This mind-blowing bit of advice was dished out to convention-goers at the NRA’s annual crazyfest over the weekend which is increasingly indistinguishable from CPAC. via ThinkProgress PINCUS:...
As each week passes we gain new insight into the irresponsibility of the West Fertilizer Company whose plant exploded in West, Texas, killing 14 and leveling part of the town. McALLEN, Texas —...
Jim DeMint has released the report on the costs of immigration reform that we mentioned briefly last night and it’s a whopper. Legalizing the current population of illegal immigrants would cost...
Carrying a loaded weapon in public is illegal in Washington D.C., but libertarians are organizing a penis-extension march on the nation’s capital during the crowded July 4th holiday. Almost 900...
Artist – Randall Enos If this report from the New York Times is correct, the bromance between Jim DeMint and Senator Macro Rubio may be at an end. DeMint is turning the scaremongering up to 11...
Artist – Jimmy Margulies I think today’s cartoon just about covers it. Also this. Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue...
And by great I mean terrible. From Mother Jones Canada is considering bypassing the beleaguered Keystone XL pipeline—which would carry oil from tar sands deposits in Alberta to the US and the...
Overstepping multiple boundaries into what most people would consider to be inappropriate territory, Fox News’ Andrea Tantaros wondered aloud yesterday if President Obama wants girls ages 15...
Artist – Rob Tornoe In other news, according to Fox, consensual sexual activity between two minors is “criminal behavior.” You know what isn’t criminal? Kids shooting each...
Warning: this is a very disgusting story According to Climate Central, over 10 billion gallons of sewage spewed into waterways and streets during and after Hurricane Sandy. Over 10 billion gallons of...
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas opened his mouth again and it went about as well as you would expect. “I always knew that it would have to be a black president who was approved by the...
Glenn Beck is headed back to TV courtesy of Cablevision, reports The New York Times. Glenn Beck’s Internet channel TheBlaze has been picked up by the cable system operated by Cablevision...
Responding to a frustrated man who works for the Environmental Protection Agency and has lost many hours of work and pay because of sequestration — Paul Ryan concocted this fantastical story...
Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin announced today that West Virginia will expand Medicaid under Obamacare. Also — the American auto industry had its best...
This a promotional video for the company that manufactures the gun used by a 5-year-old to shoot and kill his 2-year-old sister in south central Kentucky this week. If you watch closely, you’ll...
Media Matters brings us up to speed on the incoming president of the National Rifle Association. Jim Porter is just as awful as you would expect a president of the NRA to be, but this in particular...
Following up on yesterday’s poll that 44 percent of Republicans believe armed rebellion may be necessary in the near future — here’s what that looks like in practice. These are the...
Then: Now: I believe comprehensive immigration reform will eventually pass the Senate without the unconditional support of Marco Rubio who is triangulating for 2016, but I have zero confidence that...
Artist – Jeff Darcy In other news, three men were arrested today in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing. Mother Jones has the details here. The highlight: When he saw the photos...
It’s not a shock that some Americans believe armed rebellion may be necessary in the near future, but 44 percent of self-identified Republicans is an alarming number. via TPM Three in 10...
