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O’Keefe Requests a Bailout
Fraudulent video producer Jimmy O'Keefe has apparently run up a bit of a tab while creatively editing his smear videos and he is now requesting a bailout from his supporters. Wait, this guy has...
The Right-to-Work States
Union-busting is the gateway to the south.Credit: RJ Matson
The Assault on Pensions
Move over Scott Walker, there's a new sheriff in town. Rather than claiming we need to end collective bargaining because public employee pensions are the cause of all our budget woes, which is a...
Poll: Snyder Bests Walker
Against all the odds, De Fuhrer, Rick Snyder, has bested both John Kasich of Ohio and Scott Walker of Wisconsin as todays most unpopular governor. Not that it comes as a shock now that Snyder has...
The Dregs at the Bottom
You photo of the day brought to you by ThinkProgress:This is a Tea Party event in Tampa, Florida, which was attended by a staggering 300 people. Total. via Bob
The High Water Mark
After Gaddafi began killing his own citizens last month, most celebrities and entertainers who had performed for him and his family in the past either returned the money to Gaddafi or donated the...
Mike Pence is a Lying Liar
Mike Pence really is one of, if not the, biggest jackoff in congress. After months of campaigning to defund Planned Parenthood, Pence is now walking-back his rhetoric and claiming that he never...
Poll: Total Incoherence
CNN released a new poll today gauging support for military action in Libya, and the results are not entirely coherent. Apparently 70% of Americans support the no-fly-zone, and 77% approve of getting...
Arguments Against…
Is there a better illustration of the national discourse on energy?Credit: Joe Heller via MotherJones
Bill Kristol: War Expert
Good news everyone, William "The Bloody" Kristol, one of the greatest cheerleaders of the Iraq War, has graced us with his infinite knowledge of military strategy to give President Obama a few tips...
In God We Trust
Actually I don't, but the Republican controlled House of Representatives is highly offended by our lack of jesusness in this country. The US House of Representatives will have a chance to vote on a...
Heckuva Job. A Comparison of Two Disasters.
After witnessing separate responses to separate natural disasters, drawing comparisons between the responses seems almost inevitable. And in the case of American natural disasters, how could anyone...
Arrested on Suspicion of “Feticide”
Just in case any doubt remained that the anti-abortion movement is spearheaded by sociopathic zealots, look no further than an Iowa woman who, upon going to the hospital after suffering from a fall...
Taxed Enough Already!
Isn't the definition of insanity repeating the same action over and over and expecting a different result? Cutting taxes an additional 10% for the rich and for corporations is apparently all a part...
Rand Paul – Libertarian Boy Genius
Senator Rand Paul unleashed a stupefying budget proposal today which, a week after the unfolding disaster in Japan began, would eliminate the agency which is responsible for regulating all things...
Judge Blocks Anti-Union Law
This isn't victory, but it's a start. A judge in Wisconsin has issued a temporary order blocking Governor Walker's bill to end collective bargaining, which was illegally passed during the night...
Nope. Not Racist At All.
They aren't even pretending anymore. Congressional candidate Jack Davis said in a Republican Party endorsement meeting that Latino farmworkers should be deported and that inner-city African-Americans...
Sarah Palin is Not Winning
I was just as annoyed as everyone else after a week straight of Charlie Sheen coverage, which was only silenced by the greatest natural disaster in Japanese history, but this is just too funny to...
Donald Trump – Birther
Donald Trump just may be running for president after all. In an interview with ABC News' Ashleigh Banfield that aired Thursday, Trump said he had some doubts that President Barack Obama was a U.S...