All three of my kids were conceived because of Alcohol.
*Good interview on Lawrence show w Steny Hoyer abt what Dems will accept.
Fox News Accidentally Reports On News Corp Hacking Scandal
Bloomberg to Officiate at Gay Wedding
The Absurdist Revolutionary Party's Revolution Started Today. JOIN US!
It is the same god damned argument every single time
What Is Howard Dean Doing These Days?.......
Having to borrow trillions of dollars solely to fund tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans who
House Dems Scramble After Obama Insists On "Grand Bargain "
Man charged in stabbing death claims Obama assassination plan
Which fucking politician will suffer some "pain" in this jiggering of priorities?
Shocker: A Governor Scores a Big Victory for Workers' Rights
Why is this feeling like deja vu?
WOW, so I guess everyone is pissed off, then?
LOL...imagine if there was a GOP President and Senate and we were threatening...
Excuse me, Sen. Jim DeMint? It's "VICE PRESIDENT Biden," not "BIDEN," you arrogant piece of shit.
testified in federal court Thursday that he had put “a couple” family members on the town payroll
The Wilton Plan to fix the economy
In 1960, the Supreme Court ruled that no one has a legal right to Social Security benefits
GOP doesn't want the solution to be jobs. I know why. I don't understand why
Why isn't the Democratic Party
If Obama cuts social security and loses the election...
In-state tuition opponents have signatures for referendum
In-state tuition opponents have signatures for referendum
So what will happen to the USA as the reserve currency if the repukes sink the debt ceiling talks?
Pelosi not informed in advance of Obama's broader reform plans
Talking about security clearances in HS... story just now on Market Place
Chris Hayes (on for Lawrence) is being tough with Steny --
Pres Obama - Let the American People decide if they want Social Security Cuts
I think Obama should tell all federal agencies to prepare for default
W.H. says no again to tax-repatriation break
If anyone here is a Wikipedia editor, please edit this page.
The wealthy are redistributionists
Tea Party Nation goes further down the White Nationalist route
CNN Set to Compromise Reputation for Ratings
they're out there digging for shit 24/7 non-stop
Five questions that need to be asked and answered at every town hall and every press conference
From a young lady in 2009: "We are not quitters."
Does ANY1 here have the ear or eye of ANY liberal in the media?
Anyone else really upset Eliott Spitzer's show on CNN was cancelled?
after today, I think we all need a drink...
Obama's State of the Union: 'We do big things'
Taylor Marsh in 2007, predicting Obama's Social Security capitulation
Mandatory Thursday Malloy Truthseekers check in!!
HuffPo: Mayor Bloomberg To Officiate Gay Aides' Wedding On Day Same-Sex Marriage Becomes Law
The Hamsher-Norquist alliance wins again.
Interesting, CNN obliterates FOX when it comes to on-line traffic
Homeless seeking aid from shelters, state says
ED SCHULTZ IS ANGRY! Anyone watching him on MSNBC? He's saying this puts the election on the line
They use bait dogs when they train Pit Bulls. Smaller, weaker dogs or puppies
FRANK RICH on with Tavis Smiley tonight on your local PBS
"What's Wrong With This Country" in a nutshell.
Punching the Hippy love ya Rachel... thanks for bringing
Punching the Hippy love ya Rachel... thanks for bringing
It has finally jumped the pond-Calls for investigating Murdoch's US News holdings for phone hacking
Were you a member of the Kerry/Edwards forum back in 2004?
Robert Sheer --The Tea Party and Goldman Sachs: A Love Story
Robert Sheer --The Tea Party and Goldman Sachs: A Love Story
So much hyperbole, so much gnashing of teeth....
NY Times - "Taxes and Billionaires" - Exposes Secret Tax Breaks for The Rich
NY Times - "Taxes and Billionaires" - Exposes Secret Tax Breaks for The Rich
This simple test that can help you decide who to vote for....
Jesus... You Just Can't Make This Shit Up...
Ex-national security advisor warns inequality could lead to unrest
The world lost a great union activist today. His name was John Mackey and he played in the NFL
I think that hypothetically that somebody like...
Pelosi's face is hilarious in this picture.
Tell EVERY1 to tell the President to tell boehner&cantor that CONgressional pay WILL BE the FIRST
Humane Society, United Egg Producers Team Up To Support Historic Chicken Welfare Legislation
"an avalanche of arrests" coming in Murdoch case?
Does Making Streets into Commons "Irk" Drivers--or Enliven Cities?
Rank-and-file Tea Party members are brain dead fucktards
House Repubs have shot themselves in the foot
At signing ceremony for anti-abortion bill, "proud" Piyush compares women to criminals
So, again the question needs to be asked. How does Obama's cuts affect the HCR 2014 deadline?
Understanding President Obama's Choices,,..Interesting opinion. What say you?
NY-09: Democrats tap David Weprin for Weiner's seat
Retirement (Pension) Fund Plunder Update: $206 Billion So Far, $62 Billion Left
Suspect in U.S. shootings commits suicide
Karachi's ethnic, political violence kills 70 in three days
So, we have met the Rockefeller Republicans and they are us.
AT&T Joins Verizon Fighting Web Piracy of Movies,Music (as if you needed more reasons to hate them)
Breaking on BBC - Andy Coulson arrested
QUESTION: Do you think we'd be talking about SS cuts if congress was 83% progressive dems?
Have you downloaded the Progressive Voices app yet?
If you're wondering where your job has gone...
Oh my, up at Oh dark hundred, and have Morning Joe on
More Omahans get flood warnings
One of the biggest scandals in the history of journalism. Murdoch suffers a mere "reputation hit."
"Sellout" Howard Dean: "I'm Actually Pleased With What the President Is Doing"
QUIZ: When SS & Medicare BENEFITS are NOT cut by Obama will people say they were wrong?
My email to all my reps this morning.
"Administration Offers Health Care Cuts as Part of Budget Negotiations"
You can whine about it or you can DO SOMETHING !
The next time someone brings up the idiotic "balance a budget like a family does" argument
Father Discussed Adoption for Obama, Records Show
You know "Morning Joe" is full of shit when George Pataki can say....
At 98, Gay Concentration Camp Survivor Shares Story
Jamaica earned a first in track and field yesterday
No Contract, No Cookies: Is This the Way a Country Crumbles?
What happens if they don't raise the debt ceiling?
And RIGHT ON CUE - Michelle Bachmann on CNBC!!!
The Felonious Five Strike Again
The Felonious Five Strike Again
NATO Says Airstrike in Afghan Province Killed Women (Two) and Children (Eight)
So Boehner you got your tax breaks extended
Luckovich toon: The Whining of the Bulls
The Amygdala Strain: Right-Wing Teabaggery as Psychological Pandemic
My Social Security Email to The White House, my Senators & Congressman
Who's the Artist of this portrait?
Patty Murray asking Koch brothers for campaign cash!? Huh?
For the record- I lived off Social Security/Disability for 18 months
Does the public really need to see a photo of a man who collapsed on the street...
Space program, Social Security, Depression
Every job created is a tax cut for business
Every job created is a tax cut for business
My Democrat choices all have huge flaws. John Edwards guided by his penis. Obama turning GOP
Mullen Confirms: US, Iraq Negotiating Possible Post-2011 US Force
storm shuts down Russian nuke power plant - not good
Today's job report -- it's the MATH stupid!
Oh My! Crime boss Rupert Murdoch 's Australian media holdings could face government investigations
Manufacturing Growth: An Illusion of Monetary Stimulus
In the old days we would not even be discussing
Monsanto under investigation by SEC
Stupidity of Republican Voters
Do you trust Barack Obama to do the right thing with SS, Medicare and Medicaid?
Jindal Signs Anti-Choice Bill, Likens Women Who Receive Abortions To Criminals
"Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine is not a GOP-exclusive dynamic."
Coulson threw himself on the sword so that Murdoch might conduct his crimewave in America
If Democrats governed like Republicans, Democrats would die.
Ofcom to rule on News Corp's 'fitness' to own BSkyB
Ofcom to rule on News Corp's 'fitness' to own BSkyB
Freeloaders: U.S. Corporate Tax Rates Are Among the Lowest in the World
A reminder, from Tim Wise, why we, in the end, will win
Can't wait to see Santorum's response to this article.
Become a citizen co-sponsor of Sheldon Whitehouse's Protecting Social Security and Medicare Res
How the bubble destroyed the middle class
Murdoch journalists stunned by paper's closure
Watching the final launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis
Fukushima: Residents in radiation hotspots anxious about evacuating as deadline for decision looms
Recall fundraiser to feature Pelosi, other Dems (Wis)
Senate Republicans Block Benefits to Homeless Women Veterans
'Magic Mushrooms' Can Improve Psychological Health Long Term
Nation Failed to Predict Terrorist Attack by Michael Bay
So...18,000 new jobs. Gee, the gloomists were right. Maybe will be right about SS and Medicare.
The Revolution will Not be Televised
Too many people were at home watching the slut who killed her daughter, nobody had time for jobs!!!
Can someone please tell me where republicans have "compromised"
Top Obama adviser says unemployment won't be key in 2012
New Guidance Allows Nations to Label Genetically Engineered Foods
Dean Baker On The Chained CPI - MonthlyReview
Big pickups clog dealer lots, concern analysts
Last December seems so long ago huh
Jobless have fallen though the safety net while politicians debate cutting federal benefits for them
Aww shuttle ground crew just said goodbye
What is the local analog of the Fourier Transform ?
Where is the COMMON SENSE??? Ignoring History and Keep on
Price breaks kick in for 'pre-existing condition' insurance
One again the 'unexpected' employment numbers
Minnesota Government Shutdown 2011 Costing State Millions Of Dollars
The Rude Pundit: Everything You Need to Know About Your American Media in Three Stories
When Republicans (and Republican Governors) lay off people the Unemployment rate goes up.
The debt ceiling is a matter of National Security.
Am I biased, or does it seem like in debt ceiling talks, Dems are winning the ground game?
Hey, what do you think the republicans will demand NEXT YEAR
Obama Ignores 99ers During Twitter Town Hall - Examiner
Mom accused of using child as weapon now charged
Comparing Recessions and Recoveries: Job Changes
Worst jobs report imaginable: +18,000 jobs, unemployment ticks up to 9.2%, May revised lower
Nuclear plant union rejects contract, strike looms
Anyone watching Democracy Now! ?
Taiwanese animators tell the story of Phone Hacking and Murdoch. (I think he's the shark) BRILLIANT
More On COLA v. Chained CPI Soc. Sec. Cut... Plus Handy Chart...
The United States needs a new table...
I KNEW there was something familiar about the SS debate--
Why Does Diane Ravitch Hate Children?
Jay Carney: You Won't "Slash" Social Security, But will you Cut it? That's what I thought.
Any peep from Pelosi after her meeting w/Obama this morning?
Hillary Clinton, please challenge Obama in the primary!
Remember when Republicans were afraid of uncertainty in the business world?
Why is Social Security in this debt ceiling discussion?
I remember my folks talking about how some democrats were wanting to primary Jimmy Carter.
Why Do the (US) Police Have Tanks?
Bad Blood: Joyner Blames Smiley for Halperin’s Obama ‘Dick’ Diss
I cannot believe they can get 60 votes in the Senate to cut Social Security.
For all of the bullies that are trying to assert their opinions by threatening republican rule if we
OK, Explain this to me Like I’m a Complete Idiot, Part VII:
Cutting and Running on Education Again
From the Guardian's live blog - interesting fall out per NoTW closure:
The GOP’s Fallacy That Tax Increases...
Cutbacks at State and Local governments have cost us 1 million jobs
Devastating cuts to state Medicaid programs
Dumbass (R-WI) rips Senate inaction
Sanders Says Hands Off Social Security: "The American people expect the president to keep his word"
Saw Hoyer on C-Span saying Buffett says we've got to do debt,
Talks: Inflation change could cut Social Security (cmon folks--DEFEND this!)
Need help: I'm to testify against e-voting in Pennsylvania.
Obama to speak on Jobs Report any minute.
The Founding Fathers Warned about the Two-Party System:
Final shuttle launch on schedule -- liftoff!
Tax loopholes and billionaires
PETA seeks to investigate elephant death at Little Rock (AR) Zoo
Remember this? EU, Canada encouraged by weakened Buy American plan
Work sharing supports jobs: economists
We Are Heading Towards a Double Dip Recession
The Real Jobs Number for June is 220,000
BIG: First Advertiser Pulls Ads From ALL Rupert Murdoch/News International Newspaper Outlets
BIG: First Advertiser Pulls Ads From ALL Rupert Murdoch/News International Newspaper Outlets
Consider your state's Senators. Would either or both vote to change Social Security or Medicare
Moran, others in Congress seek study to create new Museum of American People on immigration
Follow the space shuttle via Google Earth
Hello Kansas. A telemarketer told me it's below freezing there today.
2 million construction jobs may be lost for good
Top Murdoch employee quits after major disaster
don't get sucked into the "only 14 cents a month cut" calculations
As Unemployment Spikes, Obama's Got a Bigger Problem Than the Debt Ceiling - Jon Nichols/TheNation
[MURDOCH] Rebekah Brooks: 'More Revelations To Come'
Bleak Jobs Report Reinforces Need to Protect Safety Net - HuffPo
Congress Tries To Hide Massive Data Retention Law By Pretending It's An Anti-Child Porn Law
If the election were tomorrow, who would you vote for?
If you think there is no such thing as White Privlege, I have two words for you: Hurricane Katrina
Pelosi just had a brief presser -- MSNBC cut away! WTF????
Remember this? Reagan insider: 'GOP destroyed U.S. economy'
UN: Texas execution broke international law
Marijuana Legalization Question Again Tops Obama Twitter Townhall
All You Nobama people should just find another site to post on!
DCCC petition: social security (I normally don't sign these but right now maybe it's necessary)
J.P. Morgan won't face criminal antitrust prosecution in return for cooperation
F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2010
NoTW and News International... 'internal cleanup' activities now moved to... NY based Joel Kline.
Hugh Grant stands up to Rupert Murdoch.
Georgia ties California for worst teen jobless rates
U.S. needs to ditch free-market approach
Anyone who thinks "negotiations" are happening is a fool.
Chimp With A Gun AK -47 - Must Watch
Want to know the question to ask baggers when they suggest cutting social programs?
Want to know the question to ask baggers when they suggest cutting social programs?
Christian Right leader: We need to stop the teachers and their anti-bullying gaystapo
"President Obama is suggesting benefit cuts, exactly the opposite of what the American people want"
Not all celebrities are shallow, crashing bores: Case in point - Rosario Dawson
In other economic news: Spending on pet funerals increases in Sacramento and beyond
In my opinion, people who go "WOO HOO AMERICA FUCK YEAH" at executions
Top Obama Adviser (Plouffe): Unemployment WON'T matter in 2012 election
No matter how disgusted you are, not voting is the WORST choice
Dear GOP: Please budget like an American Family
BP wants to end future loss claims from Gulf oil spill
Anti-choice group sues to stop U of WI Hospital from teaching "abortion" (actually D&C)
Hey! You're not Gene! You guys aren't KISS!
The Untransformational President - DailyBeast
Mayor of NYC to marry gay couple. I hadn't seen this posted today so if its a dupe, my bad.
Who is the most influential person in Washington, DC?
Thank You Nancy Grace. While the governmental coup occurs,
How to turn a 200+ House tsunami into a deficit.
Ted Strickland's final budget ended around a week ago. It left Ohio with nearly a BILLION $ surplus.
Read this thread on a Cal football board. Political.
Read this thread on a Cal football board. Political.
Sanders and Whitehouse Say They Will Oppose Social Security Cuts in a Debt Deal
Raising Medicare Eligibility Age In Debt Ceiling Negotiations
In Debt Talks, Obama offers Social Security Cuts (WaPo)
Mods... Please Delete... Got A Bug When Creating The Poll... Will Try Again...
Mods... Please Delete... Got A Bug When Creating The Poll... Will Try Again...
What do YOU think we have the right to expect from a Democratic administration
What do YOU think we have the right to expect from a Democratic administration
Why you’ve heard of Caylee, but not Brisenia or Marchella
Did all of Obama's political advisors quit?
Let Me Say Four Words That Will Give Everyone Here REAL Hope
Health insurance premiums going up because of health reform???
A comment that just has to be shared
(Ind.) Schools no longer required to teach cursive beginning this fall
Ex-police officer charged in two murders, rape
Ex-police officer charged in two murders, rape
GOP allies hatching sleazy dirty tricks in Wisconsin recall wars
Which is more morally objectionable to you?
Which is more morally objectionable to you?
What Is The REAL Immediate Threat/Crisis... The Debt... Or Unemployment...
Secret agents raid Apple store webcam 'artist'
James Murdoch could face criminal charges on both sides of the Atlantic
Hopeless... this country is hopeless.
With Dismal Hiring, Can The U.S. Economy Recover?
This put a BIG SMILE on my face...How it will all go down over the next few days...
Of Hope and Promises and Trust.....
Obama Administration Word Games: What's a 'slash' versus a 'cut' in Social Security?
Do You Think Republicans Will Actually Push The USA Into Debt Default? I Do.
I think we can all agree with Obama on this..
To Keep Unions Out, Charter Argues It's Not a Public School
Pelosi holding news conference now.
Does anybody here REALLY believe the SS cuts are no biggie?
LET’S END THIS DEBT CEILING DEBATE WITH A $1 OZ. $1T COIN
Lol, Michael Steele always having to say what the Republican 'meant' to say
Lol, Michael Steele always having to say what the Republican 'meant' to say
Egypt Suspicious Of U.S. Meddling In Transition To Democracy
Six in 10 Workers Hold No Hope of Receiving Social Security
Bernie Sanders ON FIRE on Keith.....
Question: If SS and Medicare benefits were cut for the rich, would DU agree or disagree?
Obama Has Finally Become Dick Cheney
Digby: Beltway Pundits Excited by the Prospect of Causing Main Street More Economic Pain
NY councilman calls for "perp walk" ban after DSK
Dear Chris, Rachel and Ed: For the last time . . .
Phone Hacking: Police Probe Suspected Deletion Of Emails By NI Executive - UKGuardian
'Mean Jean' Schmidt Faces Ethics Investigation
Pilots Refuse to Fly Atheist Banners
.Bachmann Believes Black People Were Better Off During Slavery?
Police probe suspected deletion of emails by NI executive • 'Massive quantities' of archive alleged
Police probe suspected deletion of emails by NI executive • 'Massive quantities' of archive alleged
I now consider Harry Reid to be the leader of the Democratic Party.
Two tools we have to fight the assault on Social Security: Our voices and our votes
Two tools we have to fight the assault on Social Security: Our voices and our votes
30 years from now. I will be a senior.
The next, worse financial crisis: Ten reasons we are doomed to repeat 2008
How has Fox News covered Murdoch scandal?
Since when does someone that is prosecuted forced to pay costs of a trial??
Everyone, say "Hi" to the world's newest country, South Sudan
MMA: Right-Wing Media Still Baselessly Fearmongering Over "One-World Government"
The Democrats do not want the government to default on its debt.
4 yo Boy killed for gay 'behavior,' woman for leaving group marriage
Bachmann pledges to ban pornography,
They're Just Not Touching the "Third Rail"
Noted African-American History scholar Michelle Bachmann on slave parenting VS. Obama-era parenting
Our politicians have put human progress on hold until further notice
Our politicians have put human progress on hold until further notice
From an E-mail - Chart comparing US/Canada employment.
Wisconsin Republicans release redistricting maps that redraw political boundaries
David Horsey Toon: Where will I get...
Is it me, or this an example of dumb legislators making for dumber laws?
Yo, Boner - your Holy Moran Job Creators aren't creating any fucking jobs
What’s In A Name? Dems Support Social Security Benefit Cut — By Calling It Something Else
hey rupert murdoch, you remember david kernell? he hacked ONE of your employees.
Tony Blair (yep that poodle) in bed with Murdoch
Well Maybe We Can Agree On This... It Won't Be A Slow News Weekend
Some governments already recognise access to the Internet as a fundamental human right
Jeb Hensarling R-Moran of Texas. "But he (Obama) has made it worse" - really?
Toon: Guess who Hatch wants to squeeze?
Ya want to stimulate the economy?
Ron Paul claims U.S. officials ‘set the stage for 9/11
News of the World Editor Arrested...ALSO worked for current PM Cameron...
First woman to head SUNY Maritime College
Fire Rick Snyder---Recall signatures needed this Saturday at County offices
Whitehouse, Sanders: “Disconnect Between Administration and the Senate” - FDL
What was your "WTF, Obama?" moment?
''Psycho'' is a shortening of what exactly? ''Psychotic'' or ''Psychopath''?
Reuters Analysis: Draconian Cost-Cutting Could Be Worst Thing We Could Do Right Now
Josh Hamilton throws souvenir ball into stands at Rangers game tonight...fan falls 20 ft trying to
The President needs to do some simple political math
A Veteran gives his views of the wars in the Middle East.
so I care about the poor, working class, veterans,elderly,kids and the sick.
so I care about the poor, working class, veterans,elderly,kids and the sick.
GOP allies hatching sleazy dirty tricks in Wisconsin recall wars
Renault stops advertising in ALL news international papers
On the occasion of the final Shuttle mission:
What's the deal with the flurry of duplicate posts about Chained CPI?
How's this for Family Values.....
Threat of destructive coding on foreign-manufactured technology is real
About Senate Bill 978.......you know, that new copyright bill?
AFL/CIO Pres. Trumka goes on the record opposing Social Security cuts!
Humans become 'pets' in rise of the machines: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak
Humans become 'pets' in rise of the machines: Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak
Republicans acting as if they took out Credit Default Swaps on the US Government.
in response to 'ongoing retlentless persecution', building owner will change color
Pelosi says rumored chained CPI change isn't happening, per Barney Frank.
Does writing letters to politicians do any good?
The GOP’s 2012 Secrete Weapon – Voter Suppression
Rep. Ryan Tastes The Grapes Of Wrath
What Obama Wants - Paul Krugman/NYT
WOW! Judging by the overall mood on DU today, we can easily have President Bachmann :)
Do you like Eliot Spitzer or Anthony Weiner?
Best Analysis Of The Soc Sec Feeding Frenzy Yet !!!
city doesn't like a garden in the front yard ...
30 Reasons To Get Out Of Real Estate And Into REAL Assets
Flag draped casket of US military's 1st post-DADT Gay soldier fatality being carried at Dover AFB
Obama Calls On Congress To Act To Boost Job Growth
Automobile insurance is a Ponzi/Madoff scheme!
And The "Real" Unemployment Rate Explodes To 16.2%
The Economy has TANKED.... Since the republicans took over congress
"Entitlements" are just that----What you are entitled to.
Bizzaro World: Why Are Limbaugh and Hannity Ranting ABout Republicans Caving Again
Montana forms own oil spill command team after ExxonMobil refuses to give straight answers
Can Any Incumbent,,,Dem or Repug...Count on Re-Election After...
You can't expect to have it both ways
Does anybody here think anything positive could happen in a second Obama term?
Jobless rate rises to 9.2% (this is a recovery?) and Obama/GOP want to CUT SPENDING
Jared Bernstein: The TWO things hurting the economy -- The
18,000 jobs. Christ. Corporate America is Sabotaging American Progress.
Nancy has to go. She is incompetent.
Should the Third Way continue to be allowed to call itself
White House: No Change In Obama’s Position On Social Security (will NOT 'slash benefits')
Gack. The drug companies aren't making it easy for us to get drugs for lethal injection
Voters Won't Allow Congress to Cut Social Security
I Would Just Like To Say That... The Mods Are Definitely Earning Their Keep Today
Hold on: The US Supreme Court refused to uphold the
Is there any computer system that is impossible to hack?
Been here since '04 and I'm seeing people with 1000+ posts I've never heard of.
For the past two days, virtually every thinking patient of mine has come in and asked
The Economist: Republicans are "economically illiterate and disgracefully cynical"
Social Security COLA Cut: A Benefit Cut Affecting Everyone
If you want to know where the source of a rumor or story starts in all the newspapers.
Resolution: The United States is Doomed!
Obama Wants to Increase Military Spending More Than House GOP, In Times of Budget Cutting????
Pssssst - can you imagine how they are fretting and sweating
We're getting our asses handed to us by group thats sole purpose is to be against whatever we're for
Surprise, surprise. On Morning Joe, Howard Dean is 100% supportive of Obama
House passes $649 Billion defense spending bill
Name The Entitlement You Would Like To Eliminate...
Homeowner faces jail time for front yard garden.
"...the capitalists have callously forced the toiling masses into starvation conditions..."
America just keeps getting fatter
Murdoch Desperately Building Firebreaks - Honk if you think Ailes & Fox News Used Same Tactics!
I like taxes. There, I said it.
The Chained CPI Is Not JUST A Cut, It's Also A Regressive Tax Increase !!!
Bachmann Pledges to Ban Porn But Did She Expose 23 Minors to Pedophile?
The ‘Anointing’ of Michele Bachmann and Plastic-Jesus Policy Making
Dean Baker Rips Apart Third Way's Anti-Social Security OpEd...Enjoy!
How do you feel about jailing dads who are behind on child support in this economy?
A Report from RED STATE WISCONSIN: Republicans release official redistricting plans: the proposed
Congratulations President Obama, you did what 8 years of Bush could not
A President On the Verge of a Political Breakdown - R.J. Eskow
My second Casey Anthony thread . . . about her not being released for another week.
Democrats Groovy New Plan to Cut Social Security: Don’t Call It “Cuts”
UN: Texas execution broke international law
Simple question, where did Obama go wrong?
As we appear to be on the verge of eating ourselves (again), I'd like to talk about why I love DU.
FRACKING FLUIDS POISON A NATIONAL FOREST — New Study Details Changes in Soil Chemistry and Devastati
Congress wants automatic wage deductions to pay down the national debt (non tax-deductible)
K&R if you think that instead of cutting from NASA, we should be eliminating the wars.
Murdoch Empire has Lost 3 Billion Dollars in past 48 Hours (MORE REVELATIONS TO COME!)
Obama looking like a one-term president - Salon
Congresspeak: The Language of Impotence
How the Bubble Destroyed the Middle Class
Will there be a net loss of jobs in the following months?
A poll on how DU feels about Dominique Strauss Kahn vs. the maid.
Ron Paul Says Government Is Responsible For 9/11, Because Guns Aren’t Allowed On Airplanes (!!!)
When did disagreeing with the President on tax cuts for the rich,
Michelle Bachmann Signs Pledge that Says Black Children Better Off During Slavery
Google Plus – Read the Fine Print BEFORE You Sign Up. Google licenses (steals) your media.
Has anybody been following the Timoshenko case in Ukraine?
Chase Bank FINALLY apologizes to Ikenna Njoku
CIA: USA worst economy in the world!?!
Economists ‘Stunned’ that they are clueless
Al Sharpton is filling in for Cenk, and wow is he pissed!
Psss---White House, I know you're monitoring DU.... Click on my thread, I've got something to say...
"We are in the midst of the fastest period of (global) poverty reduction the world has ever seen."
There is no need for a United States any longer
There is no need for a United States any longer
A tree Reagan planted at the WH 29 years ago
La Casita - Why I'm marching to Save Our Schools on July 30
La Casita - Why I'm marching to Save Our Schools on July 30
Well, we held our breath and stomped our feet and what did we accomplish?
I think getting rid of saying "on the table" should be on the table.
A Non-Hysterical Progressive Analysis of so called Social Security Cuts on the Table
I'm Reading Jesse Ventura's "63 Documents The Government Doesn't Want You To Read"
I'm Reading Jesse Ventura's "63 Documents The Government Doesn't Want You To Read"
Extreme pessimism and negative certainty as defensive mechanisms
Today’s edition of the Friday Afternoon Challenge: “That looks familiar...”
DSCC asking Kochs for cash---Koch's Fire Back in Press Release...No Money for You... unless...
Third Way leaders tell progressives to "wise up" and then admit to benefit cuts. Gloating?
(Houston) CPS takes custody of 6 kids living with parents in storage shed
North Carolina Religious Leader Shoots 4 Year Old Boy To Death Because He Might Be Gay
thread of support for Obama (don't even click here if you don't support him)
Why the Rich Fear Violence in the Streets.
2008 donors: Will you be donating to Obama this campaign cycle?
Canadian government demanded user data, Google reveals
Pakistani generals 'helped sell nuclear secrets'
Buffett donations top $10 billion
Big Loss for Big Media and the FCC: Court Rejects Media Consolidation Push
Planned Parenthood Sues Over Budget Defunding (NC)
For The Moment, Visa And MasterCard Reopen Payments To WikiLeaks
Father Discussed Adoption for Obama, Records Show
To Slow Piracy, Internet Providers Ready Penalties
Breaking: UK PM Cameron to Establish Full Public Inquiry to Get to Bottom of Hacking Scandal
Dick Williams, Hall of Fame (baseball) Manager, Dies at 82
Bloomberg to Preside at Gay Aides’ Wedding
A Smoking June for Hedge Funds
How the Bubble Destroyed the Middle Class
Joe Arpaio Loses Again: Maricopa County Settles for $200K in Mora Racial-Profiling Case
Buffett: GOP Threatening To 'Blow Your Brains Out' Over Debt Ceiling
Prison: Threat unknown(In plot to kill Obama and Biden)
News Corp. Deal for BSkyB in Limbo (Amid the Widening Phone-Hacking Controversy )
Three Steps Toward a Grand Bargain on the Federal Budget: View
Phone hacking: Police probe suspected deletion of emails by NI executive
House nixes Rep. Kucinich proposal to tie Libya funding to declaration of war
What’s In A Name? Dems Support Social Security Benefit Cut — By Calling It Something Else
Anonymous Hacks FBI Contractors IRC Federal
Pakistan Rebukes U.S. Assessment Of Journalist’s Murder
Judge delays condemned Ohio killer's execution
GOP ties job numbers to anti-tax stance in debt talks
UK's Cameron calls for new regulation of press
APNewsBreak: Visa again blocks funds for WikiLeaks
White House Rules Out Constitutional Option On Debt Ceiling: Report
South Sudan counts down to independence
TSA employee arrested for theft at Miami airport
Obama administration boosts aid for unemployed homeowners
US House votes against aid for Libya's rebels
To Slow Piracy, Internet Providers Ready Penalties
Former UK government media chief Andy Coulson arrested: police source
Secret life of Cambridge suspect accused of plot to kill Spain's king
Colombia’s president apologizes to families of victims of 2000 massacre by paramilitaries
The Atacama Desert Experiences Heavy Snowfall
House Liberals Launch Organizing Drive Against Entitlements Cuts
Syria: Thousands protest in restive city of Hama
U.S. Payrolls Rose 18,000 in June; Jobless Rate Climbed to 9.2%
OAS coup report implicates Honduras in 20 slayings
U.S. official says pre-infected computer tech entering country
Senior Chinese Diplomat (Foreign Ministry Chief for North African Affairs) Visits Libyan Rebel Base
Civil rights groups sue challenging Alabama anti-illegal immigrant law
STOCK MARKET WATCH, Friday, July 8, 2011
Gaddafi threatens 'martyr' attacks in Europe
I don't think I can keep this up any more, and I need to confide in someone.
a polka version Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody, performed inside a volkswagon
Caterpillar Accused of Demoting Executive Discovering $2 Billion Tax Dodge
Bear acted defensively in attacking hikers, Yellowstone officials say
Nancy Pelosi’s back at the negotiating table on debt ceiling ("You Guys Don't Know How To Count")
I'm lewd, rude and I have a 'tude...
I feel like handing out some Damn Skippys tonight
I think it's time for a DU get together in NYC.
Local (Rick) Snyder fundraiser email breaks law
Fuggit. 4th shot of DJ Reposado is making me irrational.
Fiery words over GOP proposal to cut transportation funds
Sen. Whitehouse to Introduce Resolution: Cuts to Soc. Security & Medicare Should Be Off Table
Why izn't the children learnin' ?
All three of my kids were conceived because of Alcohol.
Should I get explosive implants?
No wonder a bear s**** in the woods..........
We all know that God really wouldn't need a starship.
Thank you for who ever donated for me!
I got props at work today...TWICE!
When did you discover you were full of Shots?
When did you discover you were full of Shat?
Mmmmmm... cookies. And puppies.
Why doesn't my golden retriever retrieve gold?
Excellent Craig's List post I saw today
When did you discover that you were full of shit?
We all know that God really wouldn't need Jefferson Starship.
In honor of Atlantis, I'm working while listening to my soundtrack
I Heard a Rumor that Summer Heat Makes Cats Lazy
J.S. Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 (with 8 cellos)
If there were a Nobel Prize for Nice, CaliforniaPeggy would be the perennial winner.
CNN breaks out Larry King to comment on Casey Anthony and shows why he is missed
Hey, let's make a sand castle ! ... or something.
Casting Game of Thrones season 2 (A Clash of Kings)
For my 11,000th post, I present "O Magnum Mysterium"
Federal government says marijuana has no accepted medical use
This is cool - Titanic was still adding theaters 4 months after its release,
DUers who never served in the military: Do you think you could have survived it?
Post here why your sh*t doesn't stink
Penguins. Shot from my stateroom veranda 2010.
I think I'm just going to hang out here in the lounge for a bit
Anybody know how to get typewriter ribbon ink off your fingers?
Who's more hard-core? Vegetarians, Pescatarians, Vegans or Jains?
Can you stick a shift in your drive ?
Today, will Taverner collapse in a Tequila-fueled mess on the floor?
Sonny Clark Quintet - Blue Minor (1958)
Sonny Clark Quintet - Blue Minor (1958)
Is nicotine in itself, bad for you?
I just had my first Pad Thai. Wonderful. What is on the menu for tonight for you?
Judge won’t remove Fuller from Siegelman case
Bernie Sanders: Senators Told Me If Obama Sends A ‘Piece Of Crap’ Debt Deal To Us-We’ll Defeat It
Here's some excellent new music: Taken by Trees.
I Heard a Rumor that Summer Heat Makes Cats Crazy
I got up and walked OUT on a patient today.
MiddleFingerMom was kind enough to upload his photo a while back. Photoshoppers, I'm calling you OUT
The term of the day is "flabby Republican man tits". Modify any thread to include that term.
The worst thing about insomnia is the late night TV ads.
Using an analogy from Barnicle this morning...
Flip Flopping Yet Again? Mitt Romney's definition of 'not participating in straw polls'
Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad won’t unveil his budget to the public this week after all
GOP "Flexible". Democrats "Cave."
As the media becomes obsessed with Perry possibly running his home state isn't
Millionaire tax resolution clears hurdle
For a group of individuals who pride themselves on intelligence...
Back away from the ledge and read
Does the President need to burst the WH bubble?
I will actively work against the elections of any Democrat
Do You Think Obama Is Using The SS Button To Entrap Boehner & The Repugs?......
Someone, tell Pataki and Bartiromo less than 1.9% of small businesses would be affected
Auto industry, seeing new life, is on hiring spree
Jared Bernstein: June Jobs, Part 2
Wake up, Washington, jobs landscape is deteriorating
Texas executes Mexican after Supreme Court rejects stay
So the bankers are saved, but working Americans are power fucked
White House: No Change In Obama’s Position On Social Security (will NOT 'slash benefits')
playing to not lose vs playing to win - where is the fight?
Jared Bernstein: The June Jobs Report--FAR Worse Than Expected
Looking for a QUOTE from President Obama where HE said that he is NOT CUTTING SS BENEFITS?
Ezra Klein: We're Backsliding. And we don't have to be.
President Obama: Jobs report shows urgency of creating economic security
I wish the President could explain the future of NASA better
CHART: Over 500,000 Government Jobs Lost Since Obama’s Inauguration
C-Span: Hoyer and Cantor trading barbs on the House floor
Dear President Obama: Do you want to be Churchill or Chamberlain? nt
Debt worries aren't holding back job creation, it's lack of demand. Boehner, where's your jobs bill?
Tim Pawlenty's Massive Whopper: Obama "Hasn't Accomplished Anything"
Bernie Sanders reminds Obama of his campaign promise
Mr President, Please get rid of your SS Commission now before they take you down.
Something the "Obama-has-deserted us" whiners need to remember about listening to the media....
Obama: Uncertainty over debt limit impacts hiring
Obama has a Pennsylvania problem with his own base
How many times has the blogoshpere jumped the shark.. and then had to
Now that Pres. Obama and Speaker Boehner are both getting kicked in the head by their base.
Talkingpointsmemo's Josh Marshall: Update on Social Security Cuts
How many JOBS and how much INCOME would a new SHUTTLE program generate?
Washington playing games with Social Security and I mean democrats and republicans
Touched by greatness. Tell us about your run-ins with celebrities. Me I was driving on a street near
The Barack Obama Facebook Wall is Says it All!
Obama was held accountable for what Rev. Wright said, then lets hold Bachmann accountable for. . .
It isn't about Obama. It isn't even about the Democratic Party.
Campaign Point: Tell the Republicans to get the hell out of the way.
Whitehouse vows to fight any SS/Medicare cuts; will also fight to keep jobs in America
After Two Days Of Trying I Finally Was Able To Get Through To The White House......
Liberal Senators Warn Obama Over Social Security Cuts In Any Debt Deal
In Compliance With Court Ruling, US Military Begins Taking Applications From Gay Recruits
I will not be voting for President Obama in November 2012
Murdoch's American Sins: Less sensational but more dangerous.
Nato strikes at Libya's oil in bid to oust Gaddafi
Felix Salmon: Does John Boehner know what paychecks are made of?
Obama Threatens Veto – Of Any Debt Limit Deal Under $2 Trillion
If Obama committing political Suicide?
Boehner: Failing To Raise The Debt Limit Puts Economy In Great Jeopardy
Randy Rhodes:We have lost 39,000 Government jobs last month
Could someone explain to me what Obama has done to Social Security?
White House repsonse to disastrous jobs report
Why don't repubs let Obama raise taxes? (as a campaign strategy)
I don't think this guy liked the verdict.
Where are the jobs? Sacrificed by the Republicans to Grover Norquist!
Question for people who believe Obama does not want to gut Social Security:
Half of US social program recipients believe they "have not used a government social program"
In 2012 Pres Obama will make history being the 1st African-American president to be RE-elected :)
The Hill: Senate Democrats Abandon Obama Promise to End Bush-Era Tax Rates
Nate Silver: Unemployment rate has "very weak correlation" w/incumbent POTUS' re-election chances
Social Security is not on Obama's hit list ~ Salon
White House Rules Out Constitutional Option On Debt Ceiling: Rep
Meanwhile, Obama's job approval among liberal Democrats remains high - 86%
How will you react if Obama hands the GOP Social Security & Medicare/Medicaid?
Just Like the Time Obama 'Sold Us Out' on Health Care Reform.
Favourite self help book? The Soul's Code by James Hillman.
Can someone please post a QUOTE from President Obama where he said that he is cutting SS benefits.
What the hell is Austin Goolsbee smoking? He's Obama's Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers?
If the White House and Obama are trying to get Independents back there not making any gains
If the 2012 presidential election was held today, for whom would you vote, or would you not vote?
Please tell me why I should not stay home in Nov 2012?
South Sudan becomes an independent nation
Snarkipedia Goes Snark-Raving Mad On 'Entitlement' Programs
Progressive Caucus Leaders Speak July 7 Against Cuts to Social Security, Medicare
Phone Hacking, FBI OKC CCTV, Hemingway's Hell - New World Next Week
TYT: Absurd Debt Ceiling Comments On Fox News By Cantor
AmericanCrossRoadsWatch.org Responds to "Recovery Summer" Ad and Karl Rove Op-Ed
TDPS: Sarah Palin Not Incompetent & Clueless? Matt Lewis Claims it...
Murdoch pulls the plug on News of the World (NOTW)
Man Goes To Jail for Cashing Chase Check at Chase Bank
Michele Bachmann: 'I hope' higher unemployment helps my campaign
Hugh Grant- How I exposed hacking,
Secret Federal Reserve Location
Papantonio: The Criminal Activities of Clarence Thomas
Sharif Pawlenty don't like TEH GAY, but he rocks the Casbah with a little Gaga every now and then.
Americans Tell Washington No Social Security Cuts!
The Chicago School of Economics...the real chicago corruption
Thom Hartmann: Is Bachmann's Christianity Radical Even for Evangelicals?
Social Security On Chopping Block
Hugh Grant and panel of "Question Time" debate regulating "tabloid press."
Young Turks: GOP Voter Suppression
Christian Lady in Coffee Shop Goes NUTS!
The Grand Rapids, Michigan Murders: Could They Have Been Prevented?
Man Jailed For Cashing Chase Check At Chase Bank
Ryan Chittum Reports on the Rupert Murdoch Media Scandal in Britain 1 of 2
Glenn Greenwald: Obama Has Continued Bush Approach to Civil Liberties, War on Terror
Thom Hartmann: The Protect IP Act - Warning: This Bill May Cause Seizures
Thom Hartmann: If the New Deal is on the table...then is social unrest too?
Thom Hartmann: Republicans ran up the debt & now they don't want to pay the bill
Steve Coogan tears The News Of The World a new areshole
Guy shows up to "support" the Orlando police.
Thom Hartmann: Can Murdoch-style infotainment in America be stopped?
Socialized medicine develops worlds first artifical bodypart
TYT: Poor People Don't Pay Enough Taxes - Senator Hatch
Eugene Robinson- The Progressive Plan is the right plan
UK Shocker: News of the World 'Hacked' Murdoch!
America's judiciary: Courting disaster
French court delays decision on Lagarde inquiry
RUPERT MURDOCH - A PORTRAIT OF SATAN
What Obama Wants (Paul Krugman)
The New Politics of One-Sided Compromise
Unemployment rose to 9.2 percent as hiring stalls
A New Way of Seeing the World: Protecting the rights of nature depends on understanding the commons
Here’s What Democracy, Economically, Looks Like
Conservatives, John Locke, and Climate Change
Breaking News: President Obama declares himself an Independent
Guest Lineups For The Sunday News Shows
In 95 I wrote 'the world after communism' now "the world after capitalism'?
Public Sector Job Cuts Threaten Recovery
Wipro, Cognizant spending large sums on lobbying in the US (Indian IT)
Consumers borrowed more for 8th month in May
Universal Health Care: Can We Afford Anything Less?
to DUers: When Repubs say no "increases" in taxes - they mean no to terminating the Bush tax cuts
A list upon which it's not good to be number 1.
The Finland Education Phenomenon
Official statement by the Indignants at Syntagma
'Horrific' Jobs Report Renews Fears of Double-Dip Recession
Obama challenges Congress in $4tn budget gamble (BBC)
Wall Street Slashing Pay—Even for Best Performers
After New Call Telecom, UK bank Santander closing its call centres in India
Space Shuttle Atlantis Final Launch Marks End Of Intellectual Curiosity
Weekend Economists Analyze This and That July 8-10, 2011
New EPA rule will clean the air for 240 million Americans
Will Economic Collapse Save Us from Climate Catastrophe?
Volt, Leaf both confident of winning battle for green-car drivers
Abu Dhabi hosts Africa meeting on renewable energy & India calls for cooperation with Africa
Unique pig-nosed turtle is over-harvested in New Guinea
Schweitzer Ditches Joint MT-Exxon Spill Command Post - Exxon Wouldn't Allow State Employees To Talk
Fracking Fluids Poison a National Forest
China moving toward establishing its first law on nuclear power
NSIDC July Arctic Ice Update - Sea Ice Enters Critical Period Of Melt Season
Air Power: New Device Captures Ambient Electromagnetic Energy to Drive Small Electronic Devices
Trash trucks fueled by 'trash gas': a growing trend
Republicans Set to Repeal Light Bulb Efficiency Standard That Would Save Consumers $12B/Year
Toon: That would be too difficult!
Reactor restart at Ikata nuclear plant postponed (public opposition too strong)
Systematic involvement suspected in Genkai scandal - (astroturf scandal)
Plutonium from Sellafield nuclear power plant in all children's teeth
Polar Bears Are . . . . Irish? Study Shows Common Ancestor W. Grizzly In NW Europe
Queensland Gov. Expels Coal Gas Driller After Company Polluted Groundwater W. Benzene, Other Toxins
Nuclear whistle-blower backed by watchdog agency; safety board rebukes Energy Secretary Steven Chu
Wind-power backers say criticism keeps many quiet
France includes nuclear power exit among options (three quarters of French want full exit)
a lot of nuclear electricity and a lot of eco-electricity don't fit together as economic concepts
In Germany’s Nuclear Phase-Out, Renewable Energy Plans Are Clear
Zen, Japan and the art of democracy
Secularism is neutrality towards all religion – including atheism
"a pointless conversation between a pompous fundamentalist Christian and a sneering atheist"
Pilots Refuse to Fly Atheist Banners
So do you prefer THIS type of religious music, or gospel/hymns and all that?
Gay troops cheer ‘don't ask, don’t tell’ court ruling
Gay rights in the South- Still Far Behind
Iowa Conservatives Unveil Anti-Gay Marriage Pledge
GOP's Gay Obsession Obstructs Democracy
Pro-Gay Measure Leads to Heated Exchange
Govt. Withdraws Appeal in Bankruptcy Case
Bails set for teens charged with hate crime in harassment at train station
House: No gay weddings by military chaplains
Jamaican Lesbian Granted Asylum In UK
Presbyterians to officially allow gay clergy
Army to suspend DADT discharges, accept gay recruits
Fox News: Gays “Indoctrinating” Your Kids
Gray and Gay: Closeted Psychiatrist Comes Out After 40 Years
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