Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant (R) says it’s Obama’s fault that that Mississippi has a high rate of uninsured persons. BRYANT: “If statistics show that the ill-conceived and so...
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Let’s Destroy Our Image and the Environment
It’s still unclear if congressional Republicans will even pass a bill to handle the influx of undocumented children from Central America before they leave town for the August recess, but they...
Boehner: We’re Suing the Welfare President Because We Agree With Him
Speaker of the House John Boehner laid out the case for suing the president today in an op-ed column for USA Today, and if you can make past the egregious lies contained in the opening paragraphs...
Nice Things and Why We Can’t Have Them
Although the United States was the world’s biggest polluter until recent years when China overtook us, both candidates running for West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District seat insist...
The Latest Embarrassment
Someone’s going rogue. Again. via TPM “Tired of media filters? Well, so am I,” the former Republican vice presidential candidate wrote in an announcement on her Facebook page...
Patriots
Artist – David Horsey In other news, Paul Ryan (R-WI) said today that he will vote in favor of suing President Obama and it’s the Senate’s fault. Huh? Meanwhile, Curt Clawson (R-FL)...
Colbert Celebrates the Alleged Death of Obamacare Again
Colbert tackles True Blood’s mockery of Senator Ted Cruz and Republicans, the DC Circuit’s nonsensical ruling on Obamacare, and Fox News accuracy. As constitutional originalists, all...
Here’s a Great Idea
Here’s a terrible great idea: let’s force every student in the state of Florida to watch convicted asshole Dinesh D’Douchebag’s latest sham documentary. via ThinkProgress...
House GOP Reduce Their Border Bill Proposal, May Not Pass a Bill
When President Obama submitted a request for $3.7 billion in funding to handle the surge of undocumented children crossing the border, Republicans rebuked his very specific proposal and said they...
Bachmann: The LGBT Community Are All Child Rapists
I’m sorry to say, Michele Bachmann is still a sitting member of Congress representing Minnesota’s 6th congressional district until the end of the current session, and this may be the...
Action Figure
Artist – Mike Smith In other news, jobless claims fell by 19,000 to 284,000 last week, marking the lowest number of jobless claims in over 8 years. Coincidentally and unfortunately for him...
The Path to Poverty 5.0: Return of the Block Grant and Other Insanities
Converting a crucial aspect of our healthcare system into a block grant was a terrible idea when Paul Ryan proposed doing so for Medicaid, and apparently the took the feedback he received from that...
Town Hall Season: GOP Rep. Attacked for Showing Compassion Because Immigrants Have Leprosy, Aren’t ‘Good Christians’
Town Hall Season doesn’t begin in earnest until Congress leaves Washington for the summer recess on August 1st, however The Unhinged are already voicing their imagined grievances concerning...
Obamacare is Working: Rebates for 6.8 Million People
via Reuters (Reuters) – U.S. health insurers will send out about $330 million in rebates to employers and individuals this summer under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, the U.S...
House GOP Advance Boehner’s Lawsuit Which He May or May Not Even Care About
The House Rules Committee authorized John Boehner’s lawsuit against President Obama today in a part-line vote. The House Rules Committee vote was 7 in favor, 4 against. All the Republicans...
The White Whale
Artist – Joe Heller In other news, Big Oil company ExxonMobil has announced that it will comply with President Obama’s executive order baring discrimination of LGBT persons. Why does...
Conspiracy Theory
It may seem reasonable to you that the FAA temporarily banned flights to Israel after rockets landed near the Ben-Gurion International Airport, especially after a civilian airliner was just shot down...
Outreach
Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade just can’t wrap his head around the idea that you can dial 911 for emergency assistance even if you’re an undocumented brown person. via Media...
Man Suing President for Using Executive Power Wishes He Would Use More Executive Power
It’s still not entirely clear how or if House Republicans will deal with the influx of undocumented children across the southern border, and if they don’t act before the August recces one...
Secret Border Control Agent Steve King Can’t Say Where President Obama Was Born
Secret border control agent, Iowa congressman, and “man trying to forget what he buried in that cornfield” Steve King (R) says President Obama doesn’t appreciate the Star Spangled...