Thursday, December 23, 2010
© Ruben Bolling If Julian Assange is guilty of espionage, then so are a whole lot of other journalists.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
© Joel Pett Luckily, the START treaty was ratified after all — on the very last day of the 111th Congress.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Today, the Senate ratified the START treaty 71-26, despite the Republican leadership’s strong opposition. In fact, Jeff Sessions called Obama’s goal of a nuclear-free world “cockamamie” and called for a rejection of the treaty. It seems like the Republican leadership were the only people opposed to the treaty, which was supported by all recent Secretaries […]
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The Republican Party is trying to stop the Federal Reserve from helping to lower unemployment. It is bad enough that the Republicans opposed the federal version of Mitt Romney’s health care plan, the continuation of Dubya’s bank bailout, and the (failed) attempt to pass John McCain’s climate bill, but now they are opposing Milton Friedman’s […]
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
“A new survey finds that although his approval ratings are low, President Obama is still ahead of the most prominent Republicans. Have you seen his tax plan? He is the most prominent Republican.” – Jay Leno “The Obamas had their dog, Bo, sign their Christmas card this year with a paw print. But Bo only […]
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Earlier this month, Lindsay Graham said he would support the START treaty once tax cuts for the rich were passed. He got his way, but now he is leading the charge of the whiners about all that voting: Poor Senator Graham! Maybe he needs a really, really long vacation. After all, if he is too […]
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
© Ed Stein What will we do if the jobs never come back?
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
“Today President Obama met with a group of top CEOs to discuss creating new jobs. They said they’d see what they could do and then all went back to China.” – Conan O’Brien “The Marine Corps’ top general suggested allowing gay soldiers on the battlefield would pose a distraction. Especially the really hot ones.” – […]
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
© Tom Toles The other side of this catch 22 is that corporations are using their cash reserves to buy other companies, which further reduces the number of employed workers. Or they hire overseas workers. And then they wonder why the economy is doing so bad.
Monday, December 20, 2010
“Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks guy, is out on bail and everybody wants to interview him. Barbara Walters wants to know if he’s a lesbian. Today in the holiday spirit he leaked 200 letters to Santa.” – David Letterman “Someone apparently found an old Internet dating profile posted by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and it has […]
Monday, December 20, 2010
© Tom Tomorrow Sometimes I’m afraid to wish people “Happy Holidays” or even “Season’s Greetings” for fear that I might be accused of being anti-Christmas. What would Jesus do?
Monday, December 20, 2010
[fake news by Andy Borowitz] Julian Assange to Launch Social Network for Diplomats, Twofacebook WikiLeaks Founder Plans ‘Portal of Deceit’ Moments after being released on bail, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was already making plans for his next venture, a social network for diplomats called Twofacebook. Mr. Assange said he came up with the idea for […]
Sunday, December 19, 2010
“Sarah Palin flew down to Haiti to help earthquake victims. Poor Haitians, they can’t get a break. First the earthquake, then the hurricanes, and now Sarah Palin.” – David Letterman “Palin went camping with Kate Gosselin on her TV show. What a pair. You have a vapid media star desperate for attention — and then […]
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Is anyone else really really happy that John McCain is not our president? In a few years’ time, McCain has gone from maverick, to loose cannon, to a temper-tantrum throwing brat. The latest example is the recent vote to end “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. Once again, McCain has completely reversed his position. Once in favor […]
