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VIDEO- GOP's jaw-dropping, "horrifying" poll numbers: "That's the end of the...
(h/t: @JeffTiedrich) Cruz disputes methodology of NBC/WSJ poll. "That's not reflective of where this country is." (via @kasie) — Carrie Dann (@CarrieNBCNews) October 11, 2013 Visit NBCNews.com for...
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Chris Christie: "If I was in the Senate right now, I'd kill myself"
Credit: Rep. Mark Takano If you're a regular reader of The Political Carnival, then you know what a big fan of Chris Christie I am. The preceding sentence was dripping with sarcasm. Christie is a...
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Hey Marsha Blackburn, these people can't "live with a lot less gov't. than...
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Ignorant Fool): "People are probably going to realize they can live with a lot less government than what they thought they needed." There it is, your "reinvented" Republican...
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"Political responsibility" is like saying Fukushima sushi, Catholic condom,...
Today’s guest post by the one, the only, Will Durst: FUKUSHIMA SUSHI Which is harder to believe? The ludicrous shenanigans going down in Washington or the fact that nobody seems particularly...
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Here's who is really behind pushing GOP way to the right, away from...
That image is the answer to this John Belushi quote from the film "Animal House": "See if you can guess what I am now." Now see if you can guess why I posted that quote. Here's another one, by Abraham...
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VIDEO: House Republican awkwardly explains why GOP rigged rules to keep...
Earlier David posted, GOP Rigs Congress So Majority Can't Rule. Now who's to blame for shutting down the government again? Oh yeah, Republicans are. Desperation drives people to do very destructive...
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Democratic candidates inspired to run because of #GOPshutdown
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairman Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) was at a fundraising breakfast in Washington D.C. last week, and he suggested some good news for those on the left:...
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"By destroying the financial integrity of the US, you will free us of all the...
I've written about my buddy Jeff Wilfahrt in the past, someone who you should get to know: VIDEO: Gay soldier's "sexual orientation was the least interesting thing about him" VIDEO: Rachel Maddow,...
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Tea party "would have called opening day at Disneyland a train wreck and shut...
Today's Los Angeles Times letters to the editor, because our voices matter: Re "Federal budget talks make little progress," Oct. 14 There's one obvious fact that no one appears to be acknowledging: If...
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Senate deal avoids default, but "I want the names of the idiots who elected...
Jonathan Zimmerman is an author who teaches history and education at New York University. He has an op-ed in today's Los Angeles Times that tracks the sometimes entertaining, mostly frustrating, and...
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Boehner, Cantor, Cruz and Lee - Today's Murder Incorporated
Murder Incorporated was the name the press gave to organized crime groups in the 1930s through the 1940s that acted as the "enforcement arm" of the American Mafia. Flip ahead about 70 or so years and...
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Rant Time: GOP humiliated; Cruz delusional; temporary fix; Americans suffer....
Rant commences: Today I tweeted, "Anybody who votes Republican in 2014 should have their head examined after what GOP put us through. Destroying this country." Of course in 140 or less I had no space...
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PhotOH! Billing Ted Cruz for $24 billion + reaction to Raffy entering the room.
(Photo via Doug Mills/The New York Times) On MSNBC's "Now with Alex Wagner," conservative Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker was part of a panel discussion on the budget deal and the humiliating...
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ENTIRE VIDEO- Obama remarks on budget deal, blasts GOP: "Turns out we rely on...
Here is a video of President Obama's entire speech, during which he pretty much kicked ass. WaPo provides the transcript. Here are some excerpts: At a moment when our economic recovery demands more...
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VIDEO: All those stunts, GOP comes up empty. Former GOP Rep: "'But we stood...
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy David beat me to it with one of these videos,...
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The Tea Party and the Economy: It's Like Putting an Arsonist in Charge of the...
Your Daily Dose of BuzzFlash at Truthout, via my pal Mark Karlin: [B]y virtually every account the GOP Tea Party tactics have cost jobs and seriously dented the gross domestic product over the past...
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GOP donors "horrified,""appalled,""frustrated,""angered"
Politico's Maggie Haberman is now serving up a refreshing pitcher of schadenfreude. Care to join me? Republican donors were horrified in November after pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into...
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After #GOPshutdown, Republican since 1952 changes registration "away from" party
First things first: Please Help Support the Political Carnival- Autumnal Fundraiser Today's Los Angeles Times letters to the editor, because our voices matter: Re “Crisis averted — for now,” Oct. 17...
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How to avoid another #GOPshutdown
How so we avoid another shutdown? Well, for starters, be pro-active, stay on the offense, elect Progressives (starting at the local level on up), get off your collective hineys and vote in every...
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"Never vote for politicians claiming government is evil, because- if elected-...
Image via Nicole Sandler Today's Los Angeles Times letters to the editor, because our voices matter: Re “Did Congress learn anything?,” Editorial, Oct. 17, and “Economic hit from impasse could endure,”...
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