Month: December 2014

GOP to double-down on ‘voo-doo economics’ fantasy

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EddieMunsterThe GOP’s alleged boy genius and Ayn Rand fanboy, Rep. Paul Ryan, the “zombie eyed granny-starver” from Wisconsin, is taking over as the House Ways and Means Committee Chair in January.

The Flimflam Man of the GOP, as Paul Krugman dismissively calls him, is a true believer in the entirely disproved and discredited faith based supply-side “trickle down” GOP economics that George H.W. Bush back in the day correctly dismissed as “voo-doo economics.”

Ryan intends to double-down on “voo-doo economics” by using a lie to sell his destructive budget to the American people. This lie is something called “dynamic scoring.” Greg Sargent recently explained, GOP to double down on ‘voodoo’ economics?

For some time now, liberal writers have warned that a full GOP takeover of Congress will lead to a return of “voodoo” economics. The basic idea is that Republicans might use their clout to prevail upon budget scorekeepers to use “dynamic scoring,” which takes into account the macro-economic payoff in revenues in judging the impact of a tax proposal.

After dropping hints in this direction, Rep. Paul Ryan, the new chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, has now basically confirmed that this is the game plan.

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Conservatives want lots of room for error and fun in their young lives, none for the rest of us.

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By now you’ve probably heard about the spokeswoman for a GOP Congressman ranting on Facebook that Sasha and Malia Obama needed to show more class and stop dressing like they’re going to a bar. Also, too, they are not surrounded by “good role models”.

The rant went viral and Elizabeth Louten was blistered on social media over it. She apologized and ultimately resigned. That may seem harsh but in light of recent revelations of her own adolescent indiscretions, her resignation is looking more and more appropriate.

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Sen. John McCain wants to get the band back together

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Arizona’s angry old man, Sen. John McCain, the leader of the original Neocon Three Stooges with Sens. Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham, wants to get the band back together. The Washington Post reports, McCain tells White House he wants Lieberman for defense secretary: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, … Read more

Lawsuit filed to challenge CD 2 recount procedures (updated)

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VOTETucson attorney Bill Risner, an election integrity advocate who pursued Pima County and the Pima County Elections Department for years over the RTA bond election in Tucson, has filed a Special Action with the Arizona Supreme Court challenging the procedures to be followed in the CD 2 recount.

It is important to note that this lawsuit is not brought by the candidates, their representatives, or the political parties, but is an independent action by concerned electors.

A copy of the Special Action complaint (CV-14-0319) sans appendices (via AUDIT AZ) can be read Here (.pdf).

The Arizona Capitol Times (subscription required) reports, CD2 voters challenge recount procedures:

A collection of Pima and Cochise County voters sued Arizona’s top election official on Monday, claiming that the secretary of state’s planned method for conducting a recount in Congressional District 2 was in violation of state law.

The petition for special action filed with the Arizona Supreme Court asks for a delay of the recount, which was ordered earlier Monday by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge.

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Anatomy of Deceit, Part II: A Cowardly Writer Responds Through a Shill

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It seems my post, Anatomy of Deceit: American Enterprise Institute Analysis of CBO Study, hit a nerve with Mark Perry, the author of the American Enterprise Institute analysis that was the subject of the post.

Just for laughs, I emailed Perry a link to my post.

To my surprise, he responded, repeatedly.

First, he took offense that I attributed a set of mechanical calculations to him, rather than to the CBO. He demanded I correct the post, which I was happy to do. But the correction he demanded was trivial, and his demand was telling. He was adamant that I clarify it was CBO, not he, who had punched two sets of numbers into a calculator to derive a third set of numbers. If my post had not hit home, would he have made such a huge deal over a trivial inaccuracy? I doubt it.

Then, he had a shill write an obscenely long response, in the comment section. He emailed me twice to make sure I would post it, then, once it was posted, pressured me to respond. I suggested to him that the comment would have more credibility if it came from him, but he seemed uninterested in speaking for himself. Here’s the email chain between Perry and me:

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