Darrell Issa (R-Twilight Zone) has a nose that just keeps growing. He got four more Pinocchios from the Washington Post Fact Checker just the other day. Maybe someone is keeping a running total for this liar.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Saturday, February 22, 2014
GOP Obamacare Follies
Isn't it amazing that every GOP anecdotal Obamacare horror story seems to get debunked as soon as a (responsible) journalist looks into it at any depth? The problem is that responsible journalists have become a rare breed.
Gap Stores Raising Miniumum Wage on Their Own
There are several places I try to avoid shopping at for a variety of reasons (Walmart, Amazon, Lowe's, et al). Well, Gap (as well as their Old Navy and Banana Republic stores) has just been added to the list of places I will try to shop at even more, because of this. Way to go Gap!
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Did You Know?
- Illegal border crossings are at the lowest level in decades. (http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/13/politics/fact-check-immigration/)
- Abortions have decreased since Obama took office. (http://www.guttmacher.org/media/nr/2014/02/03/index.html)
- The crime rate is at its lowest in decades. (http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/06/11/12170947-fbi-violent-crime-rates-in-the-us-drop-approach-historic-lows?lite)
- Osama Bin Laden is dead.
- The Dow Industrial Average has just about doubled since Obama's first inaugural. (By contrast, it went down more than 20% under George W. Bush.)
- Medical inflation is at its lowest since the 60s. (http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323342404579081312680485476)
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
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