From the department of "You Can't Make This Shit Up" Remember that pesky individual mandate contained within the Affordable Care Act? The one that compels you to either purchase health insurance or...
Artist - Arend van Dam I have a really hard time believing that Pakistani intelligence wasn't aware of Bin Laden's location, and it would seem that the Obama Administration has similar doubts given...
“We’ve got better stuff to do. I’ve got better stuff to do,” Obama said. “We’ve got big problems to solve, and I’m confident we can solve them, but we’re going to have to focus on them, not on this.”...
This isn't a cartoon, but it may as well be. Photo via Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post In other news, Florida Senator Marco Rubio says he won't be on the Republican ticket in 2012 "under any...
Republican budget-wizard Paul Ryan sat down for an interview with Christiane Amanpour today, and when the topic of the recently heated town halls came up, Ryan deflected blame away from his atrocious...
"The New Safety Net" Artist - Adam Zyglis In other news, the crash-strapped state of Texas is on its way to passing a tax break for people who purchase a Yacht worth $250,000 or more. Really. Please...
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) spoke to a group of constituents during a "listening session" this week, and his constituents certainly received an earful. Farenthold repeated the tired talking-point...
Today is another wonderful day for Big Oil. In addition to Exxon-Mobil posting a 69% increase in profit, Shell posting a 22% increase in profit, and BP posting a 17% increase in profit, Chevron has...
Really? WASHINGTON – Former Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) on Friday tore into Democrats for launching a new outside group to aid President Barack Obama's re-election efforts in part by raising...
"Royal Birther Wedding"Artist - Brian Fairrington Anyone else watching the NFL draft tonight? Please use this thread to discuss whatever it is you wish to discuss.
Massachusetts, the home of "Romneycare," which as Paul Krugman explains is basically the same thing as "Obamacare," has posted a quarterly-growth rate which is double that of the rest of the country...
Its a wonderful day in the neighborhood for Big Oil. HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp's quarterly profit rose a better-than-expected 69 percent as the world's largest publicly traded oil company...
Artist - Joe Heller In other news, John McCain thinks we should arm the Libyan rebels, just like we did "in the Afghan struggle against the Russians." And we all know how that turned out. What an...
It looks like Harry Reid is also looking to get into the game of calling on Republicans to officially back their policy proposals with actual votes. WASHINGTON – Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV)...
As previously noted, Speaker of the House John Boehner hinted at the possibility of ending the subsidy of Big Oil yesterday, but following those remarks he immediately walked things back and pointed...
Artist - Joe Heller In other news, Oklahoma lawmakers are tackling the important issues, such as dishing out life-sentences for cooking Hashish. Please use this thread to discuss whatever it is you...
Very few people may be aware of the fact that the first presidential debate of the primary season is actually scheduled to take place in just one week on May 5th. The reason very few people are aware...
Artist - Kirk Anderson In other news, the DCCC has produced another ad attacking Republicans for their votes in favor of killing Medicare. Please use this thread to discuss whatever it is you wish to...
Governor Rick Scott of Florida is hard at work, improving the economy of the state of, you guessed it, North Carolina. Oh wait, that wasn't your guess? While Florida's economic mantra continues to be...
During the summer of 2008 when the cost of oil skyrocketed and the national average price of gasoline reached over four dollars per gallon, that did not prevent the oil giants from raking in record...
