Author: Stable Genius

I am the very model of a Stable Genius Liberal.

Under Fire, Top Dem Leaves Ethics Post

Rep. Alan Mollohan (D-WV) is stepping down from his post as Ranking Member on the House ethics committee, Roll Call’s John Bresnahan reports this afternoon, quoting anonymous sources. From TPM Wanna know the difference between the Dems and the GOP? This is an excellent example. Here you have a scandal involving a top ranking Dem… Continue reading Under Fire, Top Dem Leaves Ethics Post

How Karl Rove is Going to Destroy the Republican Party

The upside for the Republican Party is that Karl Rove has had an excellent short term political strategy over the last six years. The downside is that it is a terrible long term strategy. I hope they enjoyed their “permanent majority” while it lasted. From The Huffington Post A really nice commentary that was nearly… Continue reading How Karl Rove is Going to Destroy the Republican Party

2005’s most appalling corporate tax giveaway

“It basically gave money to corporations in return for corporate contributions,” says Bob McIntyre, director of Citizens for Tax Justice. As for the law’s name, McIntyre says that Congress was “just kidding.” From Slate Notice how the GOP can’t think of a single way to stimulate the economy that doesn’t involve handing money out to… Continue reading 2005’s most appalling corporate tax giveaway

Phone-Jamming Records Point to White House

Key figures in a phone-jamming scheme designed to keep New Hampshire Democrats from voting in 2002 had regular contact with the White House and Republican Party as the plan was unfolding, phone records introduced in criminal court show. From Phone-Jamming Records Point to White House – Yahoo! News In the interest of being fair and… Continue reading Phone-Jamming Records Point to White House

economics

If you get your economic information from Brookings, you’re a Liberal. If you get your economic information from AEI you’re a conservative. If you get your economic information from Heritage you’re an idiot. I read Brookings, AEI and The Hoover Institution on a regular basis. I like to think of myself as being pretty comfortable… Continue reading economics

Saddam chose to deny inspectors

“I also saw a threat in Iraq. I was hoping to solve this problem diplomatically. That’s why I went to the [United Nations] Security Council; that’s why it was important to pass [Resolution] 1441, which was unanimously passed. And the world said, disarm, disclose, or face serious consequences – and therefore, we worked with the… Continue reading Saddam chose to deny inspectors

Hitler vs. Coulter

For this quiz I’ve replaced some of Hitler’s pro-Aryan and anti-Semitic language with the words, “America”, “Democrat”, “liberal”, and “the liberal media” to make the Coulter quotes a little more difficult to spot. Can you correctly attribute the following quotes? From Give Up Blog This is funny. I totally disagree with the method of argument… Continue reading Hitler vs. Coulter

DeLay Is Quitting Race and House

Representative Tom DeLay, the relentless Texan who helped lead House Republicans to power but became ensnared in a corruption scandal, has decided to leave Congress, House officials said Monday night. From New York Times Good bye and good riddance. The next majority you will preside over will be in prison

debt and stimulus

Bush supporters credit the President with cutting taxes (and, mumble mumble, boosting spending) in order to stimulate economic growth and dig us out of recession. “Works every time!” they say. Well, duh. Borrowing $1.9 trillion and injecting it into the economy should certainly provide some stimulus. The real question is: does the extra economic growth… Continue reading debt and stimulus