• February 13, 2012

health care debate

Watch maudlin narcissist Roland Burris read a “health care-themed” iteration of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” on the Senate floor. “We’ll clog up the Senate, they cried with a grin/And in the midterm elections, we’ll get voted in!” Chilling. Roland Burris will take two copies in his ark to the River Styx. [YouTube]

America’s economy has expanded for the first time in four quarters, presumably by exchanging the four quarters in for a dollar. [AP] An online anthology of song lyrics that do not quite merit away message status—”Twitter”—is America’s only successful business. [Reuters] Here is a linguistic Venn Diagram about the differences, similarities, and overlapping too-small-to-write-in sliver [...]

Now that the House is debating the Republican health care alternative, the sweeping “BonerCare” of ancient lore, it’s a good opportunity to share this amazing (and ominous — mostly ominous!) photograph from commenter “mollymcguire,” who actually lives in the Northern Marianas, as a sex slave who is currently getting railed by Tom DeLay or whatever [...]

Hello, Democratic Congressman from Florida Alan Grayson! We hear you have a few rather saucy remarks about the Republicans’ health care plan…… or lack thereof! Ha! Right though? Okay hit it, Mr. Man: “That’s right! The Republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick!” Caustic, that trademark Ocala, FL wit. [via Daily Intel]