- The GOP will balance the budget by cutting non-existent programs.
- Matt Bai: It's foolish to kick conservative Democrats out of the party, because without them, how could we have passed civil right legislation? Yes, well, funny story about conservative Democrats and civil rights legislation...
- Are Democratic senators whining to Joe Scarborough about how the president wasn't bipartisan enough? Yes, probably. I mean, these are senators we're talking about -- they're the whiniest people in the world.
Wednesday link dump: Fight the imaginary cuts
Misremembering the history of conservative Democrats, fantastical budget proposals, and whining to Morning Joe
By Alex Pareene
Published November 11, 2010 12:01AM (EST)
By Alex Pareene
Alex Pareene writes about politics for Salon and is the author of "The Rude Guide to Mitt." Email him at apareene@salon.com and follow him on Twitter @pareene
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