This article from Newsweek (on The Daily Beast’s site) talks about the latest round of GOP hypocrisy of decrying the “out of control” government spending out of one side of their mouths and out of the other side, taking as much largesse as they can: Newsweek found about five dozen of the most fiscally conservative Republicans, from Tea Party freshmen like Allen West to anti-spending presidential candidates like Rick Perry Read More...
More tea party fail: Akin’s remarks questioning the constitutionality of Medicare came as he was explaining his vote against prescription coverage under the medical plan for seniors and people with disabilities. He said it was too expensive, and “it was expanding an entitlement I wasn’t too comfortable with to begin with.” via ThinkProgress.
Tea Party aligned Georgia Rep. Tom Graves R, who castigates Washington for fiscal irresponsibility, reached an out of court settlement Wednesday after he was sued for defaulting on a $2.2 million loan — which his attorney argued is the banks fault for lending him the money in the first place. via Tea Party Rep: Bank Should Have Known I Wouldnt Be Able To Repay $2.2 Million Loan | TPMMuckraker. Inspires Read More...
I just can’t quit her. Sarah Palin released a statement (coverage front & center this morning on FoxNews.com). The Fox piece starts with this and gets worse: Sarah Palin made a call to conscious Wednesday for those who would manufacture “a blood libel” for last weekend’s Arizona shooting, saying “acts of monstrous brutality … begin and end with the criminals who commit them, not collectively” with Americans exercising their constitutional Read More...
Via: Huffington Post. Hat tip: my lady.
