Republicans Support Biggest Honkin' Tax Ever

By Zamboni

Okay, the bill is probably unconstitutional, but it sure was fun to see 85 House Republicans vote "yes" on taxing AIG's executive bonuses at the elephant-heart-stopping rate of 90 percent.

Even Minority Whip Eric Cantor voted for it! Maybe he and John Boehner talked beforehand and decided to cancel each others' votes out. Or maybe it was because Lawrence O'Donnell — to whom we send a big, admiring PURR — spanked and shamed him on today's edition of "Morning Joe." Poor L'il Eric couldn't complete a single sentence of his robotic Republican talking points, much to Joe Scarborough's chagrin.

Meanwhile, we GROWL at Republican Senators John Kyl and Lamar Alexander, who groused today that President Obama was doing too much — and should concentrate on the economy instead of appearing on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Thanks, John and Lamar, but we think President Obama is communicating with the American people, and he's focused just fine.