Author - SK Ashby

Open Thread

Phony Theology

Artist - Adam Zyglis In other news, the former superintendent of the Upper Big Branch mine, which exploded in 2010 killing 29 people, has been officially charged with conspiracy to defraud the...

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Economy

Out-Played Again

President Obama introduced a corporate tax reform proposal today that would lower the corporate tax rate while also eliminating loopholes and special deductions. The combination of the two would...

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Economy

Chart of the Day

How much does your state receive back for every one dollar paid in taxes? I wonder how many people in Mississippi realize they receive nearly three times as much back as they pay in taxes. Do they...

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Election 2012

Chart of the Day

via TPM As you can see, Romney is the clear anomaly by a long shot, raising nearly 90 percent of his total haul from larger contributions. By contrast, only around 40% of Obama’s donations are from...

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Wingnuts

A Not-So-Secret Muslim

There's using dogwhistles to imply President Obama is a secret-Muslim, and then there's simply saying he is a not-really-secret Muslim. Today in we are still having this conversation: Rev. Franklin...

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Open Thread

Presidency Prevention

Artist - John Cole In other news, a new poll conducted by the University of Texas shows Rick Santorum ahead of Mitt Romney by nearly 30 percent in the Lone Star state. It's a whole 'nother country.

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Not Politics

Tornadoes in Space

This isn't political, but it's made of awesome. Nearly at the peak of its 11-year Solar Cycle 24, a NASA spacecraft captured a video that shows Earth-sized solar tornadoes dancing across the sun's...

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Quote

Doof Quote of the Day

"Let me start from a simple premise that Oklahomans will understand: you cannot put a gun rack in a Volt" -Newt Gingrich at Oral Roberts Universty Yeehaw! Does this mean it's okay for Newt to imply...

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Open Thread

Spot The Job Creator

Artist - Kirk Anderson In other news, after a week of shenanigans in Maine, Mitt Romney has been declared the winner of the Republican caucus. Again. Ron Paul gained 83 votes and cut Romney's margin...

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Quote

Doof Quote of the Day

"The Republican Party is extremely pro-woman" -Michele Bachmann on CNN Oh. I'm glad she cleared that up, because the abortion bills, the vaginal probes, the war on birth control, the war on Planned...

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Open Thread

A Fair and Balanced Panel

Artist - Rob Tornoe In other news, the anti-immigrant hardliner and chair of Mitt Romney's Arizona campaign, Sheriff Paul Babeu, resigned today after it was revealed that he had a secret immigrant...

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Quote

Quote of the Day

“What’s wrong with state employees?” said Sen. Dennis Jones, R-Seminole. “We should be taking care of them, rather than kicking them under the bus.” -Dennis Jones on his opposition to Rick Scott's...

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Epic Fail

Never-Ending Derp in Maine

By now it's been thoroughly established that the Maine Republican caucus, and the caucus environment in general, is a clusterfuck, but this particular bit of information is far too ridiculous to...

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Open Thread

Romney on Roof

Artist - John Cole In other news, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie vetoed same-sex marriage today which passed both the state assembly and state senate. He wants to be vice president, but what he...

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