Dick Deadeye

Dick Deadeye is a sailor in the Gilbert and Sullivan opera HMS Pinafore. He has such a bad name and is so ugly that whatever he says, everyone takes the opposite view. He could say the sun is yellow and get an argument from the rest of the crew.

I bet President Obama feels like Dick Deadeye. Seems like any time he supports a Republican idea, the Republicans immediately hate that idea.

Wait, maybe this is more like Steve Martin in The Jerk when that crazy guy picks him randomly out of the phonebook and starts shooting at him at the gas station where he works. As the guy continues to shoot, Steve hides behind some oil cans but then figures out "he hates those cans!"

No, the Repubs don't disklike their own ideas, they don't want to see anything the President does succeed. Isn't that horrible? Putting politics over the good of the country, especially during this long long recession is unpatriotic. Whatever happened to 'Country First'?

If I did this, I'd be in prison

Here's a 60 Minutes documentary about banks FORGING mortgage documents.  In this video, people admit to signing or notarizing documents they knew were false.  The banks used these to back up their foreclosures on toxic loans when the house of cards fell and they didn't have the paperwork. 

If you or I did this, we'd be in prison so fast.  But is anyone being even investigated by someone other than CBS?  
(I apologige that there are probably ads before the clip)

60 Minutes Video

In this environment, rich people and powerful corporations ALWAYS do just fine, no matter what happens with taxes or governments.

Here's a little gallows humor from the Daily Show -

Daily Show Video