The Class Clowns

Once the masters of evil politics, Republicans have been reduced to half-assed buffoonery, providing comic relief for desperate times

The actual text, which included no specifics or numbers at all, was full of wildly general phrases like "Republicans would fully fund our ongoing commitments overseas while devoting the entirety of any savings from reduced fighting to deficit reduction." As one observer put it, it was like an invasion plan that read, "Send ships, land troops, kill Germans." Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Randy Morrow - Apr 23, 2009 - 12:12 AM PDT
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by Randy Morrow - Apr. 23, 2009

Mr. Taibbi takes a look at the "budget proposal" submitted by the repubicons.

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