Senate Democrat Retirements

The nutcase left in the media has two theories about Captain Underpants:  that the CIA withheld information about him to embarrass Obama, and that it was secretly Republicans who tried to blow a plane out of the sky.

 

The Mistake said that the failure of the intelligence system to stop Captain Underpants from getting on an airplane was "a screw-up."  Despite this, you can feel safe, because even though one out of every five ex-Guantanamo detainees are returning to Islamist terrorism, Obama is still going to close Guantanamo Bay, but he's just not going to send them to Yemen.

 

Republican House Whip Rep. Eric Cantor says that up to 37 House Democrats could abandon their support for Obamacare for one reason or another.  Meanwhile, even though Obama promised at least 8 times to have health care negotiations televised, Nancy Pelosi refuses to have them televised, while saying that "there has never been a more open process."  Keep in mind that these games have been played by both parties.  Meanwhile, even though private health care spending grew by 4.4% last year, federal health care spending increased 10.4%.

 

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) and Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) will both retire at the end of the year.  This is actually a loss for Republicans.

 

Congressional Democrats are going to push for universal voter registration this year.  This is the ACORN dream.

 

Ford saw a sales increase last year, while the bailed-out companies saw sales drop.

 

This could be the coldest winter in 25 years.  I blame global warming.

 

The backwards (and gay) fundies who protest soldiers' funerals have a parody of Lady Gaga.  This is not safe for…well, anybody, but I'll play part of it on the show today anyway.

 

Here's a great idea from Muslim high school students:  wear a sweatshirt that shows a bird flying into buildings.

 

Not only is the debt relative to GDP set to double over the next decade, but by 2052 entitlement programs alone will exceed tax revenues.

 

The downtown connector in Atlanta was closed again for a while earlier today as the DOT searched for the source of ice on the road.

 

Rather than become the Secretary of State, Rep. Jim Cole will become the Athletics Director at Mercer University.

 

In the race for Governor, Karen Handel and Rep. Austin Scott are trading barbs over ethics.  Actually, Scott is criticizing Handel while Handel ignores the candidate polling at 2%.  Handel gave a big speech yesterday criticizing the legislative culture of "sex, lies, and lobbyists."  Meanwhile, there are plenty of lobbyist-sponsored events this week to raise money.

 

Rep. Nathan Deal is all-in with the birthers.  What an embarrassment to the state of Georgia.

 

Stan Martin still hasn't figured out why he was fired.

 

Now a mortgage lender is suing Warner Robins claiming violations of open records laws.

 

If the Warner Robins Police Department is so concerned about minority hiring, they could always follow the lead of Chicago and drop the entrance exam.