© Stuart Carlson What does independence mean to you?
© Tom Toles Many pundits credit the economic collapse as the primary reason Obama and the Democrats swept the elections in 2008, and believe that our ongoing economic problems will definitely help spur Republicans to victory this November. Given the rather direct and obvious relationship between the economy and electoral results, you might think that […]
“It’s Day 71 of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. They just did a poll that says only 6 percent of Americans have a favorable view of BP, to which I say, 6 percent of Americans have a favorable view of BP? That’s 18 million people. Is it possible that 18 million Americans […]
© Jim Morin See also Jon Stewart weighing in on Republican protests against blaming Bush. Not to mention the fact that the top presidential scholars have just rated Bush the absolute worst president of the modern era, and the fifth worst president of all time.
Yesterday, Republican Party chairman Michael Steele tried to blame the war in Afghanistan on Obama: This was a war of Obama’s choosing. This is not something the United States had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in. It was one of those, one of those areas of the total board of foreign policy … that […]
I’ve already done two posts about repeated, baldfaced lies told by Arizona governor Jan Brewer. First, non-partisan PolitiFact revealed that she lied repeatedly about Arizona’s new immigration law. Next, she repeatedly claimed that the majority of illegal immigrants coming over the border are smuggling drugs, despite absolutely no evidence to back up her claim (and […]
© Tom Tomorrow Tom says that this strip was inspired by two columns by Glenn Greenwald: this and this. Also, Jon Stewart did a similar piece. And don’t forget this. However, Rachel Maddow has a contrary opinion:
“Do you know what’s going on down in Washington today? The Senate began the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Elena Kagan. And tomorrow, my favorite part of the whole procedure, the talent competition. And, I want to tell you something — wait until you hear this woman sing ‘I Dreamed a Dream.’” – David Letterman […]
Jon Stewart hits another home run: Why do we keep blaming things on Bush? Because HRWTPITHRTCITG!
A curious thing is happening during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Elena Kagan. Rather than attacking Kagan, Republicans are attacking Thurgood Marshall. Why are they attacking Marshall? After all, the Senate already confirmed Marshall to the Supreme Court in 1967, and he died in 1993. But they brought him up anyway because Kagan worked […]
M.C. Escher would be proud.
“Congressmen have been saying from the beginning that BP is either lying or grossly incompetent. Well, why can’t we have both?” – David Letterman “The Coast Guard found a drunk man on a pool float yesterday after he drifted a mile out into the Gulf of Mexico. Authorities called the guy ‘irresponsible,’ while BP called […]
“General McChrystal was relieved of his duties because of derogatory comments he made about President Obama and other White House staffers. In fact, when he heard that, Joe Biden was shocked and said, ‘What? You can get fired for saying something stupid? What? When’d they start that? Is that new?’” – Jay Leno “You know […]
© Stuart Carlson So the question is, by blocking the extension of unemployment benefits, which will almost certainly hurt the economic recovery when 1.2 million unemployed lose their benefits, will Republicans gain votes because a bad economy will reflect poorly on the Democrats? Or will voters get angry at the Republicans for killing benefits and […]
