U.S. Politics

[AlioTheFool]

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/02/11/3277961/republicans-clean-debt-ceiling/

Maybe I misunderstood the point of the tweets I saw this morning. That's good news. I was really tiring of the GOP holding the country hostage.

[dcm1602]

Yeah republicans and that freaking Obamacare holding this country hostage.

What were they thinking?

Those morons

[Badger]

Posting this here instead of the 4:20 thread.

http://blumenauer.house.gov/images/stories/2014/02-12-14%20Blumenauer%20Rescheduling%20Letter.pdf

[Badger]

http://www.thewrap.com/daily-show-exposes-172-million-federal-penis-pump-spending-video/

“Daily Show” correspondent Samantha Bee has uncovered a small double standard: While Obamacare critics object to its covering contraception for women, no lawmakers have attacked $172 million in Medicare spending on penis pumps.

Penis pumps, which are vacuum tubes that help men attain erections, cost the government $360 each, according to Ilyse Hogue, president of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League. Medicare spent $172 million on penis pump claims from 2006 to 2011, NBC News reported.

[Fenwyr]

http://www.thewrap.com/daily-show-exposes-172-million-federal-penis-pump-spending-video/

That was such a great bit.  The hypocrisy is out of bounds.  Sam Bee always delivers.

EDIT:  And no, I wouldn't need a penis pump to hit it.

[dcm1602]

http://www.thewrap.com/daily-show-exposes-172-million-federal-penis-pump-spending-video/

Not that I really give a excrement about the issue. But I'm willing to guess the money they spent on contraception over that time period is extremely like to be in the multiple billions.

[Badger]

Not that I really give a excrement about the issue. But I'm willing to guess the money they spent on contraception over that time period is extremely like to be in the multiple billions.

Money well spent.

[dcm1602]

Money well spent.

Excellent point

[Tommy]

It's in the country's best interest that people who can't afford to raise kids don't have kids.

[Johnny English]

It's in the country's best interest that people who can't afford to raise kids don't have kids.

If we're going to get into economic selection then I have a few other criteria I think should be included as well.

[dcm1602]

If we're going to get into economic selection then I have a few other criteria I think should be included as well.

No fatties either. Good call

[Johnny English]

No fatties either. Good call

Tightly regulated number of gingers as well.

[Ignatius J Reilly]

Watch all of these.  All of them.  So hilariously done.  Especially the ones about children:

http://youtu.be/PulUKsICY9o

[Badger]

http://bedford.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/ny-joins-pact-to-elect-presidents-by-popular-vote

Do ittttt

[ons]

http://bedford.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/ny-joins-pact-to-elect-presidents-by-popular-vote

Do ittttt

It's almost hard to imagine swing states not being a thing anymore.