Lame.

Republican and Democratic leaders have agreed on a plan to raise the debt ceiling, President Obama announced Sunday night. The announcement arrives after months of intense closed-door negotiations, and just two days before the deadline set by the Treasury Department.Link

Suspend unilateral drone strikes.

President Barack Obama’s former intelligence chief said Friday that the U.S. should stop all unilateral drone attacks in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.Link

Boehner version of debt ceiling bill passes.

By a vote of 218 to 210, the House of Representatives has passed the version of debt ceiling legislation promoted by Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner.Link

Ron Paul is interviewed by a tard.

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U.S. wastes $34 billion..............

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has wasted some $34 billion on service contracts with the private sector in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a study being finalized for Congress.Link

Anti-Obama Rant.

Who doesn't love a good rant? We certainly do, and as usual, Steve Wynn, the CEO of casino company Wynn Resorts, delivered on his company's quarterly conference call today.Link

Bachmann; heavy pill use alleged.

n late July 2010, Rep. Michele Bachmann’s then-communications director, Dave Dziok, told his boss that he planned to take a new job with the public relations firm Edelman.Link

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Acres of Pot, Not Grapes.

Eastern Washington, with its dry climate and sun-soaked rolling fields, is ideal for growing wine grapes, and, apparently, marijuana. The DEA announced today that it had arrested 19 suspects who a grand jury says were part of a multistate pot-distribution ring based among the verdant vineyards of Yakima wine country.Link

Subsidizes for you to Eat.

In 2009, the federal government spent $12.3 billion in payments to America's farmers. The number was cause for celebration, and not only among the tractor and overall industries. $12.3 billion was nearly the lowest payment in the past decade, as high food prices surpassed the threshold for subsidies.Link

Legalize It.

I don't use marijuana, medical or otherwise. I don't plan to take it up. Still, like an increasing number of Americans, I am vehemently opposed to the war on drugs.Like

QE3.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that the central bank is prepared to provide additional stimulus if the economic lull persists.Link

Vladimir Putin Calls Bernanke A Hooligan.

Who would have thought that Ron Paul’s ideological ally in his quest to take down the Chairsatan would be none other than the Russian dictator-in-waiting (or rather, in actuality), Vladimir Putin.Link

Gold Isn’t Money.

Chairman Ben Bernanke faced-off with Fed-hating Representative Ron Paul during his monetary policy report to Congress on Wednesday. The head of the Fed was forced to respond to accusations of enriching already rich corporations while failing to help Main Street, while he was pushed on his views on gold. When asked whether gold is money, Bernanke flatly responded “No.”.Link

US viewed less favorably in Arab world.

The United States is viewed less favorably in much of the Arab world today than it was during the final year of the Bush administration, and President Obama is less popular in the region than Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to a poll released today by the Arab American Institute, a nonpartisan research and advocacy group.Link

Ron Paul not running for House reelection.

Ron Paul is setting up his third White House run to be his last act in politics. “Big news,” the Texas congressman wrote on his Facebook page Tuesday. “I have decided not to seek reelection for my House seat in 2012 and will focus all of my energy on winning the presidency.".Link

No Medical Value.

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency recently decreed that marijuana has no accepted medical use and should remain classified alongside heroin and cocaine as a dangerous and addictive drug.Link

US Jobs: How many ways to say ugly?......

There are bad economic reports. Then there are stunningly bad economic reports. Unfortunately we got the latter today. The U.S. economy — the world's largest — added only 18,000 jobs in June, the U.S. Labor Department reported. That's the smallest number in nine months. Most economists were expecting a gain of 105,000.Link

Ron Paul beats Gov. Rick Perry.

Ron Paul, the conservative congressman from Texas, beat the entire field of GOP presidential contenders in a poll conducted recently among "882 highly active Republican voters in Texas." Answering the simple question, "If the Texas Republican primary were held today, which presidential candidate would you be most likely to vote for?" 22% of those polled selected the 75-year-old affectionately known as Dr. No.Link

The Week of Lying Dangerously.......

There was a time when Barack Obama seemed more honest than Bill Clinton. While Slick Willie notoriously claimed he smoked pot but "didn't inhale," Obama candidly admitted, "When I was a kid, I inhaled frequently. That was the point.".Link

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225,000 dead, cost $4.4 trillion.

WASHINGTON — US wars launched since the attacks of September 11, 2001 have left 225,000 dead and cost up to $4.4 trillion, according to a new study by university researchers. The study published by Brown University this week focused on the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and counter-terrorism campaigns in Pakistan and Yemen, which came in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on the United States.Link

America's $3.7 trillion wars.

When President Obama announced that he would withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan by mid-2012, he cited the cost of the war as a factor in his decision. Rightly so: By the time the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan end, it's estimated they will have cost the U.S. trillions and trillions of dollars, according to "Costs of War," a research project conducted by Brown University. That's enough to cover California's total spending — estimated at $86 billion this year — for at least the next four decades. How does that money break down, and where is it going?.Link