That goes double if you're a black woman with boobs.
The retirement of Independent Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman will remove from Capitol Hill a powerful proponent for robust Pentagon spending and weapons programs [...] “The defense industry is losing one of its biggest cheerleaders on Capitol Hill,” Brian said. “Taxpayers expect their members of Congress to provide aggressive oversight of defense spending, but Sen. Lieberman more often played the role of caddy to the defense industry, rather than watchdog.” United Technologies has donated more to Lieberman during his political career than any other company, individual or political group, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The firm has donated over $250,000 to Lieberman’s coffers since 1998.
The retirement of Independent Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman will remove from Capitol Hill a powerful proponent for robust Pentagon spending and weapons programs [...]
“The defense industry is losing one of its biggest cheerleaders on Capitol Hill,” Brian said. “Taxpayers expect their members of Congress to provide aggressive oversight of defense spending, but Sen. Lieberman more often played the role of caddy to the defense industry, rather than watchdog.”
United Technologies has donated more to Lieberman during his political career than any other company, individual or political group, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The firm has donated over $250,000 to Lieberman’s coffers since 1998.
Any Democrat who thinks that the Republicans will not run "independent" expenditure ads against them for cutting social security are delusional. The senior vote is the GOP's most reliable age demographic at the moment, what with that strange man in the White House slashing Medicare and all.
Do Democrats still believe voters give a rat's ass about deficits? As Digby and others note, the GOP campaign in 2010 was really about cutting Medicare, since the health care law cut the immensely wasteful Medicare Advantage program. Suddenly, small-government Republicans were ALL about throwing more taxpayer dollars at a genuinely wasteful government program. As cynical as it was, seniors bought it and turned out big for the GOP. Republicans will do the exact same thing in 2012 if Democrats go anywhere near Social Security. Republicans may hate Social Security, but they'll happily run hypocritical ads embracing it in order to win the next election.
Sounds about right.
Gov. Pat Quinn and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker have placed their bets on Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers, and the loser will have to volunteer at a food pantry in the winner’s state. To add insult to injury, the loser will have to wear a t-shirt featuring the winning team, as well as fly the team’s flag in the governor’s office on the day before the Super Bowl. Of course, both politicians already are declaring victory. “I am sure Governor Walker will look great in blue and orange,” Quinn said in a statement today. “Bear down, Chicago Bears.”
Gov. Pat Quinn and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker have placed their bets on Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers, and the loser will have to volunteer at a food pantry in the winner’s state.
To add insult to injury, the loser will have to wear a t-shirt featuring the winning team, as well as fly the team’s flag in the governor’s office on the day before the Super Bowl.
Of course, both politicians already are declaring victory.
“I am sure Governor Walker will look great in blue and orange,” Quinn said in a statement today. “Bear down, Chicago Bears.”
Epic. Just epic.
In fact, this Sunday's game is much bigger than even the Super Bowl. Nothing can ever top beating the Packers in a conference championship. In fact, the two teams haven't even met in a playoff game for over 70 years.
Sorry Jets and Steelers fans, but this is the game of the year.