My Wednesday column. Have at it! I should note that this column today isn't about Birthers. It's about crazy political people in general and, specifically, why I write and talk about them regularly...
Author - Bob Cesca
They Never, Ever Learn
Politicians do really dumb things with their penises, then they use campaign money to cover it up. And, believe it or not, it's not John Edwards I'm referring to. The ex-wife of Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)...
'You Are Not a U.S. Citizen.'
This guy is clearly an illegal immigrant trying to commit voter fraud in support of President Obama. Bill Internicola is a 91-year-old, Brooklyn-born, World War II veteran. He fought in the Battle of...
You're Not Helping
A Planned Parenthood worker appeared on a sting video trying to help an apparently pregnant woman get an abortion because the woman didn't want a girl. Of course the woman wasn't really pregnant, etc...
We're Number One! American Exceptionalism!
Except for this. America has an insanely high percentage of child poverty. More than 20 percent of all children here live below the poverty line. Check the list: The top five positions in the league...
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Animal Logic - "There's A Spy In The House Of Love" Live on Letterman
Quote of the Day
"I actually lay out a plan to get us to a balanced budget within eight years." Mitt Romney to Mark Halperin Uh. No. Greg Sargent: The nonpartisan Tax Policy Center has taken a close look at this...
Politics Is Weird and Stupid
Mostly stupid.Yes, members of Congress are talking to us like we're idiots. However, way too many voters are, indeed, idiots. (via Buzz Burbank)
Florida, Florida, Florida
Republican governor Rick Scott is purging Democrats and Hispanics from voter rolls in Florida. It's 2000 and 2004 all over again. Late last year, Governor Scott ordered his Secretary of State, Kurt...
Just a Reminder About Stimulating the Economy
I wrote this a while back, but given the Romney platform of all tax cuts and no spending increases, here's what Moody's Analytics has to say about which option is a better return on investment. FACT:...
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The Sounds - "Living in America"
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The 54th Massachusetts and the Charge Against Fort Wagner From Glory Taking a day off today. If you please, use this thread to reflect upon and discuss the sacrifice of our nation's bravest men and...
Chart of the Day
More evidence in convenient chart form that President Obama isn't the big government spender the Republicans are claiming he is. By the way, one way to infuriate your Republican friends when they...
A Fitting Monument to Fossil Fuels
50 years ago yesterday, the coal mine under Centralia, Pennsylvania caught fire. It's still burning today, and probably will be in another 50 years. CENTRALIA, Pa. (AP) — Fifty years ago on Sunday, a...
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Rush - "Far Cry" Live
Progress
Getting closer: U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken in California ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional in a case called Dragovich v. U.S. Department of the Treasury...
Making it Easier to Keep Your Pregnancy
If Republicans want to reduce abortions, I've been suggesting that they push for legislation that makes it easier and more affordable for women to keep their pregnancies. As of right now, the United...
The Republican Lie About Carbon Dioxide, And The Idiots Who Believe It
[From my daily column at The Daily Banter.] One of the memes I often have to repeat is, simply put, the Republican and conservative leadership routinely lies to its followers. I mean, outright lying...
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MST3K Saturday - "Killer Shrews"
We Should All Be So Lucky
While Americans are losing their homes without any leeway or help, one of the financial players most responsible for the economic collapse and recession is getting off without being brought up on...

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