Author - SK Ashby

Religion

Religious Liberty!

The Right Wing is very, very concerned about the threat to religious liberty posed by the Obama Administration. So concerned that they're outlawing some forms of religious expression while enshrining...

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Open Thread

Caveman Rush

Artist - Rob Tornoe In other news, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper made one of the most hilarious gaffes in recent memory this week. I'm still trying to figure out how "sex-symbol" is better than...

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Open Thread

For Pete’s Sake

Artist - John Cole In other news, Birtherism made a huge comeback today. So did Bill Ayers. Really. More on this tomorrow but, suffice to say, the crazy was beyond description. Look for a new episode...

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Election 2012

Shenanigans in Michigan

Because of the rules of distribution of delegates in the Michigan primary, Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney found themselves in a tie game with both receiving 15 of the state's 30 delegates. That was...

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LGBT

Progress

Good news. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed same-sex marriage into law today. Moments ago, Gov. Martin O’Malley signed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland, making the state...

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War On Women

GOP: We’ll Be Back

Fear not, woman haters. The GOP has your back. Not deterred by the defeat of the Blunt-Rubio amendment in the senate today, Roy Blunt and John Boehner are both vowing to continue the fight to deny...

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War On Women

Mitt Romney is Clueless

Now that the Blunt-Rubio amendment, which would have placed your boss between you and your doctor, has been voted down by a margin of 51 to 48 in the senate, I'd like to illuminate what future...

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Open Thread

Knots

Artist - Chris Weyant In other news, North Korea has agreed to stop nuclear tests, uranium enrichment, long-range missile tests, and to allow inspections by the IAEA in exchange for food. The Obama...

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Open Thread

Leap Year

I can't stop laughing at this.Artist - Adam Zyglis The polls close in Michigan at 8pm and 9PM EST, and in Arizona at 9pm EST. You can follow county-by-county results here.

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Election 2012

It’s Been Funny

An excerpt from the president's speech today to the UAW in Washington. You can tell the president thinks the GOP candidates, and Mitt Romney in particular, are a total joke. It's visibly noticeable...

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Not Politics

RIP ‘Buck’ Compton

via the Associated Press BURLINGTON, Wash. (AP) -- Lynn D. "Buck" Compton, a veteran whose World War II exploits were depicted in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers," has died, his family said. [...

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Economy

Chart of the Day

Analysis of the S&P 500 over the past 50 years by Bloomberg Government reveals the not-surprising fact that stocks make larger gains under Democratic administrations than they do under...

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Open Thread

Opposed to Winning

Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, a new poll out today reveals something which Democrats, Republicans, and Independents can all agree on -- that Rush Limbaugh is the worst person in the...

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