Arithmetic.

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Tuesday October 09, 2012 · 9:00 AM PDT

2012/10/09 · 09:00

"Arithmetic!" It was the signature line of President Clinton's speech to the DNC a month ago as he explained what the great secret formula was to balancing the budget. Democrats got a kick out of it, deriding Republicans for not knowing basic math.

And yet, it seems within the past few days, due to a few lousy polls and a poor debate performance by the President, a few critics from the left need a lesson in remedial math, as they fear the election is absolutely doomed. Or conversely, excuses are being made for a bad debate or polls that look skewed.

Chill, people. See below the fold for why.

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Tuesday September 18, 2012 · 4:48 PM PDT

2012/09/18 · 16:48

In the mid-90s cult hit "Swingers", protagonist Mikey heads out to Vegas with playboy buddy Trent for a night of debauchery, starting with the blackjack tables. Trying their best to look like whales, Mikey changes out $300 at a table...not realizing it's at $100 minimum. When the cards are dealt, he gets 11...and Trent urges him to double down, because you always double down on 11. Mikey is unsure, because $200 is "blood money". He doubles down, loses, and ends up at the low stakes table with the rest of the dregs:

Doubling down is playing out in our Presidential campaign, except this time, Mitt Romney is playing the Mikey role, and Trent is Paul Ryan, the Tea Party, movement conservatives, etc., urging Mitt to push all his chips to the center.

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Tuesday April 03, 2012 · 10:31 AM PDT

2012/04/03 · 10:31

Oh, the Washington Post blared the headline today. Brian Williams called it one of the worst "fleecings of America" last night on the NBC Nightly News. Seems as though the GSA got caught in a big ole mess, and the heads rolled right out of Washington:

The chief of the General Services Administration resigned, two of her top deputies were fired and four managers were placed on leave Monday amid reports of lavish spending at a conference off the Las Vegas Strip that featured a clown, a mind reader and a $31,208 reception.

All bad, too be sure. (Although as a side note, one would think the GSA could afford better, 'er, "entertainment" than a clown and mind reader...particularly in Vegas. But I digress.) With all the bleeting of the media, you'd think this is the worst waste of money ever by the United States government. $1 million for a team building morale conference? Yikes. Then again... Read More

Vote Against FDR in '44

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Thursday December 29, 2011 · 10:25 AM PST

2011/12/29 · 10:25

Executive Order 9066 is a crime against our constitution. It allows for the indefinite detention of US citizens by the military inside the US - without a trial. It is the worst law ever handed down by a President and it was done with nary a peep of opposition. I'm positive that a huge percentage of the population is not even aware of it, partly because the establishment media didn't even bother covering it, and partly because most people don't give a sh*t about Japanese-Americans.

But it appeared for a while that maybe, just maybe, the Supreme Court would stand up and end the law. Then that bastard FDR packed the Court and they went ahead and upheld the law because they wanted FDR to have even more executive power, not less. This president has been a disaster for civil liberties. But if that's not bad enough, his New Deal sucks too.

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You voting for FDR this time around?

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You voting for FDR this time around?

Yes, I'm a fool

215 votes

No, won't get fooled again

51 votes

I'm "uncommitted"

44 votes

BREAKING: MD House of Delegates Judiciary Committee Advances Same Sex Marriage Bill

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Friday March 04, 2011 · 11:33 AM PST

2011/03/04 · 11:33

Great news out of the Free State. After a week of goofy wrangling, delegates backpedaling, then recommitting, the Maryland House of Delegates Judiciary Committee advanced the Civil Marriage Protection Act to the full House of Delegates by a 12-10 vote.

Those who have been following know that the more conservative Maryland Senate passed the bill last week by a 25-21 vote. The thought was that the more liberal House had an easier path for passage, but this week, two delegates held up the bill in Committee, and a third wavered.

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A "Bipartisan" Idea We Can All Get Behind

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Thursday January 13, 2011 · 8:47 AM PST

2011/01/13 · 08:47

Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) has a truly bipartisan idea: at the President's upcoming State of the Union speech, rather than having the traditional seating arrangement split among party lines, the Senators and Representatives in the House chamber should sit amongst each other, regardless of party. Sen. Udall:

"As the nation watches, Democrats and Republicans should reflect the interspersed character of America itself. Perhaps, by sitting with each other for one night, we will begin to rekindle that common spark that brought us here from 50 different states and widely diverging backgrounds to serve the public good."

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Wednesday September 29, 2010 · 9:05 AM PDT

2010/09/29 · 09:05

(Note: This is meant as a funny to show that the diary in question is about as productive as this one. As such, it is self-parody as much as it is parody. As Bob Johnson might say, "This helps.")

I was just going to write about how we should rally the troops to fight for country in this election, when a pundit dragged me back into the fight between self-dubbed "real progressives" and the Obama administration. As Al Pacino said in Godfather III, every time I think I'm done with it, he keeps pulling me back in.

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Friday September 24, 2010 · 8:51 AM PDT

2010/09/24 · 08:51

Ok. You might have heard Stephen Colbert testified this morning in Congress for the "Take Our Jobs" campaign done up by the United Farm Workers. The point of this campaign, of course, is to demonstrate that immigrant workers are not "stealing" jobs from, um, I guess red-blooded (read: white) Americans. Since launching the campaign challenging U.S. citizens to take migrant farm work, a grand total of seven have signed up to take the challenge.

Colbert did his usual schtick in his Congressional testimony, and take that for what it is worth. The overall point being made, apparently, was completely lost on Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa:

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Tuesday August 10, 2010 · 1:44 PM PDT

2010/08/10 · 13:44

Gibbs Gibbs Gibbs Gibbs "commie liberals" Gibbs Gibbs "professional left...sucks" Gibbs.

Gibbs? GIBBS?!? G-I-B-B-S??? Rat bastard Gibbs!

Greenwald! HuffPo! Klein! Schultz! Maddow!

GIBBS!

Obama?

No, GIBBS!

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Thursday August 05, 2010 · 12:43 PM PDT

2010/08/05 · 12:43

Hmmm...gee. I read David Sirota's diary and was a bit flummoxed that President Obama's administration, apparently through USAID, was actively outsourcing 3,000 jobs to Sri Lanka to the tune of $20 million or something.

I mean, $20 million is a lot of money. And as a lot of commenters rightfully pointed out, that's $20 million more dollars that could be spent here! On creating jobs here!

Because, as we all know, the President obviously doesn't want to create jobs here. At all.

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Is the President's secret agenda to outsource jobs to Sri Lanka?

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Absolutely!

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Who cares? It makes great hyperbole!

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He's Long Gone: A Tribute to Ernie Harwell

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Wednesday May 05, 2010 · 6:11 AM PDT

2010/05/05 · 06:11

Ernie Harwell passed away yesterday. It was not unexpected. He was 92, and less then a year ago he was diagnosed with bone cancer. Ernie may be unknown to you, unless you were a baseball fan. For me and thousands of other baseball fans, and more specifically, Detroit Tigers' fans, we lost a friend yesterday.

Ernie was the voice of the Tigers for 42 seasons. He was there for the highs and lows. He was there in 1968 when a city torn by rioting came together to celebrate a World Series victory. He was there in 1984 when a city depressed by a horrid economy celebrated the "Bless You Boys" to another world championship. He was there every spring, and every summer, a guest in all of our homes covering every pitch and swing of the bat.

And now he is gone.

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Tuesday May 04, 2010 · 8:23 AM PDT

2010/05/04 · 08:23

There's absurdity, and then there's loopy.

John McCain, in apparent attempt to grab hold of the mantle of neo-con nuttiness where the last administration left off, apparently thinks that it is a "serious mistake" by the FBI and law enforcement if accused Times Square attempted bomber Faisal Shahzad was read his Miranda rights.

"Obviously that would be a serious mistake...at least until we find out as much information we have," McCain said during an appearance on "Imus in the Morning" when asked whether the suspect, 30-year-old Faisal Shahzad, a naturalized American citizen from Pakistan.

"Don't give this guy his miranda rights until we find out what it's all about," McCain added.

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