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Mon May 20, 2013

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		Rand Paul, defender of "truth", "justice" and the 'murican way, says that there's a damning IRS memo somewhere. Damning for someone, sure, but with the GOP's luck, it'll be damning for them source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(28)

Thu May 16, 2013

		GOP: #Obamacareinthreewords, go. WH: It's the Law. #OHSNAP source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(230)
		You know how Obama took bold action by firing the acting IRS Commissioner? Well, he was planning on quitting anyway, so nyah source: foxnews.com \| share:	(97)

		GOP vows to continue probe into IRS until God himself demands an Obama impeachment source: foxnews.com \| share:	(124)
		This GoPro is too hard. This GoPro is too soft. This GoPro is just right. Nom nom nom source: liveleak.com \| share:	(21)

Wed May 15, 2013

		Remember how the GOP insisted that increasing taxes on the rich wasn't going to be enough to reduce the deficit? Yeah, about that source: maddowblog.msnbc.com \| share:	(284)
		GOP Senators on AP phone records: THIS IS not so much of AN OUTRAGE source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(85)

Tue May 14, 2013

		"Democrats worship abortion with same fervor the Canaanites worshipped Molech" according to perfectly rational and not at all insane person source: thehill.com \| share:	(162)

		On today's episode of "Republican Hispanic Outreach", State Director of Florida Hispanic Outreach for the RNC quits the GOP and becomes a Democrat source: thinkprogress.org \| share:	(83)

Mon May 13, 2013

		Ma GOP Sen Candidate Gabriel Gomez says internal polls conducted by his campaign show a tight race, with the democratic candidate having only a slight lead over him. Also notes that his mom has rated him the most handsome guy in the world source: nationaljournal.com \| share:	(37)
		Okay, this IRS thing actually kinda IS a scandal, and with any luck that means the GOP will focus on that and finally STFU about Benghazi source: theatlanticwire.com \| share:	(286)

Sat May 11, 2013

		"Mrs. Clinton should never hold high office again", says RAND PAUL, accidentally revealing that Benghazi outrage is a political stunt to keep Hillary away from the White House before the race even starts source: nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com \| share:	(270)
		Amazing GoPro footage of the final spire placement at the new WTC. Workers with nerves of steel install a tower of steel source: liveleak.com \| share:	(53)

Fri May 10, 2013

GOP Senator complains about the judicial nomination process that he is blocking

source: huffingtonpost.com | share:

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Thu May 09, 2013

		White House: GOP displaying 'historic level of obstructionism'. This is not a repeat from pretty much every day of the past 5 years source: thehill.com \| share:	(256)
		The only whistle the GOP's star Benghazi witnesses had was the one that blew away all their conspiracy theories source: thinkprogress.org \| share:	(94)

Wed May 08, 2013

		House GOP: "We're going to use the debt limit this summer to get what we want out of Obama." Press: "What is it that you want, exactly?" House GOP: "We'll get back to you" source: washingtonpost.com \| share:	(150)
		Eric Cantor schedules yet another repeal Obamacare vote. Why? Mainly so some GOP house freshmen can say they voted against it too. I'm sure they'll get right on that jobs thing later though source: salon.com \| share:	(92)

Tue May 07, 2013

Talking point: House GOP advances pro-family bill that promotes time off to spend with family. Reality: It's a big business-backed bill that does away with overtime. Back to work serf

source: motherjones.com | share:

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Fri May 03, 2013

		House GOP schedules the 37th vote on repealing Obamacare since taking power in 2010. What is it called again when you do the same thing over and over and expect a different result? source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(125)
		Republican lawmaker says her comments about the marathon bombing being staged were just her way of showing concern for the Constitution. Besides, it's all the media's fault for telling people what she said, really source: boston.com \| share:	(160)
		GOP candidate down 42% to 36% in Massachusetts Senate Race. So what does a Latino immigrant businessman with a Harvard MBA and Former SEAL gotta do to win a race source: hotair.com \| share:	(244)
		Ted Cruz (R-ustles GOP Jimmies) is NOT considering a White House run in 2016, says he still has a metric shiat-ton of Senators to piss off in the next few years, and that's his sole focus source: wfaa.com \| share:	(22)

Thu May 02, 2013

		If the Kentucky senator is the Republican Party's standard bearer in 2016, it is not inconceivable that he could destroy the party source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(121)
		Karl Rove says the GOP has an "outside chance" of winning the Senate in 2014 and he should know since he has all the right numbers source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(71)

Wed May 01, 2013

		The conspiracy theory that Obama is buying up all the nation's ammunition is so crazy that even the NRA says it's bull. But that hasn't stopped two GOP congressmen from drafting legislation to combat it source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(256)
		Bobby Jindal defends teaching the controversy over whether or not anti-evolution education harms Louisiana's reputation source: guardian.co.uk \| share:	(63)
		New GOP bill would reduce the unemployment rate to zero - by eliminating the statistic altogether. No, I'm not making this up source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(101)

Tue April 30, 2013

		The South didn't switch political parties because they're racist, they switched because they all became rich. It's all here in the data if you ignore Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi source: realclearpolitics.com \| share:	(132)
		"Tom Cotton, the last, best hope for GOP hawks." Cotton? Well, somebody's gotta pick the Cotton source: politico.com \| share:	(39)
		Inhofe publically disagrees with NRA, chooses the even nuttier route source: thehill.com \| share:	(41)

Mon April 29, 2013

		You know all those GOP efforts to supress the black vote in 2012? They failed-spectacularly. New data shows that for the first time ever, black voter turn-out rates exceeded those of whites-and provided Obama his entire margin of victory source: usatoday.com \| share:	(238)
		NJ Gov Chris Christie, who apparently decided he doesn't want to win a single GOP presidential primary in 2016, said Sunday that "Obama has kept every promise he made" to NJ regarding Hurricane Sandy aid and recovery efforts source: washingtonpost.com \| share:	(70)
		Cantor: "Haha, Democrats fell for the sequester," So...the sequester was your idea and we should blame you for it's consequences then? I'm okay with this source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(70)

Sat April 27, 2013

The GOP has a real opportunity to regain control of the US Senate in 2014--if they could only find some decent candidates who were willing to run as Republicans

source: news.yahoo.com | share:

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Thu April 25, 2013

		Bush to GOP: Don't worry guys, you'll be here in the future...probably even greeted as liberators too source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(29)
		And the latest RINO to review himself: Eric Cantor source: firstread.nbcnews.com \| share:	(18)

Wed April 24, 2013

		On today's episode of "The Republican Party Reaches Out to Women," New Mexico GOP chair calls Democratic woman "radical biatch" while complimenting her hat source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(158)
		After Boston, we should put Muslims under surveillance says GOP Rep. Peter King to the surprise of absolutely no one source: tv.msnbc.com \| share:	(62)
		Begun, the air traffic controller wars have source: politico.com \| share:	(24)
		While Drew's brother has been cleared of sending the ricin laced letters last week, the real culprit appears to be ...dun dun DUN... a child molesting teabagging Republican source: theblaze.com \| share:	(100)

Sun April 21, 2013

Chris Christie has decided that he doesn't want win the GOP nomination in 2016

source: townhall.com | share:

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Sat April 20, 2013

West Virginia lawmaker introduces bill making science education mandatory in state schools. Wait. Scratch that. Science-fiction education, that is

source: guardian.co.uk | share:

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Thu April 18, 2013

The GOP adds the Jewish community to their ethnic outreach progrom

source: deathandtaxesmag.com | share:

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Wed April 17, 2013

Up is down, dogs are sleeping with cats, and House Republicans are moving quickly on a new bill to strengthen ObamaCare's temporary insurance plan for people with pre-existing conditions. I just don't know what to believe anymore

source: thehill.com | share:

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Mon April 15, 2013

		Congressmen introduce legislation to repeal the USDA healthy meal requirements for school lunches, because requiring a kid to salute the flag or pray before a football game is one thing; but teaching them to eat right? Well mister, that's socialism source: dailycaller.com \| share:	(106)
		Super donor Bob Perry dies at the age of 80. Good night, dude-who-must-buy-elections guy source: chron.com \| share:	(71)

Fri April 12, 2013

		Sorry dems, now matter how much you'd like to believe otherwise, the Liberal Super-PAC Progress Kentucky is probably just comically inept, and NOT a GOP false-flag operation source: theweek.com \| share:	(52)
		GOP leaders to "Social Conservatives": don't sweat all this making nice we've been doing lately with gays and lesbians. We're just doing it to get votes, but we don't really MEAN it, jeez source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(59)
		Al Qaeda endorses GOP position on guns. Awkward source: maddowblog.msnbc.com \| share:	(120)

Thu April 11, 2013

		Michigan GOP leader continues gay outreach by comparing them to alcoholics who desperately need help source: mlive.com \| share:	(181)
		According to Rand Paul, the GOP's problem with minorities wasn't the party's enthusiastic embrace of racists as part of their "Southern Strategy" but that You People are moochers who got hooked on all the entitlements the dems gave out source: theatlanticwire.com \| share:	(192)
		Kid Rock: I'm "embarrassed to be a Republican." Still fine with being Kid Rock source: salon.com \| share:	(276)
		"5 takeaways from the Obama budget" including: no grand, big sham, peace budget, didn't fudge it and EVERYONE HATES YOU source: politico.com \| share:	(122)
		"Calls for centrism and bipartisanship aren't actual demands for specific policies - they're an act, a posture these people take to make themselves seem noble and superior" source: krugman.blogs.nytimes.com \| share:	(114)
		Social conservatives to RNC chairman Reince Priebus: We could leave the GOP. Seriously, we'd just walk out. We mean it. No, we really mean it. Why are you holding open the door, jackass, we're serious here? Stop pushing, man source: firstread.nbcnews.com \| share:	(191)

Wed April 10, 2013

		Rand PAUL gives awkward, condescending speech on race to students at historically black Howard University. So how's that outreach coming, GOP? source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(264)
		Cheney briefs GOP: "We're in deep doo doo" source: politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com \| share:	(73)

Tue April 09, 2013

		Just like the skirmishes in "bloody Kansas" provided a preview of the Civil War, the battle in Iowa over who will run to try to ocupy Tom Harkin's soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat are a dress rehearsal for the coming GOP war with the Tea Party source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(90)
		Obama slams GOP for gun control stunts... as he flies victims to a photo op on Air Force one source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(547)
		Santorum: "The GOP will NEVER embrace gays." Well, they haven't embraced what your name means yet, so I doubt you have to fear this source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(81)
		Today's GOP entry in the "You're Not Helping" sweepstakes is Representative Paul Brown, who opposes sex change operations because "I like being a boy" source: salon.com \| share:	(207)

Sun April 07, 2013

GOP launches conservative version of Buzzfeed. Wait, isn't the conservative version of Buzzfeed already Buzzfeed?

source: nationaljournal.com | share:

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Sat April 06, 2013

"Millions of MoveOn members did not work night and day to put President Obama into office so that he could propose policies that would hurt some of our most vulnerable people" If you enjoy the GOP civil war then you will enjoy the Dems civil war, too

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Thu April 04, 2013

		On the GOP's substitute WH tour: ...and if you look to your right, you'll see thousands of Medicare patients who were denied cancer treatments due to the sequester source: washingtonpost.com \| share:	(250)
		The good news: North Carolina GOP give up on their bill to give a big middle finger to the 1st amendment. The bad news: North Carolina GOP proposes bill to make exempt from any Federal law guns and ammo made in NC source: projects.newsobserver.com \| share:	(135)

Wed April 03, 2013

		How do you defeat a school voucher bill in a red state? Simply point out that it will benefit Muslim schools and watch the backpedaling break the speed of sound source: rawstory.com \| share:	(136)
		Clinton/Biden vs. Rubio/Christie 2016 source: mcclatchydc.com \| share:	(94)

Tue April 02, 2013

		GOP: Maybe if we ask Lady Gaga to play at the RNC for A MILLION DOLLARS she'll say yes and people will like us again source: hot995.com \| share:	(178)
		The George Costanza of political punditry says the GOP should ignore those dumbass 26 year olds source: thinkprogress.org \| share:	(119)

Mon April 01, 2013

		You're a Republican who posted wildly inaccurate anti-gay remarks on your Facebook page, including claims that gays are responsible for "half the murders in major cities." Do you (C) double-down on those remarks? source: salon.com \| share:	(202)
		Georgia GOP Chair says that straight people will fraudulently get gay married just for the benefits. Because everyone knows that there are absolutely no heterosexual sham marriages source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(180)
		Note to the GOP: as you try to pull off a party make-over to appear more cuddly, inclusive, and centrist, and less angry and batshiat crazy; Michele Bachmann is Not Helping source: theweek.com \| share:	(79)

Sun March 31, 2013

		Mike Huckabee, Tony Perkins, Gary Bauer threaten to leave GOP over gay marriage stance. Well... buh bye source: ontopmag.com \| share:	(216)
		House Republicans set up a Twitter account to reach out to Latinos, "GOPespanol". Guess what language half the tweets are in source: twitter.com \| share:	(210)

Thu March 28, 2013

		The GOP does not need to reach out to hispanics, African-Americans, or gays. It needs to pander to the one group it has been ignoring: old, white males source: americanthinker.com \| share:	(199)
		Left in the closet: Democrats holding out on supporting gay marriage source: politico.com \| share:	(21)
		SCOTUS striking down DOMA and Prop 8 would play right into the hands of Conservatives. They'll still lose the election, but at least they can toss "activist judges" as a reason why they suck source: politico.com \| share:	(54)
		GOP on the Hill: Fark it, let's not do anything. The sequester is all bluff. GOP at home: WHAT THE HELL HAVE WE DONE? source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(53)
		Sarah Palin releases a promotional video suggesting that she is single-handedly reshaping the future of the GOP. "Also, there's a bear at the end. It's neat" source: ktar.com \| share:	(32)

Mon March 25, 2013

		Republicans see opportunity to make money by embracing gays source: politico.com \| share:	(90)
		So who is the future of the party? The answer may be found in Kentucky and Florida source: nydailynews.com \| share:	(83)
		People who seriously believe that the reason Mitt Romney lost in November was because he didn't have enough followers on Twitter and "likes" on Facebook, are in charge of revamping the IT strategies of the GOP source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(100)
		Karl Rove predicts that the next GOP president will not be a member of today's GOP source: washingtontimes.com \| share:	(94)

Sat March 23, 2013

		Don't get too overconfident Libbys. Here are a few things you need to change to keep your lead over the Cons. Take it or lose it, your choice source: theatlantic.com \| share:	(207)
		Bailing on traditional marriage could destroy the GOP. The article makes it sound like this is a bad thing source: slate.com \| share:	(149)

Fri March 22, 2013

		Remember the Congressional "Tea Party Caucus" in that was going to shake up Washington and end 'business as usual'? Yeah it apparently doesn't exist anymore as all its members have either been booted from office or quietly quit the group source: theweek.com \| share:	(76)
		Days before the Michigan GOP primary, Gingrich and Santorum were about to launch a 'unity ticket' to destroy Romney. Why was it scrapped? Because neither could agree on whose name went first source: businessweek.com \| share:	(82)
		"Now we can cut the pie. Obama wants government to keep it all. The GOP wants to give it all back to reduce tax rates. Let's be Solomonic. Divide the revenue in half, 50% to the Treasury for reducing debt, 50% to the citizenry for reducing rates" source: washingtonpost.com \| share:	(193)

Thu March 21, 2013

		GOP governors for the last few years: lets slash taxes on businesses and the wealthy to show how "business friendly" we are" GOP governors now: We're broke and businesses are complaining our roads are crap-so let's double the gas tax source: timesfreepress.com \| share:	(287)
		What does it say about Obama that he has time to complete a March Madness bracket, but not fix the economy? And what does it mean that he chooses some teams over others? An American president who favors some at a whim -- Imperial President, indeed source: politico.com \| share:	(91)

Wed March 20, 2013

		Rob Portman changes opinion on gay marriage when son comes out. Conservatives see more GOP acceptance for same-sex marriage and change their opinions. Just kidding. They turn the derp up to potato by saying his son will die from AIDS or oral cancer source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(239)
		Rick Perry embezzles State funds. Denies that it's embezzling since he and a couple of other politicians are in charge of embezzling it source: motherjones.com \| share:	(92)
		Michael Steele: Minority outreach seems counterproductive when you keep trying to prevent them from voting source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(90)

Tue March 19, 2013

National Review slams RNC autopsy for failing to identify "the source of the GOP's recent electoral woes"

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Mon March 18, 2013

Rush Limbaugh criticizes conservative group for suggesting that conservatives were disrespectful and out of touch

source: politico.com | share:

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Fri March 15, 2013

		The crazy hits just keep coming from the 2013 CPAC convention as next up is Donald Trump who says that we should steal Iraq's oil to "pay ourselves back" for the war and that our country is "a total mess" source: politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com \| share:	(149)
		Contrasting the GOP with the democrats, who, he says "haven't had a new idea since the Studebaker" Sen McConnell lays out the visionary Republican agenda for this Congress, which is to try to repeal Obamacare..for the 72nd time source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(83)

Thu March 14, 2013

		"Obama and [the GOP] aren't proposing different solutions to the same problem. They are attacking completely different problems, and the things each defines as a problem, the other side does not. Consummating a deal seems ideologically impossible" source: nymag.com \| share:	(92)
		Obama to House GOP: I reject your reality, and substitute my own source: cnn.com \| share:	(109)
		Fox News: Obama quashed investigation of voter intimidation by New Black Panthers. Reality: the exact opposite source: motherjones.com \| share:	(207)
		Elizabeth Warren is pissed that the Senate GOP is filibustering the nomination of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director. Welcome to Washington, Senator source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(50)

Wed March 13, 2013

(Some Guy)		AFGE uses the folks who do anime translations to write press releases: "The House Budget...[is] an occasion for fresh outrage, even if its contents are as stale and odiferous as a garbage can holding the carcass of a dead dog" source: afge.org \| share:	(45)
		Obama: Budget deal "impossible". GOP to announce later that a budget deal is "possible" source: google.com \| share:	(42)

Mon March 11, 2013

		After years of playing water boy in hopes the GOP would let him join their club, Lieberman finally gets a membership card source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(139)
		Did the GOP throw Obama in the briar patch again? The mandatory "sequester" cuts may give Obama the excuse to finally kill several DOD boondoggles that he's been trying to axe for years but Congress had refused to let him source: sltrib.com \| share:	(108)
		Paul Ryan concedes the GOP budget numbers are based on the assumption that a unicorn will poop billions of gold coins directly into the Capitol building sometime during FYs 2013-2023: "Well, we believe it should" source: thedailydolt.com \| share:	(176)

Sun March 10, 2013

If you thought Obama was trolling the GOP, you haven't seen anything yet

source: philly.com | share:

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Fri March 08, 2013

		PAUL/PAUL '16. Book it. Done source: politico.com \| share:	(63)
		Not news (for Fox, that is): Fox copies GOP press release and reports it as 'fair and balanced' news. News: Then discusses it on air with GOP head. Fark: Then asks why GOP hasn't published something similar yet source: thedailydolt.com \| share:	(74)

Thu March 07, 2013

		Headline from our universe: Obama criticized by GOP for refusing to cancel Easter Egg Roll despite sequester. Headline from alternate universe: Obama criticized by GOP for cancelling sacred Christian rite of Easter Egg Roll source: usatoday.com \| share:	(119)
		John Cusack, political progressive, on the filibuster against drones: "For god's sake where are Democrats ??" source: theblaze.com \| share:	(272)
		♫In the middle of the night, Rand Paul filibustered in his sleep. From the podium of faith, to the rivers so derp, He must've been looking for something. Something sacred we lost. Till the drones came to him. In...the middle of the night♫ source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(291)

Wed March 06, 2013

		President Obama invites some of his harshest GOP critics to dinner. What a socialist butterfly source: politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com \| share:	(132)
		GOP state senator wants law banning sex ed classes from using material published by Planned Parenthood because PP is trying to cultivate future customers source: thinkprogress.org \| share:	(63)
		GOP senators have no idea if they'd vote for the Voting Rights Act again but god help them if you ask a breakfast order from them source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(37)

Tue March 05, 2013

		House GOP budget demands ACORN be defunded, overlooking the fact that it shut down 3 years ago source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(189)
		Smart People: If the GOP really meant what they say about same sex unions and the "sanctity" of marriage, they would try to outlaw divorce. Iowa GOP: fair enough, let's do that then. Smart People: [facepalm] source: thinkprogress.org \| share:	(205)
		The GOP: "shiat just got real" as they realize it's no longer a matter of if, but which campaign promises will be broken. The sound the GOP hears behind it is the Tea Party sharpening its knife source: washingtonpost.com \| share:	(160)

Mon March 04, 2013

		Now that GOP moneyman Sheldon Adelson' company has formally admitted they "probably" broke the law by bribing Chinese officals, I'm sure the recipients of his campaign cash are rushing to return it and disavow him right? crickets hello? source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(88)
		Just when you think the GOP can't any more Derp to the gay marriage bonfire: "Gay couples cannot become accidentally pregnant and thus do not need access to marriage" source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(235)
		Why is it so hard to pass liberal laws? Don't blame the voters. New study shows that all politicians think their constituents are way more conservative than they actually are, with GOP politicians overstating their voters conservatism by 20 points source: washingtonpost.com \| share:	(105)
		Boehner: "Obama doesn't have a budget". Press: "It's on his website." Boehner: "Well if it was a real plan why doesn't the Senate pass it?" Press: crickets. What Press should have said: "The Senate voted on it last week; the GOP filibustered it" source: nbcnews.com \| share:	(101)

Sun March 03, 2013

		Newt Gingrich goes full RINO. You never go full RINO source: salon.com \| share:	(95)
		GOP worries that Kansas will be a swing state in the 2016 election source: bizjournals.com \| share:	(69)

Sat March 02, 2013

Beyonce's shoes are made of anaconda, stingray, crocodile, and ostrich. But you should see her daughter's loafers, former gophers. It was either that or skin their chauffeurs

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Fri March 01, 2013

		Politics makes strange bedfellows: Al Qaeda and GOP align to oppose gay marriage source: motherjones.com \| share:	(132)
		Republican college students spell doom for the GOP: Many are leaning Libertarian because the GOP is medieval on social issues, and even those who parrot Fox News talking points admit the party may have lost voters for the next 50 years source: npr.org \| share:	(468)
		California GOP has to figure out how to sell its base on the chosen candidate who is (a) female, (b) Sikh, (c) foreign-born. Base knows she's a liberal non-Republican Muslim terrorist Taj-Mahal princess. Bring popcorn source: blog.sfgate.com \| share:	(87)
		Boehner: Yeah, you know when I said I wanted the Senate and Obama to come up with a budget plan so we could negotiate? Yeah I lied source: nytimes.com \| share:	(286)

Thu February 28, 2013

		House finally passes Violence Against Women Act, despite 62% opposition from the GOP source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(166)
		GOP: Now is the winter of our discontent, Now are our senators bound with victorious wreaths; Our Teabags hung up for monuments; Our stern fearmongering changed to merry hatred, Our dreadful marches to delightful Sequester source: politico.com \| share:	(103)

Wed February 27, 2013

		The GOP civil war spills over into Congress: no one can come up with a coherent party stance on the sequester and how to solve it source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(96)
		Club for Growth decides growing the GOP is overrated source: politico.com \| share:	(17)

Tue February 26, 2013

		According to a new poll, a majority of Americans find the Republican Party "out of touch" and "extreme." Obviously this means that the GOP needs to become more pure and move farther to the right source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(95)
		How bad is the polarization in Washington? Obama just gave a GOP congressman props for actually being seen with him source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(41)
		News: US Congressman says Dick Cheney will go to hell for leading us into Iraq war, Fark: Congressman is Republican Walter "Freedom Fries" Jones, who, incidentally, voted in favor of Iraq war source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(87)
		Obama's sequester strategy: Divide the GOP, conquer the message and see the Tea Party driven before him source: politico.com \| share:	(168)

Mon February 25, 2013

Montana GOP county chairwoman posts picture of a cardboard box trap from a "plot to kidnap the president," with watermelon as bait. But don't you dare call them racist

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Sat February 23, 2013

Obama on GOP: "I give up"

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Fri February 22, 2013

Good: House GOP to vote on Violence Against Women Act next week. Facepalm: They stripped out coverage for lesbians and Native Americans - AGAIN

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Thu February 21, 2013

	Republican outreach evolves as GOProud and Log Cabin Republicans set to take the stage at CPAC. Just kidding, they've been banned from attending source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(281)
	GOP says absolutely no to a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Will now resort to election plan B: breeding a new generation of angry white men source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(209)
(Some Guy)	"The GOP star you've never heard of" ctrl-f "Jon Huntsman" (no such phrase found) closes article source: nooga.com \| share:	(65)
	Obama winning the PR fight against his own budget-cutting policy source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(233)

Wed February 20, 2013

		Continuing their noble transformation away from being the "stupid party", GOP mocks spending money on programs which have shown to be efficacious in treating Alzheimer's Disease because it sounds silly to laymen source: twitter.com \| share:	(255)
		So, the GOP is filibustering Chuck Hagel because of his association with "Friends of Hamas", a non-existent group that conservative media said existed. Turns out the rumor started because a GOP staffer didn't get that a reporter was being sarcastic source: nydailynews.com \| share:	(354)
		GOP outraged at lax immigration policy of president with highest deportation rate in history source: thedailydolt.com \| share:	(76)

Tue February 19, 2013

		By opposing Obamacare twenty-six GOP states ceded control of their health care system to Washington instead. "The national government will now be setting the framework for at least half of the country" source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(192)
		Obama denounces a GOP policy. Did I say GOP policy, I mean his own policy source: townhall.com \| share:	(305)

Mon February 18, 2013

		Alabama lawmaker demonstrates traditional GOP scientific knowledge by calling babies "the largest organ in a body" source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(169)
		Much like their ancestors centuries ago, today's Republicans must invest in blacks source: sfltimes.com \| share:	(123)

Sat February 16, 2013

		GOP again charges that 'nonpartisan" congressional staff are cooking the books in their research reports to further liberal agenda source: taxprof.typepad.com \| share:	(88)
		GOP Gov. Terry Branstad to Karl Rove: STFU when it comes to opening your mouth source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(41)

Thu February 14, 2013

If you thought Marco Rubio's GOP response speech was bizarre in English, don't watch the Spanish version with closed captioning on

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Wed February 13, 2013

		Sen Reid says that the "senatorial hold" thingie where a single senator can anonymously block a presidential nominee indefinitely ain't gonna work this term as he won't honor them. And so they say, Harry Reid's spine grew three sizes that day source: bayoubuzz.com \| share:	(97)
		Looks like the presumed love for Marco Rubio is now just water under the bridge source: salon.com \| share:	(185)
		Republicans were seeking an image reboot, a new face that would be both more positive and less strident, youthful and multicultural but also quietly constructive and respectful. Then there was Ted Nugent source: nytimes.com \| share:	(199)

Tue February 12, 2013

		Senate passes Violence Against Women act by landslide. Meanwhile, there are 22 Senators apparently still in favor of violence against women source: usatoday.com \| share:	(320)
		Debbie Wasserman-Schultz: Here's a sweet old lady who'll be eating dog food if those big old GOP meanies shave even the slightest bit of Medicare metastasis. Press: Sorry, Deb - we actually did our legwork for once and she's a Florida political hack source: washingtonexaminer.com \| share:	(104)
		You know how Ron Paul is suing his own supporters for his domain name? Well, it turns out Ron Paul was the one who sold it to them in the first place. For five-figures. Shortly after the campaign said they were "no longer interested in the website" source: wweek.com \| share:	(59)
		Years of Democrats being like cats being herded on the open plains works in Reid's favor as he tried to herd the GOP into a corner like sheep to be slaughtered, cows to be milked, llamas to be shaved source: politico.com \| share:	(17)

Mon February 11, 2013

		Here he is on a silver platter, GOP: A black, Christian neurosurgeon who hates Obamacare, was born into poverty, is against Affirmative Action, and graduated top of his class from Johns Hopkins. Now don't fark it up source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(338)
		Former GOP senator wants politicians to stop applauding the President during the SOTU speech. We get it, he's a Democrat source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(110)

Sun February 10, 2013

*Old-timey fiddle plays* "My dearest Alma, we're in the third month of this Civil War. The 'baggers do not seem to be weakening. And now we hear that Gen. McConnell knew of Rove's plan all along, which will only serve to inflame them further

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Sat February 09, 2013

Obama's weather machine may leave the Massachusetts GOP without a candidate for the special election

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(66)

Fri February 08, 2013

The GOP has finally found an issue that unites women and will bring them to the polls in a midterm election year

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(165)

Thu February 07, 2013

		Georgia GOP scheme to block drug users from receiving unemployment benefits has been a great success, by which I mean that after a year they finally caught someone source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(155)
		GOP congressman being investigated for illegal lobbyist based trip to Taiwan. Oh, wait a minute, he's a Democrat. That is why this is a link to a local news source and not MSNBC or CNN source: northcountrypublicradio.org \| share:	(203)
		Congress to get access to drones. This will make the GOP civil war far more entertaining source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(78)
		Derp Wars Episode V: The Establishment Strikes Back. In a frozen wasteland called "Faux", our heroes prepare for the purging from the GOP empire. Princess Palin is heard to have said "Karl Rove is nothing but a scruffy looking NERFHERDER" source: politico.com \| share:	(67)
		The absurdity of the GOP's position on spending, all in a handy dandy chart source: washingtonpost.com \| share:	(240)

Wed February 06, 2013

		Taking a break from the Gentler, Kinder, Less Rapey GOP Re-branding Tour, Michigan Republicans introduce a bill mandating transvaginal ultrasounds for women seeking abortions source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(361)
		LaTourette: You want the women, GOP, then stop stroking your barrels. Women don't find that as attractive as you think they do source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(65)
		House Republicans are finally willing to do what Bush Jr. wanted to do 6 years ago. Bush Sr. 13 years ago, and Reagan 20 years ago source: nytimes.com \| share:	(79)
		Eric Cantor decides to rehabilitate the GOP's image by using the best speechwriters in the business: Obama's source: politicususa.com \| share:	(19)
		How Obama has perfected the art of political trolling, with help from a "we just can't help ourselves" GOP source: slate.com \| share:	(32)

Tue February 05, 2013

		Instead of claiming his Twitter account was hacked, as many Farkers predicted he would do, the former head of the SC GOP doubles down on his flurry of racist Super Bowl tweets source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(565)
		Senator McCain, what do you think of Chuck Hagel? "He's the hell-spawned demon seed of Satan himself." So will you filibuster his nomination then? "Filibuster? Whatever gave you that idea?" source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(40)
		Ron Paul Tweet manages to unite Democrats and Republicans in bipartisan disgust. Awww, it's nice to see everyone getting along now source: thedailydolt.com \| share:	(140)

Mon February 04, 2013

		Former SC GOP director tweets Trayvon Martin and Katrina jokes during Super Bowl. Apparently, more than a few people had a problem with this source: mediaite.com \| share:	(306)
		The GOP civil war contines: Rove's new SuperPAC is mocked by two conservative groups for not being conservative enough. I smell popcorn cooking source: politico.com \| share:	(202)
		Everybody dust off your stable of jokes, Mitt Romney's wife may be running for Senate source: dailymail.co.uk \| share:	(164)
		GOP: Okay, we're no longer going to try and distribute electoral votes by district. And please pay no attention to our plan to split off electoral votes by popular vote source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(201)
		Massachusetts Republicans point out they won the Senate three years ago with a nobody. Lucky for them they have nobody this time source: bostonherald.com \| share:	(28)

Sat February 02, 2013

Mitch McConnell last week: 'We'll stop abusing the filibuster if you leave it alone.' This week: 'I can't believe you fell for that'

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Fri February 01, 2013

		Senate Democrats get their 60 votes for the Violence Against Women Act. Subby's not sure if this warrants a "spiffy" tag for the vote or a "sad" tag for the fact that 60 votes were needed to break a GOP filibuster source: tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(571)
		"As long as compromise is seen as something akin to treason, it becomes impossible for us to move the policy ball forward." What the bloody fark is Jon Huntsman planning? source: washingtonpost.com \| share:	(82)

Thu January 31, 2013

		Major Santorum backer Foster "Back in my day, Women put aspirin between their legs for contraception" Friess says the 2012 election was a Republican mandate because voters in cities don't count source: maddowblog.msnbc.com \| share:	(107)
		Jon Huntsman: "Alas, the GOP is still in the wilderness" I feel like we're in a Shakespearean play right before the GOP starts killing everyone to avenge themselves source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(66)
		Democrats: You see. The defense cuts will kill this country's economy. House GOP: So? source: politico.com \| share:	(207)

Wed January 30, 2013

		MSNBC engaged in voter suppression in the 2012 election by hurting the feelings of conservatives so they wouldn't vote source: dailycaller.com \| share:	(115)
		Media: Economy shrank by 0.1 percent last quarter. GOP: MUAHAHA. Media: Due to government spending cuts source: nbcnews.com \| share:	(537)

Tue January 29, 2013

		Today's News from the Kinder Gentler GOP: Kill immigration reform because immigrants are uneducated and will never vote Republican anyway source: thinkprogress.org \| share:	(245)
		Conservative Hispanic group sends memo to GOP colleagues on how not to sound like jerks when discussing immigration reform. Step one: stop calling us 'anchor babies.' source: thedailydolt.com \| share:	(93)
		GOP Mega-Donor wants Santorum in 2016. OK, but what hotel are you staying at? source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(98)

Mon January 28, 2013

		Bobby Jindal thinks the GOP needs to go so far right that even Reagan would look like a radical lefty-liberal source: motherjones.com \| share:	(147)
		Democrats team up with the Teahadists to take on the Mad Turtle. It's the Justice League of Stupid source: politico.com \| share:	(41)
		Filing for the House vacancy in South Carolina today, we have candidates representing the holy-roller, batshiat, incompetent, insane, racist, homophobic, truck-nutz, gun-freak, bank-biatch, defense-pork and corporate toady wings of the GOP source: nationalreview.com \| share:	(21)

Sat January 26, 2013

		Paul Ryan accuses Obama of try to "portray us as cruel and unyielding" and making the GOP out to be a villain source: thehill.com \| share:	(147)
		The GOP isn't dead, it's just pining for Ronald Reagan source: washingtonpost.com \| share:	(134)

Fri January 25, 2013

		Under VA GOP plan to award electoral votes by congressional district Obama would have gotten 3/5th of the vote source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(205)
		"Republicans on how to fix the GOP" That's like a fat guy telling you what he's gonna do to diet while he devours a Rhode Island sized taco source: politico.com \| share:	(102)

Thu January 24, 2013

		Sen. Ron Johnson: What happened in Benghazi? Sen. John Kerry: You would already know - if you had bothered to attend the briefing that you were invited to. OH SNAP source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(447)
		Let's run some interference old boys. Down. Set. Tax Cuts. Gun Rights. ObamaCARE. HIKE. - And the GOP offense throws another interception deep in left field source: cnn.com \| share:	(64)
		Oh, look. Another Republican who's using a "I hate the current state of the Republican party and I'm not like them at all even though I won't leave the party" speech as a way to position himself for a future presidential run source: washingtonpost.com \| share:	(130)
		GOP leaders meeting this week to work on minority outreach, trying to get all shades of white people to join their party, from translucent all the way to artificially tanned source: thedailybeast.com \| share:	(43)
		Good news: Kansas moving towards eliminating their state income tax. Bad news: Welcome to the land of 20% sales tax to pay for everything, unless they plan to pay for nothing source: nytimes.com \| share:	(77)

Wed January 23, 2013

		Hillary Clinton has had enough of the GOP's Benghazi shenanigans source: livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com \| share:	(680)
		Well, that didn't take long: GOP leaders call Obama's speech "disturbing" and "disappointing", wonder why he won't get the clear message the voters sent him that they want him to govern just like a Republican would source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	(163)
		Hillary Clinton finally retires 2008 campaign debt just in time to start accumulating 2016 campaign debt source: huffingtonpost.com \| share:	(15)
		GOP: it has been 7,339 years since the Senate last passed a budget source: thehill.com \| share:	(42)

Tue January 22, 2013

In the end, the GOP Rape Brigade was successful in moving the needle on abortion - support for Roe v. Wade is at an all time high of 70%

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(261)

Mon January 21, 2013

While Democratic state senator is away at the inauguration VA Republicans push through a surprise redistricting bill that eliminates a Dem seat and gives them the majority with 20 to 19 votes

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