Since Vice President Biden decided to compare the GOP to rape apologists, Lets look into the word a little deeper shall we? 

rape
4. an act of plunder, violent seizure, or abuse; despoliation; violation: the rape of the countryside.

By that very definition, the refusal to cut the deficit is raping future generations. Why wont the democrats think of the children?

NCAA tournament a boom

or

NCAA tournament a bust

...are doomed to repeat it. We didnt help the Iraqi People finish off Saddam in the first gulf war, now we have failed to help the Libyan people overthrow Gaddafi.

In both cases we would have actually bolstered our standing with the people of the region, helping them when they wanted our help, instead we sit on the sideline (or in the case of Iraq, not finish the job) which will come to bite us in the future.

For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these [are] the beginnings of sorrows. 

Mark 13:8

"The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury.” - George Washington

DA backs requiring prescription for pseudoephedrine

Once again, our benevolent dictators believe that in order to cut down on the 300 or so meth labs discovered each year, they need to make it as inconvenient as possible for the remaining 3.5 million people in Oklahoma that do not break the law... I'm guessing some doctor's group has been lobbying for this so it would require an office visit, and thus more $$$.