Once again, the GOP formulated their talking points against the Supreme Court nominee before Obama had even named the nominee. © Drew Sheneman When Elena Kagan was nominated, Republicans attacked her because she has never been a judge. Ironically, Kagan was nominated by then-president Clinton to be a judge on the Court of Appeals, but […]
I am reprinting this letter from Daily KOS because it is a brilliant rant, and because the author specifically encouraged people to reprint it. It was originally written as a response to her very conservative brother who was trying to blame everything on Obama to get her to vote conservative in the upcoming election. It […]
Even though people keep complaining that taxes are too high, USA Today analyzed publically available information and concluded that total taxes — including income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes and all other taxes — are now lower than they have been since 1950. Currently, everyone, on average, pays 9.2% of their income in taxes of […]
This entire video is great, but it really gets interesting around the 4:50 mark, when Jon Stewart points out the stunning irony of conservative pundits comparing Obama to Bush; for example, claiming that the nomination of Elena Kagan is “Obama’s Harriet Miers”, the oil spill is “Obama’s Katrina”, health care is “Obama’s Iraq”, and on […]
Yesterday, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele released a statement about Obama nominating Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. His major complaint against Kagan seems to be this: her support for statements suggesting that the Constitution “as originally drafted and conceived, was ‘defective’” OMG, how can a nominee to the Supreme Court believe that the […]
Whatever you think of governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, you have to admit that he has a good sense of humor. On Monday, he gave the commencement address at Emory University in Atlanta (and received an honorary degree in return): This is my first law degree. … Finally, the Kennedys will think I’m a success. And Maria […]
Reagan famously stated that government was not the solution, government was the problem (while simultaneously growing government at unprecedented rates). But I’ve always thought that the reason Republicans believe government is always the problem is because they don’t know how to govern. Of course, there is an alternative theory that they want to prove that […]
© John Sherffius Don’t get me wrong — I’m all for the second amendment. But some people’s priorities seem a bit screwed up. I also believe in free speech, but that doesn’t include the right to yell “fire” in a crowded theater. So why is it that someone on the terrorist watch list can be […]
© Mike Luckovich Plus, Tea Partiers in Utah at a Republican Party convention denied the Senate nomination to three term incumbent Bob Bennett, despite the fact that Bennett is popular with Republicans in Utah. By doing this, Tea Partiers are creating a situation where Democrats can gain this seat in the general election, despite the […]
My inaugural post to this blog was two years ago today. At the time I had no idea it would become so popular, and figured that readership would drop after the presidential elections. Ironically, the readership actually took off shortly after the election. I hope you enjoy a little humor with your politics. Thanks to […]
© Joel Pett What’s slicker than an oil spill? How about oil companies that make billions in profits, don’t pay any US taxes, and still get the government to help pay for their accidents.
“Hey, did you know about this? Tonight, to protest Arizona’s new immigration law, the Phoenix Suns are all wearing jerseys that read ‘Los Suns.’ Thankfully, they can get the jerseys made quickly using an illegal sweatshop.” – Jay Leno “So, the Phoenix Suns are wearing jerseys written in Spanish, made in China, modeled after their […]
Some people claim that there is no debate on the right, that they all closely follow the latest orders talking points. © Tom Toles
“Anybody here from Arizona? Yeah, you know, they have this immigration law in Arizona. I guess it’s because they share a border with Mexico. In essence, the new law in Arizona is if you don’t look like you belong there, get out. And if you’re in this country illegally, I think I speak for most […]
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