Truth in Comics

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Another Anti-Gay Extremist Republican Hypocrite Busted

Virulently anti-gay state Senator from Bakersfield, CA, Roy Ashburn was busted for drunk driving in his state-issued SUV earlier this week. Reportedly he had earlier been at a gay nightclub called Faces.

Read all about it from the hypocrite's home town news source here, or at Talking Points Memo, then enjoy the TPM "Greatest GOP Sex Scandals" slideshow. Fun!

Also read about how some of Ashburn's fellow Anti-Gay Republicans are poisoning minds in today's Mark Morford column, "Radical homosexuals ate my baby."

Then wonder aloud why this continued clear hypocrisy changes nothing. That's what I did (the cats did not have an answer).

Friday Cat

Quote of the Day

"After all these years, the same cast of right wing lunatics can type something up in the morning and have it on CNN in the afternoon." -- Atrios, on yesterday's ugly CNN pander to our modern-day McCarthyites.

WH considering military trials for 9/11 suspects

If this comes to pass, and that's a big if, AG Holder should resign in protest. Someone needs to take a stand. It's a shame that that someone doesn't seem to be Barack Obama.

A race to the bottom

CNN takes the lead. The level of stupid in this country astounds me.

Conservadem Blanche Lincoln's new campaign ad

And this is the person establishment Dems (yes, White House, I'm talking to you) are supporting. Amazing. It's time to give Bill Halter some more cash.

Enthusiasm gap

Yes, there's a huge enthusiasm gap on the left for HCR and I'm part if it. While I do want HCR to pass (even if it's the crappy Senate bill), I have no intention to cheer-lead for it. I've made my calls and donated my money when the public option was on the line, but that's it. The president has my support, but my enthusiasm has been deadened. This is the price the administration paid for leaving the left behind to appease conservadems and, sorry, but now it's up to conservadems to push HCR over the line.

Your moment of Rachel

Orrin Hatch is a lying McLiar (and the Washington Post is his shameless enabler).

Blanche Lincoln's new primary opponent rakes in the cash

Money talks, especially base money, but will those damn conservative Democrats listen?

Quote of the Day

"The numbers are astonishing in this Congress." -- Political science professor Jim Riddlesperger, commenting on the record-breaking filibuster abuse by Republicans in the 111th Congress.

Blanche Lincoln gets primaried

And I just contributed to her new Dem challenger. Sometimes Monday mornings aren't all that bad.

GOP concern trolling

If they really think passing health care reform is a huge electoral mistake for the Dems then they should let it pass (please). When up is down and the GOP is behind up, Dems would be crazy not to choose down.