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Air America supplied this stunning graph of just how bad unemployment got over a two year period. Note, this increase in unemployment started in Bush's term.
World
Economic Meltdown
These two post really suggest to me that we are seeing a swing in the mindset of our nation. We are moving away from fear, and starting to recognize a need for personal bravery in our everyday life. About 10 years ago -- before the day that everything changed -- at an AA meeting I said our ...
White House
George W. Bush
Glenn Beck
Republican National Committee
OH. MY. FSM ! Glenn Beck was right! They are teaching them young . But you got to admit, she is a cute kid.
Congress
Glenn Beck
Don Young
Man driving down road.
Woman driving up same road
They pass each other
Woman yells out her window, "PIG!"
Man yells out his window, "BITCH!"
Man rounds next curve
Crashes into a huge pig in middle of road. Hat Tip Swerve Left
Other
Because, you know, historically in America, burning crosses in someone's yard is the way people vent their frustrations when high schools lose football games. Local officials are unsure as to whether the cross burning had any affiliation with the United High's football loss. Nice comment in the ...
Other
( Star-Tribune ) Last month, officials attributed the dropping rate partly to a large number of people who gave up looking for work. The state labor force has seen a net reduction recently. I do not think that people have given up looking for work. I believe that there is just no work to look ...
World
Economic Meltdown
Ouch! Digby bites ! And vampires of all kinds can be very attractive. I hope I never get on her bad side.
Other
Of how big a jack ass Pawlenty really is. ( Star-Tribune ) Facing a big loss of state health-care funds, Hennepin County Medical
Center plans to stop seeing uninsured, non-emergency patients from
outside the county, cut 150 to 200 jobs and close two small clinics on
its campus. And this is ...
Other
Tim Pawlenty
Bud Day
Well, it really is not much of a hall, all of 2 steps. Still. Anyway, not much that I want to pass on. Just the usual; the world is going to hell in a hand-basket, and Glenn Beck wants to make sure you know . Can we please now just accept he is a raving lunatic and to ignore him like we ignore ...
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Glenn Beck
Okay, I decided to resume work on my novel. For the last two day I have worked on rewriting Chapter 1. The difficult part is expanding the damn thing. Way to little content, and also having to introduce characters that I created in later chapters in the 1st draft process. I am about 2/3 of the ...
Other
Okay, went through my morning routine, and am now just finishing breakfast. Yes, I know, it is actually just after 12:00 PM. It is Sunday, and I allow myself a day of rest. As in, I slept in. So, I am going to finish my breakfast and hit the shower. After that, well, I just do not know.
Other
Huffington Post
First of all; Meep . Second of all; seriously, some principles really are full of themselves. They just have to prove to their students they are the King of the playground. And they are suppose to be the adults. ....we have the problem of the lawyers who say Meep! After reading
the recent ...
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Bud Day
Well, actually it is Colbert making the reference. The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Stephen Claims Lou Dobbs' Audience www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor U.S. Speedskating
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Colbert Report
Bud Day
Stephen Colbert
You know, I feel like doing something different today. So, instead of stealing the Friday Liberal Coalition Blogaround from Mustang Bobby over at Bark Bark Woof Woof, I am going to do it myself. Quotes from A Blog Around The Clock Tough to pick, there being two very good examples of ...
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With the Washington Times bleeding worse than a cut forehead , I can not help but wonder if this is the start of a trend. Are purely partisan propaganda print-shops going the way of the Dodo?
