NYT Plugs Obama as Eager to End D.C. ‘Dysfunction’ & Fighting ‘Hazardous’ Sequester

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Basking in the campaign-like trappings of Obama's White House press conference, reporter Jackie Calmes repeated in Wednesday's New York Times, the president's horror stories on the purportedly deep impact of mandatory budget cuts, known as the "sequester," that are scheduled to hit March 1: "Obama Tries to Turn Up Pressure on Republicans as Cutbacks Near."… Read more »

Why Was Jose Canseco Fighting With Bill Nye The Science Guy Over Gravity?

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Former baseball player and current meteor truther Jose Canseco has some interesting theories about gravity. He thinks that there wasn’t as much gravity in ancient times, which is why things were MUCH BIGGER back then. This carefully-though-out hypothesis led to a calm rebuttal by Bill Nye the Science Guy on why his theory is completely… Read more »

McCain and Graham prepare to quit fighting Hagel and move on to their next hissy fit

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BFFFs (best filibustering friends forever) John McCain and Lindsey Graham Republicans have gotten themselves into the history books by filibustering Chuck Hagel’s nomination for defense secretary, the first time a defense secretary nominee has ever been filibustered. But that show may be over soon: John McCain, the Republican spokesman on the Sunday morning talk shows… Read more »