Not much else needs to be said about it...

Thanks for the links Mike! Great roundup.

10 races to watch in 2010 - http://www.grist.org/article/2010-02-10-10-ra...

Now we know who the real 'f@#$ing retard' is: "Congressional Democrats point finger of blame at Rahm Emanuel on healthcare" - http://thehill.com/homenews/house/80315-congr...
If he wasn't officially a scumbag...he is now...

Are we that dumb...nope, we're that desperate for leadership too: Watch Out: Republicans have significantly narrowed the gap with Democrats on who is trusted to deal with the country's problems and have sharply reduced several of President Obama's main political advantages, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. It's time for Obama to Fire Most of His Senior WH Staff. They have failed him and us.
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/...

Joe Conason: "Preparing for what they hope will be their return to power in Washington, Republican Congressional leaders have revived the fear-mongering and flag-flapping used by Karl Rove to win the 2002 midterm elections. Like the former White House deputy, forever known to his boss as “turd blossom,” the right-wing strategists on Capitol Hill feel no shame in arousing the basest of emotions among their base."
- http://www.observer.com/2010/politics/distort...

Bob Herbert: "When it comes to employment, there are roughly three broad categories in the United States. The folks in the upper-income group are not suffering much, if at all, from the profound reversals in employment brought about by the Great Recession. Those in the middle have been hit hard. The job losses there have been severe and long-lasting. But for those in the lower-income groups, the scale of the employment crisis has been mind-boggling."
- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/opinion/09h...
Those who believe this grievous economic situation will right itself of its own accord or can be corrected without bold, targeted (and, yes, expensive) government action are still reading from the Ronald Reagan (someday it will trickle down) hymnal.

Meet the New GOP (same as the old...actually much worse): Wolves, Hypocrites, Privateers, Profiteers and Crooks -- Barbara's Daily Buzz - http://blog.buzzflash.com/dailybuzz/870

India puts on hold first GM food crop on safety grounds - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8506047...
India has deferred the commercial cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified (GM) vegetable crop due to safety concerns.
Or why you should buy organic AND local......if you can.

The "Bi-Partisan" Healthcare Summit That May Never Occur. Obama's Got to Act. He's Starting to Look Like Hamlet. - http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/02/08/boehne...

Dummies guide to 'A succesful economy': GOP and Tea Partiers Resting on the Laurels of the Last Half of the Last Century. Here's the New Reality: China Overtakes Germany as Top Exporter
- http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/business/gl...

A Progressive Tax: It's Not Socialism, It's Correctionism - http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/02/04-7

Murtha's Death Caused By Surgical Mistake - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/09/murt...
Rep. John Murtha's (D-PA) death on Monday has been reported by various news outlets as resulting from "complications following gallbladder surgery." Via Taegan Goddard, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the "complications" involved a mistake by Murtha's surgeons.

Cluster FOX Noise's Gretchen Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Dick Morris Give "Palin the Telepalmer" a Pass - http://blog.buzzflash.com/alerts/780
Almost as if on cue, the conservative-dominated pundits of FOX News responded to Sarah Palin's telepalmer gaffe by doing the only thing a "balanced" network could do -- defending her inept actions with implausible rationales.
If your 'news' has to tell you how 'fair and balanced' it is....then that's your first clue its not...

Protect the profits, not the people who make them: Business Gears Up to Battle New Obama Workplace Safety Rule. Don't Back Down White House.
- http://www.propublica.org/article/business-ge...
Oliver Twist...is not an instruction manual con-servatives....

Robert Parry Palin, Psy-Ops & 'Condescending' Libs (Label of the Washington Post) - http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/020810.html

Tell The Senate: Stand With Students. Not Sarah Palin's Big Bank Buddies. - http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/201002060...
The choice is simple: $80 billion for Sarah Palin's big bank buddies? Or to make college affordable for the middle-class. It's up to us to make that choice clear to the Senate.

CAUGHT YOU WASTE MANAGEMENT: California Toxic Waste Dump Feared to Cause Fatal Birth Defects - http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/02/calif...
The dump in question is one operated by the waste management company, aptly called Waste Management, and it's the only such dump in the state of California that's "licensed to receive carcinogenic PCBs," according to the LA Times.
But in 2003, the dump was one of 22 facilities identified by the California EPA as containing "unusually high levels of radiation."

Corporatist PROPAGANDA alert: Undercover Boss: The Ultimate Merger of Corporate Television with Corporate Public Relations
- http://gawker.com/5466980/undercover-boss-adv...
More...feel good....phony populism from corporatocracy....don't watch...and they won't keep shoveling this stuff... After the above story about that toxic dumping by them, they needed a little PR smiley out there...

The GOP Hate Card - http://www.internetweekly.org/2010/02/cartoon...

Supreme Court Will Declare a Beer Company the Winner of the Next Presidential Election - http://satiricalpolitical.com/2010/01/23/supr...

Palm Readers Agree: Palin's 'Hand Job' Worst in History - http://satiricalpolitical.com/2010/02/08/sara...

Political Irony: Must see: Colbert explains the proper use of the word “retard” - http://politicalirony.com/2010/02/09/colbert-...
http://politicalirony.com/2010/02/09/goodnigh...

Since Washington, DC is snowed in along with the rest of the east coast, I just thought it was high time someone wrote the Republican version (that is, the Rep. Steve King) version of The Shining.t