According to a new report from the Economics for Equity and the Environment Network, the estimated cost to society per ton of CO2 released into the atmosphere may be 45 times higher than previously...
Worse Than We Thought
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Author - SK Ashby
The Job Creators
Artist - Bob Englehart In other news, The Venetian Casino Resort in Las Vegas has filed a lawsuit against Tea Party Nation for canceling their convention and not paying their $600,000 bill, and a...
Past Is Not Prologue
Despite the weak economy, the rampant obstruction of the opposition party, and the looming debt-ceiling apocalypse, President Obama's approval rating has remained relatively stable, neither dipping...
Colbert Nails Republican Voter ID Laws
"It takes years of soul-crushing disappointment to be dead enough inside to elect someone like William O'Brien."
Republican Dream State
Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, TSA officials have announced plans to implement new scanning software that will eliminate the now infamous naked body-scan pictures, and a new ABC...
The Other Hostage Crisis
'Tis the season to be shutting down entire portions of the government if the Republicans' demands aren't met. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) operating authority expires on Friday and the...
Send Rick A Sign
"We haven’t had a Texas governor in the White House in almost three years.”The Colbert ReportGet More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video ArchiveBrilliant.
The Reagangelical Party
Artist - Pat Bagley In other news, President Obama announced his official support for legislation that would repeal the Defense Of Marriage Act, which was passed in 1996 under Bill Clinton, which...
Mitt Romney Panders To Climate Deniers
This is one hell of a walk-back pander session. ROMNEY: I believe we should keep our air and our water clean. And that we don’t want to have pollutants that are interfering with our health and...
Children Of The Corn
This is a little creepy. While Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) is well-known for her small army of foster children, it's another group of youngsters that she credits with her 2008 re-election...
Darrell Issa: Debt-Ceiling Deadline Is A Hoax
As Bob just pointed out, 65% of Teabaggers and 53% of all Republicans believe that breaching the debt limit is really 'no big deal.' Why do they think this? One possible explanation is having their...
The Adults In The Room
Artist - RJ Matson In other news, the first openly-gay federal judge was confirmed today, and a BP-owned oil pipeline leaked between 2,100 gallons and 4,200 gallons of oil into the Alaskan tundra...
They Aren’t Interested
There's been a lot of hoopla and outrage over the withdrawal of Elizabeth Warren as a candidate to head the brand new Consumer Protection Agency, and I hate to be Captain Obvious, but the senate was...
Bad News For Republicans
According to a new CBS poll released today: 71% of respondents disapproved of Republicans' handling of the debt talks, with only 21% approving. But beyond the lack of general buy-in to their...
Lunatic Quote of the Day
Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has purportedly uncovered the president's true motives for not immediately giving up the items listed on the Republicans' ransom note. GOHMERT: And I can’t help...
The Authority To Eat Our Peas
Artist - RJ Matson In other news, the chief of Scotland Yard resigned today amid Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. phone-hacking scandal, and a man in Gary, Indiana was turned away from donating blood...
And The Jokes Write Themselves
From the department of "You Can't Make This Shit Up." Tim Pawlenty, who is so certain that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac single-handedly caused the 2008 financial crisis, hired one of their top...
Horrible Bosses
Artist - David Fitzsimmons In other news, Representative Dale Kildee (D-MI) has announced plans to retire after 35 years in congress, and Jefferson County, which is Alabama's most populous county and...
Maximally Reckless And Irresponsible
In the face of the nonsensical national debate over raising the debt ceiling to pay the bills for money we already spent, Republican fundraising is proving to be anemic. And there's a pretty good...
Lincoln Sells Out Slaves
No cartoon tonight. Just the president speaking to a bi-partisan group of college students. "Don't set up a situation where you're guaranteed to be disappointed."
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