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Monthly Archives: December 2010

If it isn’t my fault, whose fault could it be?

© Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins It must be very convenient to have someone on whom to blame everything.

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The Rant of the Young Turk

Cenk Uygur does a good job of pointing out the utter hypocrisy of the Republicans pretending to care about the middle class.

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Conservatives and Genetic Fear

Every wonder why conservatives seem to expect the worst of people (Muslims, the poor), while liberals tend to dwell more on the goodness and dignity of all? Or why conservatives are more receptive to threats of terrorism? There may be a scientific explanation! A new study done at the University College of London shows that […]

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NIMMB

Not in my mail box: © Jack Ohman Everyone wants the government to reduce spending, as long as they still get their checks in the mail.

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Make up your mind!

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Where the Jobs Are

We keep hearing that the economy is heating up, but unemployment remains high (and even rose last month). The stock market has rebounded, and corporate profits (and bonuses) are high. The latest news is that American companies actually are hiring! In fact, they are hiring a lot. Just not in the USA. Caterpillar hired 15,000 […]

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On the road again

I’m traveling again for a few weeks, and Internet service is a bit spotty, so I’ll post when I can. Feel free to send me good stories to post — leave them in the comments, so others can see them!

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Senator Grinch

© Steve Benson

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Leaving the Barn Door Open

Are Republicans shaking their heads and wondering what happened? Did their midterm election victories make them get too cocky? © Tom Toles UPDATE: A Republican introduces a bill to eliminate lame duck sessions.

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Santa Obama Sleighs ‘Em

© Mike Luckovich © Clay Jones

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Late Night Political Humor

“This morning President Obama signed the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ into law. He would have signed it last night, but supporters of the bill didn’t want to miss last night’s episode of ‘Glee.’” – Conan O’Brien “President Obama signed into law the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ What does it say about […]

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Why the Europeans Think the US is Insane

Alternet has an interesting article written by an American living in Germany, and attempting to explain why Glenn Beck is popular, what the Tea Party is all about, and how we have destroyed the social safety net.

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New Orders

© Walt Handelsman As someone noted, we now trust gays to defend our country, to kill and be killed, but we don’t trust them to be married. But it will happen.

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Late Night Political Humor

“A new study found that there are only 786 mountain gorillas left in the world, and that number could go down even further after the premier of the new show, ‘Sarah Palin’s Congo.’” – Jimmy Fallon “Sarah Palin, part-time Governor of Alaska, is angry because Michele Obama is encouraging kids to eat healthy. Sarah Palin […]

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Revenge of the Jesters

© Jim Morin Who says comedy can’t change the world? In his last show of the year, Jon Stewart dedicated the entire show to shaming the Republicans for unanimously filibustering a bill that would fund health care for the 9/11 first responders whose health was affected by their heroic efforts. Suddenly, the bill was back […]

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