It was reported earlier this week that lawmakers in West Virginia are considering a bill that would exempt all but 1,000 out of nearly 50,000 above-ground storage tanks from regulations that were...
As lawmakers in West Virginia debate a 20-week abortion ban, at least one state delegate proclaimed that there is a possible bright side to being raped that lawmakers should consider. "Obviously rape...
Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and several other congressional Republicans unveiled a terrible alternative to Obamacare this week but, if Senator Burr is correct, they don't intend to pass the plan...
Artist - Tim Eagan In other news, the Christie administration is under investigation again, this time for dropping indictments and firing the prosecutor who filed them. Meanwhile, Louisiana Bobby...
This isn't actually true, but it sounds sexy so Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted (R) said it anyway. In a Jan. 27 letter to Obama and Senior White House Advisor Valerie Jarrett, Husted says Obama's...
While he is no longer the chairman of the Budget Committee, former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan (R-WI) now serves as the chairman of the Ways and Means Committee which is responsible for...
I can't confirm that the GOP's alternative healthcare plan was "flown in on a unicorn sliding down a rainbow," but I can confirm that the plan is garbage. Among other things, the Republican party's...
Artist - Joel Pett In other news, the Attorney General of Arizona is asking for a teacher's lawsuit to be thrown out because she should have known better than to be left alone in a prison where she...
From the Department of Are You Fucking Kidding me? The state which saw one of the worst chemical spills of the past several years is now considering walking back regulations that were passed in the...
Representative Tom Marino (R-PA) recently told his constituents that we're "getting close" to impeaching President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder for reasons. “People say, ‘should...
I suppose Doctor Ben Carson deserves some credit for being pro-vaccination, even though that should be a standard that we expect from any doctor not named Rand or Ron, but make no mistake -- Ben...
As we inch closer to a Department of Homeland Security shutdown, key Republican representatives, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) say they have no plan to pass another bill that...
Artist - Tim Eagan In other news, Senate Democrats successfully filibustered the GOP bill to repeal the president's executive orders on immigration. Meanwhile, CREW has filed an ethics complaint...
Representative Mo Brooks (R-AL), who is no stranger saying insane and offensive and insanely-offensive things, said today that immigrants may be to blame for the measles outbreak which began at...
When pressed on the subject of climate change, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) said he is "not a scientist" and therefore cannot say if climate change is real, but Rubio has no problem citing the science...
President Obama says parents should vaccinate their children so, of course, some Republicans and conservative pundits are against it. Fox News host Sean Hannity was accompanied on his show last night...
Should service employees be required to wash their hands before serving you a cup of coffee or a cheeseburger? If Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) had his way, we would do away with cumbersome regulations...
Doctor Ben Carson has warned us that Advanced Placement U.S. History will make you want to join ISIS and the Georgia Senate has heeded his warning by passing a resolution to condemn AP History...
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker says we need to "go big and go bold," but when asked what his bold foreign policy would be, he couldn't give a straight answer. Walker appeared to be completely out of...
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security will lapse in the coming weeks unless Congressional Republicans agree to pass a clean funding bill. Congressional Republicans did not want to risk a...
