Cognitive Dissonance, 7.29.11

In this installment of Cognitive Dissonance, Meg rails against the debt ceiling debacle, derides the war on the poor, and explains how we may all be screwed by the Tea Party's insistence on holding the global economy hostage to their temper tantrums. She also shares tweets from folks around the country encompassing their views on what's going on with Congress in 140 characters or less. Dammit Troy stops by to troll Meg and discuss the virtues of llamas, plus Glenn Beck's political re-education/summer youth camp; Will returns from Prague and gives his take on welfare queen Michele Bachmann; and Meg tops it off with an epic amount of D-bags o' the Week. Angry Malcontent will return in a week or so - he was at the beach. Lucky bastard. All music remains copyright the original artist. Track listing:"The Internationale" - Billy Bragg "Hang 'Em High" - Dropkick Murphys "Nothing's Going to Happen" - Elf Power "American Dream" - Cletus Got Shot "I Might" - Wilco "We Can't Make It Here" - J...