Damned Republicunts

[Minimalist]

Rand Paul is a miserable turd....just like his old man.

[DeistPaladin]

Rand Paul is a miserable turd....just like his old man.

I think he's worse, if that's possible to fathom.

[Minimalist]

Episode #76

It isn't as if we didn't know they were miserable pieces of shit already.....

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/09...ainst-ISIS

GOP congressman explains why his colleagues don't want to vote on military strikes against ISIS

New York Times on reports on the state of mind of congressional leaders as President Obama begins to make the case for military strikes against ISIS/ISIL, including this appallingly honest quote from Rep. Jack Kingston of Georgia on what his colleagues—in particular those in the GOP—are thinking:

“It’s an election year. A lot of Democrats don’t know how it would play in their party, and Republicans don’t want to change anything. We like the path we’re on now. We can denounce it if it goes bad, and praise it if it goes well and ask what took him so long.”

[Minimalist]

There was a report in the Daily Kos that the republicunts have really sunk to the bottom of the barrel.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/09/09...iddle-East

House Republicans ask Dick Cheney what to do in Middle East

Reminded me of......






but naturally they won't be going themselves!

[Minimalist]

Episode #77

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/09/ge...-shoppers/

Georgia Republican: I prefer ‘educated voters’ to an influx of ‘African-American shoppers’

It is Georgia....he doesn't even have to be subtle!

[Minimalist]

Episode #78

Stupid even by republicunt standards!

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/wwjtd/2014/...ay-people/

Indiana’s Attorney General: gay marriage bans don’t target gay people.

This fucking guy is a lawyer. Must have graduated from Bob Jones U or some other xtian shithole.

[Minimalist]

Episode #79

<chuckle> Ted Cruz being a douchebag.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/09/11/wa...-insulted/

Ted Cruz storms offstage after getting booed by Christian group he insulted

“Christians have no greater ally than Israel,” he said, and the crowd turned on him.

Some audience members yelled for him to “stop it,” while others booed the lawmaker as he pressed on.

“Those who hate Israel hate America,” Cruz continued, as the crowd jeered. “Those who hate Jews hate Christians. If those in this room will not recognize that, then my heart weeps. If you hate the Jewish people you are not reflecting the teachings of Christ. And the very same people who persecute and murder Christians right now, who crucify Christians, who behead children, are the very same people who target Jews for their faith, for the same reason.”

[RobbyPants]

GOP senate candidates changing stance on birth control to get women voters

It looks like a hollow attempt to win some women voters in less than two months. Their new stance is that over-the-counter pills should be available. Of course, these typically aren't covered, so they can be a substantial cost to women. Apparently, some of them are having trouble acclimating to their new talking points:

I am just pro-life, and I'm proud of that. And uh, I do not support personhood. But, uh, I support a women's access to, to, um, certainly to — this Hobby Lobby decision — to uh, to get...

Someone in the audience actually had to say "birth control" to rescue him.

[Jaysyn]

Although it comes as no surprise, Senate Republicans have just confirmed that they all believe that money equals speech & corporations should be allowed to spend as much as they desire, untraceably, on election campaigns. This is despite the fact that 80% of US citizens oppose the Citizen's United ruling that has allowed unlimited dark money to be funneled into mostly Republican campaigns.

The bipartisan nature of these views is striking in these largely partisan times. The court’s ruling is opposed, respectively, by 76, 81 and 85 percent of Republicans, independents and Democrats; and by 73, 85 and 86 percent of conservatives, moderates and liberals. Majorities in all these groups, ranging from 58 to 73 percent, not only oppose the ruling but feel strongly about it.

This was a party line vote. Every single ® either voted against the amendment or abstained. Here's hoping they get punished at the voting booth this November.

[Cato]

This was a party line vote. Every single ® either voted against the amendment or abstained. Here's hoping they get punished at the voting booth this November.

One can hope, but it's not likely based on historic incumbent reelection rates consistently being over 80% (the House is almost always over 90%). This means that unless the incumbent isn't renominated in the primary process we can expect more of the same. This year 273 of the 275 incumbents up for reelection were renominated; therefore, we're fucked.

This suggest that despite the pathetic approval ratings, most everyone thinks of his/her representative and senators as exceptions. This is similar to people exempting their kid's teachers from broader criticism of the quality of public education.