Artist – Pat Bagley Representative Phil Gingrey (R-GA) is having real tough time in life, folks. He’s “stuck” making $172,000 per year when he could be making $500,000...
Fiscal Responsibility
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National Game Registry
Colbert breaks character for a brief moment before reminding us how ridiculous the discourse in this country is. He’s right, television is violent. I mean Eric Bolling just kicked himself in...
House Passes Massive Cut to SNAP
Quick flash: The Most Awful Farm Bill Ever we’ve been discussing this week has passed the House. #BREAKING: House passes $39 billion food stamp cut — USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 19...
GOP Wrecking Ball Would Obliterate CHIP
I’m not sure if House Republicans consider this to be a feature or a bug, but I’m going to assume it’s a feature since defunding Obamacare would entail similarly heinous things...
Keep Going, You’re Doing Great
Remember the Colorado Republican who said higher rates of poverty among minorities can be blamed on fried chicken and porno? Weeks later one of her colleagues displayed her solidarity with Vicki...
Architect of Government Shutdown Concern Trolls Government Shutdown
If you’ve been following along, you’ll understand why this is hilarious, but if you haven’t I’ll explain. Full Sen. Mike Lee quote on Obamacare: "Shutdowns are bad, shutdowns...
What Were They Thinking?
Generation Opportunity, which is reportedly tied to the Koch Brothers, is trying to convince women that they shouldn’t sign up for health insurance under Obamacare because Uncle Sam is a creepy...
Political Gain
Artist – Joel Pett In other news, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has canceled next week’s recess. Aw shucks. Meanwhile, the United Nations has released a chilling report on the...
Taxpayers Cover the Cost of Most Gunshot Wounds
While we’re on the subject of guns and mass shootings, here’s something to consider. Taxpayers have largely picked up the hospital tabs for victims of gun violence in the United States...
Idiot Quote of the Day
“President Obama and his allies in Congress should abandon their threats of shutting down the government and instead work with Republicans to pass this proposal that would keep government open...
No, Don’t Bring Your Guns
Promoting the idea that you can bring your guns to Starbucks seemed like a good idea, at least until another mass shooting occurred. via ThinkProgress Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has written an open...
What Would You Say You Do Here?
It’s not the media’s job to report what is accurate, according to Chuck Todd. And if people believe Obamacare will send their premiums skyrocketing, it’s not his job to say...
Brogrammers
This may be the best cartoon ever if you’re someone who, like me, can’t stand libertarian-curious Tech Bros. Artist – Jen Sorensen Here’s something you may not think of as you...
The Guilted Age
Colbert was absolutely hilarious last night, tackling Fox News poor-shaming and Miss America racism. I name it? I love make your own news. Free marshmallow peeps! Silly straws! Rolls of tinfoil! Hot...
Most Awful Farm Bill Ever May Not Pass
Remember the Most Awful Farm Bill Ever we discussed yesterday? It’s possible House leadership may fall short of the votes they need to pass it. Again. According to a report from TPM, just a...
Remind Me Again…
…how this is related to the liberty and privacy of Americans. A Brazilian newspaper reported Tuesday that Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has cancelled a state visit to Washington, DC in...
What’s Really Important
There are only a few congressional work days left before we face a government shutdown, and only a couple weeks before we face default, but House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is talking what’s...
Labor Standards Extended to Home Care Workers
Good news — the Obama administration announced today that labor standards will be extended to home healthcare workers. On Tuesday, the Department of Labor announced a rule change to the Fair...
Back to the Weather
Artist – David Fitzsimmons TPM has a profile of the man entrusted by the Koch Brothers to manage Freedom Partners, the secret group that spent over $230 million in 2012. The guy is exactly what...
Leadership
Depending on who you ask, President Obama is either brilliant or “lucky” in regards to how the situation is Syria played out, but a new Pew poll shows that a plurality of Americans...