These are awful, awful people. During a trip to Epcot at Disneyworld, Pennsylvania delegate Mark Harris and his wife were shocked and offended to find a Mexican employee working at the amusement...
Author - SK Ashby
Judge Strikes Down Ohio Early Voting Restrictions
More good news -- for the third day in a row, voter suppressionists have suffered another setback. U.S. District Judge Peter Economus has restored the early voting rights of Ohio voters and...
The Early Years
Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, the second night of network RNC coverage reportedly drew 17 million fewer viewers last night when compared to 2008. College football returns tonight, and it's Mitt...
It’s Tough
"They were living hand, to phone, to stockbroker, to mouth." It's tough. Very tough.
Idiot Quote of the Day
I agree with Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo who says this is the "stupidest thing I ever heard." Democrats wish they had the diversity of speakers and deep bench [of the GOP] to show America ...
Mine Closure for Romney Rally May Not Have Been Legal
Remember the story about the Ohio coal miners who lost a day's pay and were told their attendance at a Romney rally was mandatory? It turns out that may not be been entirely legal, and the action...
How Mitt Romney Screwed Taxpayers When Bain & Co. Received a Federal Bailout
Rolling Stone has an excellent, illuminating article out today on the federal bailout Mitt Romney obtained when he supposedly "rescued" Bain & Co. According to documents obtained by Rolling...
Another Loss for Voter Suppressionists
More good news on the voting rights front. A three judge panel in Washington D.C. has rejected the Texas voter ID law signed by Rick Perry last year and concluded that it would irreparably harm the...
Speechifying
No one at the convention is using a teleprompter, right? No? Mitt probably should. Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, activists behind a "personhood" initiative in Colorado failed to acquire the...
Hoo-Ha Lady Zone 5000
Colbert is back! And he returns to form by clowning Steve King. I made a similar point last week, but he does a much better job than I do.
You People are Just Biased
Telling those whose votes you are fishing for that they need to "wake up" and "get past their bias" is Ann Romney's idea of wooing Hispanics. Romney said her “importance in speaking out is making...
I’d Like To Apologize For This Shakedown
During a commercial break on Yahoo's live-stream of the RNC today, Yahoo News’ Washington bureau chief David Chalian quipped to colleagues that the Romneys are “happy to have a party when black...
You Can’t Make This Up
Welcome aboard the Cracker Bay! Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign toasted its top donors Wednesday aboard a 150-foot yacht flying the flag of the Cayman Islands. The exclusive event, hosted by a Florida...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida Voter Registration Restrictions
Good news -- Florida's restrictions on voter registration, which has lead to staggeringly low registration, have been permanently removed by a federal judge. Tallahassee, FL – Civic groups and...
No One Asked Me
I debated running this cartoon, but, this is the Romney campaign now. Artist - Mitt Priggee In other news, at a Hispanic outreach luncheon today, Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) called for denying disaster...
Worst Person in the World
Symbolically labeling Rush Limbaugh the world's worst person seems redundant at this point, but he really pulled out the stops today. And he did so in a rather Freudian manner. Emphasis mine RUSH...
Behave Yourselves!
The GOP's montage of deceased figureheads that will air tonight at the convention will feature senators, former presidential candidates, and a man who lied, cheated, deceived, and proudly trolled the...
Intentionally Discriminatory
Good news -- a three-judge panel in Texas ruled today that Texas' new redistricting plan was designed to intentionally discriminate against minorities, meaning the law is toast. A redistricting plan...
You Will Attend The Romney Rally And You Will Like It
When Mitt Romney came to town, workers at the Century Mine in Ohio not only lost a day's worth of pay, they were also coerced into attending Romney's campaign rally. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- When GOP...
Legitimate Spending
Artist - Rob Tornoe As Tropical Storm soon-to-be Hurricane Isaac takes aim at New Orleans on the seven-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, I'd like to remind you that the GOP tried to cut $1.2...
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