November 26, 2012

The Date’s Wrong

November 26, 2012June 23, 2015 Buck Banks

One side’s fight’s holy, the other’s facetious,
As they engage in the annual war over Christmas.
It’s either about atheists’ damnation
Or Christianists’ Immaculate Consumption —
Either way, it’s not the true birthday of baby Jesus.

Robertson Fires First Defensive Salvo in War on Xmas, No Atheists Harmed

November 26, 2012 Buck Banks

It’s, well, Christmas all over again. The Grinch is trying to steal our holiday. It’s been so beautiful, the nation comes together, we sing Christmas carols, we give gifts to each other, we have lighted trees, and it’s just a beautiful thing. Atheists don’t like our happiness, they don’t want you to be happy, they want you to be miserable. They’re miserable, so they want you to be miserable. So they want to steal your holiday away from you.

— Pat Robertson, on The 700 Club, gearing up for another War on Christmas.

Majority of Americans Have Unfavorable View of Republican Party

November 26, 2012 Buck Banks

53%

Of the country has an unfavorable view of the Republican Party and only 42% want to see congressional Republicans have more influence than the president over the direction the nation takes in the next two years, a new CNN/ORC poll finds.

Feinstein Sets Record for Number of Votes for a Senate Seat

November 26, 2012 Buck Banks

7.1 million

Number of votes Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) received in the Nov. 6 election, setting the record of most votes won in a Senate election, Bloomberg reports.

Republicans Consigning Grover to the Dustbin of History

November 26, 2012 Buck Banks

Grover Norquist is an impediment to good governing and… the only good thing about Grover Norquist is he’s named after a character from Sesame Street.

— Former Bush strategist Matthew Dowd, quoted by ABC News, on the anti-tax crusader.

More GOPers Reneging on Grover Norquist’s No-Tax Pledge

November 26, 2012 Buck Banks

I’m not obligated on the pledge. I made Tennesseans aware, I was just elected, the only thing I’m honoring is the oath I take when I serve, when I’m sworn in this January.

— Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), quoted by the Washington Post, becoming the latest GOP lawmaker to buck the anti-tax pledge.

The Idea that Obama Caved on Bush Tax Cuts Is a Myth

November 26, 2012 Buck Banks

Obama didn’t wave the white flag in 2010. He turned a face-off over the Bush tax cuts into an opportunity to enact a second stimulus that he otherwise could not get past Senate Republicans. His failure at that time was not that he mustered insufficient mettle; he failed to convey to the world that he had ju-jitsued the GOPers.

Day: November 26, 2012

The Date’s Wrong

Robertson Fires First Defensive Salvo in War on Xmas, No Atheists Harmed

— Pat Robertson, on The 700 Club, gearing up for another War on Christmas.

Majority of Americans Have Unfavorable View of Republican Party

53%

Of the country has an unfavorable view of the Republican Party and only 42% want to see congressional Republicans have more influence than the president over the direction the nation takes in the next two years, a new CNN/ORC poll finds.

Feinstein Sets Record for Number of Votes for a Senate Seat

7.1 million

Number of votes Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) received in the Nov. 6 election, setting the record of most votes won in a Senate election, Bloomberg reports.

Republicans Consigning Grover to the Dustbin of History

Grover Norquist is an impediment to good governing and… the only good thing about Grover Norquist is he’s named after a character from Sesame Street.

— Former Bush strategist Matthew Dowd, quoted by ABC News, on the anti-tax crusader.

More GOPers Reneging on Grover Norquist’s No-Tax Pledge

I’m not obligated on the pledge. I made Tennesseans aware, I was just elected, the only thing I’m honoring is the oath I take when I serve, when I’m sworn in this January.

— Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), quoted by the Washington Post, becoming the latest GOP lawmaker to buck the anti-tax pledge.

The Idea that Obama Caved on Bush Tax Cuts Is a Myth

— David Corn, in Mother Jones, asserting the idea that President Obama “caved in” on the Bush tax cuts in 2010 is a myth.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“If you are committing fraud against the American people, all of us in public leadership should be trying to stop it and throw you in prison for enriching yourself off the American taxpayer.”

— Vice President JD Vance, on Fox News.

“Your generation has a great bullshit meter, because you’re fed bullshit online all day. And the Democratic Party brand right now is so bullshit.”

— Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D), quoted by The Atlantic, speaking to college students.

“We are done, Americans are done with endless conflict in the Middle East, spending trillions of dollars, American lives… this is insane and we have to call it for what it is.”

— Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO), on CNN.

Numerati

+175,000

“The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas during President Donald Trump’s administration so far,” Fox News reports.

$4,600

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30%

A new American Research Group poll finds just 30% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 67% say they disapprove.

61% to 35%