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GOP dodges Medicare reform

While the nation remains conveniently distracted by a barrage of punditry on the UBL killing and mission details, I’m reminded of the old saying… watch my left hand whilst I pick your pocket with my right. Thus the haps as, quietly and without fanfare, the Republicans decided to forego penning any any Medicare legislative reform on Thursday. House Ways and Means Chair, David Camp, confirmed that despite Ryan budget passage and promises, the House majority will offer up no bill because “it stands no chance of getting passed by the Democratic-led Senate.

Sunday Funnies

Mother’s Day Sunday Funnies

“Bin Laden was buried at sea. Or as Dick Cheney calls it, ‘the ultimate waterboarding.'” –Jay Leno

“Osama bin Laden is in the ocean. How ironic. Once again surrounded by seals.” –Jay Leno

“They said bin Laden’s wife tried to shield bin Laden with her body. And today Moammar Gadhafi said to his wife, ‘Hey honey, did you see what bin Laden’s wife Susan did? It was pretty cool, don’t you think honey?'” –Jay Leno

“The White House says there’s no chance they’ll release the death photos. Unless Obama starts to slip in the polls.” –Jay Leno

“In a stunning flip-flop, the White House says it will not release the photo of bin Laden. Now we have to wait for Donald Trump to force them to release it.” –Jay Leno

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Obama spikes the football [Reader Post]

“we don’t need to spike the football,” said Barack Obama in regard to the assassination of Osama Bin Laden. Then Obama went out and spiked the football at Ground Zero and elsewhere.

Obama addressed the troops at Fort Campbell

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama, basking in U.S. public approval for the killing of Osama bin Laden, flew to a military base in Kentucky on Friday to thank special forces who carried out the deadly raid and led a rally filled with cheering troops.

As he rightly congratulated all those involved in the mission, Obama could not avoid the first person reference: