It has been a busy news week which saw President Obama unveil a sweeping proposal for gun control and the Republicans completely and utterly caving (and I hate that word) on the debt ceiling, but...
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Author - SK Ashby
Unhinged Micro-Phallus Sufferer of the Day
We should be under no illusion for what leads to this kind of behavior. Cindy Yorgason was in line at the J.C. Penney in Riverdale on Wednesday when she looked up and saw a shopper with "a large gun...
Gun Culture
Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted on 21 charges of corruption, bribery, and fraud today. Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted Friday...
What Could Go Wrong?
What could go wrong when an armed guard hired by an elementary school leaves his gun in the bathroom? An armed guard at a Lapeer, Mich., charter school -- hired in the wake of the Newtown massacre ...
TSA Removing Naked Body Scanners From Airports
Good news for frequent fliers -- the TSA is removing the remaining so-called naked body scanners manufactured under the unfortunate moniker of Rapiscan. The U.S. Transportation Security...
You Say Jump. We Say How High?
The NRA says jump and gun nuts say "how many guns should we buy?" How about all of them? No, really -- gun stores are running out of guns to sell. “We were just swamped in here as soon as he got off...
“We Must Pay Our Bills”
According to this statement from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the GOP is planning to release their debt-ceiling hostage but they will also reserve the right to take another in three months. We...
Dastardly Dilemmas
Artist - Tim Eagan According to NOAA, 2012 was not only the warmest year on record for the lower 48 states, it was also the 10th warmest year on record for the planet. “Including 2012, all 12 years...
America is a Dark Comedy
I have no idea how something so depressing can be so hilarious. Here's Jon Stewart on the ATF "Let that insect joke just wash over you."
Poll: 64 Percent of Republicans Are Birthers
Poll any segment of society and you'll find that a not-insignificant portion of people believe in a wide range of conspiracy theories, but apparently the idea that President Obama is a secret-Kenyan...
They Aren’t Hiding It
Yes, the Republicans retained control of the House of Representatives in 2012 thanks to gerrymandering, and they're very proud of this fact. In the memo — titled “How a Strategy of Targeting State...
Socialism Has Come
via Bloomberg U.S. corporations’ after-tax profits have grown by 171 percent under Obama, more than under any president since World War II, and are now at their highest level relative to the size of...
The NRA and Their Blue Blanket
Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, the CEO of Whole Foods has absolutely no idea what he's talking about. Back in 2009, Whole Foods CEO John Mackey wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal...
Quote of the Day
There is a loud and strong constituency in this country that sees "science" as an essential threat to liberty, and that sees the president mandating science as being the first step down the slippery...
Rick Scott: I Had Nothing To Do With That Bill I Signed Into Law
As you may recall, voting in the state of Florida on election day was a convoluted mess. Some people reportedly waited in line until nearly 2 a.m. to cast their votes. And now Governor Rick Scott...
IACP Endorses President Obama’s Gun Control Proposal
The International Association of Chiefs of Police released a statement today endorsing President Obama's executive orders and legislative proposals on gun control. The International Association of...
Governor Deval Patrick Proposes New Gun Control Measures
Shortly before President Obama unveiled his proposals for gun control today, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced his own set of proposals which he will elaborate on tomorrow during the...
Party of Reagan. Or Maybe Not.
President Obama referenced Ronald Reagan's support of gun control during his press conference today so the right wing's natural response is to claim Reagan only supported gun control because he had...
Please Proceed, Right Wing
The Right Wing response to President Obama's news conference today where he unveiled the sweeping gun control measures recommended to him by Vice President Joe Biden has been predictably unhinged...
Faux Forecast
Artist - Dave Granlund In other news, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law sweeping new gun control measures today which will ban magazines that hold more than 7 bullets, among other things.
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