Watch John Kerry make Senator Ron Johnson, who was stared down by Hillary yesterday, look like a horse's ass for a second time in two days. Kerry: Were you at the briefing with the tapes? Johnson: No...
John Kerry Wins the Day
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Indescribable Hypocrisy
This is not only grossly hypocritical, it's also cowardly. A major Catholic health provider has successfully dismantled a wrongful death lawsuit brought against it by arguing — in defiance of its own...
Liberty Gap
Sadly, this is almost a direct representation of reality. Or soon will be. Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, U.S. stocks hit 5 year highs today. Because socialism. Also -- check out these mind...
National Day of Civic Hacking
This is real. This summer, on June 1-2, 2013, citizens in cities across the Nation will join together to improve their communities and governments as part of the National Day of Civic Hacking. Civic...
Utah GOP is Nullification Curious
We have our next contestant for who will unsuccessfully try to nullify federal law. At a rally in front of the Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Saturday, newly-elected state Rep. Brian Greene drew...
Rand Paul is an Unhinged Yokel
Straight from the Glenn Beck School of Wizardry, here's libertarian boy-wonder Rand Paul asking Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for details on a secret CIA operation that doesn't exist during a...
Idiot Quote of the Day
The Constitution I uphold and defend is the one I carry in my pocket all the time, the U.S. Constitution. I don’t know what Constitution that other members of Congress uphold, but it’s not this one...
Panetta Ends Ban on Women in Combat
From the Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front...
Texas GOP Gets It Exactly Wrong
As you may recall, the Texas State Senate already voted to pass a bill that would allow concealed carry on college campuses last Spring, but the bill lingered and never made it into law. And it's...
Priorities
Artist - John Darkow It has now been 40 years since Roe v. Wade, and on this anniversary, a record number of people support legal abortion according to a new NBC/WSJ poll. Also -- the U.S. military...
Arizona Republicans Pushing Nullification
Arizona Republicans are pushing an unconstitutional remedy through the state House of Representatives for what they consider to be an encroachment by the federal government. A group of Republicans in...
What Could Go Wrong?
In the history of bad ideas, this one ranks pretty high. [O]ne South Carolina lawmaker is taking the NRA’s “more guns will keep schools safe” argument even further, with a new bill that would teach...
Photo of the Day
There is a wealth of excellent photographs from last night's inaugural ball, but this one really stands out to me for its shear symbolism. (h/t TPM)
“You and I are Literally Surrounded”
Mitch McConnell is very afraid. Not of non-existent "gun grabbers," but of his chances of being reelected. And in a campaign email sent to his constituents soliciting their support, he jammed as much...
The Absurdity of the GOP’s Debt Ceiling Bill
Yesterday, Reuters curiously reported that the House Republicans' bill to raise the debt ceiling would not include a specific dollar amount, and now we know why. The House plans to vote Wednesday on...
Dreaming of a Second Term
Artist - Chris Weyant This was one of the greatest things to happen today. There will be memes. Also -- HBO is reportedly developing a third mini-series based on the events of World War II with Tom...
Meanwhile, Republicans Will Quietly Raise The Debt Ceiling
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor declared during the GOP's recent retreat that his party was ready to surrender their debt ceiling hostage, but today we learned that the vote to do so will take...
Photo of the Day
President Obama places his hand on the bibles of Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. and is sworn into office for a second term. Michelle Obama is glowing.
Republican Outreach
Artist - Monte Wolverton In other news, two teams will be headed to the Superbowl after today! Also -- some guy was sworn in for a second term as president. That's important, too. I jest.
The Second Amendment
Artist - Dave Granlund In other news, some states are taking up the call. Others? Not so much. A new analysis from the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence finds that out of “more than 190 gun-related...
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