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Republicans Circulate Forged “Democratic” Document

It’s a forgery.  This is a new low.

Ashcroft Loses In Appeal Again

He’s being held personally responsible for holding people as “material witnesses” for the crime of being Arab in the US after 9/11. This is great legal news.

COBURN THREATENS CAREERS OF DEMOCRATS WHO VOTE FOR REFORM

Has to be seen to be believed. Coburn is actually promising he will block the hypothetical nominations of any Democrat who votes for health care reform, loses their Congressional seat, and then is given a Senate-confirmable appointment by Obama in the future. I’m sure that everyone on the Democratic side is quaking in their boots.

Multiple Subpoenas Served in Nevada Senator Bribery Investigation

This is going to end in criminal charges, Ensign broke tax laws, lobbying laws, and bribery laws by paying off the husband and the children of his mistress, while laundering the money through his parents. When a US Senator gets criminal charges (unless they beat them all), they are finished.

C-SPAN Completes Online Archive

Thus allowing me to link to this video with a great sense of satisfaction. One of the greatest entertainment moments of the last decade. This 90 minute show was so great that even Molly Ivins, the innocent bystander in the Franken-O’Reilly brawl, is well worth listening to.

CALL THESE HOUSE MEMBERS

This is the crunch time on health care. If this vote passes, the others ones are a piece of cake and there will be some form of health care reform in this country, and 31 million more people will be able to get health insurance. Here is the list of House members and their phones numbers and status. You should check it periodically for updates during the day because some members are announcing their yes vote as the day goes on and the pressure succeeds.

Rep. Jason Altmire 202-225-2565 will be voting yes
Rep. Brian Baird (202) 225-3536 Possible Yes–Call him!
Rep. Bart Gordon (202) 225-4231 Probable yes as well–call him!
Rep. John Boccieri (202) 225-3876
Rep. Brad Ellsworth (202) 225-4636
Rep. Baron Hill (202) 225-5315
Rep. Scott Murphy (202) 225-5614 Will be voting yes
Rep. Glenn Nye (202) 225-4215
Rep. John Tanner (202) 225-4714 Possible yes–call!
Rep. Suzanne Kosmas (202) 225-2706 Possible yes
Rep. John Adler (202) 225-4765 Says he’s a NO vote–push on him hard!
Rep. Lincoln Davis 202.225.6831
Rep. Jim Matheson (202) 225-3011
Rep. Harry Teague (202) 225-2365
Rep. Travis Childers (202) 225-4306
Rep. Jerry Costello (202) 225-5661 Undecided
Rep. Zack Space (202) 225-6265
Rep. Mike Doyle 202-225-2135
Rep. Michael Arcuri (202)225-3665
Rep. Chris Carney (202) 225-3731
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (202) 225-2315
Rep. Alan Mollohan (202) 225-4172
Rep. Dan Maffei (202) 225-3701
Rep. Bill Owens (202) 225-4611
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (202) 225-2611

WHAT THE FUCK

I don’t think that headline is bold enough for this story. Fuck you, Texas book board. And every single Texan who doesn’t personally do something about this, fuck you.UPDATE: All of us can help. Support this candidate and also this other candidate, both of whom are running to replace the FUCKING MANIACS WHO JUST BANNED THOMAS JEFFERSON FROM TEXAS HISTORY TEXTBOOKS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Secret Deal Allowed US Nuclear Weapons In Japan

After many years, the real history of how things were done begins official exposure. It’s a good thing that the journalist who tried to expose this during the Watergate era is alive to be vindicated. According to this story, his case is still in court after nearly 40 years.

PUT IT IN NEUTRAL

If you know anyone who has just about any model Toyota made since 2000, please remind them of this: if the accelerator acts up, put the car in neutral. Every Toyota model, gasoline or hybrid, allows you to do this while the car is running, even if the engine speed accelerates out of control. Dozens and dozens of people have avoided a crash by doing it. This guy, understandable, was afraid to do it. The result was quite frightening.

When the accelerator stuck, he said he weighed all his options. He feared turning the car off in the middle of traffic, expecting the steering wheel to lock. If he shifted into neutral, he worried that it would slip into reverse. The floor mat, he said, wasn’t interfering with the gas pedal.

“It was accelerating out of control. Period,” Sikes said.

Sikes said he had never had a problem with Toyota vehicles. But when his friend showed up this morning to take him to the dealer in a Prius, he hesitated. “It just felt funny,” he said. “I love Toyotas. I will not drive a Prius again.”

His fear of “going into reverse” led to a mistake that was very near fatal. He went some 30 miles at 90 miles per hour, pursued by the State Police and weaving through traffic. Toyota’s has hundreds of thousands of cars on the road in the U.S. that are still prone to sudden unintended acceleration. This includes cars that have already been recalled and “fixed,” in my opinion. The car at issue in this story was not even part of a recall, yet just read what happened with it and there are many other stories like it that involve cars not part of the recall. Just as importantly, the “fix” being applied by Toyota (replacing accelerator pedals and floor mats on some cars) is completely irrelevant to and ineffective at fixing the main problem.

Senate Health Care Bill Would Reduce Deficit By $118 Billion

It will save money, not “waste” it. Remember that the next time every single mainstream media outlet repeats the opposite without question, totally operating every single day on the presumption that the bill is “expensive.” It will actually cost the taxpayer more money to defeat the bill than to pass it.