Quickies

-- I really need to brush up with what's happening in 'Sconsin

-- House Republicans passed $61 billion in spending cuts over the weekend.  About a million jobs are expected to be lost due to the cuts.  Luckily their insanity won't make it through the senate or survive a presidential veto.  It's a good thing Republicans are still a minority party and we really can't stress that enough.

--Tea Baggers in Massachusetts want that state to finance and arm a "defense force" to guard if from invasion.  Yes, I typed that correctly.  Tea Baggers in MA want the state to fund and arm a militia that will protect the State of Massachusetts from invasion.

-- When are we going to invade Libya?

-- Ever wonder where the budget deficits come from and how they were created?

• 37% comes from the business cycle (recession and lost revenue).
• 33% comes from Bush policies (tax cuts, huge expansion of Medicare, etc...)
• 20% comes from other Bush policies like the wars, TARP and other bailouts.
• 7% comes from President Obama policies like stimulus spending.
• 3% comes from President Obama's health care reform and energy spending.