The NYT Caucus blog reports that House Republicans, eager to distance themselves from their work damaging our country, unveiled a new election-year slogan:

It looks like Republicans will counter the Democratic push for change from the years of the Bush administration with their own pledge to deliver, drum roll please, "the change you deserve." The first element of the party agenda developed over the past few months by the leadership and select party members will focus on family issues.

"Through our "Change You Deserve" message and through our "American Families Agenda," House Republicans will continue our efforts to speak directly to an American public looking for leaders who will offer real solutions for the challenges they confront every day," said the memo prepared for lawmakers.

Turns out the phrase is taken. The prescription drug Effexor is used to treat "depression, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder in adults." Sold by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals using the slogan "The Change You Deserve."

Common side effects:

In clinical studies, the most common side effects with EFFEXOR XR (reported in at least 10% of patients and at least twice as often as with placebo) were constipation, dizziness, dry mouth, insomnia, loss of appetite, nausea, nervousness, sexual side effects, sleepiness, sweating, and weakness.

This is too easy.

Update [2008-5-12 18:14:3 by Josh Orton]: "D'oh!" --commenter 'spacemanspiff'

Hillary Clinton explodes at news of her imminent Downfall -- from inside her bunker!

At a recent Pennsylvania rally, Obama was quoted as saying:

If there is one thing......I can't.....stand for..,.. it's.......do..gs......and....bu....nny. ....rab....bits.

He's clearly pandering to cat owning elitists (that probably drink Chai Tea and shop at Trader Joes) here.  Snubbing good dog and bunny loving Americans is not a very American way to win an American election.

Hatred for God's most loving creatures is definitely going to hurt him in the GE, because you can't win an American election on cat owners votes alone, and beyond that, isn't an American president supposed to serve ALL pets, not just elitist pets.

I am currently an Obama supporter, but thinking of switching to Hillary because I can not abide his hatred for all things innocent and small.  Actually, I just switched in the space between sentences.  

GO HILLARY!!!

Swift Boad Kids for Truth is an online video parody created by 23/6.  They got attention last year for doing a video parody on Hillary.  So they did a couple more.  The last one, Hillary's "pantsuits".  

They turned their attention now to candidate Barack Obama.   Doing their first parody on his name and now their latest, on his drug use, "Snow Job".

In honor of McCain's commitment to neverending war and "billions for Iraq infrastructure, none for America" platform, I made a tribute video:

Since I see a bunch of "donate to Edwards" diaries (all pretty similar) I thought I would put one up for my main man Barack "The RAWK" Obama!

Campaigns cost money so please help out! I gave him $50 two weeks ago so I am tapped out particularly since I just bought the AC DC Bonfire box set (so excited!) but please help out!

Please go donate to www.barackobama.com !

I'm too lazy to add the "Obama is the only guys who will do this.." and "America is about to go down the crapper so please help elect Obama..." boilerplate but you've all seen it.

Anyone ever notice how most of the Republicans running for President do not hold current positions? They're unemployed! Does that mean anything? No! As George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan have proved, hard work is a vice. While they might not have jobs, while they might not have to vote or take stances on the pertinent issues in Congress or in their states, I can prove to you that each of them has been working tirelessly in the public service. And, just for clarification, by public service, you mean obvious self interest, right?