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Category Archives: #Shutdown
Progs are Cray Cray
John B. Judis at New Republic: Right-wing Populism Could Hobble America for Decades The tea party is going down. Dysfunction is not. In the Federalist Papers, James Madison promised that a large republic with a representative government would avoid the … Continue reading
It’s the GOP Establishment that is Delusional or Lying
Excellent piece from Andrew C. McCarthy: The Art of the Impossible In considering the Republican retreat that ended the partial government shutdown, funded Obamacare, and unconditionally extended more credit on Uncle Sam’s tapped-out credit card, my friend Jonah Goldberg argues … Continue reading
Posted in #Shutdown, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Obamacare
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Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game?
All they had to do to win was nothing: House Republicans Show Themselves To Be Dangerously Incompetent, Again House Republican leaders canceled plans to call a vote Tuesday evening on a Republican plan to raise the debt limit and reopen … Continue reading
Posted in #Shutdown, GOP Shenanigans, Politics, Republican Party
Tagged Republican Party
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Open Thread: Shutdown Day 2 Continued
Click on the photo to launch this gif thing, then let me know if this is how we’re doing, or feeling like doing. Amma’right? Just happy the thing isn’t running on a loop like over at WHD where I stole … Continue reading
Posted in #Shutdown
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Charging the Barry-cades
It appears the Emperor Barack I has decided to double-down on his “make it hurt” policy. Federal employees are barricading open-air monuments in Washington D.C.: Before we go any further, let us note once again how contrived it is to … Continue reading
Once again, Obama proves he is a real dick
Unfuckingbelieveable! Memorials barricaded as National Mall shuts down The National Park Service is closing monuments and memorials and ending trash collection on the National Mall due to the government shutdown. Spokeswoman Carol Johnson said Tuesday that workers are barricading the … Continue reading
Posted in #Shutdown
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#Shutdown – Life Beyond Thunderdome
Date: October 1, 2013 Location: Underground Bunker To whom it may concern: I am writing this in hopes that some future generation will find it and learn our fate. Last night, our government shut down. Surprisingly I still have electricity … Continue reading
Posted in #Shutdown
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