© Ben Sargent The real scandal is that Congress doesn’t seem capable of doing anything about the issues that really matter. Instead, we get distraction after distraction and obstruction after obstruction. And it looks like this is being done on purpose. Well, at least I guess we can feel better since Congress has its top […]
“New Rule: Republicans trying to turn the Benghazi attacks into a scandal that taints Hillary Clinton’s chances at a 2016 presidential run must realize that scandals don’t weaken Hillary Clinton, they only make her stronger. Travelgate, the Rose Law Firm, Whitewater, Vince Foster, Monica Lewinsky… Hillary Clinton eats scandals for breakfast. If the Republicans keep […]
“NASA is taking applications for people who want to live on Mars. Now here are the requirements: You have to be between the ages of 18 and 40 and insane.” – David letterman “I know it sounds like a lot of fun. But the flight alone is six months to Mars. It’s eight months if […]
It turns out that the “evidence” provided by Republicans to show that the Obama administration watered down the facts about the Benghazi attack were (to put it bluntly) lies. For example, an email from White House security advisor Ben Rhodes said: We need to resolve this in a way that respects all of the relevant […]
“In South Carolina, former Governor Mark Sanford won a congressional seat after dragging around and debating a cardboard cutout of Nancy Pelosi. Then someone explained that was Nancy Pelosi.” – Conan O’Brien “Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is the guy who told his wife he was going for a hike and then went to […]
Republicans claim to be in favor of free markets, but their actions speak louder than their words. For example, in North Carolina a bill sponsored by Republican state senator Tom Apodaca was just approved by the senate commerce committee, and is now ready for a vote, which would prohibit electric car maker Tesla from selling […]
“New Jersey Governor Chris Christie revealed that he underwent a surgery that restricts the amount of food he can consume. As a result, 12 animals have been removed from the endangered species list.” – Conan O’Brien “New Jersey Governor Chris Christie revealed that back in February he had a secret lap-band surgery, which explains why […]
Some last tidbits about Benghazi. First, Glenn Greenwald makes some good points on Bill Maher’s show (and Maher just comes off as a jerk): And a funny comic. Everyone should apply this to their assholes: I actually agree with both sides. As Glenn Greenwald says, when a US ambassador gets killed, there should be some […]
“Yesterday President Obama spoke at Ohio State’s graduation, and told students that it’s their responsibility to make the world a better place. It got awkward when students were like, ‘Wait, isn’t that literally your responsibility?’” – Jimmy Fallon “Over the weekend President Obama gave the commencement speech at Ohio State University. He said, ‘I dare […]
I can’t decide if this is insane or brilliant. A Tea Party group organized a three-day boycott of Fox News, claiming the right-wing “news” source is too liberal. The boycott started Thursday and ended this morning. According to the group’s website: FOX needs the Tea Party/conservatives more than the conservatives need FOX after FOX turned […]
© Tom Tomorrow Humans are notoriously bad at evaluating risks. We seriously overreact to some risks, while sticking our collective heads in the sand for far more dangerous risks. Between the years of 1959 and 1994, 3239 people were killed by lightning strikes (roughly the same number that were killed by terrorists since 1970). In […]
“Senator Tom Coburn has introduced a new gun background check plan that would allow people to perform self-background checks before buying a gun. The way the plan works is, it doesn’t.” – Seth Meyers “A poll taken this week said that 44 percent of Republicans believe that armed rebellion may be necessary in the next […]
“Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is in trouble. He was arrested this week for threatening to expose some sensitive government secrets. And you can tell it’s serious. His bail was set at 200 goats.” – Jimmy Fallon “That’s right. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was arrested. He claimed that he had evidence that their elections were rigged. When authorities […]
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