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Ryan Gets Mistaken for Weiner

May 29, 2014 Buck Banks

I’ve been confused for Anthony Weiner twice now. I don’t know how this keeps happening.

— Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), on how he gets mistaken for other politicians including former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), the Saginaw News reports.

Should U.S. Senators Who Voted against Additional Funding for VA Hospitals in February 2014 Also Resign?

May 29, 2014May 29, 2014 Jon Ponder

photos-sens-voted-against-va-funding — Filibustered VA hospital funding, from left: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Veterans Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Burr of North Carolina and Arizona Senators John McCain and Jeff Flake — all Republicans

With the drumbeat growing to hold VA Secretary Gen. Eric Shinseki accountable for the wait lists at hospitals in Arizona and elsewhere by forcing him to resign, perhaps the U.S. senators who voted in February to filibuster a bill that would have increased the VA’s budget by $24 billion should resign as well.

You’ll find a complete list of senators who voted to filibuster the VA hospital funding after the jump.

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Marco Turns 43

May 28, 2014 Buck Banks

To the climate scientists he loudly shouts “Nay!”
And he’s all for marriage, unless you’re gay.
He’s the GOP’s darling,
Still boyish and alarming,
And we wish him bad cess on his birthday.

Joe the Plummer is Still an Ass

May 28, 2014 Buck Banks

Your dead kids don’t trump my constitutional rights.

— Samuel “Joe the Plumber” Wurzelbacher, quoted by Huffington Post in an open letter to the families of victims of last week’s shooting rampage, defending his right to own a gun.

Mayor Gets All Profane Over Atheists

May 28, 2014 Buck Banks

Take me to f**king court because I don’t care. Minorities are not going to run my city.

— La Vista, Neb., Mayor Douglas Kindig, quoted by the Daily Beast, on atheists questioning his town-sponsored “day of faith.”

Majority of Americans Support Clinton Running for President

May 28, 2014 Buck Banks

55%

Of Americans say they support Hillary Clinton running for president, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. The same poll found two-thirds disapproved of Karl Rove’s questioning Clinton’s health and age.

Only 11% of Boehner’s Campaign Money is Donated in Ohio

May 27, 2014 Buck Banks

89%

Of House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) campaign contributions come from outside of his home state of Ohio, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

GOP Donor Handicaps Kashkari’s Chances at California Governorship

May 27, 2014 Buck Banks

I have a better chance of being pope than he has of being governor.

— GOP donor Mark Chapin Johnson, quoted by the Los Angeles Times, on California gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari (R).

Biden’s Good Advice Regarding Microphones

May 27, 2014 Buck Banks

Piece of advice about that BFD stuff: Assume every microphone is on….Thank God my mother was gone or I’d have been one dead vice president.

— Vice President Biden, quoted by CNN, on his famous open mic moment.

Oh Vanna! Response to Pat Sajak from a Science Blogger

May 25, 2014May 25, 2014 Trish

If you’re behind on your Pat Sajak news (and who, besides your grandmother, isn’t?), the Wheel of Fortune host recently tweeted the following:

I now believe global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists knowingly misleading for their own ends. Good night.

What those ends are is never explained but climate change deniers often hint at a conspiracy on the part of scientists to get people to pollute less, conserve resources, and achieve a healthier planet. Jack-booted thugs!

Greg Gladen, who posts at Science Blogs, provided the perfect image for a tweet back to Sajak, which said, “Suggestion for Wheel of Fortune puzzle!” You see it here.

I’ve been confused for Anthony Weiner twice now. I don’t know how this keeps happening.

— Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), on how he gets mistaken for other politicians including former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), the Saginaw News reports.

Your dead kids don’t trump my constitutional rights.

Take me to f**king court because I don’t care. Minorities are not going to run my city.

— La Vista, Neb., Mayor Douglas Kindig, quoted by the Daily Beast, on atheists questioning his town-sponsored “day of faith.”

55%

Of Americans say they support Hillary Clinton running for president, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. The same poll found two-thirds disapproved of Karl Rove’s questioning Clinton’s health and age.

89%

Of House Speaker John Boehner’s (R-OH) campaign contributions come from outside of his home state of Ohio, according to the Center for Responsive Politics.

I have a better chance of being pope than he has of being governor.

— GOP donor Mark Chapin Johnson, quoted by the Los Angeles Times, on California gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari (R).

Piece of advice about that BFD stuff: Assume every microphone is on….Thank God my mother was gone or I’d have been one dead vice president.

— Vice President Biden, quoted by CNN, on his famous open mic moment.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.