It's all bullshit. While over 126,000 net jobs were created in Texas over the last two and a half years, the labor force expanded by over 437,000, meaning that overall Texas has added unemployed...
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Tea Party Now Less Popular Than Godless Heathens!
A new New York Times Poll brings bad news for the "20-percenters" among us, as the Tea Party is now even less popular than us non-believing heathens and Muslims. In April, 2010, 21 percent of...
The County Fair Sideshow
Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, the ACLU filed a lawsuit today challenging a Kansas law that prohibits insurance companies from covering abortion services in regular plans, and the UK...
He Might As Well Own It
If the Republicans want to campaign on a platform of repealing "Obamacare," let them! At least, that seems to be the president's current thinking. And since practically everyone, including our very...
His Father-In-law Is Not a Doctor
"Rick Perry is what happens if Lex Luther distilled down George Bush essence in a laboratory and crossed it with gun powder and semen from the finest thoroughbred in Lubbock, and then strapped that...
Poll Taxes By Another Name
If you want to talk about things which are un-American, this should certainly appear near the top of your list. In what appears to be an effort to avoid the free-for-all town halls that have plagued...
Clinton Clowns Rick Perry
Former President Bill Clinton spoke to the International Association of Fire Fighters conference yesterday morning and while doing so he tackled the news of Rick Perry entering the Republican...
The Second Coming
Artist - Dave Granlund In other news, Tim Pawlenty's top New Hampshire staff joined Team Hunstman today, and billionaire Warren Buffet again stumped for tax-hikes on the rich. Forgive the absence...
Another Oil Man From Texas
ThinkProgress has a quick rundown in convenient graph-form illustrating the top contributors to Team Perry over the last decade and -- surprise, surprise -- Oil and Gas weigh in at number one with...
Rick Perry’s Church and State
Artist - Monte Wolverton In other news, the Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an official investigation of S&P's decision to downgrade the U.S. credit-rating, and former Senator...
Bachmann Believes In DADT But She Isn’t Judging?
Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann made an appearance on CNN this morning with Candy Crowley where in she clearly stated that she believes Don't Ask Don't Tell was a good policy and...
One Less Moderate
Tim Pawlenty dropped out of the race today after finishing third in the somewhat-meaningless Ames straw poll in Iowa. Whether or not Tim Pawlenty is actually a moderate is debatable, but compared to...
What Could Go Wrong?
Artist - John Darkow In other news, Governor Rick Perry of Texas formally announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States today with a pledge to "make DC as inconsequential in your...
Dr. Martin Luther, Inc
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Snow White And The Seven Dwarves Visit Iowa
Artist - Nate Beeler In other news, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) authorities disabled cellphone services to breakup a protest yesterday, calling into question if doing so is even legal.
Another Anti-Gay Crusader Goes Wide-Stance
Another one bites the dust. Indiana state Rep. Phillip Hinkle (R) is embroiled in controversy after The Indianapolis Star discovered emails appearing to solicit the paid company of a young man, sent...
The Most Important Moment of the Debate
There were many memorable moments during last night's Clown Car Debate, but none were quite as important as this particular moment. The candidates were asked if they would walk away from a deficit...
GOP Debate Prep
Artist - Nate Beeler In other news, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has chosen Representatives Jim Clyburn (D-SC), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) for the "super committee." A...
Rick Perry’s Execution Fetish
The state of Texas is well known for having one of the harshest justice systems in the country, but that doesn't make the precedent being set by Rick Perry any less astonishing. Likely presidential...
Socialism Is Okay If You’re A Republican
Medicare fraudster and arch-enemy of proper governance, Governor Rick Scott of Florida, has no problem with socialism as long as he is the primary beneficiary of it. Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R)...

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