April 25, 2013 - Pensito

It’s Pretty Sickening

April 25, 2013 Buck Banks

Congressional leaders are meeting in Washington somewhere
For secret negotiations they don’t want to share.
In an ultimate cop-out
They are trying to opt out
Of procuring their health insurance through Obamacare.

The Weaker Speaker

April 25, 2013 Buck Banks

John Boehner’s quick with a mean-spirited quote,
Though it’s rare he says anything of real note.
But when it comes to legislating,
Lately he’s been hesitating —
Pulling bills ’cause he just can’t get the votes.

George W. Thinks Jeb Should Run

April 25, 2013 Buck Banks

He’d be a marvelous candidate if he chooses to do so. He doesn’t need my counsel ’cause he knows what it is, which is ‘run.’

— George W. Bush, in an interview with ABC News, urging brother Jeb Bush to run for president in 2016.

Barbara Bush Feels like the Rest of Us: ‘We’ve Had Enough Bushes’

April 25, 2013 Buck Banks

He’s by far the best qualified man, but no. I really don’t. I think it’s a great country. There are a lot of great families, and it’s not just four families or whatever. There are other people out there that are very qualified and we’ve had enough Bushes.

— Former First Lady Barbara Bush, telling CNN she does not want her son Jeb to run for president in 2016.

Progress on CO2 Emissions Reduction Incredibly Slow

April 25, 2013 Buck Banks

44%

Amount total global emissions of CO2 rose from 1990 to 2010, according to the International Energy Agency, despite more than $2 trillion of investment in wind, solar and other renewable-energy sources. The agency says emissions must be cut more than 60% to prevent global average temperatures from rising by more than 3.6 degrees F in the long term.

Day: April 25, 2013

It’s Pretty Sickening

The Weaker Speaker

George W. Thinks Jeb Should Run

He’d be a marvelous candidate if he chooses to do so. He doesn’t need my counsel ’cause he knows what it is, which is ‘run.’

— George W. Bush, in an interview with ABC News, urging brother Jeb Bush to run for president in 2016.

Barbara Bush Feels like the Rest of Us: ‘We’ve Had Enough Bushes’

He’s by far the best qualified man, but no. I really don’t. I think it’s a great country. There are a lot of great families, and it’s not just four families or whatever. There are other people out there that are very qualified and we’ve had enough Bushes.

— Former First Lady Barbara Bush, telling CNN she does not want her son Jeb to run for president in 2016.

Progress on CO2 Emissions Reduction Incredibly Slow

44%

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”

I’m not going to let that tool go unused.

— Anthony Weiner, quoted by the New York Observer, on why he’s using Twitter again despite his rocky history with the social media network.

He’d be a marvelous candidate if he chooses to do so. He doesn’t need my counsel ’cause he knows what it is, which is ‘run.’

— George W. Bush, in an interview with ABC News, urging brother Jeb Bush to run for president in 2016.

He’s by far the best qualified man, but no. I really don’t. I think it’s a great country. There are a lot of great families, and it’s not just four families or whatever. There are other people out there that are very qualified and we’ve had enough Bushes.

— Former First Lady Barbara Bush, telling CNN she does not want her son Jeb to run for president in 2016.

44%

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%