An article in the Christian Science Monitor draws an interesting comparison between the swaggering bravado of George W. Bush and his dressing up in a flight suit and declaring “Mission Accomplished” and Barack Obama, who actually accomplished the mission of bringing the perpetrator of 9/11 to (some kind of) justice. According to the former Afghan […]
“The world was supposed to end last Saturday but at the last minute, it was picked up for another season.” – Jimmy Kimmel “Harold Camping, who predicted the end of the world, says the new date for the apocalypse is October 21. If it rains, it will be October 22.” – David Letterman “The preacher […]
© Signe Wilkinson After all, Memorial Day is all about the troops.
AmeriPAC, a conservative Republican political action committee, sent out a fundraising letter recently that accused Democrats of banning incandescent light bulbs: The Democrats have already voted to BAN our conventional lights bulbs (that you and I use even today!) in favor of DANGEROUS fluorescent light bulbs. … Help put an end to governmental interference in […]
“The pastor who incorrectly predicted the Rapture said it was a very tough weekend. To make it worse, his friends keep calling him saying, “Hey, it’s not the end of the world!” – Conan O’Brien “The good news is, the apocalypse did not happen. The bad news is, we thought it would so we don’t […]
“A Christian minister has crunched the numbers, looked at the 8 Ball, and in two hours, the Rapture begins. That’s when the really devout, extra-sure-of-themselves fundamentalist Christians will just disappear — or as I call it, a win-win.” – Bill Maher “Merry Apocalypse Eve. This minister says the world is going to end. I just […]
Vermont becomes the first state to take the first step toward single-payer health insurance for all. If all goes as planned, the state will adopt single-payer by 2017. Not only will the plan save money, but it will eliminate the need for employers to provide health insurance to their workers, creating jobs. And even more […]
Republicans complain loudly about deficits, and yet they still find lots of money to fund their pet projects. Here are some examples: Earlier this month, I posted a story about Texas wanting to give tax breaks to buyers of luxury yachts (costing over a quarter of a million dollars), while the state is running a […]
“Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver have put their former mansion on the market for $23.5 million. It’s not that clean though, because they had a maid but she was always busy doing other stuff.” – Jimmy Fallon “Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child with a maid, and now the kid is mad at her for lying […]
© John Darkow Senate Republicans had to put up or shut up as Democrats brought the Republican budget proposal to the floor for a vote. The measure was defeated, but five Republicans voted against it — four because the proposed changes to Medicare went too far, and one because it didn’t go far enough. Expect […]
Tuesday there was a special election in New York to fill the seat of Representative Christopher Lee, who resigned after posting compromising photographs of himself on the web. The district is heavily Republican (+6), and yet the Democratic candidate came from behind and won. How did that happen? Some people will claim that it was […]
© Jack Ohman Will the last man standing be Michelle Bachmann?
© Clay Bennett Hopefully, Sarah Palin will have the sense to play the kingmaker role rather than running. Even with the dearth of viable Republican candidates, I think everyone knows it would only get worse if she ran. UPDATE: A sign that Palin still thinks she has a chance? She has made a feature-length movie […]
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