Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The star survivor and witness that 60 Minutes interviewed last Sunday is a complete liar. via Media Matters The October 27 60 Minutes segment featured...
60 Minutes Benghazi Witness is a Fraud
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Author - SK Ashby
Nice Things and Why We Can’t Have Them
GOP voters think by a 29 point margin that it's more appropriate for high schoolers to wear confederate flags to school than gay pride ones — PublicPolicyPolling (@ppppolls) November 1, 2013...
Defense Secretary Hagel Expands Same-Sex Benefits
Nine states have refused to grant full benefits to same-sex couples serving in the National Guard, prompting Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to take action himself to ensure that couples receive the...
Ohio GOP Opposes Medicaid Expansion But Not Tax Cuts Funded by Medicaid Expansion
Ohio Republicans are adamantly opposed to expanding Medicaid under Obamacare, but they are fans of using the savings from expanding Medicaid to fund a tax cut. Republican Ohio state senators have...
Misreported NSA Witch Hunt Threatens American Business. Again.
The Washington Post reported in early October that the U.S. cloud computing industry has already lost between 21 to 35 billion dollars because of security leaks. The Associated Press reported this...
More Evidence That Ted Cruz is a Phony
Senator Ted Cruz talks a big game. He even compared some of his fellow Republicans to Nazi appeasers prior to the government shutdown, and throughout the shutdown he continually undermined their...
Conspiracy Theory
Apparently the San Antonio Tea Party is convinced that designating the Alamo as a World Heritage site actually means the U.N. is going to take over. Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson had to...
Judicial Activism
Three terrible people have reversed a decision that would have allowed a significant number of clinics that perform abortions to remain open in the state of Texas. The order, authored by Judge...
The Wolfman is Covered
Artist – Rob Rogers Cutting things a little short today. Enjoy the Holiday and please drink responsibly. Or irresponsibly if you’re staying home. Happy Halloween. Continue reading →...
Photo of the Day
I’m aware that people are dressing up their babies as Walter White and Patrick Stewart is wearing a lobster costume, but I think this is far more important. Because I’m a party pooper...
Outreach
Senate Republicans filibustered two nominees today for reasons that aren’t clear, leaving you, the general public, to take a wild guess. Senate Republicans filibustered Mel Watt… The...
Good Luck With That
Given that the Affordable Care Act has already been upheld by the United States Supreme Court, I have no idea what these yahoos are hoping to accomplish. From the Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP)...
They Aren’t Serious
House Republicans are demanding(!) answers on Obamacare, but not very many of them are willing to actually show up when presented with an opportunity to get answers. Rep. John Fleming (R-La.) told...
Symbolic or Shambolic?
Remember the symbolic gesture of approval for a symbolic resolution that we discussed on Tuesday? The House passed their resolution yesterday and 79 Republicans voted to disapprove of their own votes...
Worst Person in the World
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) is planning to file a lawsuit to increase the cost of healthcare for congressional staffers, including his own. Because Ron Johnson is a dick. The LA Times’ Mike...
Out of Control Spending!
The federal budget deficit for fiscal 2013 was less than half of what it was before President Obama took office. via Bloomberg Spending exceeded receipts by $680.3 billion in the 12 months ended Sept...
Hawaii Senate Approves Same-Sex Marriage
Good news — the Hawaii state senate voted overwhelmingly to approve same-sex marriage last night. Wednesday evening, the Hawaii Senate passed marriage equality by a remarkable 20-4 vote as part...
You’re On Your Own
Artist – Nick Anderson During her appearance in front of the Monkey Court today, House Monkeys pondered why Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius won’t enroll in the...
Colbert on Rand Paul’s Plagiarism
Here’s Colbert’s hilarious take on Rand Paul’s Wikipedia plagiarism. Also, he’s concerned about “The Cucci.” Folks, listen to what he’s saying. That is...
Poll: Republicans Not a Fan of Women in Government
The shockers just keep rollin’ in today, don’t they? According to a new ABC News/Fushion poll, very few Republicans (about 23 percent) view electing more women as a good thing. On gender...