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Many people are still trying to figure out what exactly Congress voted to do last week when they passed their fake budget. Kagro and Dave Dayen go back and forth here, here and here. But one thing is for certain: if procedural experts are still trying untangle what happened, there is no way 215 members of Congress knew what they were voting for at the time they cast their votes. I got this from a Hill staffer that evening: The real story on this thing is that Members were whipped on the rule before the leadership gave us specifics about...

Republicans are liars and manipulators. Dividers. Fear mongers. Smiling when they talk about war and grinning when they tell their lies and distort their record. Trying to impose their hateful morals on the rest of the world. Have you seen their platform? Have you listened to their speeches? These warmongers? These liars? Let's get some things straight: Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. Stop insinuating there is.  Where is Osama? Why are we in Iraq if Osama Bin Laden is free?  The 9/11 commission makes it very clear that Bush's administration ignored signs of a pending attack.  There are...