Scientists have been trying to figure out the psychological differences between liberals and conservatives, and a new study adds an interesting theory. Earlier work by Jonathan Haidt showed that almost everyone in the world, regardless of culture, has five moral instincts: fairness, not harming others, group loyalty, respect for authority, and purity. But liberals emphasize […]
“Michele Bachmann is kind of like Sarah Palin but without the charisma — or marksmanship. You know, maybe we should stop telling kids that anyone can grow up to be president of the United States.” – Jimmy Kimmel “Bachmann didn’t know John Wayne Gacy was from her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa. The town is about […]
© Ruben Bolling It is ironic that because the Supreme Court is the court of last resort on everything, they are the final deciders in cases involving their own ethics. And yes, Scalia’s son really does work as an employment lawyer for Wal-Mart, and Clarence Thomas really did take money (and fail to report much […]
If Reagan were in charge now (and still alive), he would raise taxes, which is exactly what he did when he was president. As Politico points out, Obama’s proposed increases in revenues are smaller than the ones that Reagan proposed, and Republicans approved, in order to decrease deficits. And contrary to what the reality-challenged Republicans […]
“Michele Bachmann said her hometown of Waterloo, Iowa, is the birthplace of John Wayne, when it is actually the birthplace of serial killer John Wayne Gacy. She then said her favorite sitcom from the 80s is ‘Charles Manson in Charge.’” – Conan O’Brien “New York Gov. Cuomo legalized gay marriage. I think it’s great for […]
© Wolf Grulkey The Republicans think that the worse the economy, the better they will do in the next election. After all, it worked in the 2010 election. How long before we wise up? Nineteen different polls since the start of 2011 show that Americans support raising taxes to reduce the deficit, often by a […]
Serious and deliciously funny, all at the same time: UPDATE: WikiLeaks is planning on suing MasterCard and Visa.
Stephen Colbert advises Michele Bachmann to never apologize for her gaffes, but to double down:
“Sarah Palin is denying reports that her bus tour is canceled, and says it will resume ‘when the time comes’. So there you go, everyone — it’s not canceled, she just stopped doing it and has no specific plans to start again.” – Jimmy Fallon “Sarah Palin said she did not quit her bus tour. […]
The Federal Election Commission today voted 5 to 1 to approve Stephen Colbert’s “Super PAC”. Yes, this will allow Colbert to raise unlimited amounts of money in virtual secrecy to influence the 2012 elections. But don’t worry, former Bush strategist Karl Rove and former Obama aide Bill Burton are already doing the same thing. It […]
© Jim Morin Is it just me, or does anyone else feel that Blago didn’t do anything that most politicians do all the time, he was just a bit more blatant about it. It seems his real transgression was that he didn’t hide the fact that he was just a money grubber for reelection funds […]
© Barry Deutsch Actually, the reason given in the last panel is the only one that makes sense.
“Did you see that video where a crying baby is handed to President Obama? As soon as the president holds the baby it stops crying. Do you know how rare that is these days, that a politician is handed a baby from a crowd and it’s not his?” – Jay Leno “That’s pretty amazing. The […]
UPDATE: the local Catholic Church is not very happy. They are blaming the gay rights movement on “totalitarian government” and “the dictatorship of relativism”. My favorite line from the article: “Like most out-of-place reactionaries trying to control a modern, democratic world, [Archbishop Timothy] Dolan must stretch the common definition of words to such an extent […]
© R.J. Matson Yesterday, the Obama campaign press secretary released a statement criticizing Michele Bachmann and her declared policies — more tax cuts for the rich, undoing Medicare and health insurance reform, repealing Wall Street reforms, and maintaining loopholes for oil and gas companies. Bachmann’s response (on Fox News of course) is classic: I think […]
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