Arlen Specter called his opponent in the Democratic Party primary, Joe Sestak, a “flagrant hypocrite” and accused him of registering as a Democrat “just in time to run for Congress.” Remember that Specter just switched from Republican to Democrat, because polls showed that he was going to lose the Republican primary. Sestak says that he […]
The Republican party is well known for their low regard for science, but it is interesting to see how scientists feel about the Republican party in return. In a new study, scientists were asked their political affiliation. The results? Democratic 55% Independent 32% Republican 6% They also asked Independents which way they lean, which makes […]
“Anybody here from Minnesota? Congratulations, you have a brand new senator, our old friend, Al Franken. Al is an interesting guy. Went from being a comedian to politician. George Bush — the other way around.” – David Letterman “A lot of entertainers are getting into politics. For example, Tina Fey says she might run for […]
Everyone is trying to figure out why Sarah Palin resigned, but there is an old rule in politics: follow the money. I think Levi Johnston hits the nail squarely on the head when he says that all the money that Palin could make from speeches, books, etc. — money which she can’t or is not […]
This cartoon is ironic because the cartoonist, Gary Varvel, is a fairly right-wing conservative. But if you interpret the Red firetruck as the Republican Party (refusing to spend stimulus money) then the cartoon takes on almost the opposite meaning of what the cartoonist probably intended. © Gary Varvel
“President Obama is in Russia. Today he waved to Sarah Palin.” – David Letterman “Today, in Russia, President Obama delivered a speech to the graduating class of Moscow’s new economic school. That’s right. The title of his speech was ‘Can We Borrow 4 Trillion Rubles, Please?’” – Conan O’Brien “But it’s an important trip for […]
Daniel Kurtzman has a great gallery of Sarah Palin photos, fake photos, and parodies, including some new ones about her quitting: There are even a few that note that if Palin runs for president in 2012, that’s around the year the Mayan calendar predicts that the world will end: Be sure to see the one […]
Also, a great answer to the question of whether or not Palin is planning on running for President in 2012 from Electoral Vote: She probably doesn’t know what she is going to do in 2012 yet. God will tell her when he’s ready to do so. © Donna Barstow © Clay Bennett © Chip Bok […]
DailyKos has a must-read story about how a woman got (and was cured of) leukemia, and the lengths the insurance companies will go to in order to avoid paying for her care. This is how it is explained to her by a social worker: If you worked for a company that offered insurance, if you […]
“There was a surprising announcement over the weekend. Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin is leaving office. She’s stepping down. Something I said?” – David Letterman “Of course, the very big news, you can’t avoid it, Sarah Palin’s quitting as governor of Alaska. Everybody is shocked. Palin hasn’t made a decision this controversial since deciding whether […]
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