Wednesday, February 05, 2014    Published Weekday Mornings   To see the full version of today's cartoon, click on the preview graphic of the cartoon (below the Commentary) to be taken to the full version in your favorite web browser. The CBO's Real Message   Official CBO Budget and Economic Outlook, 2014 to 2024 The Best Of The Bad Reporting On Obamacare, The CBO, And Jobs Steve Benen: Reality had a bad day at the office Erik Wemple: The media's massive revisions on CBO-Obamacare story Michael Hiltzik: Why the new CBO report on Obamacare is good news Greg Sargent: What the CBO report on Obamacare really found Truth About the 'Bailout'   CBO delivers welcome news to Obamacare backers Obamacare 'Bailout' Risk Corridors Could Earn Government Billions Government will pocket $8B profit from ObamaCare 'bailout' program, CBO says Jonathan Chait: CBO Confirms 'Obamacare Bailout' Does Not Exist; House Republicans Demand Its Repeal Anyway The CBO Truth About Jobs   Conservatives push misreading of CBO report to claim Obamacare is a job-killer The Fact Checker: No, CBO did not say Obamacare will kill 2 million jobs Cohn: Obamacare Is Not a Job Killer; How right-wing critics are misreading the new CBO report Obamacare is Actually Freeing Workers From the Insurance Trap Josh Barro: How Obamacare Discourages Work - And Why That Could Be A Good Thing Congressional Dems: Obamacare's Effect On Workers Is A Feature, Not A Bug Deficit Truth   Deficit to Fall to $514 Billion, U.S. Budget Agency Says U.S. budget deficit declining far faster than predicted Stein: The Deficit Keeps Falling, So Why Is Congress Leaving The Unemployed In The Cold? Jonathan Bernstein: Nobody Really Cares About the Deficit New Poll Shows Political Futility Of Educating Voters On The Truth About Deficit Reduction Ryan Cooper: Falling deficit reveals failure of U.S. elites on jobs Immigration: Reform Coming? The nightmare scenario for Republicans on immigration Greg Sargent: If Republicans want immigration reform, they'll have to get someone angry Supporting Equality    NYC Mayor De Blasio Won't March In St. Patrick's Day Parade Because Organizers Exclude Gay Groups Scotland Legalizes Marriage Equality Energy, Climate & Environment Storm slams Plains, Northeast braces for more snow U.S. West On Track To Have The Worst Drought In 500 Years E.P.A. Staff Struggling to Create Pollution Rules Keystone supporters, opponents increase pressure on Obama ahead of 2014 elections Nations In Turmoil U.S. condemns Syrian regime's continuing barrel bomb raids U.N. decries child abuse in Syria Multiple explosions rock Iraqi capital The War Over There U.S. discusses Afghan troop levels; Kabul holds talks with Taliban As Afghan war draws down, hope for some Gitmo detainees International News Three bankers on trial in Dublin over crash that brought Ireland to its knees UN Commission: Vatican 'must immediately remove' child abusers Tube strike: London Underground action disrupting millions Olympics 2014 Putin's 'ring of steel' becomes obvious at Sochi Olympics Journalists at Sochi are live-tweeting their hilarious and gross hotel experiences Russia Blocks Several Activists From Olympics, Even as Spectators U.S. Olympic star Shaun White withdraws from slopestyle after concerns about safety on course Midwest Roundup UNL leaders looking at $4.65 million in budget cuts Nebraska likely to be hotbed of civil disobedience if pipeline approved Iowa Senate Democrats call for quick action on school aid; Repubs plan to obstruct Hiding From The Truth Even as two-thirds of the nation is once again buried in a winter horror story, the western third of the United States continues suffering the worst drought in 500 years. Whether it's the blowing snow or the unseasonable heat, we're reasonably certain that millions of Americans have called in "ill" to their workplaces today, so they can hide out at home. Many of those Americans may just be practicing for their next job though - as either professional cowards for a university search committee, or as lying members of the incompetent national political media. It seems that both kinds of louses have been making appearances in the news lately, though Tuesday appeared to be the day the professional media hacks were scheduled to drop their lies, then run and hide. From propaganda outlets like Fox and The Daily Caller to incompetent buffoons like Luke Russert and Chuck Todd on the left, much of the political media yesterday exposed just how amateurish they really can be. Effectively, those hacks took Twitter-sized glances at the CBO's 175-page, detailed budget outlook for the next decade. Then they pounded out a click-bait headline to entice the rubes online, dumped a few hundred barely researched words into an article, and left work early, to get to their next massage appointment on time. Meanwhile, truly competent journalists from Josh Barro on the right to Greg Sargent on the left, along with a host of talented other journalists, made the facts of the CBO's report quite clear... To continue reading... click here. And now, for your Daily Felltoon preview for February 05, 2014 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) Jobs & The Economy U.S. employment seen rebounding in January, may allay growth fears Barro: The Buried Lede In The CBO Report: Obamacare Will Raise Wages Economic Inequality Poll: Majority of Americans want government to reduce income gap Sargent: On inequality, Repubs all alone in wanting more austerity Workers Fight Back NLRB reviving rule to streamline union elections Wall Street Watch Morgan Stanley to pay $1.25 billion to resolve mortgage lawsuit Health Care Checkup Hello Healthy, So Long Cigs: CVS Pulls Tobacco Products From Its Stores Nocera: Republicans Support "Risk Corridors" - Just Not In Obamacare Indicting The Right Facing scandal at home, NJ Gov. Chris Christie set to launch national tour Michael Tomasky: Chris Christie and the 7 Dwarves Scopes Redux Bill Nye Successfully Defends Evolution in Kentucky Debate Adam Serwer: The Creation Museum Wants Your Children The Spying Game War on Anonymous: Brits Attacked Hackers, Snowden Docs Show U.S. Official: Snowden Leaks Lead to Pentagon Change Ethics & The Media Ethics In Action - Why Roll Call Changed Our Rep. Labrador Story Media Matters Nieman Journalism Lab: Paywalls are not a cure-all: Evidence from Gannett Communications Breakdown U.S. retailers at Senate hearing on credit card fraud: Hackers now have the upper hand | Richard Engel: Sochi Olympics 'Open Hunting Season' for Hackers Did You Miss It On Monday? Here It Is Again! Your HuskerNutz Preview for February 05, 2014 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) White House Update White House urges Egypt to release detained journalists, academics White House to unveil 'climate hubs' to aid farmers across country Pres. Obama's new plan to give teachers and libraries $1 billion a year in extra funding President Obama calls Head Coach Pete Carroll, invites NFL Champion Seahawks to White House News From Capitol Hill Farm & Food bill headed to Obama after Senate passage Ned Resnikoff: Congress passes $8.7 billion food stamp cut - and a Farm & Food Bill Lisa Desjardins: 5 things the farm bill will mean for you David Dayen: The New Farm Bill Still Gives Piles of Cash to Agribusiness. It's Just Sneakier About It. On The Left Greens warn Democratic base will sit out election if Keystone is allowed to go through Rick Ungar: The 'Lawless' Presidencies Of Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan David Cay Johnston: Why Thomas Jefferson Favored Profit Sharing Clay Aiken to Run for Congress in North Carolina On The Right Conservatives Admit Their Tirade Over The Debt Limit Amounts To Political Theater Ed Kilgore: House Republicans In Retreat Right-wing Extremist Brent Bozell Will Try To Remove Every Top GOP Leader From Office in 2014 Ed Kilgore: Profiles in GOP "Leadership" States Of Confusion Sandra Fluke forgoes congressional bid to run for California state Senate | As water problems continue, people are fed up in West Virginia We hope you enjoy "The Daily Felltoon" every business day. Thanks for continuing to be a member! Paul Fell Shawn "Smith" Peirce Paul Fell Cartoons, Inc.