I am sure that had the tables been turned and a Democrat had done the same to Bush, the same decision would have been made.

Under those circumstances, the vote would have been unanimous. The Democrats always vote for anything the Republicans want.

Wilson: I'm sorry Obama lied!

Because after all, he did.

Unlovely,

You remind me of a child who spends all day digging through a pile of horse manure, thinking that if he digs long enough, he'll find a pony in there.

No amount of repeating that Obama lied about health care for illegal immigrants will make that statement true. That Obama was speaking the truth has been verified.

Time to find a new meme and a new shovel. And please, don't respond with either "ACORN!" or "socialist!"

Real criticism is welcome. Made up stuff gets old in a hurry. You can post that sort of thing over at WorldNetDaily. They eat it up over there.

What are you smoking? What does this have to do with Obama? Or ACORN?

And what is the Republican fascination with ACORN all about, anyway? ACORN is one of those terms that Republicans throw into the conversation ("socialism" is the other) that, through its very utterance, is supposed to render the entire conversation dead and buried with all parties conceding all points to the Republican in the room.

But what, I ask again, does this have to do with the breakup of the Beatles in 1970?

but the 95% bracket did lead to a number of high earners leaving the country. Would you work for 5%?

No, but neither would, or did, anyone else. 95% was the top tax rate, not the average tax rate. The members of the Beatles paid the same tax on the first, tenth or thousandth pound they earned each year as anyone else working in Britain.

I don't know where the 95% rate kicked in, but if it was at, say, £100,000 per year, then they only paid 95% on anything they earned in excess of that amount.

A high rate, to be sure, but the average rate they paid was probably half that, at most. Just a guess; those who actually know may feel free to offer correct figures.

Regardless, no one, Beatles or otherwise, was working for 5% of their earnings.

This will allow everyone to keep talking about how right Wilson is. Obama is a liar.

Except for the part about health care for illegals. He wasn't lying about that.

You can say so, if you like. You can even repeat it, over and over. It's still not true.

it's the dumbest name anyone has ever though up for himself/herself.

Nah, I once read about a guy who legally changed his name to "Hi Hitler."

Now that's dumb.

...I wasn't aware that she'd done anything noteworthy since Juno. That's what I get for not watching Entertainment Tonight more often, I guess.

Wilson...spoke truth to power. Good for him.

Yeah, except for the part where he accused the president of lying about health care for illegal immigrants on national television.

He got that part wrong.

You sit through so many dissemblings and outright fucking lies, you have to speak up.

Please list them, along with verifiable evidence showing that said statements are false.

We'll wait here.

his speech tonight will "make clear" that he sees it as "a means to an end, not an end in and of itself.

The White House line is, basically, we'll take it if we can, but we'll leave it if we have to.

By definition, a "a means to an end" is the method that gets you to the end. That pretty much makes it essential.

If my "end" is my place of work, then my "means" is my car. If the White House is willing to "leave it if you have to", then it's not a means to an end.

What happened to the guy who was elected last year?

Why become a Birther now? It's not as though she became loony just yesterday. She's been nuts for quite a while now.

...that it's been proven that black is white, up is down, global warming is really global cooling, gays are really straight and that the Earth is flat.

That's how it works in Sarah's imaginary world.

Is Bill Murray still on the show? He's funny.

They own the media, lock, stock and barrel.

if there were more republicans like olympia snowe

We probably wouldn't need Democrats.

Based on what I've seen so far this year, I'm not sure we need Democrats, anyway.

if there were more republicans like olympia snowe

We probably wouldn't need Democrats.

Based on what I've seen so far this year, I'm not sure we need Democrats, anyway.

They believe high political officials should be able to break the law -- commit felonies -- and be immunized from legal consequences.

Not true. They only believe that Republican officials should be able to break the law and be immune from legal consequences.

If Barack Obama so much as jaywalks, the David Broders of the world will be calling for impeachment.

...is to raise taxes to cover it. In an ideal world, this would be fine, since the taxes would offset the insurance premiums that people wouldn't be paying anymore.

Unfortunately, thanks to Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, we can no longer raise taxes for any reason. So, that leaves us with only one other way to pay for health care -

TAX CUTS!

Just kidding.

Then quit acting like George W. Bush II when it comes to civil liberties. Grow a spine. Act like a leader.