Republicans candidates keep whining about their debate format. They seem upset that they were asked mean questions.
While the Citizens United decision and the rise of big money and Super PACs had a huge effect on the 2010 midterm election, they don’t seem to be having as much of an impact on the current presidential primaries. Don’t get me wrong, there is even more money being spent this time, but it doesn’t […]
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Here’s a cute app that helps you follow the money. It is a free browser extension for Chrome, Safari, and Firefox (sorry IE users!). After you install it, when you are using your browser and it shows the name of a major politician, you can hover your cursor over the name and it will show […]
© Joel Pett Special interests want you to be apathetic. The less you know, and the less you vote, the more power they get. Everyone is given the right to vote. If you don’t, you’re just throwing your power away. It takes less time to vote than it does to complain about how corrupt and […]
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Meanwhile, the GOP is all over the place trying to come up with a debate format that works for them. Unfortunately, they seem to think that the debate is for the candidates. Silly Republicans, debates are for voters. And here’s the debate format that would really increase the ratings and bring in the money. And […]
Thursday, November 5, 2015
“Tonight’s Republican debate took place in Colorado, where marijuana is legal. Which explains why every single question from the audience was, ‘Where am I?’” – Conan O’Brien “I haven’t been able to watch tonight’s Republican debate yet, but I’m excited to see the face-off between the party’s biggest opponents: Carson and staying awake.” – Stephen […]
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Barack Obama made fun of the Republican candidates for president, saying that these would-be tough guys can’t even handle a bunch of CNBC moderators. During a fundraiser, Obama said: Have you noticed that every one of these candidates says, ‘Obama’s weak. Putin’s kicking sand in his face. When I talk to Putin, he’s going to […]
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
So far, no. Yesterday, the voters of Ohio rejected a ballot measure that would amend the Ohio constitution to legalize marijuana. What’s ironic about this is that many of the organizations who are working to legalize marijuana urged voters to reject the measure. And (even more ironically) I’m glad the measure failed. Drugs are big […]
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Bernie Sanders has finally defined what he means by “Democratic Socialism”. What I mean by Democratic socialism is looking at countries in Scandinavia that have much lower rates of child poverty, that have a fairer tax system that guarantees basic necessities of life to working people. Essentially what I mean by that is creating a […]
© Tom Toles Mission Accomplished? Now the only question is, how long will Jeb hang on in the race?
“New York has a team in the World Series and Donald Trump is no longer ahead in the polls — I think we’re back to normal, everyone!” – Jimmy Fallon “In response to his drop to second in the polls, Donald Trump said today that he will run until the very end and does not […]
© Jeff Stahler What? He didn’t blame it on Obama?
“Joe Biden announced that he will not be running for president. He made the announcement with President Obama right by his side, and you could tell it was an emotional moment because at one point, Obama actually gave Biden a shoulder rub.” – Jimmy Fallon “Following Joe Biden’s announcement that he will not run for […]
