A democratic revolution in Tunisia. Pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt. Foreign Policy magazine says “In one fell swoop, the candor of the cables released by WikiLeaks did more for Arab democracy than decades of backstage U.S. diplomacy.” How? They helped the Tunisian people realize that it was obvious to the rest of the world what they […]
© Rex Babin Monday, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia appeared at an event organized by the House Tea Party caucus and Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, but he didn’t attend the State of the Union address the following night. This has caused some people to claim that conservative justices don’t even feel the need to appear […]
This has got to be one of the most juvenile things ever done by Fox News. They took Obama’s State of the Union address and specifically edited it and inserted their own soundtrack of — literally — crickets chirping after Obama makes two slightly humorous comments. Then they make fun of Obama because his jokes […]
Most states have an official state flower, or bird. But a bill introduced in Utah wants to create an official state firearm. And their weapon of choice? The Browning M1911 semi-automatic pistol. Not every politician in Utah supports the measure, questioning whether they should honor semi-automatic pistols — the choice weapon for those who are […]
My question is, does Megyn Kelly actually believe the lies she tells, or does she simply not know the difference between reality and fantasy? ROUND TWO: Bill O’Reilly goes to the defense of Megyn Kelly and shows that he has an equally weak grasp of reality:
© Ted Rall I’m not entirely sure the point that Rall is trying to make, but this comic is hilarious nonetheless.
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that I am a strong Obama supporter. But that doesn’t mean I give him a pass when he makes a mistake, even one as stupid as this one. Obama announced Monday that he is appointing Donald Verrilli to be solicitor general, the government’s top lawyer […]
© Jim Morin Are they purposely ignoring us, or do they have a hearing problem?
“Chinese President Hu Jintao is visiting us. When a country owes you a billion dollars they have a problem. When they owe you a trillion dollars, YOU have a problem. We’re too big to fail!” – Jon Stewart “The White House held a state dinner for Chinese President Hu Jintao. There were 200 people, a […]
© Steve Sack Even worse, the Republican members of the Supreme Court will likely boycott the state of the union address, because last year Obama criticized the court’s “Citizens United” decision.
Obama has a mixed result on his promises to make government more transparent. Over at PolitiFact, of the 35 promises that Obama made relating to government transparency, they rate only five completely kept, three more kept but with some compromises, and 15 in the works, while six of them are rated as broken, and six […]
[Thanks to the fine people at Prose Before Hos for this photo.] Think about this the next time the right tries to verbally crucify Obama.
“The President of China is in Washington. It’s a bit like when you’re into your bookie for more than you can afford, and he stops by the house to say hello.” – Jimmy Kimmel “China’s President Hu is visiting the United States. If he likes what he sees, he may put down a deposit.” – […]
© Mike Luckovich The new Republican-controlled House voted to repeal Obama’s Health Care Reform act. But they didn’t propose anything to replace it, and even some conservative Republicans think the effort is more about posturing than about actually doing something. So what’s next? While most Americans want some action on the economy, the Republicans have […]
© Tony Auth Ah the fickleness of the American public. Just two months after voters swept tea party candidates into Congress, Americans now disapprove of “the political movement known as the Tea Party” by a 52% to 35% margin. That’s their worst ever unfavorable ratings, up from 45% disapproval ratings last September, before the elections, […]
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