Someone Thought This Was A Good Idea
Gettin’ pumped for the VP debate tonight! How ’bout you? Yes. Someone at the Romney/Ryan team thought this Time photo shoot was a good idea. (I’m guessing it was the candidate himself.) Filed under:...
View ArticleThe Darrell Issa Circus of Fail
Rep. Darrell Issa (R – CA) dearly loves his role as “the House GOP’s chief watchdog”. Since the GOP took control of the House in 2010 and Issa became Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, he’s...
View Article‘Won’t Back Down’ : The Movie So Bad They’re Giving It Away
The right-wing propaganda flick “Won’t Back Down” has been critically panned and is a disaster at the box office. But the effort to push the anti-union, billionaire-backed education “reform” agenda...
View ArticleLaughing At Paul Ryan
So…who won the big VP debate last night? Even though Wolf Blitzer and his CNN band of pedantic pundits would have us believe it was a draw, the national consensus seems to lean pretty heavily toward...
View ArticleAbout Obama’s Pension and Romney’s Cayman Accounts
One of the many odd choices Mitt Romney made during Tuesday’s debate was to bring up President Obama’s pension plan. I guess Romney thought to preempt any attacks on his own offshore investments. Not...
View Article“Moderate” Mitt’s Bipartisan Record
One of Mitt Romney’s more impressive feats of late has been holding a straight face while attacking President Obama for a lack of bipartisan-spirit. This is laughable for several reasons. On the one...
View ArticleMore GOP Mansplaining! Joe Walsh: Abortion Never Necessary To Save Mother’s Life
Whew! Are we women ever lucky that we can rely on the Republican party to protect us from the erroneous counsel of our doctors and science! Republican Rep. Joe Walsh (Ill.) said Thursday that abortions...
View ArticleAnother Excited Female Voter For Romney!
Another excited woman voter for Romney I don’t doubt that Mitt Romney thinks he’s being magnanimous, maybe even progressive, when he touts his support for flex-time for women so they can get home and...
View ArticleChanging the Debate: No, the Poor Aren’t Okay — And It’s Not ALL About The...
I’m not saying this election is any different than any other, but that doesn’t make it any less demoralizing. Every politician, no matter the party, talks ad infinitum about the middle class, while the...
View ArticleThe Most Hilariously Sad Thing You’ll Read All Day
Perhaps after the election we just had you were hoping to never read poll results again, but this is just too good to pass up. It seems Republicans are not handling the election results very well. The...
View ArticleThere’s An 81% Chance That Turkey Burger Is Packed With Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Here’s a story you’d probably like to know about: 87 percent of supermarket meat — including beef, pork, chicken, and turkey products — tests positive for normal and antibiotic-resistant forms of...
View ArticleMeet The Democratic Senators In The Pocket of The Gun Lobby
No one expected much from Republicans on today’s gun legislation vote in the US Senate, but we sure as hell had reason to expect Democrats would at least allow a vote. And most of them did, with a few...
View ArticleCall The Waaahambulance! (Why The GOP Is Suddenly Budget-Shy)
The mere thought of those mean Dems making us vote to privatize Medicare brings a tear to the eye A funny thing has happened in Washington: although they’ve whined for four years that Senate Democrats...
View ArticleHey, Feminists! You’re “Incompatible With The Catholic Faith”
So much for that kinder, gentler Pope! For all his foot-washing and spurning of the red Prada shoes, this pope isn’t all that different than the last. Especially if you’re one of the 80% of American...
View ArticleGood Riddance To Bad Baucus
Fantastic news, everybody! Sen. Max Baucus (D – Lobbyists’ Pocket) will not be running for reelection. Pretty soon he’ll just be a bad memory. But don’t go thinking Baucus will be easing up on his...
View ArticleLouie Gohmert Says Something Stupid: Part 39,456
Another day, another chance for Rep. Louie Gohmert (R – Crazy Town) to astound us with his brilliance! In today’s episode, Gohmert has, for some inexplicable reason, been tapped as host of the...
View ArticleRand Paul’s NEW Position: Steal 50 Bucks & He’s Fine With You Getting Droned...
If you needed further proof that Rand Paul is seriously considering a 2016 run for the White House, here you go: “Here’s the distinction: I have never argued against any technology being used when you...
View ArticleHeidi Heitkamp Apparently Easily Duped
Perhaps you remember freshman Sen. Heidi Heitkamp from last week’s Senate trampling of overwhelming public will? Heitkamp was one of a handful of red state “Democrats” who sided with the forces of...
View ArticleAuthor of “Don’t Say Gay” Bill Named School Reformer Of The Year (Seriously.)
StudentsFirst, the PAC devoted to promoting “education reform” founded by Michelle Rhee, has made a lot of very suspect endorsements and policy positions over the years — suspect if you were to...
View ArticleSurprisingly Unsurprising: Another Way Sequester Helps The Rich & Hurts The...
The sequester has not proven to be quite the political liability for Republicans that Democrats had hoped. To some degree, this has been because the GOP has effectively managed to convince the public...
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