FROM REP. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON: ‘I’ve never met a man that had the need for birth control.’

Really? Birth control is just for women?

The quote from White House Press Secretary Jay Carney regarding congressional efforts to overturn the HHS mandate could take days to unpack. As Yuval notes below, it’s an affront on several levels.

“Let’s be clear about what’s at stake,” said Carney. “The proposal being considered in the Senate applies to all employers — not just religious employers. And it isn’t limited to contraception. Any employer could restrict access to any service they say they object to. That is dangerous and it is wrong. . . .” (emphasis added).

An employer who doesn’t provide a (“free”) vending machine in the break room isn’t restricting employee access to soft drinks. An employer cafeteria that doesn’t serve (“free”) hamburgers isn’t restricting employee access to meat. An employer that doesn’t construct a (“free”) parking garage isn’t restricting employee access to parking. An employer that doesn’t maintain a (“free”) nursery on its premises isn’t restricting employee access to child care.

from NRO.

1.  Ohio State.  Quality schedule.  Knows what it takes to wi and how easy it can be to lose.

2.  Kentucky.  Big Teneleventwelve hater's favorite pick

3.  Kansas.  One of the toughestsched's in the country.

4.  <gasp>  Michigan State!

Round out the elite's with 'Cuse, Wisconsin, NC and Mizzou.

Indiana's pretty good too.  They still wearing those candy stiped pants?

 Wichita State's probably the best of the also-rans, and their sched is tougher than Ky's!

The MSM has been pretty consistant with its claims that there is no voter fraud going on in this country.  To them, there isn't.  Because voter fraud is what Rethuglicans do.  If Donks do it, it's just "setting things right."  But who are the victims of these fraud cases?

from NRO:

The trial is now in its third week. So far, prosecutors have presented 46 witnesses who have testified that their ballots were stolen. Who are these victims? According to the Times Union, they “have included public housing residents, college students, the semi-literate, a deaf man, the chronically ill and non-English speakers.”

Sounds a lot like vulnerable members of society, no?

All of them had ballots cast in their names in the 2009 Working Families party primary.

But pay no attention to this story. According to the New York Times, there is no such thing as voter fraud in the United States. After all, Troy is at least 150 miles outside of Midtown.

Y'all know how I fell about (do we sense a theme here?) minimum wage .... and here's yet another evesceration of the silliness, this time being practiced in New York.

 I have a post rumbling around in my head regarding POTUS over-reach, Obama, the left, Santorum, hatred, fear, Conservative...and the Oborus.  Maybe this w/e trip can get it into some kind of rational form.

so you'll understand why  I LOVED this article, debunking the "98% of Catholic women use birth control"

I guess "98% of Catholic women over 15 years old but under45 who are sexually active, not postpartum or pregnant or trying to get pregnant and a few other things" wasn't as catchy.

It applies in poker.

It applies in fantasy sports.

And it applies in politics.

So imagine my surprise this morning when White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lewwent on CNN and said:

"You can’t pass a budget in the Senate of the United States without 60 votes and you can’t get 60 votes without bipartisan support. So unless… unless Republicans are willing to work with Democrats in the Senate, Harry Reid is not going to be able to get a budget passed.”

Rules?  You can’t filibuster the budget. The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 stipulates that debate is automatically cut off after 50 hours of debate. At that point, a budget can be passed by a simple majority, 51 votes. Democrats currently hold 53 seats in the Senate. They can pass a budget on a simple party-line vote.

Shame on Lew for lying.  Shame on Monica Crowley for letting him get waway with it.  And same on the uneducated ignorant masses who will believe him.

D watches a show called "The Voice".  Four recording stars listen to a singer.  IF they went that singer on their team they punch a button, their chair spins around and they can SEE the singer.  If more than one "turns" the singer then selects which team they want to go with.  Each team has a dozen slots.

Here's the deal:  IF you're not 100% sure you want that person, you need to wait, because if you're the only one to select you're 100% likely to get the singer.

IF you're more than 50% sure you want the singer you should push as soon as someone ELSE selects - giving you at LEAST a 50/50 shot at someone you wanted at least 50/50.

IF two artists have turned the remaining artists probably should.  There's a screening procedure in place and most of the contestants are at least 50/50 shots. 

That sound about right?