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Mitt Rmoney, professional capitalist, calls a government-managed bankruptcy which gave a worker's association a majority stake in the firm, "crony capitalism;" thinks the outside creditors should have been protected over the people who, you know, worked there full-time and gave their lives to the firm.

Ironic.

Hey, R-money, maybe Bain Capital should have managed the bankruptcy, instead? Oh, that's right, you couldn't get the capital, because your company's owners pocket its profit instead of maintaining cash reserves. Why would we take financial advice from someone who sees businesses and their workers as a thing to be bled for the enrichment of his frat-boy--what's the word?, oh yeah--cronies!?

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Maddow on GOP inconsistency

I think maybe some politicians are empty vessels into which any rhetoric can be poured. So you're really voting for a hand puppet.

I don't suppose we can get Fozzie Bear in office.

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904 wins, 1000 losses.

I just hit my thousandth loss in Kongai.

This feels like it needs commemorating.

Also, I need to do something like work today.

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Yesterday as I was walking the dogs, a neighbor's dog ran across the street--apparently toward us while I had my back turned--got hit by a car, and died. Ugh. Apparently he was three years old and should have known better, but then I have an eight-year-old cat who keeps crossing traffic toward me, freaking me out.

Been getting hit by this a lot today

http://drjengunter.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/anatomy-of-an-unsafe-abortion/
“You done good.” He said. And then he added, “Those bastards.”

I knew he was referring not just to the physician who did this procedure, but to everyone in society who had contributed to a disadvantaged woman finding herself in such a desperate situation.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/opinion/sunday/kristof-beyond-pelvic-politics.html
I'm copying the whole thing to subvert the NYT paywall. ( Read more... )

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/virginia-ultrasound-bill-republican-abortion-lifestyle-convenience_n_1276799.html
http://kamaolesands.tumblr.com/post/17665545029/gop-controlled-virginia-legislature-passes-two-of-the
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?121+sum+HB1
And now Va. is trying to ban abortion and contraception, in toto. (With the mandatory ultrasound as a backup plan.) OK, they've pushed it too far now. Let's have this fight. I maintain that even without SCOTUS defending abortion rights, the hard right will lose this fight state by state. I wonder if the jokers who voted for this think they've got the state so gerrymandered they'll get away with it, or if they are just tired of being in government.

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( several cartoons )

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http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-february-13-2012/the-vagina-ideologues---sean-hannity-s-holy-sausage-fest
In which Jon Stewart demolishes accusations of religious persecution.

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This sort of goes with my last post.

"We just need a president to sign this stuff. We don’t need someone to think it up or design it. The leadership now for the modern conservative movement for the next 20 years will be coming out of the House and the Senate."
Grover Norquist, quoted by David Frum

All the Republicans want is an empty suit & a rubber stamp. That’s why they love Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush & Sarah Palin so much. They don’t have ideas of their own, they just agree with all the bad ideas that come from the board rooms of corporations & “conservative think tanks”. The Republicans just want someone who can bring a tear to their eye while saying “God Bless America” and then smile and sign on the dotted line when it’s time for new laws that screw over the 99%.
on tumblr

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http://motherjones.com/mojo/2012/02/fox-pundit-women-military-should-expect-get-raped-video
This too. Ugh.