So argues Byron York: It’s hard to overstate just how surprised Republicans have been by Obama’s performance. In talking to GOP strategists over the past months, most said something like this: The American people don’t expect Obama to perform miracles. They know he inherited a mess. They don’t think the unemployment rate will magically fall to 4.5 percent. But they do expect the president to devote himself completely to the

Why not? May as well go all in, right? And it ain’t like they won’t find a few GOP Senators willing to take the faux-moralist, eco-friendly plunge for a healthy state kickback. Progress.

Deja vu. Rumor has it Rahm Emmanuel is already drafting a plan to outlaw all oil, rigs, and workers. For the children. Can’t let a good crisis go to waste, after all. (thanks to TSI)

… it still tastes like chicken.

Humans, for the most part, are untrustworthy, disloyal, lying, self-interested assfuckers. And that includes the ones you’ve had in your house. Don’t trust a one of them.

First Act (Our hipster doofi heroes) A Progressive group at UCSD hack a mash-up of all the bleeding edge tech to give a tool to La Raza in the Reconquista – all on the Man’s dime. Nativist (and undoubtedly racist, sexist, homophobic, Islamophobic) forces of reaction smite our noble heroes News of the UC San Diego / CAL-IT2 Dominguez Trans Border Tool spreads far and wide, bringing comfort to La

It’s the economy, stupid: This Labor Day will be particularly difficult for President Obama’s spinners, they now own this economy, their economic stimulus package and various social engineering attempts have been implemented, and the jobless rate is at 9.5 percent, a far cry from the 8 percent ceiling they forecasted if the stimulus was passed. The blame Bush card has been maxed out. Given this sensitivity, the Administration will be

Here’s a question: if our tax money can be used to prosecute Roger Clemens for allegedly lying to Congress, do the rest of us have standing for a great big counter suit, given how many times Congress has lied to us? I mean, we could probably get a lot fixed in this country if we could just put Congress in the clink for 30 or so years…

— As opposed to her dad, who brought ‘old’ and ‘fail.’ Mavericky! (h/t John)

Do.