The Daily Show: Gaypocalypse Now

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Jon Stewart rips Sen. John McCain for moving the goalposts on DADT, using his own words against him. "McCain's like one of them Japanese soldiers living on Okinawa in 1949, still fighting because he doesn't realize the war ended a long time ago," Stewart said. "And, for some reason, even though he's … Read more

Foreclosuregate Update: Massachusetts to pursue recording fees from MERS

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Susie Madrak at crooksandliars.com has the latest development in the Foreclosuregate scandal. Showdown: Massachusetts Official To Pursue Mortgage Reassignment Fees From MERS: [N]o matter how much the politicians may try to cover up all the legal problems with MERS, this guy's right — and he's going to get that money: The gigantic … Read more

Through the looking glass of Beltway unreality

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Catfood Commission will vote today on deficit-reduction recommendations for which the commission has not drafted any legislative language, as it was tasked to do; and it will fail to achieve the requisite 14 votes needed for that non-existent legislative language to compel Congress to take up any of its recommendations; and … Read more

NY Times on Brewercare “death panels”: death by budget cut

Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Gov. Jan Brewer and her Brewercare "death panels" continue to garner national media attention, today the New York Times in this report, Arizona Cuts Financing for Transplant Patients: Even physicians with decades of experience telling patients that their lives are nearing an end are having difficulty discussing a potentially fatal condition that … Read more