Darrell Issa’s Oversight Committee became lost in the woods after he compromised his own ability to move forward on his IRS witch hunt by cutting off Elijah Cummings and walking out of the...
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Crimea Suppression
I laughed and laughed. Artist – Joel Pett The Daily Beast has a very bruising story on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Apparently while he was U.S. attorney he let a business owner...
It’s Hard Out There for Gary Southern
The president of Freedom Industries, the company responsible for the MCHM spill that shut down businesses and schools for a week, sickened hundreds, and rendered thousands of others afraid to even...
Sorry, Rape Insurance is Currently Unavailable
The infamous Rape Insurance law Michigan Republicans recently passed went into effect last week, but if you felt inclined to purchase a rider for coverage, there’s a good chance you won’t...
Charles Murray Was Just Putting it Out There
When House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) cited the work of Charles Murray, author of The Bell Curve, while denouncing the shiftless lazy men of the inner city, it brought fresh scrutiny...
Running With Scissors in Arizona
The documentary film Bowling for Columbine debuted twelve years ago, but with each passing year it seems that the title of the film itself grows more poignant. To put it simply — we’re...
Playin’ Politics
Artist – Jeff Darcy House Republicans are preparing to sacrifice blue collar workers with good paying jobs on the alter of weapons programs that the military doesn’t even want or need...
Quote of the Day
Indeed, race is the Rosetta Stone that makes sense of many otherwise incomprehensible aspects of U.S. politics. -Paul Krugman on That Old-Time Dogwhistle This may be the most poignant and relevant...
GOP State Senator: The Market Shall Overcome
According to South Dakota state Senator Phil Jensen, the government has no business telling anyone they can’t discriminate because the invisible hand of the free market has a way of shutting...
This is CNN
CNN’s coverage of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight 370 has been comparable to their coverage of the infamous Poop Cruise, but this is going a bit far even for them. Asked and answered, CNN...
Issa Tells Cummings He Should Know His Place
Last week Democrats on the Oversight Committee gathered and released legal opinion which clearly demonstrated Darrell Issa compromised his own ability to gather information when he abruptly walked...
Between Two Urns
Artist – Adam Zyglis According to court documents, Wells Fargo, the nation’s largest mortgage servicer, put in place a system for falsifying or forging documents if the real documents...
Welfare Academy: Jon Stewart vs Eric Bolling
In a battle between between Daily Show host Jon Stewart and The Five host “Ericleese Bollingsworth,” we’re the winners. Your fair network has created the very balanced narrative...
Chris Christie in His Own Words
You don’t have to listen to us or others who say that Chris Christie is not the moderate friend you think he is. You can take it from the man himself. During an interview with David Brody of...
What Could Go Wrong?
You will soon be allowed to carry guns in school parking lots in the state of Indiana. And I don’t mean college campuses, I mean every school K-12 and beyond. Both houses of the Indiana...
Socialism on the March
The number of millionaires in the United States has hit a new all-time record high of 9.63 million. From the Los Angeles Times: That eclipses the old mark of 9.2 million in 2007 before the global...
The Alternative
Artist – Tim Eagan In other news, according to interviews conducted by Bloomberg Businessweek, Target was informed that they were experiencing a data breach when over 70 million customer...
The Most Libertarian Thing Today
Without a doubt, Ron Paul saying that Russia has the law on its side for its invasion of Ukraine is the most libertarian thing today. And there’s a side of conspiracy theory. via Mediaite Paul...
Attorney General Eric Holder Calls for Reduced Sentences
In a bit of under-reported news, Attorney General Eric Holder has called for reduced sentencing guidelines for federal judges for drug offenses while preserving harsh punishment for violent offenders...
Mike Huckabee: Lost Causer?
While explaining why he opposes abortion, Fox News host Mike Huckabee referred to the Civil War as the “War of Northern Aggression” to thunderous laughter of course. via TPM He said that...