Is the Department of Homeland security stockpiling ammunition so they can attack Americans? Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC) asks the important questions. DUNCAN: You know, when Forbes Magazine or...
Artist – Pat Bagley In other news, the Supreme Court ruled today that foreigners cannot file lawsuits in the United States to challenge abuse that occurred abroad. Because we’re the land...
President Obama unleashed the Kraken this evening as he addressed the successful filibuster of expanded background checks. Continue reading → Continue reading → Continue reading →...
As the families of the victims of Newtown and survivors of the Tuscon, Arizona shooting watched from the Senate gallery and cried while expanded background checks were filibustered, Mitch...
In case you missed CNN’s horrible, awful, terrible, hilarious, train-wreck circus of coverage in Boston today, Talking Points Memo has the recap CNN announced that they had “breaking...
Over 90 percent of Americans support expanded background checks, making all of us losers today as Manchin-Toomey fails, but Senator Lindsey Graham’s focus is on making President Obama a loser...
The National Republican Congressional Committee has reportedly dropped their support for former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. In a blow to Mark Sanford’s attempt at political revival...
As expanded background checks appear to be headed for defeat today, mired in filibuster, congressional Republicans introduced an alternative bill that can only be described as a mockery. Among other...
Artist – Pat Bagley I highly recommend reading Tim Wise on white privilege and how it pertains to the Boston marathon bombing. We’ve already seen signs of this. Continue reading →...
Good news – the state of Colorado is one step closer to modernizing its election process, something most of the country is in dire need of. The Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act passed...
Mother Jones as the amazing story behind the cowboy hat-clad man seen in this cropped photo escorting an injured man across the finish line at the Boston marathon yesterday. The photo was cropped by...
According to congressman Steve King (R-IA) we should delay immigration reform because the person or persons who bombed the Boston marathon yesterday may be immigrants. “Some of the speculation...
Somebody call the wahhmbulance and grab a pair of big boy pants for Senator Rand Paul. Judging by this story from The New York Times, Paul doesn’t take kindly to having his actions against...
Is our childrens learning? “People are surprised. Of course, some people are surprised I can even read.” -George W. Bush on his paintings Continue reading → Continue reading →...
The United States Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge, supported by 20 other sates, to New York’s new gun control laws. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is staying out of...
After Louisiana Governor Howdy Doody dropped his proposal to eliminate the state’s income tax while increasing sales taxes by over 40 percent, he reiterated his support for the idea and asked...
Artist – Pat Bagley I highly recommend reading the Center on Budget and Policy Priority’s analysis of President Obama’s budget here. Particularly the part concerning Social Security...
According to Representative Jeff Duncan (R-SC), if we expand background checks the United States will turn into Rwanda. Let’s also discuss Liberty. There is a reason that some want to end...
According to a new report from The New York Times, placing police officers in schools is more likely to turn children into criminals than protect them from criminals. And, not surprisingly, the risk...
Artist – Bob Englehart In other news, the RNC voted today to affirmed their commitment to defining marriage as being between one man and one woman. The resolution was introduced by Dave Agema...
