More Of This Please!

Only the next time can we put this ad out BEFORE the Republicans put theirs out? Damn I'm tired of playing defense...

Rick Sanchez FTMFW!!!!!

Got damn it feels good to see some real journalism. The way Rick Sanchez confronted John Ensign over his scandal over his protestations should be shown to the rest of the so called journalists employed by CNN.

C Street Thugs

While mainstream media outlets concern troll over "missing" the ACORN non story, here's to hoping that while they profile all of trangressions and hypocrisies of Senator John Ensign in his extramarital scandal,they do not miss the connection to the cult like group which had a great hand in the whole affair, C Street.

The Chosen

You have GOT to watch this clip from the Rachel Maddow show about this creepy group known as "The Family" which several of the big time religous right, Republican Congressmen (including recently exposed adulterers John Ensign and Mark Sanford)are members of. I think calling it a cult would be an insult to cults.

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If this is true then what they believe in has absolutely NOTHING to do with Christianity. What kind of sick bastard thinks that even if one of those pricks were a pedophile rapist that they were still good people because they were "chosen". This just screams for an investigation or at the very least for the story to go viral. People need to know just what kind of reprehensible perverters of religion they are voting for. I swear I don't know if I was more dismayed or sickened by this story. Please pass it on!

Just When Ensign Thought The Coast Was Clear

The husband of the chick Senator John Ensign was boning decided to snitch on him just a little bit more. Payoffs, hand written letters, borderline stalking, this story has got it all!!

Oh and Mr. Moral Majority bible thumper Senator Tom Coburn is caught trying to get Ensign to pony up millions of dollars of hush money.

You stay classy GOP.

And So It Begins

Around the blogosphere I noticed some skepticism over the Politico story yesterday about Frank Luntz's advice to Republicans about how to kill universal health care with their messaging. The two biggest questions I noticed were about whether or not the recommendations that Politico published really from Luntz and also whether or not the GOP would even be listening to what he said. I think its safe to say now that the answers are yes and yes.

Ensign spokesman Tory Mazzola told us, “Sen. Ensign, like Frank Luntz, is bipartisan. No party has a lock on good ideas, which is why Sen. Ensign is looking at many different solutions. Luntz has valuable information to offer Republicans as we put together health care reform that encourages wellness, ensures access and improves quality of care. It’s not about what Luntz says; it’s about what senators hear. We’re bringing in a wordsmith to help contrast our health reform plan with the government takeover pushed by the Democrats. All the Democrats’ rationed-care plan needs is a ‘Line forms here’ sign.”

Just to refresh your memory about Luntz's advice.

(3) “Time” is the government healthcare killer. As Mick Jagger once sang, “Time is on Your Side.” Nothing else turns people against the government takeover of healthcare than the realistic expectation that it will result in delayed and potentially even denied treatment, procedures and/or medications. “Waiting to buy a car or even a house won’t kill you. But waiting for the healthcare you need – could. Delayed care is denied care.”

(5) The healthcare denial horror stories from Canada & Co. do resonate, but you have to humanize them. You’ll notice we recommend the phrase “government takeover” rather than “government run” or “government controlled” It’s because too many politician say “we don’t want a government run healthcare system like Canada or Great Britain” without explaining those consequences. There is a better approach. “In countries with government run healthcare, politicians make YOUR healthcare decisions. THEY decide if you’ll get the procedure you need, or if you are disqualified because the treatment is too expensive or because you are too old. We can’t have that in America.”

Like I said yesterday, now its time to get our own wordsmiths and go to town on these idiots.

Facts Are Such Pesky Little Things

Pro Torturist John Ensign had better get his weight up the next time he decides to go on Hardball. Attacking Tweety will get your ass smacked down with the quickness, especially when its a topic that he actually has an interest in. Funny how just like the difference between Wall Street traders and GM union members the pro torture GOPers treat Bush administration figures way different from the rank and file soldiers who they couldn't get enough of bashing.

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Unintentionally Revealing The Truth

The Republicans have been harping for weeks now that they have been excluded from the process when it comes to formulating the economic stimulus bill. Today we find a very unlikely source that demonstrably proves those claims false, the Wing Nut Wall Street Journal. In a story framed ostensibly to paint Senate Democrats such as Majority Leader Harry Reid as being bad guys and adding "pork" to the bill (imagine that framing from the WSJ) we find that evidently the Democrats aren't alone in their request for money for their home states. In fact the article clearly implicates Harry Reid's fellow Senator from Nevada, Republican John Ensign in this passage:

Last week, Mr. Reid worked with his Nevada colleague, Republican Sen. John Ensign, to include one version of the debt-buyback provision in the stimulus plan in the Senate Finance Committee. Mr. Reid's spokesman said the senator got involved because he "heard from businesses in the state that the current tax treatment for cancellation of debt is hindering their ability to restructure their debt so they can move forward."

This week, Mr. Reid has helped a group of Republican and Democratic senators who are trying to iron out a compromise on the provision. The senators hope to add the compromise to the final bill in the next week.

Now quite honestly I don't know if Reid is guilty or innocent of adding "pork" to the bill, however what I do know is that he was working with Republicans when he did or didn't do so. This gives truth to the lie that there hasn't been bipartisan cooperation or input when it comes to the economic stimulus package. Right about now the wingnuts in Congress are quickly running out of excuses. At some point the American people are going to tell them to cut the shit or show them in a few years just how much we don't appreciate the political games they are playing.