Rush - "The Garden" (No video for this one, but it doesn't need one.)
Author - Bob Cesca
Guess What's in Our Mail Bag?
Fantastically insightful answers to your emails. That's what. The questions: 1. Hi Bob, Ben, Chez, what did you think about John McCain's rebuke of Michele Bachmann? Is this redemption for his...
Doof Quote of the Day
"Good morning, shooters. Happy Friday! Weekend plans?" The NRA Twitter Feed yesterday morning I'll have a more extended reaction to the Colorado shooting in my Monday column but, once again, and with...
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MST3K Saturday - "Hercules Against the Moon Men"
Former Republican Learns to Love Canadian Healthcare
Via a Canadian reader/listener, comes the story of an American conservative Republican who moved to Canada and discovered that the socialized healthcare program there isn't the nightmare she expected...
Bachmann Goes Full Bachmann
Not only is she indicting Clinton aide Huma Abedin as a terrorist conspirator, but she's also going after Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Evildoer) -- with Glenn Beck's help no less. BECK: Okay. So when you...
'Ballsy' McCain Helps Filibuster Insourcing Tax Break
This happened yesterday while everyone was applauding John McCain's maverick-ish Bachmann speech. Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the No.1 item on the president's congressional 'to-do-list,'...
5 Million Registered Voters will be Hindered by Voter IDs
My series on discriminatory Voter ID laws continued in my column yesterday. I think this particular chapter contains the most damning information against the laws: mainly, voter fraud simply doesn't...
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Jack White theme week wraps up with The Raconteurs and "Old Enough". All new After Party coming up at Noon eastern today. Stand by!
Mr. Wizard Was A Dick
I used to watch the show and wonder why any kid would want to share a camera with this guy. Evidently, I wasn't the only one: In hindsight, he totally reminds me of Philip Baker Hall as Jimmy Gator...
Worst Person in the World
Rep. Steve King (R-Crazy Caucus) for this: The King Amendment would essentially prevent states from developing strong independent health, safety, and cruelty standards, even if local voters want them...
The Voter ID Poll Tax and the Childish Republican Response
My Wednesday column was a follow-up on Voter ID and its roots in the Jim Crow era poll tax: By way of a follow-up to my column yesterday about the Republican effort to disenfranchise millions of...
McCain's Anti-Bachmann Speech Doesn't Absolve Him
This was a good speech in opposition to Michele Bachmann's wild conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton aide, Huma Abedin. But it's always important to remind anyone who might suddenly go ooey-gooey...
The RNC Keynote Speaker: Chris Christie
Interesting: The word is going out quietly to Republican activists across New Jersey: If you’re going to the GOP convention in Tampa next month, be sure to be there by Tuesday night, Aug. 28, because...
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The big impromptu Jack White theme week continues with "Treat Me Like Your Mother". I've posted this one a couple of times over the years, but I don't care. It's badass.
Quote of the Day
"[I]f there were a magic key to unlock spectacular growth and widely shared prosperity, you'd think we would have found it by now. There hasn't been a president in decades, the current one included...
It's All About Offshore Accounts and Effective Tax Rates
I'm almost positive that Romney isn't releasing his tax returns because they'll show he paid a ridiculously low effective tax rate for many, many years. In 2010, the only year he's released, Romney...
Voter ID Laws are Resurrecting the Spirit of Jim Crow
My Monday column was a rundown of the most insidious voter purges and Voter ID laws coming from various Republican governors. The lede is deadly serious. If President Obama loses in November, it...
Romney Spokesman Sununu Didn't Lose His Shpadoinkle…
...He's always been out of his gourd. This time, he went off on the president's patriotism and American-ness. "I wish this president would learn how to be an American." It didn't end there. On Fox...
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Our impromptu Jack White theme week continues with "Take Me With You".
