Author - SK Ashby

Open Thread

Obstruction

Artist - Monte Wolverton In other news, Mitt Romney is now kinda sorta running on some aspects of Obamcare/Romneycare. Maybe. It's important to keep in mind that this isn't the first time someone on...

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Open Thread

European-Style Socialism

Artist - Rob Tornoe of Media Matters In other news, President Obama's approval rating ticked upward again today. Today's numbers do not reflect the total post-convention bump of the DNC. Tomorrow's...

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Photography

Photo of the Day

via io9This is a coronal mass ejection captured on video by NASA's socialist Solar Dynamics Observatory last week on August 31st. You can view video of it happening here.

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Economy

Not So Fast

I still haven't seen a good explanation for why the ADP estimated 201,000 jobs in August and BLS reported 96,000, however neither number tells the whole story, and the month August was actually a...

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Open Thread

Your Favorite Part

A rare gem from a conservative cartoonist. Artist - Randy Bish In other news, the Democratic convention produced a 7 point bump in approval rating for President Obama according to Gallup. Also -- the...

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Quote

Idiot Quote of the Day

I'm beginning to get the impression that Mitt Romney really isn't very smart. "When you give a speech you don't go through a laundry list, you talk about the things you think are important." Mitt...

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Open Thread

God in the Platform

I laughed and laughed at this. Artist - J.D. Crowe In other news, even though the NFL regular season debuted last night, day two of the DNC topped day two of the RNC a week earlier in ratings by a...

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Environment

Isaac Washes Up BP Oil

More than two years after the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Isaac dredged up some of the oil BP conveniently buried on the ocean floor. (CBS/AP) NEW ORLEANS - Laboratory...

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Racism

The Latest Romney Dogwhistle

Mitt Romney isn't so much doubling-down on the welfare-for-nothing dogwhistle as he is tripling-down. The claim has been debunked numerous times, but as recently as yesterday evening, Mitt Romney was...

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Economy

201,000 New Jobs in August

Good news -- job growth for the month of August was better than expected. U.S. businesses stepped up hiring last month, adding workers at a greater-than-expected pace, according to a new report from...

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Open Thread

Fit For Print

Artist - Milt Priggee In other news, prior to any possible post-convention bump, Nate Silver at 538 has calculated that the president has a 76 percent chance to win the election. That number could go...

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