Off Her Meds
If Bachmann should win (for argument’s sake),
The fate of the free world would be at stake.
What would happen if we
Were facing World War Three,
And she was out of commission with a headache?
Day: July 20, 2011
Buffet Chides Congress’ Immaturity
That’s a level of immaturity that I don’t believe even this Congress is up to.
— Warren Buffet, quoted by NBC News, predicting Congress will not allow the United States to default on its debt after this “little fight in our sandbox.”
80% of Americans Dissatisfied with Federal Government
80%
Of Americans say they’re dissatisfied or even angry with the way the federal government is working, up 11 points in a single month. It last was this high in 1992, during the economic downturn that cost President George H.W. Bush a second term, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. But unlike 1992, the opposition party is taking more heat than the president. While President Obama has fallen under 40% approval for his handling of the economy, congressional Republicans do even worse at 28% approval. On handling the deficit, it’s a weak 38% approval for Obama, but a weaker 27% for the GOP. And on handling taxes, Obama has 45% approval, the GOP is at 31%.
Fire the Bums!
If we don’t get this fixed, all of us — all of us — ought to get fired.
— Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), in an interview with ABC News, on the ongoing debt negotiations.
Most LGBT Adults Choose Brands that Support LGBT Causes
74%
Of lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender U.S. adults are likely to consider brands that support nonprofits and/or causes that are important to them as an LGBT person, according to results of a June 2011 Harris Poll. This figure has risen 19% since 2007, when 62% of LGBT adults indicated this likelihood.
Reagan Claimed Default ‘Threatens Those Who Rely on Social Security, Veterans Benefits’ – Was He Lying, Too?
The House Democratic Caucus found this audio from Pres. Ronald Reagan in 1987:
REAGAN: Congress consistently brings the Government to the edge of default before facing its responsibility. This brinkmanship threatens the holders of government bonds and those who rely on Social Security and veterans benefits. Interest rates would skyrocket, instability would occur in financial markets, and the Federal deficit would soar. The United States has a special responsibility to itself and the world to meet its obligations. It means we have a well-earned reputation for reliability and credibility – two things that set us apart from much of the world.
Reagan’s claim that defaulting on the debt ceiling “threatens the holders of government bonds and those who rely on Social Security and veterans benefits” is noteworthy because after Pres. Obama made a similar assertion, tea party Republicans in Congress accused him of lying.
Rep. Joe Walsh, a hyped-up freshman tea bagger from Illinois, rushed out a amateurishly produced video in which he said, “Pres. Obama, quit lying. You know darn well that if Aug. 2 comes and goes, there is plenty of money to pay off our debt and cover all of our Social Security obligations.”
So, just to connect the dots, Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., has inadvertently also accused Reagan, the patron saint of tea baggery, of lying, too.
