The supposed filibuster Ted Cruz is performing right now is not a filibuster, and it was pre-scheduled according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s communications director. Fun fact:...
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Author - SK Ashby
It’s a Date
Wingnut lawyer Larry Klayman has reportedly chosen a date for his coup against President Obama. Larry Klayman wrote Monday in Renew America that he’s established Nov. 19 as the date that Obama...
Idiot Quote of the Day
[It] “was intended to stir public anger, to get everybody out there with their pitch forks and their hangman nooses, and all that–sort of like what we did in the Deep South [decades ago]...
Still Standing With Rand?
Do you stand with Rand? The Stand With Rand PAC does, but not the Rand we had in mind. Supposedly. The Rand PAC, which has been promoting Rand Paul, is claiming that they’re actually supporting...
What Could Go Wrong?
I’m not convinced that someone who leaves their fully-loaded gun laying on top of the goddamn toilet paper dispenser is responsible enough to be carrying. According to a Capitol Police incident...
Here’s a Great Idea
Actually, no, this is a terrible idea courtesy of Representative John Kline (R-MN). “I think the real answer to the debt limit is to get some agreement from Senate Democrats and more...
It’s Kind of a Big Deal
Whether or not we would find ourselves engaged in a shooting war with Iran has been an open question since at least 2007 if not earlier thanks to Bush-era hard-lining and saber-rattling, but things...
Something Is Wrong With This Picture
Artist – Steve Greenberg If you’re going to commit a hate crime and attack someone, you should probably at least confirm that you’re acting out your bigotry on the intended group of...
Ted Cruz: Elitist Diva
This GQ profile of Senator Ted Cruz makes him seem like an elitist diva who thinks more highly of himself than perhaps anyone else in the world. Among other things, during his time at Harvard Cruz...
Friendly Fire
Ted Cruz is so insufferable and awful, even his fellow Republicans are dishing opposition research on him according to Fox’s own Chris Wallace. “This has been one of the strangest weeks...
Victory Lap
What will former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay do now that conservative judges in Texas have released him from prison? The same thing anyone would do — write a racist, secessionist manifesto...
That’s Unconstitutional, Except For Me
Rand Paul wants to make it unconstitutional for the federal government to provide subsidized insurance to federal employees, including that big conservative bully Justice Roberts. “My amendment...
What Could Go Wrong?
Artist – Tim Eagan What could go wrong? Two bad guys with guns could blow each other away in a road-rage shootout because one of them didn’t have his carry permit revoked as it should...
Cut Food Stamps, It’s What Jesus Would Do
This is where we’re at. Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) on Friday responded to a constituent opposed to drastically cutting food stamps for the young, elderly and poor by citing a Biblical quote:...
Held Hostage
Artist – John Darkow The Eric Holder Justice Department continues to make good on its promise to clamp down on mandatory sentencing. WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday...
GOP Rep: We’re Done With Immigration And We Blame Obama
The death of immigration reform has been imminent for some time, but it’s closer to becoming official today as two Republicans exited the so-called “gang of seven.” And it’s...
Colbert’s Victory Lap
I came for the snark but stayed for Colbert getting spanked by Death doing his best Miley Cyrus impression. Obamacare is coming, folks. Run for your lives! No, wait, don’t run for your lives...
EPA Announces Carbon Limits
Good news — the EPA has announced limits on the amount of carbon new power plants are allowed to emit. On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced updated draft rules setting a...
Delusion
“It only takes one with passion — look at Rosa Parks, Lech Walesa, Martin Luther King. People with passion that speak up, they’ll have people follow them because they believe the...
Show Me The Money
One of the most outspoken proponents of shutting the government down to defund Obamacare has been Jim DeMint’s cronies at the Senate Conservatives Fund, and it turns out they’ve raked in...