Frescoed virtues painted in wet plaster
stare down from mural walls, while moldy vices tear
asunder culture’s fabric; thus our claim
for competent, just leaders dissipates, and the worm
of greed permeates our politicians’ work
as they pretend that we possess control.
Illusion that citizens retain control
allows puppets to artfully plaster
over their real design with pandering work.
Not having the decency to [...]

Yesterday, I attended the Atlanta Tea Party along with hundreds of other Americans. It was a great turnout considering the short time people had to promote the event and a torrential downpour that drenched all in attendance.
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Emcee’d by Jenny Beth Martin, Eric Von Haessler of The Regular Guys on Rock100.5 kicked off the [...]

Why do you think woman hate RUSH?

What team will Vick play for next? I say Detroit or Miami?
FOX-(AP) – Imprisoned NFL star Michael Vick will be allowed to serve the last two months of his sentence under home confinement because there is no room at a halfway house for him, a government official told The Associated Press Thursday.
Vick is serving [...]

He has always been good on spending!
TheHill-Rep. Jeff Flake’s (R-Ariz.) latest attempt to highlight the corruptive powers of earmarks drew wide support among Republicans and convinced a handful of Democrats to cross the aisle, but ultimately died on the House floor.
Democratic leaders were successful in tabling Flake’s measure, essentially killing the bill that would have [...]

Will this happen?
NPR-President Barack Obama’s first budget will seek $634 billion over 10 years as a down payment on health care reform — a little more than half what it may ultimately cost to provide every American with medical coverage. The budget also proposes a mix of tax cuts for the middle class and tax [...]

Should this be against the law?
ATLANTA (AP) — Joining the Final Exit Network costs $50, and the privileges of membership include this: When you’re ready to die, the organization will send two “exit guides” to show you how to suffocate yourself using helium tanks and a plastic hood. The Georgia-based organization says it is providing [...]

Will this hurt or help the GOP?

Has Bunning lost it?
The HILL-Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he would sue the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) if it recruited a primary challenger against him.
Bunning also took a swing at NRSC Chairman John Cornyn during a conference call with reporters, questioning the Texas senator’s honesty.
Bunning has been at odds with the Senate [...]

Pelosi questions Obama’s Iraq plan?
Politico-As we reported earlier, Nancy Pelosi told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow tonight that she wants a small residual force left in Iraq — less than half of the 50,000 troops Obama’s team is said to be considering.
If Pelosi pushes the point, it could set up the first significant policy dispute (aside from [...]

Who is right?
H-Florida unemployment compensation benefits are increasing by $25 a week due to federal stimulus funding.
The higher rate went into effect Sunday under an agreement that Gov. Charlie Crist signed with the U.S. Department of Labor.
It’ll bring $345 million in federal money to Florida through the end of the calendar year.
Benefits are based on [...]

Is Rush on drugs?
LIMBAUGH: [T]he people on our side are really making a mistake if they go after Bobby Jindal on the basis of style. Because if you think — people on our side I’m talking to you — those of you who think Jindal was horrible, you think — in fact, I don’t ever [...]

Agree or disagree?
USA-Publicly funded family planning prevents nearly 2 million unintended pregnancies and more than 800,000 abortions in the United States each year, saving billions of dollars, according to new research intended to counter conservative objections to expanding the program.
The data are in a report being released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive-health think [...]

I agree!
(CNN) — The chairman of the New York Post, Rupert Murdoch, personally apologized Tuesday for an editorial cartoon published by the newspaper that drew charges of racism.
“Today I want to personally apologize to any reader who felt offended, and even insulted,” said the statement from Murdoch, who is also chairman and chief executive of [...]

Agree or disagree
HP-More than 2,000 employers laid off more than 50 workers each in January, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
One workplace, however, wasn’t on the list: the U.S. Congress.
A ten percent increase in the budget for Congressional operations was needed because Senate Republicans wanted to retain previous staff levels despite having lost roughly 20 [...]