Author - SK Ashby

Economy

They Aren’t Even Trying

This isn't exactly shocking, in fact it was all too predictable, but it turns out the Republicans on the Super Committee aren't even trying to work with Democrats or even meet the goals set forth...

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Wingnuts

Beyond Batshit

In what ThinkProgress has dubbed "Two Minutes of Crazy," Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann managed to lie about immigrants, create a children's story, and recall her childhood...

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Open Thread

Selecting a Candidate

Artist - Dave Granlund In other news, a major Republican donor filed a lawsuit today in South Carolina accusing Governor Nikki Haley of illegally lobbying while serving as a lawmaker, failing to...

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Epic Fail

Fail of the Day

New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran, for this. New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran came into office saying her state had a vote fraud “culture of corruption” and pointed to 64,000 voter...

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Comedy

Likability Challenged

Jon Stewart chronicles the rise and fall of the GOP presidential hopefuls in a way only The Daily Show can.“It’s amazing what paying attention to a candidate can do to their candidacy.”

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Open Thread

GOP Closing Time

Artist - RJ Matson In other news, Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, the man who allegedly fired two shots at the White House using a scoped assault-rifle last Friday, has been formally charged with...

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Quote

Quote of the Day

During an interview with Capital New York, MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber, who was one of the chief architects behind "Romneycare" in Massachusetts, had some harsh words say about Mitt Romney's...

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Wingnuts

The Launch Codes

This is an actual poll conducted by Fox News yesterday. Michele Bachmann is two points ahead of Jon Huntsman? Really? She might nuke the wrong country. And Herman Cain? The guy who says attacking...

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Open Thread

Down the Drain

Artist - John Cole In other news, Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips is calling for Herman Cain to exit the race for the Republican nomination. Phillips says that Cain "is in over his head and...

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Wingnuts

As Tempting As It May Be

The top student official for the College Republicans at the University of Texas tweeted today that, while the idea of assassinating President Obama was “tempting,” she would rather no one did so he...

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Wingnuts

It’s Raining Stupid

Herman Cain is the gift that keeps on giving. JOURNAL SENTINEL: Would you favor a military strike against Iran to stop that country from developing a nuclear capability? CAIN: That is not a...

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Environment

Deliberate Censorship

Bad news for anyone who was hoping to watch BBC cover climate change in the same commendable fashion as they covered the Earth's oceans in the documentary series Blue Planet. You'll have to wait for...

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Open Thread

God’s Candidates

Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, a Navy veteran was removed from a Mitt Romney campaign event today because she was wearing a t-shirt that displayed opposition to the voucherization...

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Ethics

The Tyranny of Vegetables

Good news for the pizza-loving children of the world, or in other words, every child in the world -- the tomato paste on your slice of pizza will continue to be counted as the entire quota of...

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Wingnuts

Moment of Derp

Representative Allen West (R-Batshit) professed the merits of torture during his appearance on Fox News yesterday, and to support his position, he made a reference that has left me scratching my head...

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Immigration

Fail of the Day

According to the Center for American Progress, Alabama's harsh "Papers Please" immigration law may in fact be having the opposite effect of what its progenitors intended. Or so one would assume. The...

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Open Thread

The New Frontrunner

Artist - Dave Granlund In other news, a new poll from Public Policy Polling shows Newt Gingrich in first place among the 2012 GOP hopefuls, taking 28 percent of the vote over Herman Cain's 25 percent...

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Ethics

Rat Bastards

via ThinkProgress CBS News’ 60 Minutes aired a report last night alleging that several members of Congress have traded stock using information they received during private briefings or meetings...

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