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

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 5 months ago

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D) has backed off his stated plan to probe ACORN for illegal actions. He claims "the powers that be" forced him to drop the probe picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

President Barack Obama cited his own long struggle to quit the cigarettes he took up as a teenager as he signed the nation's strongest-ever anti-smoking bill Monday and praised it for providing critically needed protections for future generations. picked by bingo 5 months ago

Just because you don’t enjoy reading a good book, doesn’t mean there aren’t many other uses for all of those books piled up in the attic. picked by Bornbad 1 year 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

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

What will life be like when people stop reading? Reading for pleasure seems to be a fast downslide, not just in America but world-wide. It is even more alarming that it appears that it isn't just a loss of will to read, but a loss of reading ability. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

It seems Obama is getting quite the momentum. Perhaps we will see Bill on his cabinet after all. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

Problem, how do you get children, especially minority children to read? Not sure the best method, but this video running on Black Entertainment Television that teaches kids to read "Not a sports page, not a magazine, but a book n****r, a f**kin’ book n****r" is probably not it. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

It didn't take long to run into an "uh-oh" moment when reading the House's "health care for all Americans" bill. Right there on Page 16 is a provision making individual private medical insurance illegal. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Ten Thousand Cents" is a digital artwork that creates a representation of a $100 bill. Thousands of individuals working in isolation from one another painted a tiny part of the bill without knowledge of the overall task. Workers were paid one cent each via Amazon's Mechanical Turk distributed labor tool. Site also has a video with all 10,000 parts being drawn simultaneously. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

If you like to read, here’s “Thumb Thing” you must have! Simply put the Thumb Thing on your thumb and pick up a book; the two wings will hold the pages open more easily than if you just used your hand, making reading more comfortable. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The Obama campaign announced the giveaway moments before the former presidents speech drawing many of the attendees away.

"I was leaning toward Obama, but this sealed the deal for sure," one student said. picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

Yes, you read right. They sent her a letter (with a 42 cent stamp) threatening to put a lien on her house (and a $48 penalty) if she did not pay up the delinquent amount of $0.01 from her water bill. Why it was not just tacked on the the next bill is not explained.

Maybe she should hire the One Red Paperclip guy as her accountant. picked by Moe 1 year ago

Why, ask many Democrats and media commentators, won’t Hillary Rodham Clinton see the long odds against her, put her own ambitions aside, and gracefully embrace Barack Obama as the inevitable Democratic nominee?

Here is why: She and Bill Clinton both devoutly believe that Obama’s likely victory is a disaster-in-waiting. Naive Democrats just don’t see it. picked by 1thirteen3 2 years ago

Politician presents a bill for approval of the congress.
Very clear bill and totally worth the tax payer's money ;oP picked by marinuse 2 years ago

Update to this story:


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 10 months ago

A news report says a burglar who broke into a house claims he was held captive by a "supernatural figure" for three days without food and water. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

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 4 weeks ago