Author - SK Ashby

Wingnuts

Applause Line

From last night's debate. “I think every person up here worked at a young age,” Gingrich declared. “What I suggested was kids ought to be able to work part time in schools, particularly in the...

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Open Thread

A Critical Phase

Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, under pressure from conservative "family" organizations, major retail chains are pulling their ads from a new TLC television show based on American Muslims. Do...

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Epic Fail

Fail of the Day

Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin, who is sometimes overshadowed by the astonishing failure of Rick Scott of Florida, has no shortage of his own failures in the great white north. One year ago...

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Open Thread

How Low Will They Go

Artist - Jeff Parker In other news, the gay half-sister of Republican frontrunner Newt Gingrich is pledging to “work really, really hard to make sure that President Obama is re-elected next year no...

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Wingnuts

Preferably Two Bathrooms

I know I keep harping on this, but it just goes to show you how morally and intellectually bankrupt the entire GOP has become. The New Hampshire Union Leader chose to endorse Newt Gingrich over Mitt...

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Rick Scott

We Can All Turn Around

I've been laughing at this for the last half hour. Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi interrupted a press conference by Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) to ask him to prove to the state taxpayers that...

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Open Thread

Not Romney

Artist - Nate Beeler In other news, Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), who was a Republican member of the congressional "Super Committee," simply can't explain why the Bush Tax Cuts haven't created any jobs...

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Open Thread

Starve The Beast

Artist - Jen Sorensen In other news, according to John McCain, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas are "up for grabs." When asked if President Obama can win Arizona, McCain said: “I think it can be up for...

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Open Thread

Anyone But Mitt

Artist - Tim Eagan In other news, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is reportedly planning to offer a compromise in exchange for extending payroll tax cuts. It's a good bet the Republicans will turn...

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Open Thread

Cain’s Coffin

Artist - Adam Zyglis In other news, this is why we can't have nice things. Religious people distrust the world’s estimated 500 million atheistsas much as rapists, a study found Friday in the wake of...

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Alternative Energy

An Anomoly

Shock! Outrage! The collapse and subsequent default of the solar-cell manufacturer Solyndra, while bad, is otherwise just a blip on the radar. That’s at least the conclusion of a new independent...

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Open Thread

Occupy This

Artist - Steve Greenberg In other news, Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin proposed new policies today that would charge protesters $50 per hour for staging an event including four or more people...

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