Republicans now control both chambers of Congress so passing legislature should be easy, right? House Republicans failed to pass their first bill — a fake jobs bill — of the new Congress...
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CBO: GOP Obamacare Bill Would Increase the Deficit
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the GOP’s plan to redefine what it means to be a full-time employee under Obamacare could jeopardize coverage for hundreds of thousands of...
Manufactured Crisis
Aside from rushing to pass a veto bound Keystone XL bill, what else did our new Republican overlords do on their first day of the new session? They unveiled a new rule that would create a funding...
Does Mitch McConnell Believe His Own Bullshit?
Why has the economy markedly improved over the last several months? According to Majority Bullshit Artist Mitch McConnell, it’s because Americans were hotly anticipating the new Republican...
Do Nothing Congress
Artist – TJ Matson In other news, the White House issued another veto threat today pledging to block a GOP bill to redefine what it means to be a full-time employee under Obamacare. We’ve...
That Doesn’t Mean What You Think it Means
Fox News host Lisa Kennedy Montgomery is upset that publicly traded companies may be required to disclose how much more their CEOs are being paid in relation to average employees. The term Kennedy...
White House Pledges to Veto Keystone XL Bill
White House press secretary Josh Earnest confirmed today that President Obama will veto the Keystone XL pipeline extension bill that is already being rushed through Congress on the first day of the...
Liberal Media Bias
Why won’t the liberal media give David Duke, a former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, a “fair shake?” Fox News host Bill O’Reilly invited Duke onto his show last night and...
Tax Cut Magic
Artist – David Fitzsimmons In other news, the National Fraternal Order of Police union says police officers should be added to federal hate crime laws because the police are an oppressed...
Obama’s Fault
If you have a sharp memory, you may recall the moment in 2012 when the CEO of Westgate Resorts sent an email to all of his employees advising them that a vote for President Obama would be a vote to...
Grand Juror Sues Dubious Prosecutor Bob McCulloch
One of the grand jurors of the Darren Wilson case has filed a lawsuit against St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch because, according to the juror, McCulloch lied to the public about the grand...
Wasteful Spending
Wasting $53,000 on a failed lawsuit obviously doesn’t amount to very much on the scale of state budget, but who doesn’t enjoy schadenfreude for lunch? The Associated Press reports that...
Hoodie Control
The Oklahoma legislature will consider a bill next month that would make it illegal to wear a hoodie because what we really need in his country is some hoodie control, not gun control. Republican...
Resolution
Artist – Rob Rogers In other news, the Arizona Supreme Court has cleared the way for 36 Republican legislators to sue the state for expanding Medicaid. Over 300,000 people in Arizona could be...
Did He or Didn’t He Speak to White Supremacists?
Did Representative Steve Scalise (R) speak to a gathering of white supremacists? Just the fact that the question is being asked seems like bad news for Steve Scalise and the Republican party. Slate...
District Court Says Kansas School Budget is Unconstitutional
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s plan to cut his way out of budget holes generated by his signature tax cuts hit a snag this week as the Shawnee County District Court ruled that the...
Majority Whip
Sometimes the jokes write themselves. Artist – Dave Granlund In other news, Speaker of the House John Boehner is standing by Majority Whip Steve Scalise who attended a white supremacist rally...
It’s Good to Be The King
According to Bloomberg, the world’s wealthiest people increased their holdings by $92 billion in 2014. Two of the year’s other biggest gainers were Warren Buffett and Mark Zuckerberg of...
They’re Coming After Your Sprinkles!
Were you planning to make Christmas cookies with your children next year? Well too bad, that darn Obama is coming for your cookies. Christmas is behind us, but the war on next Christmas has only just...
No Returns
Artist – Paul Fell In other news, the state association of Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers is threatening clerks with prosecution if they issue same-sex marriage licences even though...