Hillary Clinton is in the hospital with a blood clot in her brain after sustaining a fall and concussion a couple of weeks ago. I await serious conservative Charles Krauthammer’s explanation of how blood clots are a symptom of “acute Benghazi allergy which causes lightheadedness when she hears the word ‘Benghazi.’”
Crazification Factor
Noodling Through the Bismarck Option
Over at TPM, Josh Marshall has been stressing about the possibility of the “Mother of all Government Shutdowns.” His view is, essentially, that since the GOP will have to fold over taxes and the fiscal cliff — given that doing nothing at all raises taxes even more — they will come back with a vengeance …
What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?
David Gergen et al. may blame Obama but the voters will blame Republicans: If no deal is reached, 53% say congressional Republicans are to blame while just 27% think Obama is at fault. There’s that 27% figure again.
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Ceasefire?
Goldy at The Stranger is excited for this year’s installment of The War on Christmas, but is that even a thing anymore? I don’t have my finger on the pulse of the right wing, but my sense is that losing a few battles in the War on Gays might have the warriors in retreat on …
Assholes on Parade
Ladies and Gentlemen, your Republican Party (from TPM): DOSWELL, VA — The crowd at Mitt Romney’s rally here Thursday lacked the partisan fire of the people who showed up to celebrate Paul Ryan’s addition to the ticket or the over-the-moon optimism of the ones who appeared in the wake of his first debate victory. Instead …
Black Helicopters
Krugman on Romney’s FEMA gaffe: So let me just take a moment to flag an issue others have been writing about: the weird Republican obsession with killing FEMA. Kevin Drum has the goods: they just keep doing it. George Bush the elder turned the agency into a dumping ground for hacks, with bad results; Clinton …
Georgia Congressman (R-Obvs) believes that evolution is a lie and that Jesus rode a dinosaur.
Republican wackaloon Rep. Paul Broun thinks that evolution and the big bang theory are lies told by librul soshulists to keep righteous dudes from allowing God to go traipsing through the tulips of their hearts. He is a doctor — a medical one! — and he serve on the Congressional science and technology committee because …