“UNDER THE OBAMA PLAN, MOYEL PANELS WOULD THREATEN THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CUTS THAT OUR SENIORS WOULD FACE.”

Chris Bowers on Lieberman’s refusal to support the public option, as well as the overall Senate head count.

“BY CLUTTERING UP THIS BILL WITH LIFE-SAVING DEVICES, WE’RE JUST WORKING AGAINST OUR GOAL OF REDUCING UNEMPLOYMENT.”

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 P.M. Carpenter at BuzzFlash on The Joy of Republican Hysteria, and Madkane says: Hey Republicans, Go Filibuster Yourselves!

“ALTHOUGH BARACK OBAMA HASN’T EVEN TAKEN OFFICE YET, I’M RELYING ON MY PAL DICK CHENEY’S THEORY OF PRE-EMPTIVE IMPEACHMENT.”

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BLOGWORTHIES

Chad Rubel at BuzzFlash: Detroit’s problems are complex; right wing is wrong to punish only workers.

Late Night Comedy, on the Disastrous Economy, at One Good Move.

Lisa Casey on a Sound Bite You Won’t Hear. 

Dan Kurtzman on A Colbert Christmas.

Madkane on “Traitor Joe” Wasn’t Disloyal Enough? (Haiku).

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

“I TOLD THE PRESIDENT-ELECT TO FORGET ABOUT THE ECONOMY, ENERGY AND HEALTH CARE. THE FIRST PRIORITY OF HIS NEW ADMINISTRATION SHOULD BE SUPPORTING MARRIAGE FOR GAYS IN THE MILITARY.”

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Wouldn’t Lieberman be the perfect spokesman for the “bailout?” More on that fiasco from Lisa Casey and Rick Horowitz at HuffPost.

“JUST BY ASSUMING OFFICE, WE’LL HAVE REVERSED THE MOST EGREGIOUS POSITION OF ‘ASSUMING THE POSITION’.”

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More serious thoughts on the Reversal of Bush Actions, via One Good Move, and Lisa Casey on real Bye-partisanship.

Speaking of reversal of positions, BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin on Joe Lieberman: From Mensch to Schlimazel in Just Eight Years. And Madkane has Ode To “Traitor” Joe Lieberman. 

Political Cartoons of the Week, via Dan Kurtzman.

“MANY ON THE CHRISTIAN RIGHT FEEL THAT A ‘PRICK’ BEGINS AT CONCEPTION, BUT JOHN McCAIN HAS SHOWN THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY GROW INTO ONE MUCH LATER IN LIFE.”

“THEY DON’T CALL ME ‘HOLY JOE’ FOR NOTHING. I FIGURED IF I WAS GOING TO BE A ‘BENEDICT ARNOLD’ TO HELP AN OLD, OUT-OF-TOUCH GUY WHO OPPOSES ABORTION, I MIGHT AS WELL GO FOR THE REAL ‘BENEDICT’.”

“I HARDLY THINK SENATOR OBAMA IS QUALIFIED TO DEAL WITH A CRISIS INVOLVING THE CAUCASIAN REGION.”

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Lisa Casey on Beijing Bush.

Olympic Punch Lines, via Dan Kurtzman.

Juan Cole on Mountain of Evidence Marshaled against Musharraf; US Refuses to Back Elected Civilian government.

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[HuffPost on the Ludacris Video and Obama's Reaction]

BuzzFlash on The Swift Goading of Barack Obama, and Katie Couric as Media PUTZ of the Week.

Madkane on the Media Sheep.