While I would’ve preferred the federal government to take swift action on an assault weapons ban and so forth, I like this idea from David Frum: The second step that might be taken —...
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So Much For ‘Engaging’ with Minority Voters
The day after the RNC released its report detailing how the party ought to engage with minority voters, this happened: Yesterday, the Arkansas Senate passed — on an entirely party-line vote...
Fake Drone Alert
This popular photo of a Reaper drone, which I’ve unknowingly used on The Daily Banter multiple times? It’s a fake. A guy named Michael Hahn photoshopped it together and released it into...
Keep Your Anti-War, Anti-Choice, Anti-Drone Death Porn to Yourself
My Thursday column begins like so: Yesterday morning I was making my usual rounds through the blogs when I habitually clicked over to Andrew Sullivan’s site, as I do every day because I dig the...
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Rand Paul is Anti-Choice. Or Not. Or Who the Hell Knows.
The senator who introduced the Life at Conception Act the other day and who wants to end abortion on demand and who supports a personhood amendment effectively criminalizing abortion as murder was a...
Oh, and Extended Magazines Probably Won’t Get a Vote Either
The NRA keeps on winning, and the Democrats keep on letting them. Left unsaid on Tuesday was that another major element of the president’s gun policy proposal could be joining the assault...
Ten Years After Caving on Iraq, Senate Democrats Cave on Assault Weapons
My Wednesday column and renewed disgust for the Senate Democrats: It wasn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last time, but yesterday I was ashamed to be a registered member of the...
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Worst Person in the World
Ted Cruz is seriously rising through the Republican ranks as being one of the biggest crackpots on the Hill. Yesterday, he objected to a unanimous consent resolution commemorating Multiple Sclerosis...
Elizabeth Warren is Very Smart
Given all the sociopaths and crazy people in Congress, it’s comforting to know that Senator Warren is on the job. Especially when we read stuff like this: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) made a...
Rush Limbaugh Opposed to Liberating Oppressed People
Rush Limbaugh is offended by young people who want to emancipate people. Yes really. Once again: he’s the most popular conservative talk show host on the radio. Tens of millions of listeners...
Republicans Issue Report on Minority Outreach, Quickly Ignore It
My Tuesday column begins like so: I spent some time this morning familiarizing myself with the Republican Party’s “Growth and Opportunity Project” document, or “GOP” for...
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Koch Brothers to Purchase Local Newspapers
Ashby posted a quick link about this the other night, but it’s worth giving it a little more play. Your liberal media is about to become even less liberal: Right-wing funders and business...
Republican Lawmakers to Ban Undercover Animal-Abuse Videos
While I question whether it’s a smart persuasive technique to thrust animal abuse videos on unsuspecting people who don’t want to see them, it’s a valuable service and it’s...
Quote of the Morning
“I can’t imagine that position would ever change.” John Boehner when asked if his position on marriage equality would change if his child was gay Attitudes like this too often send...
I Watched Sarah Palin’s CPAC Speech So You Don’t Have To
My Monday column provides a valuable public service: I might be one of very few observers outside of the CPAC bubble who thinks Sarah Palin could still be a serious player on the national political...
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Iron Maiden – “The Prisoner” Live In addition to Yes’s Peter Banks, another of my favorite bands lost a former member last week. Clive Burr, the original drummer for Maiden...
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Rush – “The History of Rush” sketch and “The Spirit of Radio” Live Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading →...