What Eric Boehlert said. Times a thousand. If the left ignores Rush Limbaugh and Fox News, D.C. reporters will spend their time reading legislative small print? Well, either that or an unchecked...
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Author - Bob Cesca
Republicans Really Don't Like the Police
In Indiana, it's even okay to use deadly force against them: Police officers in Indiana are upset over a new law allowing residents to use deadly force against public servants, including law...
Romney Fever! Catch It!
Rick Santorum delivered a pulse-pounding Romney endorsement yesterday: "Governor Romney is a tremendous improvement," Santorum added. "I think we could have been even more of an improvement, but...
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Wye Oak - "Please Concrete"
Romney Wants Fewer Firefighters, Police and Teachers
My column today begins like so: Thank you, Mitt Romney, for this: “[Obama] wants to hire more government workers. He says we need more fireman, more policeman, more teachers. Did he not get the...
Something for the President to Work On
Mr. President, I know you dedicated a chunk of the stimulus to the National Parks, but please work on this for your second term. I know there's a universe of problems on your plate, but a few more...
This Week with Clown Shoes
I've been deliberately avoiding the Sunday shows, and this guest list from yesterday's This Week reminded me why: George Stephanopoulos had a lively roundtable to host today on This Week, where the...
The Sea-Level is a Liberal Conspiracy
As Chez likes to say, the Republicans are beyond parody. A state delegate in Virginia thinks "sea level rise" is a liberal conspiracy. State Del. Chris Stolle, R-Virginia Beach, who insisted on...
Dylan Ratigan Leaving MSNBC
Ratigan is leaving to spend more time with the sound of his own voice. MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan is leaving the network at the end of the month, the New York Times reported this evening. Ratigan, who...
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The Beatles - "Tomorrow Never Knows" Only another 20 years or so until the next season of MAD MEN (just guessing based on precedent)...
Oil Pipeline Erupts in Canada
Farewell to the Red Deer River. An oil pipeline burst in Canada yesterday spilling at least 475,000 liters of crude oil into a rain-swollen Red Deer River system in west-central Alberta. The...
Creepy Automaton Can't Identify a Donut
Not that this is earth-shattering or particularly important, but it goes back to something Chez and I have been talking about on the podcast. Here's the Romney Unit failing to come up with the word...
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Rush - "Driven" From Rush in Rio
Another Reason Fox & Friends Sucks
On this week's After Party, Chez and I featured a killer remix of Mr. Rogers called "The Garden of Your Mind." Here's the piece again in case you missed it (or if you're not a subscriber and you...
The Last Reasonable Republican
As far as conservatives go, David Frum is probably the most reasonable and rational of them all. Yes, the guy who coined the phrase "axis of evil" is now one of the only Republicans who appears to...
Starving the Beast & Rove's Awful New Ad Buy
[From my Daily Banter column this week...] I promise I won't write about every single Karl Rove Crossroads GPS anti-Obama commercial that gets wet-farted into the ear-holes of American television...
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MST3K Saturday - "Rocketship X-M"
The Friday Mail Bag
As with every Friday, Chez, Ben and I answered your letters about politics. Here are the questions: I'm really starting to panic now. I know the economy isn't in free fall, but every little bit of...
Nate Silver Predicts Obama Victory. But It's Really Close.
The first November results from Nate Silver's positronic neural net. Mr. Obama remains slightly ahead of Mr. Romney in most national polls, and he has had a somewhat clearer advantage in polling...
Super Stupid
Once again, here's Talking Monkey Brian Kilmeade engaging in more self-satire. Yes, the Fox & Friends team is going to Tampa and Charlotte -- and they're going to North Carolina, too! Doy, doy...