Author - SK Ashby

Open Thread

No Blank Checks

Artist - Adam Zyglis In other news, Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik apparently purchased his extended 30-round ammo clips from the U.S. because they are forbidden in Norway, and the Chamber of...

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Epic Fail

Republican Grabass Continues

After originally postponing the vote on John Boehner's signature debt-ceiling bill for two days while it was being re-written to suck less ass, the vote on Boehner's re-written bill has been delayed...

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Wingnuts

Jackass Quote of the Day

Yes, I know Representative Paul Broun (R-Looneybin) has already been quoted once today, but I just can't let this line slip by. “Well, Andrea, the thing is, when someone is overextended and broke...

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Open Thread

Send In The Seals

Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, a federal judge upheld a ruling today which allows federal funding of embryonic stem-cell research to continue, and the Department of Health and Human...

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Wingnuts

Lunatic Quote of the Day

Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Martin speaking to reporters in Washington today: Jenny Beth Martin, a co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots (the grassrootsier wing of the movement) agreed that...

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Wingnuts

It’s The Hypocrisy, Stupid

No. While it may be fun to snark about Michele Bachmann's expensive makeup, which I am guilty of doing myself, or her horde of foster children, you don't need either of those things to find something...

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Economy

Economic Terrorists

While speaking to conservative radio host Laura Ingraham today, House Speaker John Boehner finally admitted what many of us have already come to realize -- that some members of his own party are hell...

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Open Thread

Pea Party

Artist - Jeff Parker In other news, President Obama made it clear today that he would veto John Boehner's two-tiered debt-ceiling proposal if it ever reaches his desk, and the campaign finance...

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Ethics

A Very Clear Example

Since the stroke of midnight on Friday night, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been shut down because Republicans in the House are demanding that airline employee's union rights be...

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Economy

They Want To Destroy

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi took to the podium today and laid out, in no uncertain terms, the Republican's true motives for playing chicken with the debt ceiling. Motives which most of the...

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Open Thread

Don’t Tread On Who?

Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, a new CBS poll shows that 71% of all voters disapprove of the Republicans handling of debt-ceiling negotiations, and the offices of Grover Norquist were...

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Congress

Do As I Say, Not As I Do

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid put forward a plan which includes $2.7 trillion dollars in spending cuts over the next 10 years, half of which comes from defense spending and ending our tiresome...

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Economy

The Chart To End All Charts

Via the New York Times Despite what antigovernment conservatives say, non-defense discretionary spending on areas like foreign aid, education and food safety was not a driving factor in creating the...

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Open Thread

The Murdoch Zoo

Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, Phyllis Siegal, 76, and Connie Kopelov, 84, who have been together for 23 years became the first same-sex couple to legally marry in New York City. It has...

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Wingnuts

Awful, Awful People

I can't say that I am shocked by the Reich-wing's knee-jerk reaction to the attacks in Oslo, Norway but that doesn't mean I find it any less disgusting. Here are just a few examples, among many, of...

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Open Thread

Freedom Filaments

Artist - Jen Sorensen In other news, the death toll of the shootings and bombing in Oslo, Norway has risen to at least 91, and the Commission on Wartime Contracting has concluded that at least $34...

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Elections

As Big Of A Target As Anyone

A new survey released by the Pew Research Center shows that Democrats are losing ground among white voters, particularly among poor white voters, while gaining ground with other demographic groups...

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Open Thread

The Bane Of Boehner

Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, the FFA shuts down tonight at midnight. As many as 4,000 employees will be immediately furloughed. By the way, the president kicked serious ass during his...

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Wingnuts

Moment of Derp

New Hampshire State Representative Lynne Ferrari Blankenbeker (R) brings us today's Moment of Derp. In an email obtained by Mother Jones magazine, a New Hampshire Republican brags about learning how...

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