James Fallows: One Party Is The One To Blame For This “Crisis”

And here’s why…

Cato: Boehner Plan Doesn’t Cut Spending

The Cato Institute shows how John Boehner’s plan really doesn’t cut spending at all.

The “cuts” in the Boehner plan are only cuts from the CBO baseline, which is an assumed path of constantly rising spending. If Congress wanted to, it could require CBO to increase its “baseline” spending by, say, $5 trillion over the next decade. Then Boehner could claim that he was “cutting” spending by $5.9 trillion, even though his plan hadn’t changed. You can see that discretionary “cuts” against baselines don’t mean anything.

The way to make real spending cuts is to abolish programs and agencies. …

Good Samaritan, Shot While Feeding Formerly Homeless Man, Dies

Paris Powell and his pregnant wife shot while serving home-cooked meal to William Holloway (pictured)…

On Thursday’s Radio Show…

• What deficit problem? Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) argues that the U.S. does not currently have a budget crisis.

• Is it human nature to be generous? Andrew Delton, a postdoctoral scholar at UC-Santa Barbara, reveals the details of a new study which suggests we’re hard-wired to be giving.

• The Aug. 2nd deadline to raise the debt limit is approaching and the gridlock continues. Alan has the latest on the budget battle.…

Speaker Boehner To Wayward Republicans: Payback Is A Bitch

Disloyalty to John Boehner could cost Congressman Jim Jordan his seat…

Norway Shooter Bought High-Capacity Ammo Clips From The U.S.

Because he could.

Anders Behring Breivik wrote in a 1,500-page manifesto that he bought 10 30-round ammunition clips for his .223 caliber rifle from an undisclosed, small U.S. supplier, which had acquired the clips from other suppliers. Norway forbids the sale of clips for hunting rifles that hold more than three bullets…

The sale or transfer of high-capacity gun clips containing more than 10 bullets were illegal in the United States under the 1994 assault weapons ban, but the legislation expired in 2004. After Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) was critically shot and six others killed during the January shootings outside …

Promoting “Made In America” Newt Gingrich Finds Out His T-Shirts Are Made In El Salvador

Submitted by Ron

Newt Gingrich was stunned while holding up one of his campaign t-shirts for ABC News, to find out it is a product of El Salvador.

An ABC News producer asked Gingrich to hold up one of his campaign T-shirts for the camera and he probably now wishes he hadn’t followed her instructions.

“A lot of what you’re talking about is about taking America back to America,” the ABC News producer explained. “We asked for T-shirts to be sent to us and they were made in America. I just picked up that one and it was made in …

Glenn Greenwald: Norway’s Response To Terrorism Un-American, And That’s Good

PM Jens Stoltenberg calls for “more democracy, more openness and greater political participation.” …

With Fewer Doctors Available In Many Areas–Abortion Via Computer

Instead of having to travel hundreds of miles, women can now get help via telemedicine.

A woman seeking an abortion via telemedicine has an ultrasound performed by a trained technician, receives information about medical abortion and signs a standard informed consent for the abortion.

Once that is complete, a physician steps in via teleconference. The doctor reviews the woman’s medical history and ultrasound images, and once it is determined that she is eligible — up to nine weeks pregnant and not an ectopic pregnancy — she has time to ask questions.

Then, the doctor enters a computer passcode to …

Michele Bachmann Won’t Answer About Ex-Gay Therapy: My Clinics “Are Not Running For The Presidency”

At the National Press Club, Rep. Michele Bachman ducked a question about whether the clinic she co-owns urges patients to “pray away the gay.”

BACHMANN: I’m running for the presidency of the United States. My husband is not running for the presidency, neither are my children, neither is our business, neither is our foster children and I’m more than happy to stand for questions on running for the presidency of the United States.

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Republican Family Values: Rep. Joe Walsh Sued By Ex-Wife For Child Support

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Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh brags about how he’s trying to ” fight this president and fight the Democrats” on fiscal issues . Yet, he owes $117,437 in child support to his ex-wife and three children.  Walsh claims he failed to make the payments because he had “no money.” Asked by CNN about this, he says makes him just like an average American.

“I know that story just broke, and it’s interesting that it just broke right now as I’m out there trying my best to fight this President and fight the Democrats and solve this debt crisis. …