What happens when a freak snow storm (can we still call them freak?) hits the northern plains in early October? Tens of thousands of livestock freeze to death in the cold. But while the federal...
Another Casualty
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Greenwald Witch Hunt Costs American Businesses Billions of Dollars
American companies are losing tens of billions of dollars of business because Glenn Greenwald said a thing. From the Washington Post U.S. cloud providers have already lost business over the NSA...
Values Voters: Christie Isn’t One of Us
I know it’s early, but here’s one good example of why I believe Chris Christie’s eventual presidential bid will fizzle out like Rudy Giuliani. via TheHill An aide confirmed to The...
Delusions of Grandeur
Steve Lonegan, the man who said “bring it on” in regards to a government shutdown, is having delusions of grandeur. “When I win, Obama will fold.” Lonegan says his internal...
RINO
Artist – David Horsey In other news, Tea Party Nation announced today that it has un-endorsed Senator Minority Leader Follower Mitch McConnell. See above cartoon. Continue reading →...
Colbert on the Debt Ceiling and Ted Yoho
And defaulting on our debts could, just could, be beneficial according to Florida congressman Ted Yoho who I believe represents the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Continue reading → Continue...
Real Hardship
The GOP Government Shutdown of 2013 is hitting close to home for representatives who have been forced to pick up their own towels at the gym. Members don’t only have to pick up their towels...
Conspiracy Theory
The Truckers Ride for the Constitution protest may or may not be happening, depending on who you ask, but the co-founder of the group says the show must go on. She also says President Obama is...
GOP Approval Rating Bottoming Out
We’ve already established than Congress has a lower approval rating that hemorrhoids and dog poop, but the Republican party itself is also bottoming out according to the latest Gallup poll...
Good Old Games Says Thanks, Obama
Are you a government employee? Have you been furloughed? Are you bored? Good Old Games has you covered. Finally, we would like to express our condolences to everyone who’s been furloughed by...
I’m Glad We Cleared That Up
The Associated Press informs us. I am not a witch. I’m you. Republican witch hunters in the House accused Sarah Hall Ingram of conspiring with the White House to target conservative groups...
Burning Down The House
Artist – David Horsey In other news, interest rates on short-term Treasury bills with a maturity of 30, 60, or 90 days began spiking today as we look poised for default. Meanwhile, a school...
Colbert’s One-Week Shutdown Anniversary
I have many other topics I wanted to get to today, but Colbert was so on point last night he deserves recognition. The rules are I go first and I refuse to take my turn, and you can’t take...
Keepin’ it Classy
According to The Daily Caller, teaching college students not to yell “fag” during a play about a hate crime is some form of diabolical “re-education.” via Media Matters During...
Another Casualty
Regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs began closing this morning and 7,000 people employed by the department are now furloughed. via The Hill “All public access to VBA regional...
The High Cost of Doing Nothing
The GOP Government Shutdown of 2013 has reportedly cost the country $1.6 billion after one week and will cost as much as $2 billion as of tomorrow. The government shutdown that started last Tuesday...
Headline of the Day
Here’s something you won’t see every day or even every generation. I have no idea how something so depressing can be so funny, but I’m laughing. Here’s the context of the poll...
What Could Go Wrong?
What could go wrong when you shut the federal government down? A multi-state outbreak of Salmonella is underway but, now that the source has been identified, the CDC will not be conducting an...
Gold-Plated
Artist – Nick Anderson In other news, the Social Security Administration is warning that it cannot guarantee full benefit payments in the event of a default. Meanwhile, the Boston Globe has the...
Land of Liberty
According to a report from the Agence France Presse (AFP), Russian authorities plan to monitor virtually all communication at the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi and, as you may have guessed, none of...