Posts tagged “Steve King”

Unemployment Benefits: Fictions, Facts And Figures

Republicans in Congress have continued to hawk the myth of the fat lazy unemployed, living high on the hog off their extended unemployment benefits instead of lifting a finger to actually seek work, despite all the jobs out there. Here’s a random sampling: Sen. Richard Burr: The wrong thing to do is to automatically today [...]

The Courage of Rep. Steve King (IA)

Steve King is a master baiter. When it comes to race, that is. Appearing on G. Gordon Liddy’s radio show yesterday, he declared that President Barack Obama is a racist who “favors the black person”. Oh, and Rep. King is also offended by Attorney General Eric Holder: When you look at this administration, I’m offended [...]

“Oneness Of All Things” Awards

Funny how I wrote about The Oneness of All Things yesterday, and right away there was a slew of stories about Republicans demonstrating their proficiency at appreciating The Oneness of All Things. So today we bring you three performances that seem to deserve awards. First up, the most famous OB-GYN in the land today: On [...]