It’s never too early for Colbert, especially when he’s talking about guy-with-Josh-Groban-on-his-workout-mix Ted Cruz. This modest hero argued that Texas should be allowed to back out of...
Colbert on Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell
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House GOP to Tell a Series of Fart Jokes Before Going On Vacation
Apparently it took congressional Republicans more than a month to come up with this brilliant plan where they will make fools of themselves by passing the legislative equivalent of fart jokes. What...
Common Ground
Artist – JD Crowe In other news, Rand Paul and Chris Christie are locked in a desperate battle to see who is the bigger douche. And while Christie says Paul brings home too much pork to...
Cruz: Government Shutdown is Like a Holiday Weekend
Of course, as a member of Congress, Ted Cruz knows all about long weekends, doesn’t he? via RollCall “There are some Democrats, some in the media, even some Republicans, who portray a...
About That Brilliant Government Shutdown Plot
There’s a problem with Senator Mike Lee’s plan to mount the Republican’s last stand at the Alamo where they will hold the government hostage and demand that we defund Obamacare...
What Could Go Wrong?
I have a feeling we’re about to find out. And the fact that a K-12 school district is arming teachers may not be the worst part. A small Arkansas school district is arming and training 20...
House GOP Resurrects Dead Horse. Beats It Some More.
While no one was watching, House Republicans defunded ACORN again. Really WASHINGTON — The House GOP quietly blocked funding for ACORN last week, even though the anti-poverty organization has...
Weiner Polls
Sorry. Couldn’t resist. Artist – Sean Delonas In other news, according to the White House Council of Economic Advisers personal healthcare costs rose at the slowest rate in 50 years...
Quote of the Day
There is no evidence that that’s true. The most realistic estimates are this might create maybe 2,000 jobs during the construction of the pipeline, which might take a year or two, and then...
Cory Booker’s New Opponent
Glenn Greenwald. Greenwald will reportedly appear in support of New Jersey Senate candidate Rush Holt tomorrow according to the Washington Post. Holt is a sizable underdog in the Democratic Senate...
Howard “Kill The Bill” Dean Wants to Repeal Part of Obamacare
On behalf of McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Howard “Kill the Bill’ Dean writes in the Wall Street Journal that we should repeal a segment of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) because...
Limbaugh, Hannity Dropped in 40 Markets
This is a pretty big deal. Cumulus Media is dropping Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh from 40 major markets. via Media Matters Politico reports that Cumulus Media plans on dropping Rush...
Motor City
Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, according to the Associated Press, 4 out of 5 American adults will “struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare” at some point...
Being Monitored
Artist – Adamn Zyglis In other news, Maryland has joined the growing list of states that will see healthcare premiums drop precipitously under the state insurance exchange program. Personally I...
More From Steve King
This is entirely believable and it may be the first time Steve King has told the truth all week. via ThinkProgress During an appearance on Fox News on Saturday, King said that Republicans are in fact...
Show Them We Mean It
Artist – Tim Eagan In other news, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) announced today that he will sign an abortion bill that will close 15 out of 16 clinics in the state that provide abortions...
Great Pets
We’re not quite finished with “mortuary training doll” or man-who-is-trying-to-forget-what-he-buried-in-that-cornfield, Steve King. It’s not about Mexicans being animals...
Steve King Has Gone Bye Bye, Egon
"That description comes from many days down on the border... watching the shadows come across the border."
Wingnut Welfare
The embarrassing, Ohio-based gun fetishist Buckeye Firearms Foundation has donated $12,000 to George Zimmerman so he can buy more guns. Bless his little heart. On Tuesday, an Ohio-based gun advocacy...
Good Times
Artist – Clay Bennett In other news, according to the United Nations more than 100,000 people have now been killed in Syria’s civil war. Meanwhile, McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson says...