Far Right Outraged At Sarah Palin For Supporting John McCain

Sarah Palin has said she’ll campaign for John McCain in his primary battle against Republican J.D. Hayworth. The “Draft Sarah 2012 Committee” is calling her a RINO.

She has now chose to align herself with several bad actors. What should this be called, the Rinoization of Sarah Palin. ... Read more »

She is certainly entitled to write a book and make money for her and her family, but other than what has she has done to support Republican and patriotic candidates. … Perhaps, Sarah was too busy talking to her agent about her Fox deal. Where the hell was Sarah?

Paul Streitz, …

Huffpo’s State Of The Union Drinking Game

If you do this, you probably won’t be in good shape for work in the morning.…

On Tuesday’s Radio Show…

• Alan explains why President Obama’s proposal for a spending freeze is off base.

• Does tea party organizer Jeff McQueen really want to split the USA in two? Alan asks McQueen if Americans should take his calls for revolution seriously.

• Dr. Wayne Dyer, whose Wishes Fulfilled will appear in movie theaters this Thursday, reveals how you can achieve your full potential.…

Con Who Videotaped ACORN Arrested By FBI; Charged In Plot To Tap Sen. Mary Landrieu’s Phones (Updated)

James O’Keefe, hailed as a hero by the right for secretly videotaping ACORN workers, is among four men arrested by the FBI for a plot to tap the phones of Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu.

FBI Special Agent Steven Rayes alleges that O’Keefe aided and abbetted two others, Joseph Basel and Robert Flanagan, who dressed up as employees of a telephone company and attempted to interfere with the office’s telephone system.

A witness from Landrieu’s staff said O’Keefe was present in the office and claimed to be “waiting for someone to arrive.”

O’Keefe is pictured here from the previous caper dressed …

Evan Bayh Beginning To Sound Like Sarah Palin; Maybe That’s Why He’s Polling Low

Bob Cesca has the comparisons between what the Indiana senator, who is struggling in the polls, is saying, and what the rhetoric of the former Alaska governor.

Bayh on Morning Joe:

“We’re gonna pursue a common sense path to get back on the right path.”

“Common sense solutions that show we’re in touch with ordinary Americans…”

Sarah Palin To Rush Limbaugh:

“But those common sense solutions there, especially with the cutting taxes on the job creators? That’s not even being discussed.”

“Not when there are common sense solutions to meeting health care challenges in our country… So lots of commonsense …

Consumer Confidence Highest Since September ’08

Consumer confidence in the US rose for third month in a row in January, posting the highest numbers since September 2008.

The Conference Board, an industry group, said its index of consumer attitudes rose to 55.9 in January from an upwardly revised 53.6 in December. * The median of forecasts from analysts polled by Reuters was for a January reading of 53.5. Forecasts ranged from 50.0 to 57.0. * The December reading was revised up from an original 52.9. * The expectations index rose to 76.5, the highest since October 2007, from December’s upwardly revised 75.9. The present situation index …

NM Senator Tom Udall Introduces Legislation That Could End The Filibuster

New Mexico Senator Tom Udall would like the Senate to vote on the filibuster, taking a majority vote on whether it stays or goes. (h/t Think Progress)

“We, as elected representatives, have a duty to our constituents. But partisan rancor and the Senate’s own incapacitating rules often prevent us from fulfilling that duty,” Udall said in his remarks on the floor of the Senate. “While I am convinced that our inability to function is our own fault, we have the authority within the Constitution to act.”

Udall said he was moved to act because of the large number …

What Obama Will Say In His State Of The Union Address

President Obama is planning some bold initiatives that he’ll explain in Wednesday’s State of the Union Address.

On the soaring federal deficit, Obama will announce on Wednesday that the budget blueprint he files next week will contain a “hard freeze” on discretionary spending that lasts through 2013, an effort his advisers liken to the fiscal discipline families impose on themselves every day.

The freeze will not apply to spending on national security or on the agencies charged with protecting it, and it affects roughly one-sixth of the federal budget.

Other plans include:

Imagine The Outtakes From A Clinton-Bush PSA

funny OR DIE does the parody, but the request for donations is real.

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On Monday’s Radio Show…

• Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has a message for fellow Democrats: If Republicans threaten to filibuster health care reform, “Make them filibuster!” He’ll join Alan to explain why it’s time to play hardball.

• Say what? Alan examines the tendency of conservatives to claim they didn’t say what they actually said.

• Think you can survive the cut? It’s Sudden Death Radio!…

President Obama To Diane Sawyer: “I’d Rather Be A Reallly Good One-Term President Than A Mediocre Two-Term President”

President Obama told Diane Sawyer, “I’d rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president.”

“You know, there is a tendency in Washington to believe our job description, of elected officials, is to get reelected. That’s not our job description,” Obama said. “Our job description is to solve problems and to help people.”

Seated across from Sawyer in the White House, the president added, “I don’t want to look back on my time here and say to myself all I was interested in was nurturing my own popularity.”

The president put his poll numbers in perspective.

“I …