“I am a global warming denier. I don’t deny that.” -Senator Tom Coburn at the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce 8-26-13 Tom Coburn does not deny that he’s a denier. I’m...
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Conservatives Fund Targets Flake, McConnell Over Government Shutdown
The Senate Conservatives Fund, founded by former senator and current Heritage president Jim DeMint, is targeting Senators Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY), among others, because they...
Bad Lifeguards
Artist – Clay Bennett In other news, Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced today that the U.S. will hit the national debt ceiling in mid-October. You can read the full text of Secretary of...
Good Advice
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has more good advice for the Republican party — stop talking about impeachment. “I don’t think we should be doing that to President Obama,” he...
Worst Persons in the World
Daniel Hernandez, the man who placed his own hands on Gabrielle Giffords’ open gunshot wound after she was shot in the head, is facing a recall campaign from a group of classy individuals who...
Just Don’t Tell Him It’s Obamacare
This short exchange somehow encapsulates our entire political debate in this country. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A middle-aged man in a red golf shirt shuffles up to a small folding table with gold...
Still Standing With Rand?
Senator Rand Paul says the obligation of society to care for its less-well-off population is a form of servitude and government overreach. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) equated government programs that...
Pod People
Artist – Rob Rogers Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal says if people would stop acting so black and Hispanic, we wouldn’t have so much racism. Not surprisingly, Nick Saban, the head...
Pre-existing Condition
Artist – Joel Pett For the purposes of outreach, a group of Republican lawmakers in New Mexico are preparing to sue local county clerks for obeying the orders of state courts to begin issuing...
Obamacare Ward
Artist – Pat Bagley After he announced his retirement today, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer saw his net worth go up by $625 million. We’re all peons. Continue reading → Continue reading...
Land of Liberty. Or Maybe Not.
via ThinkProgress Russia has officially outlawed all forms of protest for more than two months around the 2014 Winter Olympics, which begin in less than six months in Sochi. President Vladimir Putin...
Canada Isn’t Really Foreign, But Kenya Is!
This is great stuff. After a town hall meeting held by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) this week, The Texas Tribune interviewed several people in attendance who were less concerned about Ted Cruz’s...
Koch Brothers Pass on Buying Tribune Co. Papers
Good news — the Koch Brothers have decided to take a pass on purchasing Tribune Co. newspapers. From the LA Times Billionaire industrialists David and Charles Koch have scrapped their efforts...
Stop The Madness
Artist – Tim Eagan According to the latest Assessment Report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change (IPCC), scientists are now 95 percent sure that humans are the primary cause...
Video of the Day
I found this video to be genuinely scary. Watch a couple of trees disappear straight down into a sink hole in Bayou Corne, Louisiana. via io9 Every time I watch this I keep expecting to see Cthulhu...
State Senator: High Minority Poverty Caused by Genetics, Fried Chicken, Porno
This is really quite something. We see and hear so many awful things come from the mouths of Republicans, it’s easy to become desensitized and no longer blink when they say it, but this from...
DOJ Files Lawsuit Against Texas Over Voter ID, Seeks Preclearance
Good news — the Department of Justice has filed a law against the state of Texas to block the state’s voter ID law and reinstate the requirement to seek preclearance prior to passing...
Doctor Jim DeMint Recommends the Most Expensive Form of Healthcare
If we’re going to spend taxpayer money to provide healthcare, we ought to do so in the most expensive, wasteful manner possible according to former senator and Heritage Foundation president Jim...
U.S. Territory
Artist – Chan Lowe In other news, a congressional witch hunt into abortion standards has yielded some unfortunate (for Republicans) results. It turns out clinics that provide abortions are...
He Should Know
According to Iowa congressman and secret border control agent Steve King, even discussing immigration reform is a very bad idea for Republicans. And you can forget passing it. “They will have...