“NOW, AHM NOT ADMITTIN’ THE JUNK SCIENCE THAT THE EARTH ACTUALLY ROTATES, BUT AH WILL KEEP THIS COUNTRY IN DARKNESS UNTIL MY HOME STATE COMPANY IS AWARDED THE FEDERAL LIGHT BULB CONTRACT .”

“THIS MAY BE THE FIRST CASE WHERE THE THE PRIVATE SECTOR STIMULATES THE GOVERNMENT. AND THE FIRST CASE WHERE WE FINALLY STIMULATE REAL BIPARTISANSHIP.”

[Lisa Casey weighs in with Wall St. Whineries.]

“CHARLIE, YA’ KNOW, WHEN I TOOK OFFICE, I HAD NO IDEA I WAS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW THE CONSTITUTION, OR EVEN ANY OF THOSE,  WHADDYA’ CALL ‘EM … CONGRESSIONAL STATUES.”

Story at HuffPost.

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BLOGWORTHIES:

The pitfalls on Chris Matthews’ road to the Senate, by Chad at BuzzFlash.

Uncle Sam’s got a brand new bag, by Lisa Casey.

The Daily Show’s Clusterfuck to the Poor House, at One Good Move.

“SENATOR, IN ORDER TO MAKE ENDS MEET, WE’RE GOING TO DRAG THOUSANDS OF EMPTY BOTTLES BACK TO MICHIGAN, SO WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ITS 10 CENTS DEPOSIT LAW.”

“YES, SENATOR, THIS SHOULD PROVE THAT WE’RE READY, WILLING AND ABLE TO GET BACK ON OUR FEET, ALTHOUGH WE CAN’T IMMEDIATELY WEAN OURSELVES OFF FOSSIL FUELS.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Guess Who’s Still Crazy After All These Years, by Lisa Casey.

Now Hiring: No Grudges in Barack Obama’s HR Approach – at BuzzFlash.

Sweeping Bush Rule to Limit Abortion, Birth Control Access, at Perrspectives.

“YES, SENATOR, WE WOULD’VE TAKEN THE BUS FROM DETROIT, BUT BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED IN WASHINGTON, DETROIT WOULD’VE BEEN GONE.”

“MY DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES SAID THAT SINCE I REPEATEDLY QUESTIONED BARACK OBAMA’S PATRIOTISM DURING THE CAMPAIGN, I WAS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO WATCH HIS BACK.”

“ONCE YOU GET THE DEMOCRATS CONTROLLING EVERYTHING, NEXT THING ‘YA KNOW, THEY’RE RECKLESSLY PUTTING OUT ALL THE FIRES WE STARTED OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

BuzzFlash’s P.M. Carpenter on Sarah Palin’s Impossible Dream.

Bill Maher’s New Rules, at One Good Move.

Juan Cole on the U.S.’s Syrian raid.

Dan Kurtzman’s Political Cartoons of the Week.

1. WHAT WOULD BE THE TOP PRIORITY OF A McCAIN ADMINISTRATION: MORE WARS, OR MORE WARS ON THE MIDDLE CLASS?

2. FOR SOMEONE BORN DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION, YOU SURE DON’T SEEM TO HAVE LEARNED ANY LESSONS FROM THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

3. SENATOR, MY SENIOR DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES KNEW AND SERVED WITH JOHN McCAIN. JOHN McCAIN WAS A FRIEND OF THEIRS.  SENATOR, YOU’RE NO LONGER JOHN McCAIN.

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BLOGWORTHIES:

The Bailout Vote and the Tyranny of Representative Democracy – P.M. Carpenter at BuzzFlash on Profiles in Porridge.

Lisa Casey with a unique perspective on the Congressional Bailout Plan. 

The Daily Show’s World War I, at One Good Move.

Sarah Silverman Wants “JEW” To Vote!!

“KATIE, ISN’T THAT THE ONE WHERE THE SUPREME COURT HAD TO DECIDE IF THEY’D COUNT THE VOTE OF THE LITTLE BOY … EVEN THOUGH HE ATE HIS ICE CREAM BEFORE DINNER?”