Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD that the speaker will not allow the final language of the health care to be posted online for 72 hours before bringing the bill to a vote on the House floor, despite her September 24 statement that she was "absolutely" committed to doing so. picked by shuallyo 2 days ago

A guy stops off at his local Taco Bell after work and decides to pay with a $2 bill instead of a $50 to make things easier for the cashier.

Hilarity and Asshatery ensue. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

They may skim it, but Harry Reid refuses to allow a week to pass so that all the public can review the bill - much as they did with the stimulus bill. All this despite the promise Obama of a 5-day wait before any bill was signed into law. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

A woman decided to go to jail rather than pay her bill at a Fort Pierce Waffle House restaurant. The total she went to jail over: $7.45. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

With the public’s trust in his handling of health care tanking (50%-44% of Americans disapprove), the White House has launched a new phase of its strategy designed to pass Obamacare: all Obama, all the time. As part of that effort, Obama hosted a conference call with leftist bloggers urging them to pressure Congress to pass his health plan as soon as possible. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Here's a collection of rare early Bill "Calvin and Hobbes" Watterson's toons from The Kenyon Collegian, his college paper from Kenyon, Ohio. They're a little edgier than the Calvin and Hobbes strips (but not as funny) picked by titojuante 2 years ago

The bill is still laden down with billions of pork and very little of it will actually create jobs or even help the economy (likely the opposite) but at least they cut out some tiny amount of waste. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

"The end of Free Speech in America has arrived at our doorstep. It's a new law called the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and it is worded in a clever way that could allow the U.S. government to arrest and incarcerate any individual who speaks out against the Bush Administration, the war on Iraq, the Department of Homeland Security or any government agency (inc... read full post picked by tvirus 2 years ago

Public pressure has forced a Sydney gallery to cancel the opening night of an exhibition featuring photographs of naked 12 and 13 year olds just before the doors were due to open. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The cops got a call that the man was rampaging around his house and breaking windows. When they arrived, the man had fled, taking bottles of pills with him. The sheriff contacted Verizon to ask them to turn the man's cellphone service on so they could track his signal, but the operator said the missing man's bill had to be paid first... picked by bingo 6 months ago

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House Republicans managed Wednesday to defeat the so-called "DTV delay" bill—and that means that the planned Feb. 17 date for the digital TV transition is still on. picked by cmgoings 9 months ago

Mr. Strizki's monthly utility bill is zero – he's off the power grid – and his system creates no carbon-dioxide emissions. picked by Neiako 3 years ago