it again

Thursday Toon Roundup 3- the rest

While US argues, Germany faces budget surplus

What to Expect During the Cease-Fire

We won this one---now let's win the fight for Social Security and Medicare.

Kentucky Is the Top State for Obamacare Enrollment, Thanks to Steve Beshear

Abbotsford pastor and atheist develop micro-shelter for homeless

Analysis: Turkey's unprecedented act of betrayal against Israel

Gene Wilder has a message for the GOP and especially for the Cruzans:

Anyone have that chart that shows how the stock market performs with Democratic admins vs Repubs?

My photo message to the President after the government shutdown

News Conference on Decommissioning San Onofre - this Saturday Oct 19

Mocking the mentally ill is a fucked up, nasty thing to do.

Why Are There Atheists?

McCain dismisses Gohmert’s insult: ‘If someone has no intelligence, I don’t view it as being a malic

Conservatives Learned The Wrong Lessons From The Shutdown Debacle

Stenographer snaps and rants on microphone in House.

Defining God: Revealing the Poverty of Religious Literacy

Fuck debt. It's nonsense.

So here's the cool thing about being a nation-state.

Next: Raise the cap on SS. nt

Electricity pole for East Jerusalem settlers gets in Catholic Church’s way

Greinke … Kershaw … Ryu.

Here's What Happens When You Ask Tea Party Supporters Where They Want To Cut Spending

U.S. Navy ship rescues migrants near Malta

Republican Family Values (toon)

The Republican Surrender, New York Times Editorial

The new Tea Party logo

Wow...Obama actually made Reid kill the Susan Collins deal

Body panel falls off Dreamliner in flight

there is hope...

13 Nutrition Lies That Made The World Sick And Fat

Seriously cool HD footage from shuttle launch-

NOW can we talk about Citizens United?

Can I have my panda cam back now please?

Ken Cuccinelli to Campaign with "Wacko Bird" Rand Paul

Message from God

No, women wouldn't have solved it sooner. (Why gender stereotypes don't help women)

US Builds Up Bases in Italy for African Ops

Brown tops two Democratic rivals in early poll in Maryland’s 2014 race for governor

Head digger! Shovel-mouth! Empty brain vault! . . . Please come CAPTION Sean Hannity!!!

fireman saves kitten...

Bad cop, good cop

Conservatism’s dark side - By Fareed Zakaria

"It was an incredible victory." - Ted Cruz

The Conservative War on the GOP

John McCain Honest Again: Republicans...Have Lost This Battle

Note to media: 'Stop trying to fix the Republican Party'

Turkey blows Israel’s cover for Iranian spy ring

The Fix: Is the tea party part of the GOP? Most Republicans say no.

Krugman Blog- What A Drag

'Values Voters' Laugh as Glenn Beck Talks About Gays in Nazi Camps

Today I'm calling Grassley's office and

Does anyone think Immigration has a chance now?

In 50 years time the ACA will be be remembered as 'Obamacare'.

National Nightmare Over

Bernie Sanders: No to "deficit reduction on the backs of the most vulnerable people"

Why we should not expect a better outcome in December

Program Note: ABC’s 20/20 story on the manosphere will run this Friday

The NSA Has A Much Bigger Role In Drone Strikes Than We've Realized

Impact Of Shutdown On Scientific Research Could Last For Years

Wis: Mary Burke-charter school backer, votes against teachers, makes 'no promises', backed by DPW

radio station Voice of the Amazon taken off the air for "hate and rebellion"

Wonkbook: Five reasons Republicans lost — and one reason they won

Where hyenas are used to treat mental illness

Nuns With a New Creed: Environmentalism

McCain PROMISES ReTHUGS won't shut down the government again.

Aedes Aegypti Mosquito Confirmed In California (Dengue, Yellow Fever Vector)

Now that the angry dogs have been given a bone

Wow...Obama actually made Reid kill the Susan Collins deal

lost generation

Obama: "NO"

Republican can’t figure out why government shutdown shut down government parks

What time is it? Time for all to get (back) to work. (Engelhart cartoon)

THIS is what you call getting "tough on terror"

Think You Don't Have an Accent? The American Accent Quiz Will Prove You Wrong!

and, The Teahadists Got Nothing...

A Word of Caution-

Any Douglas County voters here?

The visitor's center/sites are reopening in Philly. The GOP cost workers and businesses $$$$$$ here.

What does "asdf" mean? I wonder if it's an expletive.

"Victory"? Somebody buy Ted Cruz a friggin' dictionary

British scientist 'solves' mystery of Himalayan yetis

72% of Colombia would not vote for Santos re-election: Survey

John Anderson lost the government shutdown. It's pissing him off.

Sanders Named to Budget Conference

Women helmed the three most exuberantly prosperous and enlightened eras of my nation.

REICH: President has scored significant victory over extremist Republicans-But fight will continue.

Big *sigh* for now....but a huge problem persists - false equivalence in the media. So, our turn...

Elizabeth Warren (once again) speaks for me: "So I'm Relieved, But I'm Also Pretty Angry"

Why I will never EVER go back to the United States

Papantonio: Training The Next Generation of Political Leaders

Lindsey Graham Challenger Lee Bright Aligns Himself with Ted Cruz, Rand Paul GOP Wing

Evangelical Sex Abuse Record 'Worse' Than Catholic, Says Billy Graham's Grandson

WTF? I heard on the news this morning...

Rept... Republican...Repug...Let Julia Roberts put it in alphabetical order

Mormon Reformation Group to Protest by Posting 95 LDS Theses on Church Doors

Tissue Sampling Shows 1 In 2000 Britons May Have NVCJD Prion - New Scientist

Why, "We Fought the Good Fight" is just another awful disgusting lie.

Bushfires Near Sydney Likely Worst In NSW In Past 10 Years - At Least 100s Of Homes Gone

In vetoing gun-control bill, Brown misses the mark

I Was Told By a "Libertarian" That Snopes is Not Reliable to Debunk

French schoolchildren protest at migrant expulsions with Paris march

Up to $24 billion for nothing: Counting the cost of the DC shutdown

$3 Billion bribe paid to McConnell's state to get Government going.

Stand up, The President is about to speak. Link

This is so beyond stupid,

we STILL have to pay these traitors!! apart from all the sighs of relief that the immediate crisis

Obama Declares National Day of Gloating -short lived, but hearty. By Andy Borowitz

Nothing Ted Cruz Said About the ACA Today Is True

David Suzuki

Heads up - news conference about to start at WH.

The Myth Of The Moderate Republican - Until They Ignore Ted Cruz...

Pic Of The Moment: Ted Cruz Reacts To The End Of The Government Shutdown (REAL QUOTE)

Ted Cruz *Is* The New Republican Party

FYI: Three companies that refuse to remove GMO's in baby formula:

If the Red Sox make it through to the WS, can rosters be changed at that point...

The Dulles Brothers: The ones that shaped US Policy

Video of Ted Cruz being anointed by anti-gay, pro-religion pastors.

GOP blame game: Who lost the government shutdown?

Stand up, Scout! Your President is speaking. Done.

Hey Repukes you lost!

The Conservative War on the GOP

Biden Greets Returning EPA Workers: 'I Brought Some Muffins!

Gee, It’s Almost Like National Review Is Full of Stone Deficit Hypocrites

REPUBLICANS: YOU OWE AMERICA AN APOLOGY!!!

Fuck the 24 billion

McDonalds, Taco Bell as Welfare Queens: Over Half Their Workers Use Public Assistance

Conservative Catholics question Pope Francis’s approach

Obama givin' 'em what fer now in his statement

It's time for Democrats to start making some demands

The GOP has adopted the tactics of North Korea

I would like to know the Administrators reasoning as to why-

Boehner’s Struggle Within Own Party Wounds House Leader

Reid’s Party Unity Outplays Boehner’s Divided Republicans

The Abiding Danger of the so-called Tea Party - author unknown

By 2012 The Tea Party Caucus was dead? Are they back now?

Even after all this, I do not wish the Congressional Teabaggers ill.

The president said it again: Our problem is with Social Security and Medicare.

Consumers’ Outlook for U.S. Economy Plunges to Two-Year Low

Cruz Stock Soars with Tea Party, Sours in U.S. Congress

Barf Alert: Cruz stages photo op outside Capitol greeting visitors after government reopens

New Government Shut Down Coming, brought to you by the same fanatics that brought the last.

GOP insanity does lasting harm to reputation of the US

A pearl of wisdom, from Charles Barkley

Restarting U.S. Government Seen as Harder Than Shutdown

Holy Shit! They preempted Jerry Springer for Obama!...

Oregon will be wearing these pink helmets on Saturday

Who is that idiot on CNN??

Initial Jobless Claims Drop To 358,000 But Are Skewed By Shutdown

That was a GREAT Speech

The Government Shutdown Was a War Against the Poor

Blast from the past Rand Paul, he is not board certified, he is "self certified."

What are some simple yet productive things we can all do to defeat & replace teapublicans?

1997 Jeep Cherokee for sale, Enid, OK. Are you man enough for it?

The awesomeness of cats ... and dogs ... mostly cats

GOP TRAINWRECK -Distilled

How do I find out who is running for my district seat and senate?

Chris Matthews Letting Fly on MSNBC

The next American Revolution is scheduled for November 4, 2014. Be there or be square.

Thank you, Mr. President. Again.

NJ GOPPER "If My Opponent Comes To Your Door ----" Accepts Reply Get Your Gun

Turk Army Fires on Islamists at Border as Rebels Flee

President Obama Delivers a Statement and Answers Questions = Oct. 8, 2013

GOP Senator: Heritage's 'Radicalness' Could Cost The Think Tank Its Power

Why talk about being "Stabbed in the Back" is Ominous

N.J. GOPer: If My Rival Comes To Your Door, 'Get Your Gun'

Oops--Suddenly the Burke fait accompli makes more sense--

Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming

ONE FACT ONLY!

Could somebody please explain "gifts of the spirit"?

President Obama Delivers a Statement and Answers Questions = Oct. 16, 2013

If a lone individual had caused this.

Monsanto buys a food prize

Rust Never Sleeps

Breaking black: The right-wing plot to split a school board

Shoutout for Cory Booker!

So....Does the United States now have a third political party?

More "indispensable nation" baloney from Obama

Angel. Original painting. Stone Angel

As Elections loom, Let's not forget our greatest fund raisers

CREATIONISTS DEALT MAJOR BLOW IN BATTLE OVER EVOLUTIONARY CONTENT IN TEXAS BIOLOGY TEXTBOOKS

Twenty Traits of Malignant Narcissism

Hypocrisy Thy Name is "Teabagger"

Shutdown Held Back Factory Growth In Philly Region

A month ago Steve Lonegan said the NJ Senate election was...

A Small Funeral

Interesting discussion with a co-worker about "Nanny State" policies.

It is a new day. The teabaggers now have to worry about being "primaried"

I Posted This Thread A Long Time Ago In The Old DU It Was About Mounting A "Raise The Cap" Campaign.

Women Are the Only Adults Left in Washington

Where the Vile Pretend to Be Virtuous

It's not just Mathew Shepard they are smearing.

Breaking: GOP Denounces Confederate Flag. Hoists Giant American Flag On Capital Steps.

Uncontrollable Boehner and the Bait and Switch Index

They got their asses kicked thats for sure..

Business groups stand by Boehner, plot against tea party

Advice for the Teapukes Who Are Unhappy Serving in Congress:

Emerging Right-Wing Theme: Obama Planned Shutdown With Valerie Jarrett As Trap For Republicans

The Costs of the Government Shutdown: 24 billion with a "b"

Former S.C. Republican Official: ‘Transsexuals Are Sick Freaks’ Who Should Be ‘Put In Camps’

Momentum and Opportunity

In the grand tradition of "Sharknado," SyFy Channel brings you...

I'm so angry right now

Transcript: President Obama's remarks on reopening of government

Jay Bookman (AJC) gets it in one sentence

Brand spankin' new retro muscle car.

Remember the campaign finance documents found in a Colorado meth house?

Son of Slain Sikh Temple Leader to Challenge Paul Ryan in 2014 (!!!)

Conservative Kansas Officials Want The Word ‘Progressive’ Dropped From State School Slogan

Good Morning! Obama Is Pissed! UPDATED: VIDEO:

They're actually *depressed* that the government is re-opening. I shit you not.

What America learned from the government shutdown (best article of the day...)

Police: Knife-wielding man held, children safe after Arkansas bus hijacking

Swiss Catch Man With 25 Parrot Eggs Hidden in Underwear

"Dinner for Schmucks" (25% off the price of your dinner ticket - for 53 lucky duckies)

Hillary Clinton, Welcome to the White House

Steve Lonegan last month: My victory will be a referendum on the Obama Agenda

Where they live, senators who WANTED the U.S. to fail

Eminem, Same-Sex Marriage and Same-Old Homophobia

Also known as Cruz-Christie Syndrome

Asheville, N.C. Register Accepts Marriage Applications from 10 Same-Sex Couples

‘Fox & Friends’ Debates Whether Ranting House Stenographer Was Victim of Religious Persecution

Chinese Agency Downgrades US Credit Rating

Don't forget to thank your Senators and Representatives for their vote.

Rick Santorum: Still frothy.

Early poll has Lee Terry (R-NE) trailing Pete Festersen

Michigan Marriage Equality Will Go To Trial

Idaho tea party candidate criticized for having 10 children on Medicaid

Got this message when I tried to use spell check

'there goes the neighborhood'

Luke Russert keeps INSISTING that the shutdown showdown has HELPED John Boehner

Israel Bitter As World Hails Positive Iran Talks

End of shutdown means return of panda cam

Shutdown: N.J. Republicans mirror deepening divisions within national party

Chelsea Clinton: Mom Needs Rest

Two TRUTHS that Democrats must push hard on MSM now.

SCOTT GARRETT, HERO MAN - Esquire

Money & Politics -- Citizens United, McCain-Feingold Fueled This Standoff

Russia to Test Launch Newest ICBM by Year-End – Industry Official

Florida or Ohio? Man attempts Halloween prank burning cross and.....

Has anyone figured out the contracting salaries lost in the shutdown?

Sheriff running for State Senate NJ 2nd District. (Republican)

Thank World War II veteran Redge Ranyard for appearing in the powerful ad.

Larry Pratt: Obamacare Could Lead To Gun Confiscations, Concentration Camps

Raped in a small town? Don’t just rely on the cops: call Anonymous

Here is a REAL stupid & juvenile thread

Virginia election officials purging almost 40,000 voters

President Obama's Speech on Reopening the Government = Oct. 17, 2013

Man burns self trying to burn a cross "for Halloween"

Director Michael Bay attacked on 'Transformers 4' set in Hong Kong

Taste of Minnesota to return to St. Paul in 2014

McConnell to National Review reporter: A government shutdown early next year "is off the table."

However . . . They followed Cruz!

Joint Commission on Public Ethics releases mid-year lobbying data

Dumb Criminals: Couple Actually Pleads Guilty To Joining Mile High Club

Checkpoint stops identify drunk drivers and arrest no one

Budget deal allows for January federal pay raise

Infighting: McCain: Louie Gohmert Has 'No Intelligence'

TEA = Traitors Extorting America

One goal in my life - not to be a dick.

"The Americans used knives to dig the bullets out of the bodies"

Reason #34,781 as to Why I Love Joe Biden

POLL: Mitch McConnell Now Trails Alison Lundergan Grimes In Kentucky

"That umbrella, we employed it. By August she was..." ?

Irregular Bedtimes Lead to Misbehaved Kids

WOW!!! Something else the Prez did for me and my working brethren

Spell check is throwing up a "system error" message.

This is where we are right now.

Thom Hartmann: Governed by threats - intimidation - and crisis...

Tweet: President Obama delivers a well deserved openhanded slap to the face of the GOP...

I got this book at a thrift store for $0.40 yesterday. I can't wait to read it

Is there a worse feeling out there than stitches that itch?

Back to the Future Part II 2015 Power Laces to soon be reality.

The TEABAGGER shut down cost us 24 BILLION dollars...

GOP Picks Anti-Food Stamp Crusader to Determine Future of Food Stamps

I'm from the south.

Question about that House Stenographer:

Battle isn't over until Democrats stop buying into the deficit obsession

Toon: Credit rating

Hollywood’s depiction of nuns a case of ‘Veiled Desires’

The Student Loan Crisis - Scot Ross Discusses

Back to the Future Part II 2015 Power Laces to soon be reality.

Fake NSA intern scares off mugger with appeals to furlough, domestic spying

The List of Shame.

Thank you guys so much! Just showed him the information, no reply yet....LOL

Three short talks: The Biology and Psychology of Ethical Behavior

Report: PA misspent over $3 billion of EU aid

Smiling faces

Oregon to recognize Out of State Same-Sex Marriages

Shutdown Is Over - Now To Make Sure The Democrats Don't Cave On Social Security

Abramski v. United States - Illegal Straw Purchase?

This is a 2011 cartoon

Respected Moderate Republican says GOP is "Crazy and Awful and Shouldn't be Trusted with Power."

Where hyenas are used to treat mental illness

The shutdown and debt ceiling crisis signal a new form of authoritarianism.

Marsha Blackburn: Thomas Roberts ‘inappropriate’

I have friends like this...

So I tried chef boyardee for the first time since I was like 5

Cory Booker Wins Senate Bid in New Jersey

No doubt we need more women in congress....

[11] Nobel peace laureates urge Putin to free Greenpeace activists

Anybody find a chart showing "big business entitlements"?

NYPD tries new tactic in search for missing autistic teen from Queen

Racism Revisited in the New York City Mayoral Race

Hesperia Enterprises: A tale of fleeting victory told in recombinant media.

Bashing Chicago Should Not be Tolerated Despite The History

Why Airline Crews Skip The Coffee And Tea On Board

GOP’s huge Tea Party mess has only just begun

This bothers me to no end

The Tea Party As A Religion by Andrew Sullivan

Yonkers body in park could be that of missing minister

Mouth-breathing Missouri secessionist doesn't know meaning of "contiguous"

Bobby Jindal ousts member of regional levee board who led oil company suit

A Vast Swirling Multi-Light Year Gravity Well Of Cute From Which There Is No Escape

Spate of attacks on Shi'ite Muslims kills 48 people in Iraq

GOOD NEWS!

Rick Perry Is Actually Encouraging Texans To Enroll In Obamacare

Thom Hartmann: Here Lies the Tea Party 2009-2013

Long Island hit and run driver sentenced for deadly accident

How Republicans Fit The Classic Profile Of An Abuser

Welcome Back!

Poll: GOP Sours on Tea Party

There is some serious shite going down at a fracking protest in Rexton, New Brunswick.

The shit hit the fan in Rexton, NB. Police cruisers burn

Awesome comment by President Obama

Did The Dems In A Round About Way Help Boehner & The Repugs In This Solution?.....

Krugman skewers Fix the Debt: "Extortionists Fellow-Travelers"

GOP candidate insists he is not a hypocrite for having kids use Medicaid program he opposes

Model for negotiating with GOPpers

I am starting a pledge ...please join me.

Toon: Ass handed...

Secular humanism is turning America into a pagan nation

GOP Senator: Heritage's 'Radicalness' Could Cost The Think Tank Its Power

Which is better?

U.S. Cancels October Crop Report, First Miss in 147 Years.

Oh PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! ... PLEASE run for President! (Ted Nugent)

Lhota plagued by national Republicans in first mayoral debate

McConnell drops behind Grimes (D)// McConnell says he will prevent next shutdown

Crazed House ranter: "God made me do it" -- Husband: “I am proud of her.”

Coast Guard Discovers A 4,000-Pound Mat Of Tar In The Gulf

When they ask if you want to RUN or SAVE this file, which do you want to do?

Mainline Protestants: Vintage or vibrant?

I think Melissa McCarthy looks great on the cover of Elle. What do you think?

The Walking Dead - Fox News claims it is brainwashing viewers

This Makes me Sad: Boogie

It's not the South. It's not the Democrats who live there.

Check out the cover of the new issue of The Nation = a la Thelma and Louise

Unemployed Ohio woman charged for taking $2.87 from fountain to buy food

Steve Stockman wants to impeach Obama...

RW website selling homeopathic boner pills (I kid you not)

New Book on the Dulles Brothers by Stephen Kinzer

Two guys want to "sue the gay away!"

Hillary Clinton Could Win All 50 States Running Against 'Banana Republicans' in 2016

Interview with Mary Singer - CEO of Sustainable Solutions

Anyone remember the "Peter Gunn" t.v. series?

So the war criminal of a Dick was

Chile: 4 guilty of brutal murder of gay man

Rachel Maddow Sums Up The Shutdown In One Incredible Graphic

NOT. THIS. TIME

Body of baby found in teen's bag at Victoria's Secret

Human Rights Report Accuses Chile of Violations

Harry Reid Says Hiking Defense Spending For Social Security Cuts Is A 'Stupid Trade'

Realize The Religious Right Will Never Give Up Trying To Make The US A Theocracy.

Suzan Johnson Cook to resign as religious freedom ambassador

Pastor John Hagee has opinions about secular humanists

Great Luckovich toon on Cruz.

*****BREAKING NEWS*****

If Ted Cruz Didn’t Exist, Democrats Would Have to Invent Him

Some pics from our road trip .

Shutdown Fallout: Rush Limbaugh Says GOP Irrelevant, Political Disaster (VIDEO)

Robert Reich: What to Expect During the Cease-Fire

Residents of El Alto gather to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the "Gas War" in El Alto

Congress should expand Social Security benefits - not cut them.

Bolivian Government Authorizes Workers To Take Over Closed Or Abandoned Firms

I really needed this. So, I imagine, do you.

Himalayan 'Yeti' may be a relative of ancient polar bears

Justice Department Brings New Charges in Blackwater Shootings

Judge lights up to decide whether hookah falls under South Dakota’s anti-smoking ban

Nolan Ryan retiring as CEO of Texas Rangers

Supreme Court rejects Lords of Chaos appeal

Cruz Holds Up Vote on FCC Chairman After Citing Political Speech

Special investigation Revealed: brutal reality of world's 'biggest dolphin hunt'

Special investigation Revealed: brutal reality of world's 'biggest dolphin hunt'

Here's some news to make someone here even more insufferable!

PA Folks - Please tell Toomey how shameful his NAY vote was

Furloughed Groundskeepers Return to White House Overrun With Woodland Creatures (thanks GOP!)

Serious question - is sabotaging the Federal government

Many wikipedia URL's include words or phrases

Moderate (sic) Republicans are as Delusional as Teabaggers

Two Decades Late, Drudge Discovers That Americans Like Salsa

Remember Helen Reddy?

Colombian farmers risk death to reclaim lost land

Alleged Rape Victim in Ohio Learns About Her Assault By Watching It On Instagram

What are the problems with Obama Care besides the computer glitch

Machine-learning algorithm aims to accelerate materials discovery - Argonne National Laboratory

Colombia - Governor's arrest does not resolve threats to four journalists

Michele Bachmann: Government Reopening Is 'A Very Sad Day'

Viral Rape is Trending, And We Should All Be Very Worried

Labor puts Dems on notice: Don’t touch Medicare and Social Security benefits

PPP, Pew, Rasmussen, GQR, and NBC/WSJ—all show that the House is up for grabs.

It has nothing to do with what's good for the people

Best cleaner for LED Monitor

Weiner To Mag: Internet Probably Caused Mayoral Bid Collapse

Ken Cuccinelli doubles down on claims America should be punished by God for legal abortion

Oregon cuts tally of people lacking health insurance by 10 percent in two weeks

The McConnell Pork Grab was really, really disgusting

The adventures of The Guy Who Just Started Paying Attention!

"Drink All You Want. There's Plenty More" Graphic.

The G.O.P.’s Dixiecrat Problem

Brazilian researchers work on new internet architecture

I just visited with one of my lung cancer patients. His oncologist says he's terminal.

I finally got through to Ted Cruz's office today!

Confused GOP Lawmaker Thought Debt Deal Funded Joseph Kony

Dinner is Served

Stupidest climate change denial statement I've heard so far...

No, America is not a Christian nation

Y'know, dude... there may be a Reason for that

Watching "Man vs. Food"

Dear Keyboard Manufacturers Of The Future

ED Shultz is tearing them a new one re the $24billion

Oregon To Recognize Marriages of Gay Couples Wed Out of State

How Elizabeth Smart Is Taking On Rape Culture

Rep. Bill Young (R-FL) is NOT dead - he is 'gravely ill'

God not happy with US voting to pay its bills! Sound file:

The Secret Power of Interfaith Encounters

Members of the First Family meet Malala Yousafzai.

Republicans are the ones largely responsible for the Public Debt

Cowboys remain America’s (favorite) team

Kimmel: 'Kid's Table' - Government Shutdown

Cruz's Castro Complex (With apologies to Fidel)

"Paradise or Oblivion" official trailer

The Republicans Won!

A brave young man who will break your heart. Will he find

'It took Cruz 16 days to improve the Dems position by 5 points-Imagine What He Could Do In 6 months'

Unique pre-Viking Age monuments uncovered at Old Uppsala pagan ceremonial site in Sweden

First Larry Summers, now Ray Kelly. Damn you, Obama.

Attorney General sues grocery association, alleging campaign-finance violations

Thanks To Obamacare, Oregon Cut Its Unsinsured Population By 10 Percent Over The Past Two Weeks

Kelly: School Officer Who Was Last Person To See Missing Queens Autistic Teen Did Nothing Wrong

"If we labeled all punishable sexual behavior as a sex offense, ...'

Oregon cuts tally of people lacking health insurance by 10 percent in two weeks

Congratulations America - We Are #1 At Creating Really, Really, Really Rich People

Oct 26: Stop Watching Us! DC Rally to investigate NSA Spying

Rules for the Cat

Homophobic drunk drove Wyoming senator to suicide

Is the huge debt a threat to our country?

Cheney, in regards to his own death, should that ever happen

Just based on my FB feed and reading conservatives conversations and postings, the feeding frenzy

Sheet metal industry eager to recruit women ($21 an hr PLUS benefits)

Elections Matter!!

The Tea Party and the Suppression of the Left

OBAMA: "You don't like a particular policy or a particular president-Go out there & win an election"

Thanks To Obamacare, Oregon Cut Its Unsinsured Population By 10 Percent Over The Past Two Weeks

"that's all folks"

Happy Union-made Halloween!

Dumb Criminals: Florida Cops Nab Phantom Parking Lot Pooper

"Oh dear!" said the Speaker, "You did not like our game...Oh dear! What a shame! What a shame!"

GOP Senator Calls Heritage Action Radical That Is Losing Reputation (VIDEO)

Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on GOP Shutdown and Debt Ceiling

Life as John Boehner's Constituent

Air Pollution Definitively Linked To Cancer

AFGE: Statement on Debt Ceiling and Shutdown Deal

Serious Question: What country should teabaggers move to?

"...doctors say his prognosis is guarded..." Unlike Luke Russert's mouth.

Marco Rubio: ‘Revolt’ vs. Obamacare in ‘14

Justice Scalia: Government is the minister of God with powers to "avenge" to "execute wrath" 2002

Jack The Pit Bull Rescues Cat Being Attacked By Two Coyotes

'the teaparty is no more popular than the klan' rep. alan grayson

Corbett Frees $45M Philly School Funds He Held Hostage

Don’t tell an atheist she’s not an atheist

Just got my Invitation today!!! Had to Share

So I survived a trip to our local Chiropratic School

Obama Pivots To Reclaim Reputation as Negotiator-In-Chief

Snowden Says He Took No Secret Files to Russia

You’ll Pay for This, GOP. How Obama will make the 2013 shutdown a political weapon.

Who plays Secret World?

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Veterans Arrested at Vietnam Memorial

Ken Cuccinelli is Surprised God Hasn't Punished America For Abortions

Activist investors demand Murdoch give up Fox chairmanship

Israeli Police Lock Up Haifa Activist For Facebook Statuses

Ever taken Valium? What were your results?

McAuliffe Widens Lead Over Cuccinelli In New Poll. Amid shutdown, Republican falls further behind

Bill Maher at his best! - Rapture's Delight

Snowden Says He Took No Secret Files to Russia

Roll back local powers to regulate mines and blasting, GOP lawmakers say

GOPers that have no government experience prior to being elected to the U.S. Senate does matter

Radical Republicans The Tea Party remains the GOP’s dominant force, unbowed and still deliriously ir

Girls stopped for shoplifting had fetus in bag, police say

The Secret Power of Interfaith Encounters

Robert Redford Calls Certain Congressional Members “Racist” and “Bigoted” (VIDEO)

US Jobs Report For September To Be Released Oct. 22; October Jobs Report Delayed 1 Week

TCM Schedule for Saturday, October 19, 2013 -- The Essentials: Tod Browning

McAuliffe Widens Lead Over Cuccinelli In New Poll

ACLU Sues Feds To Disclose Secret Surveillance In Criminal Cases

TCM Schedule for Sunday, October 20, 2013 -- Tonight on TCM: Rock Hudson & Doris Day

How the Chinese deal with those Giant Hornets.

OPPD approves plan to more than double renewable energy sources

Bill Clinton vs Obama

Handicappers: Shutdown Puts House Majority in Play

Unbowed Tea Party Republicans Could Shut Down Government Again

For the interested: A reading break to stretch the brain.

Sen. Cruz Places Hold on Obama Nominee

Saudi Arabia Wins Security Council Seat For The First Time

During the Shutdown, that Little clip from Willy Wonka got a lot of exposure

Hey, Los Angeles - ACA Information Session Saturday, Oct. 19

104,000 kids in foster care waiting for adoption. Where are the "prolife" folks? Oh, yeah...

BART workers go on strike

Confucius, Playing Pool … and Other Government Issues!

Women Are the Only Adults Left in Washington

It’s a freaking beginning, thats all.. The ACA’s #1 attribute is

You need to sign up for insurance by middle of February, 2014 to avoid the ACA tax penalty...

AWKWARD: Video shows New Jersey Republican Steve Lonegan bristling at wife’s touch Read more: http:

Air Marshal Accused Of Taking Photos Under Skirts

Caligula Cruz

Downloading Win8.1 RTM via Windows Store, how do I find download folder ?

Fox News guest blames Missouri teen: ‘I’m not saying she deserved to be raped but

I would like you to know....

Report: Flight to Orlando used as terrorist practice run

There is only one solution to this problem.

Let me tell you something..

20 Cancer Symptoms Women Are Likely to Ignore

It takes an exceptional brand of moronic thinking to make a right wing Republican these days...

BLINDNESS - Day 4 - chairs, cookies, and the heart

Perhaps the most eloquent blog entry ever made, and it consisted of 2 characters.

Hard to imagine this Elephant in one piece again.

A majority of Republicans voted for the US to default on its debts

What You Can Get (Could have gotten) For The Price Of A Shutdown

Aren't these the same people who keep claiming that our government should be a theocracy?

A Generation of Intellectuals Shaped by 2008 Crash Rescues Marx From History’s Dustbin

This morning, did anyone see the guards on top of the White House?

John Boehner fan fiction: pretty funny!

Even Thom Hartmann calls out POB's Address on Extremes of Both Parties

Look at what a cowardly right-wing a**hole put under my wiper at Target tonight.

STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Friday, 18 October 2013

Tom DeLay: 'Real' Americans Think Ted Cruz 'Is A Hero'

Playboy Interview: Bernie Sanders

Cop cars burned, 40 arrested at Canada fracking protest

Anybody having trouble with photobucket?

Did the Continuing Resolution change "macro-PROCESS of debt ceiling raises, making them automatic"

Anthony Hopkins tells Bryan Cranston his performance 'best acting I have ever seen'

Going home, going to bed, won't watch the game...

Republicans Give In Right Before Obamacare Would Have Been Repealed

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Veterans Arrested at Vietnam Memorial

Let's not refer to it as "the Shutdown" let's call it "the Beatdown" - a chart from Rachell Maddow

Why do we go to sleep? To clean our brains, say US scientists

Police horse overcomes trauma, snags glory and a starving, abandoned U.S. race horse

Countries don't lend us money, they are parking their cash in a safe place.

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