© Tom Tomorrow Are Republicans seriously suggesting that this man could be president of the US? UPDATE: Apparently the old-guard Republican party is terrified that Gingrich might win the nomination. National Review just published a scathing attack on Gingrich, saying: His character flaws — his impulsiveness, his grandiosity, his weakness for half-baked (and not especially […]
British newspaper The Guardian has an excellent article on how Fox News is basically running the Republican primary, and as a result is helping Obama’s reelection bid, maybe even giving Obama a landslide victory. You don’t believe that Fox News is running the Republican primary? After all, Fox hasn’t endorsed any candidates. But it is […]
I filed this under Humor because I think it is hilarious. It would be even funnier if it weren’t so scary.
“Herman Cain dropped out. Our writers and I were despondent. But sometimes when God closes a door He opens a window. And standing outside that window is a circus peanut wearing a badger. Donald Trump will moderate a Republican debate Dec. 27. Thank you, Jesus.” – Jon Stewart “Today Herman Cain again denied allegations of […]
See, when I smoked pot it was illegal, but not immoral. Now, it is illegal AND immoral. The law didn’t change, only the morality… That’s why you get to go to jail and I don’t. – Newt Gingrich in 1996. In 1997 Gingrich proposed a law that would invoke the death penalty for possession of […]
© Tom Toles When Newt Gingrich called the Palestinians an “invented people” who had never had their own homeland I was flummoxed. After all, we “Americans” are an invented people, as are almost all modern Arab nations (with the exception of Egypt and Morocco). And while it may be technically true that no Arabs called […]
“In a surprise move, this morning Herman Cain’s penis announced it’s still in the race.” – Conan O’Brien “Herman Cain made a major announcement on Saturday at the grand opening of his new campaign headquarters, announcing that he is suspending his campaign. It was a grand opening and a grand closing at the same time.” […]
© Ben Sargent The American dream is that anyone can become successful if they try, that you can leave your children with a better life than the one you have, that hard work is rewarded. It is what made our country great — the land of opportunity. But now you are just supposed to work […]
Over at Stonekettle Station, retired Navy officer Jim Wright wonders how someone like himself, who started out as a traditional conservative, has become a liberal. And realizes that he hasn’t changed at all, the labels (the little boxes we put people in) have changed. Take the issue of gay rights. Once upon a time, conservatives […]
“Congress will have a Secret Santa exchange involving both parties. The Democrats will give Republicans a gift. And that’s it.” – Seth Meyers “The Senate is doing its first-ever Secret Santa gift exchange this year. Yeah, there’s a $10 spending limit, but they plan to go $14 trillion over budget.” – Jimmy Fallon “The good […]
The Senate has passed a defense authorization bill that allows the military to indefinitely detain American citizens on US soil, without trial or even charges. Goodbye due process, goodbye rule of law, goodbye sixth (and fourth) amendment, and if the government can arbitrarily throw citizens in prison forever, what do any other rights mean? Here […]
© Ted Rall I love this comic. Subtle, but deadly accurate.
The Senate race in Massachusetts looks like it will be one of the hardest fought, and most closely watched races of the 2012 election. Republican Scott Brown stunned Democrats when he won Edward Kennedy’s old seat in 2010, which Dems stupidly assumed they owned. But now, Elizabeth Warren is leading Brown in polls by seven […]
“No one in the media is giving Herman Cain credit for having been faithful to the same mistress for 13 years.” – Jimmy Kimmel “Cain now says he’s consulting with his family whether to stay in the race. Really? You think that’s what he’s discussing with his wife, about staying in the race? How about […]
© Mike Stanfill This comic leaves out one important step in this computer program, where the congressman receives large campaign contributions from the corporations. In a related irony, the GOP rejects the “millionaires surtax” but NPR can’t find a single millionaire who objects to it. And neither could Republicans in the House and Senate, or […]
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