Author - SK Ashby

Photography

Photo of the Day

The White House Christmas tree arrived at 11 a.m. today. According to CBS News it's a 19-foot Fraser Fir from Jefferson, North Carolina. Of course we know this is really just a ruse to distract us...

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Elections

Our First Contestant

Despite embarrassing losses both in 2010 and 2012, the Right seems no less inclined to jeopardize the safety of their senate seats. Karen Handel, the former executive of the Susan G. Komen foundation...

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Open Thread

Close Call

Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, following a string of embarrassments and customer backlash, Denny's CEO John Miller forced franchisee John Metz to apologize for his comments about Obamacare...

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Wingnuts

Unskewed Fraud

Dean Chambers, of unskewed "effeminate wizard" fame, has launched a new website titled "Barack O'Fraudo" wherein he alleges President Obama won reelection through voter fraud. I won't be linking to...

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Wingnuts

Taking Tax Cuts Too Far

I may need to have my palm surgically removed from my face after reading this. State legislators in Michigan held a hearing on Tuesday to consider House Bills 5684 and 5685, which would allow...

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Photography

Photo of the Day

I can't stop laughing. It only took two weeks for Mitt Romney to go from being a few percentage points away from the presidency to looking like a ragged Al Bundy character who seemingly no longer...

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Open Thread

Leading the Charge

Artist - Bob Englehart In other news, Google announced plans today to invest $75 million in a 50MW wind farm in Rippey, Iowa, bringing the company's total investment in renewable energy to more than...

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Wingnuts

Let The Pandering Begin

This is Marco Rubio speaking directly to the lunatic base of the Republican party. He clearly wants to get out ahead of the game of winning the hearts and minds of future primary voters. via...

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Open Thread

Fiscal Solutions

Artist - Dave Granlund In other news, Senator John McCranky is now vowing to obstruct any nominee for Secretary of State, not just Susan Rice. Why won't John McBitter just go away? Does anyone else...

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Open Thread

Dream Job

Artist - David Fitszimmons In other news, 3-and-a-half-foot-tall wart-covered hobgoblin Reince Priebus announced yesterday that he will seek reelection as chairman of the RNC.

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Photography

Photo of the Day

The hands down winner. President Obama with Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney, who is not impressed. Yes, in case you were wondering, President Obama is obviously fluent in internet memes. (photo via...

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Ethics

That’s a Big Twinkie

While you're probably aware by now that Hostess, the makers of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, and Ho Hos is going out of business, what you may not know is that company executives essentially looted the...

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Election 2012

Ron Barber Wins

Good news - Rep. Ron Barber (D-AZ) has finally been declared the winner in Arizona's 8th congressional district. The Arizona Republic has declared Rep. Ron Barber (D-AZ) won a full term in Congress...

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Open Thread

Time to Decide

Artist - Joe Heller In other news, a new report from Georgetown University’s Health Policy Institute has concluded that expanding Medicaid under Obamacare would actually save the state of Florida...

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