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Good Friday
Author: BobR    Date: 04/27/2012 12:53:10

Being a campaign season, there have been a lot of things happening that are aggravating, upsetting, annoying, and - in general - frustrating. It's hard to watch the news without wanting to throw something at the TV. I suffer from Outrage Overload as much as the next guy. So - since it's Friday, and we all need a reason to smile, here are a few items which might turn your mouth up on the corners...

First of all: It looks like Congress will be moving forward to extend the student loan rate cut, rather than let it expire. President Obama has been pushing for this for a while, but it apparently took Mitt rMoney agreeing that it was the right thing to do before the Republican House decided to act on it. Boehner "criticized the President, saying he is 'trying to create a fight where there isn't one.'" Perhaps he needs to talk to Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC).

In other national legislative news, Republicans have also folded on the Violence Against Women Act. Why they would be against this (other than to be contrary) is mystifying - perhaps they are beginning to realize that it is not in their best interests to piss off 51% of the electorate.

Moving to the state level, a court of appeals has upheld a block of the the Wisconsin voter ID law:
The law was blocked last month by two separate state appeals courts, who ruled the law was unconstitutional because it abridged the right to vote.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice appealed both decisions. But the state Supreme Court refused to take up the cases, which were consequentially sent back to the appeals courts.

In other state-level news, a federal judge has ruled that Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s requirement that all state workers undergo drug testing is unconstitutional:
“The Supreme Court maintains that the government, unlike private employers, can test its employees for illegal drug use only when the testing is consistent with the Fourth Amendment,” Ungaro wrote.

“To be reasonable under the Fourth Amendment, a search ordinarily must be based on individualized suspicion of wrongdoing,” the judge added. “The privacy interests infringed upon here outweigh the public interest sought. That is a fatal mix under the prevailing precedents.”

So yay - there are some shreds of the 4th Amendment still intact.

Finally, in what can only be described as selling one's political soul in an attempt to save it, Paul Ryan has rejected the Rand philosophy (after embracing it his entire life) for supposed religious reasons:
Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI), when faced with a letter of condemnation by 90 Catholic faculty members at Georgetown University, has abruptly decided to back away from his famous endorsement of the works of controversial author Ayn Rand and her philosophy of “Objectivism.” The congressman, who is scheduled to speak at the Catholic university today, is now emphasizing Christian philosophers and the writings of Pope Benedict XVI as the true exemplars of his world view over Russian émigré and atheist Rand.

A National Review profile from early Thursday said, “‘I reject her philosophy,’ Ryan says firmly. ‘It’s an atheist philosophy. It reduces human interactions down to mere contracts and it is antithetical to my worldview. If somebody is going to try to paste a person’s view on epistemology to me, then give me Thomas Aquinas,’ who believed that man needs divine help in the pursuit of knowledge. ‘Don’t give me Ayn Rand,’ he says.”
[..]
Ryan did tell The Weekly Standard in 2003 that he requires all of his staff members to read Rand’s magnum opus, Atlas Shrugged. He conceded, though, that most of them don’t finish it.

Think Progress points to a quote from an article in The New Republic, which has Ryan saying to a group of attendees at a banquet to honor the author, ”The reason I got involved in public service, by and large, if I had to credit one thinker, one person, it would be Ayn Rand.”

At the same dinner, Ryan also said that virtually every national struggle our society faces can be boiled down to the Randian binary, “Almost every fight we are involved in here on Capitol Hill … is a fight that usually comes down to one conflict–individualism versus collectivism.”

I would LOVE to be a fly on the wall in the rooms of all the rabid Ron Paul/Paul Ryan supporters, who live and breathe Ayn Rand's fictional philosophy. They are certainly NOT the type to let religious belief trump political dogma, even when it is so obviously a transparent political move.

Let the bashing begin!
 

52 comments (Latest Comment: 04/28/2012 05:05:43 by BobR)
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Comment by wickedpam on 04/27/2012 13:06:36
Morning

Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 13:17:21
Good morning! this is indeed good news!

Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 14:11:58
Comment by Mondobubba on 04/27/2012 14:15:31
About the Florida thing. Governor Penis Head is a couple of things. First he is stupid as stump and doesn't understand the whole illeagal search, Fourth Amendment thing. Second, he is totally corrupt crony capitalist who wants his pals in the drug testing business to see new revenue streams from all state workers who were going to be pee tested.

Same thing with the shame the poor and have them tested from drugs for benefits law that was overturned as well. With that law, there was another layer of crapping on the poor; applicants had to pay for the drug tests out of pocket. If they were negative, the cost of the test was reimbursed. Until that was put on hold only 3% off welfare applicants tested positive for drugs. The total reimbursment cost was over $45,000 dollars. The law was touted as saving the state money, but turns out not so much.

Comment by Mondobubba on 04/27/2012 14:16:27
Seriously Rick Scott's head looks like the tip of an errect penis.

Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 14:20:37
Quote by Mondobubba:
Seriously Rick Scott's head looks like the tip of an errect penis.

....and with that one sentence, I am now a lesbian.

Comment by Scoopster on 04/27/2012 14:22:45
Mornin' all & Happy Fridee!
That Breitbart tribute made me wanna light up a doobie.. not kidding!

Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 14:27:07
Breaking from the AP:

BREAKING: White House threatens veto of GOP student loan bill that would repeal a health care program
No link yet.

Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 14:35:37


Well Well Well...

Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 14:40:42
Quote by Raine:
Breaking from the AP:

BREAKING: White House threatens veto of GOP student loan bill that would repeal a health care program
No link yet.

here is a link, but it doesn't have a lot of information.

Comment by Mondobubba on 04/27/2012 14:43:06
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Seriously Rick Scott's head looks like the tip of an errect penis.

....and with that one sentence, I am now a lesbian.



Bobber's loss, I guess. Sorry, man.

Comment by Mondobubba on 04/27/2012 14:48:30
http://crooksandliars.com/files/vfs/2012/04/rick-scott.jpg


This is Governor Penis Head's offical photo. Creepy, isn't it?

Caption at will please.

Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 14:51:29
Quote by Raine:
Oh.my....



Television told us the situation
How he slipped on by just heading home
Is there ever a healing
For this feeling I’ve never known?
Our heartbeat drowns out all the chatter
Of the talking heads so insincere
I see all their lips move
But I cannot even hear

And Breitbart is here!

He’s been so strong
It makes me crazy
The dog and pony show’s extreme (?)
Let’s hold up a bright (BREIT?) light
And shine it on all these schemes

I’ve been looking high and low to find him
Like I’m on the open road alone
Today it is all done (?)
But here comes the morning sun

And Breitbart is here, is here
And even here
Everywhere I look now he seems to appear
He’s here and here and here and here and here
Breitbart is here

Where we gonna find that inspiration?
More and more they’re so hypnotized
I’m feeling much stronger
Just like I’m deputized (????????!!!!!)

And Breitbart is here, is here
(He’s here)
And even here
(He’s here)
Everywhere I look now he seems to appear
He’s here and here and here and here and here

Breitbart is here and here and here and here
It’s like he’s standing next to me
I don’t feel the fear
He’s here and here and here and here and here

Breitbart is here and here and here and here

Everywhere I look now
He just seems to appear
He’s here and here and here and here and here
And over here


Comment by Scoopster on 04/27/2012 15:02:09
Comment by Mondobubba on 04/27/2012 15:05:35
I Mondo apologize for the alarmingly large image of Governor Penis Head.

Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 15:15:22
Comment by Scoopster on 04/27/2012 15:16:40
Comment by BobR on 04/27/2012 15:20:00

I saw that and wondered to whom it would appeal. Isn't video gaming the polar opposite of reflection in the woods?

Comment by BobR on 04/27/2012 15:20:19
Quote by Mondobubba:
I Mondo apologize for the alarmingly large image of Governor Penis Head.

porn-sized

Comment by BobR on 04/27/2012 15:20:46

Governor Buy-a-Clue

Comment by Scoopster on 04/27/2012 15:22:56
Quote by BobR:

I saw that and wondered to whom it would appeal. Isn't video gaming the polar opposite of reflection in the woods?

Well yeah.. but then I'm reminded of the old Oregon Trail game and more recently trophy bass fishing and it doesn't seem too off base.

Comment by wickedpam on 04/27/2012 15:27:55
Quote by BobR:

I saw that and wondered to whom it would appeal. Isn't video gaming the polar opposite of reflection in the woods?



I play THe Sims and even I wouldn't play that one

Comment by wickedpam on 04/27/2012 15:54:06
Glee Bus -

Disco epi - fun! Loved Boogie Shoes
Whitney epi - sad but kind of a throw away.

need more Coach Bieste, Sue and the swim coach. I never thought I would enjoy Nene Leaks on the show as much as I like her show downs with Sue

Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 16:03:32
Quote by wickedpam:
Glee Bus -

Disco epi - fun! Loved Boogie Shoes
Whitney epi - sad but kind of a throw away.

need more Coach Bieste, Sue and the swim coach. I never thought I would enjoy Nene Leaks on the show as much as I like her show downs with Sue
Yes, more black sue and original recipe Sue!

But mostly more Bieste!

I think next week is going to be really interesting.


Comment by wickedpam on 04/27/2012 16:15:52
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Glee Bus -

Disco epi - fun! Loved Boogie Shoes
Whitney epi - sad but kind of a throw away.

need more Coach Bieste, Sue and the swim coach. I never thought I would enjoy Nene Leaks on the show as much as I like her show downs with Sue
Yes, more black sue and original recipe Sue!

But mostly more Bieste!

I think next week is going to be really interesting.



That made me laugh out loud in the previews

Comment by Scoopster on 04/27/2012 16:26:11
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/581978_10150697390413091_86505458090_9447490_1990226947_n.jpg


Comment by BobR on 04/27/2012 16:59:35
That looks like a painting.

Which makes me wonder....

How would Thomas Kinkade have painted that?

Comment by Mondobubba on 04/27/2012 17:14:49
Oh, Bother! Momma Mondo is in the hospital. She was having what might have been having a heart attack, but that seems to have been ruled out. I called, and got put throught the ICU (!), but the nurse told me she had been moved to the third floor. This tells me she had just been moved before I called. I got connected to her room with no answer. So she was in transit, or asleep. I am as you might guess, a bundle of nerves right now.

Comment by Mondobubba on 04/27/2012 17:15:12
Quote by BobR:
That looks like a painting.

Which makes me wonder....

How would Thomas Kinkade have painted that?



Badly!

Comment by Scoopster on 04/27/2012 17:18:25
Quote by Mondobubba:
Oh, Bother! Momma Mondo is in the hospital. She was having what might have been having a heart attack, but that seems to have been ruled out. I called, and got put throught the ICU (!), but the nurse told me she had been moved to the third floor. This tells me she had just been moved before I called. I got connected to her room with no answer. So she was in transit, or asleep. I am as you might guess, a bundle of nerves right now.

Hang in there!! ~~~~~~~~~ Healing vibes for Momma Mondo! ~~~~~~~~~

Comment by BobR on 04/27/2012 17:20:06
Quote by Mondobubba:
Oh, Bother! Momma Mondo is in the hospital. She was having what might have been having a heart attack, but that seems to have been ruled out. I called, and got put throught the ICU (!), but the nurse told me she had been moved to the third floor. This tells me she had just been moved before I called. I got connected to her room with no answer. So she was in transit, or asleep. I am as you might guess, a bundle of nerves right now.

If they moved her from ICU, that seems like a good sign.

Comment by Mondobubba on 04/27/2012 17:26:42
Just spoke with Momma Mondo, she is fine. They are cutting her loose tomorrow. A bit of idiopathic a-fib. I am back down to threat level green.

Comment by livingonli on 04/27/2012 17:27:32
Good day, folks. It was nuts last night between the Ranger game (they advanced to the second round to face the Capitals) followed by a 1 hour 20 minute post-game show to get us to the Giants draft pick show which was brutal because they didn't check in with TOC and the audio was extremely low and the producer couldn't factor the delay in the feed in counting to break and the 38-minute pre-fed Knicks post-game which took an hour and a half to put together because they were waiting for the schedule against the Heat to be released by the NBA. And then there was the Devils game that went to double-overtime so that they could advance to go face the Flyers.

Comment by wickedpam on 04/27/2012 17:59:33
Quote by Mondobubba:
Just spoke with Momma Mondo, she is fine. They are cutting her loose tomorrow. A bit of idiopathic a-fib. I am back down to threat level green.



that's good to hear!

Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 18:26:03
Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 18:26:50
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Just spoke with Momma Mondo, she is fine. They are cutting her loose tomorrow. A bit of idiopathic a-fib. I am back down to threat level green.



that's good to hear!
VERY good to hear.




Comment by wickedpam on 04/27/2012 18:27:24


never seen him before. Don't go around manassas park much, in fact only thing I do is drive through that area

Comment by Mondobubba on 04/27/2012 18:28:15
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Just spoke with Momma Mondo, she is fine. They are cutting her loose tomorrow. A bit of idiopathic a-fib. I am back down to threat level green.



that's good to hear!



It was a very axienty ridden 20 minutes!

Comment by Scoopster on 04/27/2012 18:29:28
Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 18:35:36
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Glee Bus -

Disco epi - fun! Loved Boogie Shoes
Whitney epi - sad but kind of a throw away.

need more Coach Bieste, Sue and the swim coach. I never thought I would enjoy Nene Leaks on the show as much as I like her show downs with Sue
Yes, more black sue and original recipe Sue!

But mostly more Bieste!

I think next week is going to be really interesting.



That made me laugh out loud in the previews
When I first saw her on the show I was like:
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj149/doyle755/tumblr_lm572brFgp1qii6tmo1_250.gif


But now It's more like this:
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2156f33e01r45xnq.gif



(total HT to my new favorite website)

Comment by Raine on 04/27/2012 18:38:56
This is actually one political book I'd like to read. He was on the Daily show last night, it was a very good interview.


Comment by wickedpam on 04/27/2012 18:39:18
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Glee Bus -

Disco epi - fun! Loved Boogie Shoes
Whitney epi - sad but kind of a throw away.

need more Coach Bieste, Sue and the swim coach. I never thought I would enjoy Nene Leaks on the show as much as I like her show downs with Sue
Yes, more black sue and original recipe Sue!

But mostly more Bieste!

I think next week is going to be really interesting.



That made me laugh out loud in the previews
When I first saw her on the show I was like:
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj149/doyle755/tumblr_lm572brFgp1qii6tmo1_250.gif


But now It's more like this:
http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2156f33e01r45xnq.gif



(total HT to my new favorite website)


OMG that's hysterical!


Comment by livingonli on 04/27/2012 19:31:31
Off to the salt mine. Nothing live tonight so it should be quiet.

Comment by Scoopster on 04/27/2012 19:46:38
ugh one more hour, and I'm sooo tired right now. I think I'm gettin' a cold too I got that tingle in the back of my sinuses.

There's only one thing to do then - RIBS AND BEER!

Comment by BobR on 04/27/2012 19:50:45
Quote by Scoopster:
ugh one more hour, and I'm sooo tired right now. I think I'm gettin' a cold too I got that tingle in the back of my sinuses.

There's only one thing to do then - RIBS AND BEER!



Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/27/2012 21:46:14
Quote by Mondobubba:
I Mondo apologize for the alarmingly large image of Governor Penis Head.


Happy Fridee! And you should never apologize for a large penis.

Hope all you freedom fighters are doing well. Will try to visit more often. Busy busy.

Busy is busy.

Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/27/2012 21:47:56
Good to hear Mommy Mondo is on the mend.

Comment by Mondobubba on 04/27/2012 21:48:51
Quote by IzzyBitz:
Quote by Mondobubba:
I Mondo apologize for the alarmingly large image of Governor Penis Head.


Happy Fridee! And you should never apologize for a large penis.

Hope all you freedom fighters are doing well. Will try to visit more often. Busy busy.

Busy is busy.



Oh it wasn't a large penis, Izzy. It was the creepy official photo of Rick Scott. And yes I need to apolgize for him.

Comment by IzzyBitz on 04/27/2012 22:09:28
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by IzzyBitz:
Quote by Mondobubba:
I Mondo apologize for the alarmingly large image of Governor Penis Head.


Happy Fridee! And you should never apologize for a large penis.

Hope all you freedom fighters are doing well. Will try to visit more often. Busy busy.

Busy is busy.



Oh it wasn't a large penis, Izzy. It was the creepy official photo of Rick Scott. And yes I need to apolgize for him.


Florida really hits the runny crap lottery where politicians are concerned. Our state is filled with horrifying mayors. At least Arnold is back to banging nannies and leaving us alone.

Comment by TriSec on 04/28/2012 01:23:37


Mmmmm...I can drive there in 15 minutes. Pass.