Author - SK Ashby

Open Thread

Sandbags

Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, DOMA proponents suffered another defeat today as yet another federal judge ruled that DOMA is unconstitutional.

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LGBT

Worst Persons

Music teacher Jonathan Zeng thought he landed a new job at Cincinnati Hills, but then he was fired several hours later. Why? Because he's gay. But that's not all. The nondenominational Christian...

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Elections

You Can’t Blame Apathy

Voter turnout in Wisconsin was extremely high yesterday. Some precincts saw turnout as high as 80 percent while others saw turnout above 110 percent. The surge in same-day registrations lead to some...

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Open Thread

All Eyes

Artist - Joe Heller In other news, the Republicans successfully filibustered equal pay for women in the senate today. Shocking, I know. Polls close in Wisconsin at 8 p.m. CST, 9 p.m EST

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Guns

Just What We Needed

More "2nd Amendment remedy" imagery from the Right Wing. GOP Congressional candidate Jorge Robles is very serious about unseating Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) as the representative for California’s 38th...

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Economy

Let Them Go Bankrupt!

New data released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis revealed that Michigan, the home of the American auto-industry, had the sixth highest rate of growth in the nation in 2011. Michigan's...

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LGBT

Prop 8 Supporters Defeated Again

via ABCNews A federal appeals court in California has denied a petition to have Prop 8 -the 2008 California ballot initiative that defines marriage as between a man and a woman – further reviewed by...

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Scott Walker Watch

Chart of the Day

Funds raised by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and his opponent Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in convenient chart form. As you can see, the majority of Walker's funds have come from wealthy out of...

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Open Thread

Imminent Threats

Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, according to Citizens for Tax Justice, Mitt Romney would save himself $5 million in taxes if he were able to implement his tax "reform" plan as president. Also ...

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Economy

Do As I Say, Not As I Do

According to Romney advisers Eric "etch-a-sketch" Fehrnstrom and Ed Gillespie, attacking Mitt Romney's record of job creation during his tenure as the governor of Massachusetts isn't fair because...

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Open Thread

Vindication

Artist - Tim Eagan In other news, Romney's first pick for Chief of Staff or White House Counsel in the campaign's potential presidential transition plans is a man who is profiting from Obamacare. He...

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Open Thread

Trumpney

Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, the Chicago Tribune is reporting that bills sponsored by Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) have lead to contracts for companies represented by his girlfriend's PR...

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Photography

Photo of the Day

Please excuse Tyler... he was with me! The president's absentee note for an elementary school student in Minneapolis.I'd say that's worth framing. (photo via AP)

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Best Persons

Best Persons

Florida Governor Rick Scott hasn't taken time out of his busy schedule to directly respond to the Justice Department's demand that he cease purging voters, but local election supervisors are...

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Energy

But Solyndra!

Konarka Technologies announced that it was filing for bankruptcy yesterday, and their connection to Mitt Romney is blissfully amusing. A Bay State solar panel developer that landed a state loan from...

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Open Thread

Good Medicine

Artist - RJ Matson In other news, the Department of Justice sent a letter to Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner demanding the state cease purging voters because their procedure was not approved...

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