Once again we have Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association speaking about social safety nets. Ya' know, those "hammocks" that Paul Ryan speaks of. Welfare has destroyed the African-American...
Worst Persons
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Author - SK Ashby
The Beck Sideshow is Over
It's over between Fox and Glenn Beck. Conservative conspiracy host Glenn Beck announced plans Wednesday to "transition off" his Fox News program in favor of a realigned agreement between Fox and his...
Cartoon Open Thread
After pledging that there would be no more stop-gaps, the GOP is drafting another stop-gap spending measure to keep the government running, but this time it's only a one-week extension. There's no...
Serious as a Heart Attack
We all saw this coming didn't we? pro·jec·tion -The act of projecting or the condition of being projected. -The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or suppositions to others -The...
Cartoon Open Thread
It would appear as though John Boehner is once again backing away from a potential budget deal after feeling the pressure from the lunatic-base and is now saying $33 billion is not enough. Artist ...
Raw Cronyism
It's good to be the king, or in the case of Scott Walker's Wisconsin, its good to be the son of a wealthy political donor. It puts you in the unique position to begin living on the taxpayer's dime...
Just To Remind Everyone
From December 10th The Obama administration Thursday urged Senate leaders to reject a legislative ban on the transfer of any Guantánamo prisoner to U.S. soil, a move meant to corner the White House...
Bonds of Oppression
Artist - Joe Heller
The Tip of the Iceberg
It looks like the proposed $1 Trillion, with a capital T, dollar cut to Medicaid reported yesterday may actually be just the tip of the fiscally-suicidal iceberg. (Reuters) - The Republican's 2012...
Illegal and Shameless
Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald has made it loud and clear that he is in fact a fascist douchebag, but now it's becoming clear that he also has no regrets about issuing illegal...
The Funny Pages
Artist - Joe Heller
The Next Budget Battle
It's easy to forget that the budget currently being debated in congress, the one that may or may not provoke a government shutdown, only accounts for what's left of fiscal year 2011. The $61 billion...
Patently Ridiculous
The Senate Republicans gathered together yesterday to sign their names to a document professing their desire to amend the constitution to require the federal government to pass balanced budgets. An...
Safety Regulations? Who needs’em?
House Republicans voted to reduce the budget of the FAA by $4 billion dollars today while also claiming that the agency should be able to do just fine without. I don't know if anyone has reminded...
Dynamite Candidates
Artist - Mike Luckovich
Another Day, Another Abortion Bill
How many abortion bills does this make now? I lost count. WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans want to limit tax breaks for insurance policies that cover abortions as lawmakers try to chip away at...
A New Low in Florida
Just when you thought one of the heads attached to the Republican-Governor Hydra of Awfulness couldn't be any more revolting, one of them proves you wrong. Governor Rick Scott of Florida is attending...
Over The Cliff
I feel like our founding fathers, the wright brothers!Artist - Rob Rogers
Fundamentally Clueless
As we all know, the Republican party is on a reckless mission to cut spending to establish their belt-tightening seriousness and fiscally-conservative bonafieds. John Boehner even went as far as to...
Faith in the Free Market
Republicans apparently do not have a great deal of faith in the free market, otherwise they wouldn't be passing bills to limit competition and harden monopolies. The Republican-dominated North...