Author - SK Ashby

LGBT

Progress

The first federal indictment for an anti-gay hate crime in U.S. history has been handed out today to two men in Kentucky. A federal grand jury in London, Ky., returned a three-count indictment...

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Healthcare

Chart of the Day

The Kaiser Family Foundation has produced an interactive chart that displays the amount of funds distributed to each state under Obamacare. You can view the interactive version here. Mouseover each...

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Economy

The Romney Rule

Joe Biden will introduce the world to The Buffet Rule's evil twin, The Romney Rule, during a campaign stop in New Hampshire today. Biden will coin a new phrase — “the Romney Rule” — to illustrate his...

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Open Thread

Pick-a-Veep

Artist - Tim Eagan In other news, George Zimmerman has been officially charged with 2nd degree murder for the killing of Trayvon Martin and is currently in custody. A new episode of the Bubble Genius...

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Racism

America is Still Very Racist

The good news is George Zimmerman is finally going to be charged for shooting Trayvon Martin, according to The Washington Post. Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey plans to announce as early as...

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Open Thread

Tied Down

Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, the Gingrich campaign bounced a check for $500 in Utah today which leaves the campaign's appearance on the Utah ballot in limbo. Also -- in a bit of other not...

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Energy

Chart of the Day

Karl Rove's Crossroads GPS PAC launched a massive ad buy today that claims former President George Bush, not President Obama, deserves credit for the current state of domestic energy production. I...

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War On Women

Is This It?

The Republicans have gone from denying that a War on Women exists, with RNC chairman Reince Priebus calling it "a fiction," to now finally admitting there is a War on Women. The only catch is they...

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Election 2012

Santorum Drops Out

Rick Santorum has reportedly called Mitt Romney to concede, clearing the way for a Romney nomination. Rick Santorum called Mitt Romney Tuesday to say he is ending his presidential campaign, Yahoo...

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Open Thread

Sack O’ Stupid

Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, Elizabeth Warren raised twice as much money as Senator Scott Brown during the first quarter of 2012, and Philadelphia CBS affiliate WPHT announced that it will no...

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Lying Liars

Say Anything

Two weeks ago the Romney campaign released a statement to the National Journal calling on President Obama to "release notes and transcripts from his meetings with world leaders to prove that he is...

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War On Women

Photo of the Day

(via Buzz Feed) This is the "severely conservative" Mitt Romney attending the Massachusetts Women’s Political Caucus (MWPC) awards ceremony in 1995. According to the MWPC website, their priorities...

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