At the CPAC conference, Rush repeats that he really does want Obama to fail. Conservatives cheer. Or as Paul Reiser put it: How come way back when, when the Dixie Chicks casually commented that, on the night our former president declared an unprovoked war, that they felt, at that moment “ashamed to be from Texas,” they […]
A new study published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives finds that areas in the US that are more conservative or religious than average tend to purchase more online pornography than average. Or as the author of the study puts it “Some of the people who are most outraged turn out to be consumers of the […]
Saturday, February 28, 2009
I had to think twice about posting this article, because my posting this is itself ironic (isn’t it my job to be making fun of other people’s irony and hypocrisy?). But here goes anyway. It has long bothered me that the mainstream media often gives a platform to people who really don’t deserve one, because […]
Saturday, February 28, 2009
“Nation, last night, once again, the political stage was set on fire by a brilliant orator, a man whose charisma even I have to admit can only be rivaled by a giant Brad Pitt made out of puppies. I’m speaking of, of course, of Bobby Jindal.” -Stephen Colbert “”Now, it’s clear the Republican party has […]
Friday, February 27, 2009
Quotes from the annual conservative CPAC conference in Washington: From Newt Gingrich: The great irony of where we are today is that we had a Bush-Obama big-spending program that was bipartisan in its nature. … We got big spending under Bush, now we’ve got big spending under Obama. Saul Anuzis (who campaigned for the chairmanship of […]
Friday, February 27, 2009
Fox News tries to play up a minor gaffe by Biden but fails miserably. There’s even an extra special bonus from them — their own gaffe. Jon Stewart reports:
Friday, February 27, 2009
Andrew Tobias has a brilliant article about taxes. You should read the whole thing, but if you’re too lazy, here’s just the start of it: Be honest: Is the reason you’re not investing in stocks these days (a) the prospect of having to pay 15% capital gains tax? Or (b) the fear of further losses? […]
Friday, February 27, 2009
“President Obama gave his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress tonight. Obama focused on the three most critical things he wants Americans to understand: first, that the economy is in a lot of trouble; second, that the road to recovery won’t be easy; and third, that it’s all President […]
Thursday, February 26, 2009
This is brilliant: © Matt Bors
Thursday, February 26, 2009
As if the Republican Party weren’t in enough trouble, now the party is starting to punish representatives who don’t vote the way the party wants them to. The National Republican party just unveiled its new fundraising program for the 2010 elections that will hold members accountable for their votes if they expect any reelection campaign […]
