“NEVER LET IT BE SAID, AT THIS TIME OF NATIONAL CRISIS, THAT THE GOP MERELY SAT ON THEIR HANDS.”

“NOT ONLY WAS HE A CHAMPION OF STATES’ RIGHTS, BUT HE ALSO TAUGHT US TO KEEP ON SHOOTING EVEN AFTER WE LOST.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Lisa Casey’s preview of what “Desperate Elephants” do.

John Amato at C&L, with the question, and answer, on the “missing TV economists.”

Juan Cole on the Taliban Attack on Kabul.

“FORGET THE SWITCH FROM ANALOG TV, WE WANNA’ GET RID OF THE TVA.”

                           “WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR BUT GOP IDIOTS.” 

[Yes, Virginia, there still is a Tennessee Valley Authority.]

“NOW, I DON’T KNOW IF OUR STIMULUS AND BANK BAILOUT PLANS ARE GONNA’ WORK, BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO TRAVEL AROUND THIS GREAT COUNTRY … UNTIL I FIND JOBS AND HOMES FOR EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU.”

“I’M OUT TO STRANGLE THE TRUTH, THE ECONOMY, AND ULTIMATELY MYSELF.”

Video posted at Democratic Underground.

“CAN’T ANYBODY ELSE IN THE GOP PLAY THIS GAME?”

“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!

“WE’LL CREATE JOBS BY BUILDING SCHOOLS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE GREEN ECONOMY IN THE BLUE STATES, WHILE WE GIVE THE RED STATERS JUST ENOUGH TAX RELIEF TO BUY THEIR BEEF JERKY FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR.”

“TOM, WE’RE GONNA’ GIVE FURLOUGHS TO ALL THE REPUBLICANS IN JAIL ON CORRUPTION CHARGES, AND LET ‘EM WORK ON CHAIN GANGS, WHERE THEY CAN FINALLY DO SOME GOOD FOR THIS COUNTRY.”  

 

 

“WHAT WE’VE GOT HERE …. IS FAILURE TO COOPERATE.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin on Rezko, the Illinois Governor and Obama’s Senate Replacement.

Norm Jenson with The Sunday Funnies.

Dan Kurtzman’s Political Cartoons of the Week.

Advice from Dude with ‘Tude: Financial Trouble? Just Lie To Kids About Christmas.