“THIS IS A BRAND NEW RATING DESIGNED TO INDICATE NOT ONLY THAT THE COMPANY ITSELF IS TOXIC WASTE, BUT THAT IT SCREWS UP EVERYTHING IT TOUCHES.”

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Mark Karlin at BuzzFlash – S & P: They Set the Standard & We Get Poor.

“WE TOOK SOME FUZZY MATH, MIXED IN SOME SCUZZY POLITICS, AND PROVED TO THE WORLD WE’RE DUMBER THAN A DOUBLE-A BATTERY.”

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Lisa Casey on the Tea Party Taliban.

Susie Madrak at Crooks & Liars: S&P Downgrade Creates Pressure On Super Committee To Cut … Though We Know It Won’t Work

ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT ISSUED BY A HIGH-RANKING HEAVENLY SOURCE, AND I QUOTE: “NEITHER GOD NOR JESUS GIVE A RAT’S ASS ABOUT RICK PERRY AND THE FOOLS THAT FOLLOW HIM. INSTEAD GOD AND HIS SON PREFERRED TO SPEND THE DAY AT A TEXAS RANGERS BASEBALL GAME, SINCE THE ONLY THING GOD CONTROLS IS THE OUTCOME OF SPORTING EVENTS.”

“HEY, MR. PRESIDENT, YOU JUST CAVED IN TO THE RADICAL RIGHT TEA PARTY TERRORISTS,  BY SIGNING A DEAL THAT TIES THE GOVERNMENT’S HANDS IN RESCUING THIS ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW?

“I’M GONNA BE OUT TOURING THE COUNTRY, TALKING ABOUT HOW WE HAVE TO PIVOT AND CREATE JOBS.”

“IT’S BAD ENOUGH THEY EXPLOIT CARTOON CHARACTERS TO PROMOTE THE FICTION OF GLOBAL WARMING,BUT NOW THEY’RE USING SPONGEBOB TO PUSH CONTRACEPTION ON TEENAGE GIRLS! “

The Real Story at News Hounds.

Mark Karlin on Wal-Mart and the Self-Cannibalization of the American Worker.

“SO I’M ISSUING AN ULTIMATUM. IF THE REPUBLICAN CRANKS IN THE HOUSE DON’T RETURN TO CONGRESS IMMEDIATELY TO PROPERLY FUND THE FAA, SO THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF AIR TRAVEL, THEY’LL HAVE THEIR CUSHY FEDERAL JOBS, BENEFITS AND PENSIONS TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY.”

“IT’S LIKE THEY FUCKED UP THE WHOLE ECONOMY, PUT IT IN THEIR DIRTY STINKIN’ MOUTHS, AND FUCKED IT UP AGAIN. THEY SHOULD JUST SCREW THIS COUNTRY ONCE, AND END IT!”

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Jon Perr on 25 Things We Learned During the Debt Crisis.

Lisa Casey on the latest GOP slurs.

Recommended Reads at BartCopE!

“WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT RETURNING AVIATION TO ITS STATE IN 1903 IS WHAT’S WRIGHT FOR AMERICA.”

The FAA Fiasco here.

“IT’S SIMPLY INCREDIBLE HOW THE MOST POWERFUL MAN ON EARTH LEARNED TO USE HIS OWN LEVERAGE — INCLUDING THE SUPPORT OF A MAJORITY OF REPUBLICAN VOTERS –  TO PIN HIMSELF.“