On Sunday December 28th, the combat mission in Afghanistan formally ended. “Our combat mission in Afghanistan is ending, and the longest war in American history is coming to a responsible...
The War in Afghanistan is Over
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Author - SK Ashby
Congress Clears a High (or Low) Bar, Depending on Your Perspective
Was the 113th Congress, the distinguished body which will be replaced in January, the least productive Congress? Apparently it was on track toward going down as the least productive Congress, but...
Smart Take
This is conservative journalism at its finest. BTW, I still maintain that if Obama were a transvestite serial killer, the media would still turn a blind eye, praising his leadership. — Erick...
Another GOP Governor Commits to Wasting Money on a Probably Unconstitutional Program
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has signed a pair of bills into law that will see recipients of social assistance drug tested based on whims. The Senate and House bills, which were signed into law...
Torture Rights
Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that North Carolina’s forced ultrasound law is unconstitutional. Meanwhile, Representative Michael Grimm...
Socialism on the March
If this is socialism, maybe Wall Street and the GOP would like another helping of socialism. The DOW crossed the 18,000 mark for the first time in history last night. The Dow Jones Industrial Average...
Normalized Relations
Artist – Rob Rogers In other news, it looks like Pope Franics is has no fucks left to give. Meanwhile, New Mexico’s largest energy company wants to charge residents $30 per month for...
Arpaio and Klayman Claim Harm From Executive Orders That Haven’t Gone Into Effect
Not surprisingly, the Joe Arpaio/Larry Klayman lawsuit challenging the president’s executive orders has no merit according to the judge overseeing the case. In the first courtroom battle over...
The Marco Rubio/Rand Paul Stupid-Off Continues
In the battle between Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, who will win? Who cares? “Rand, if he wants to become the chief cheerleader of Obama’s foreign policy, he certainly has a right to do...
Common Ground
Artist – Joel Pett In other news, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed numerous charges against McDonald’s today for violating workers’ rights. Meanwhile, a machine gun...
Stephen Colbert and Friends: We’ll Meet Again
In case you missed it, Stephen Colbert signed off last night with an epic sing-along featuring everyone you can imagine before riding off with Abe Lincoln and Santa Claus. NO, you are crying...
When Rubio and Paul Argue, Everyone Else Wins
I love the smell of infighting in the morning. via TPM When it comes to Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) support for the Obama administration’s new policy on Cuba, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said the...
Made in China
Artist – Nick Anderson In other news, the Department of Justice announced in a memo today that it will bring claims and charges on behalf of transgender employees who’ve been fired...
Ignorance is Bliss
How did outgoing Representative Michele Bachmann defeat the liberals? Bachmann told WorldNutDaily that her secret weapons were “evidence” and “logic.” I took them on with...
Number of Uninsured at Lowest Level in 50 Years
From the Council of Economic Advisers: As this week’s data confirm, 2014 has seen dramatic coverage gains, gains matched or exceeded only by those seen in the decade of rapid progress that...
Obama’s Fault
By all accounts, Sony Pictures operated an unimaginably-vulnerable network where passwords were stored in a plain text file titled “passwords” but, according to Senator John McCain...
Disorder
Artist – Kevin Siers In other news, President Obama has taken the first steps toward normalizing relations with Cuba. The GOP, as you might expect, is losing their minds. Programming...
Thought Experiment
Artist – Jen Sorensen In other news, soon-to-be Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says his first priority in the next session of Congress will be to approve the Keystone XL pipeline extension...
Formidable Opponent
Stephen Colbert debates himself on America’s image and torture. The audience was just as amused as I was when Bill O’ said he knows what he’s talking about because he wrote a book...
Browns Player Responds to Noted Asshole Jeffrey Follmer
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Andrew Hawkins has responded to Cleveland Police Patrolman Union chief and noted skinhead Jeffrey Follmer yesterday. This is a long quote but it’s worth reading...