“As Republicans, we promised in the pledge to America to cut $100 billion off of Obama’s plan. If we’re going to come back with less than that, we’ve got to come back with some policy riders to say look, I took less than $100 billion, but I’ve defunded Planned Parenthood or abortions in the District of Columbia.” [TPM]
Warning: Do not watch this video if you are pregnant, nursing, or prone to abusing house pets.
This morning’s contestant on America’s hottest new reality quiz show is Jack Cashill of WorldNetDaily, who has a pressing question: Who doctored the Barack Obama bench photo?
The bench is real. The grandparents are real. The wall behind them is real. Barack Obama is not. He has been conspicuously photoshopped in. Who did this and why remains as much a mystery as Obama’s extended stay in New York.
Actually, Barack Obama has been conspicuously photoshopped out, although, as Media Matters observes, the mouse-jockey forgot to remove his knee:

So, what is Dick Armey’s teabagging FreedomWorks bitching about these days?
Tell Your Representatives to Ratify Free Trade Agreements with Columbia, Panama and South Korea
Call Your Senator to Stop Higher Fees and New Restrictions on Debit Cards!
Fire Jim Rogers
Tell Your Senator to Vote YES on Save our States Act to Halt Implementation of ObamaCare
Wait, wait, wait — what was that third item?
Fire Jim Rogers
Jim Rogers? Who the fuck is Jim Rogers? An Obama czar? NPR exec? Dick Armey’s fluffer?



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