Monthly Archives: January 2009
The State of the City
From ABC News: With tax revenues continuing to drop, New York City faces a $4 billion deficit for fiscal year 2010 and could resort to layoffs and attrition from the city’s 310,000-member workforce to close the gap, city officials said … Continue reading →
Filed under Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, California, Chimpy, Democrats, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, humor, Joe Biden, Medicaid, Michael Bloomberg, movies, New York City, parody, politics, Republicans, snark, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as David Paterson, economy, health care, Jared Bernstein, Labor, middle class, stimulus, unions, Wall Street
Royal Pain in the Ass
From ABC News: As members of the Republican National Committee try to regroup from the disastrous election cycle and prepare to choose the party’s next chairman, some Republicans are left wondering whether conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh has emerged … Continue reading →
Filed under ABC News, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Chimpy, Democrats, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, humor, Media, movies, MSNBC, Neal Boortz, Newt Gingrich, parody, politics, Racism, radio, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, snark, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as conservatives, Mike Pence, misogyny, National Review, Norah O’Donnell, Phil Gingrey, Republican National Committee, Richard Norton Smith, Sydney Blumenthal, Tony Fabrizio
He Never Met a Microphone He Didn’t Like
From Chicago Breaking News: Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich kept up his impeachment-fighting media tour this morning, reciting the same arguments he’s been making for days that he’s the victim of a political witch hunt. The governor has a full media … Continue reading →
Filed under Barack Obama, CBS, CNN, Democrats, Fox News, humor, Media, movies, parody, politics, Richard Nixon, Scandals, Senate, snark, Wiretaps, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as Chicago Tribune, Illinois, Oprah Winfrey, Rod Blagojevich, TruTV
Did Anyone Look in the Blago-sphere?
From NPR: The Illinois Senate’s impeachment trial of Gov. Rod Blagojevich got under way on Monday, but one thing was missing: the defendant. Original book cover.
Filed under Barack Obama, Books, Democrats, FBI, humor, Impeachment, Media, parody, politics, Scandals, snark, Wiretaps, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as health care, Illinois, Jimmy Stewart, John Cullerton, Martin Luther King Jr., Mohandas Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, Rod Blagojevich, taxes
POTUS vs. Hippopotamus
From ABC News: In his meeting with the bipartisan collection of congressional leaders Friday, President Obama cited conservative talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh as a symbol of partisan politics. “You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done,” … Continue reading →
Filed under Barack Obama, Democrats, Fox News, Hillary Clinton, humor, Joe Biden, Media, movies, parody, politics, Republicans, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, snark, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as conservatives, Star Wars
The State Department Goes Low Carb-No More Rice!
From The Washington Post: Hillary Clinton’s first day at the office was nothing short of a triumph. Greeted by cheering throngs – many of them old hands at the State Department convinced that under her leadership at new day dawned … Continue reading →
Filed under Barack Obama, Condoleezza Rice, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, humor, Joe Biden, movies, parody, politics, snark, State Department, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as diplomacy, Richard Holbrooke
Like a Whiny Stoned Cowboy
B-Rod, in his own words: I’m here to explain my position about the proceedings that are beginning on Monday, and explain some of the thinking behind the decision that I made and give you some insight on it. Let me … Continue reading →
Filed under Dennis Hastert, humor, Idaho, Imus, Media Matters, movies, Mr. Whipple, parody, Pat Roberts, politics, Pope, SCHIP, snark, Wordpress Political Blogs, World Bank
Tagged as Chicago, cowboy, Illinois, Jesse Jackson Jr., Matt Murphy, Rahm Emanuel, Richard Daley, Rod Blagojevich, taxes, Valerie Jarrett, Yosemite Sam
End of the Caro-line
From U.S.News & World Report By the time Caroline Kennedy finally announced she wanted to be New York’s junior senator, her bid to replace Hillary Clinton was already in serious trouble. From the start, it appeared like the Kennedy camp … Continue reading →
Filed under Barack Obama, Democrats, Hillary Clinton, humor, Michael Bloomberg, movies, New York City, parody, politics, Senate, snark, Wordpress Political Blogs
Tagged as Andrew Cuomo, Caroline Kennedy, David Paterson, Ed Koch, JFK, John F. Kennedy, New York, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
