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Category Archives: Humor

Shambles

© Dwane Powell I love this cartoon because it seems to embody something that I find deeply ironic about the Republican Party: they are so determined to prove that government is a problem to be avoided that they purposely turn government into a problem by screwing it up. For example, Hurricane Katrina. There are new […]

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Late Night Political Humor

“According to a Massachusetts educational official, 73 percent of the people who take the state elementary school teacher licensing test fail the math part. In my home state, Massachusetts, 73 percent of teachers taking the math test fail. That’s almost half.” – Jay Leno “And according to a Rasmussen poll, when asked if English should […]

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The Irony of Healing

© Ted Rall

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Late Night Political Humor

“President Obama appointed Utah’s Republican Governor Jon Huntsman as ambassador to China, part of Obama’s strategy to get every Republican out of the country by 2010.” – Jimmy Fallon “Michelle Obama went to the ballet here in New York last night. I heard she saw Hillary Clinton’s favorite ballet, ‘The Nutcracker.’” – Jimmy Fallon “You […]

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Trial by Fire

© Tom Toles If you don’t get the joke about “empathy” — read this, this, and this.

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NIMBY

© Bob Gorrell

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Late Night Political Humor

“The Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 89-70. This is the happiest people in LA have been to see somebody going back to Houston since George Bush left office.” – Jay Leno “The former Vice President Dick Cheney is in town, ladies and gentlemen, in New York City. He’s here to see all of his favorite […]

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The Real RNC

In an otherwise uninteresting article in Newsweek, Howard Fineman delivers a ingenious joke. Fineman posits that there are two RNCs in politics: the Republican National Committee that we all know and love, and the “real” RNC, consisting of Rush, Newt and Cheney. Cute.

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Protecting the Consumer

© Matt Davies

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Shock and Awe

© Tom Tomorrow

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The future of the Republican Party – a loose confederation of warlords

A modest proposal for the future of the Republican Party after Obama destroys the country — from Pajamas Media: What do I propose for a Republican Party that will be relevant in the future? I’m thinking we need to work towards becoming a loose confederation of warlords. In the post-apocalyptic wasteland, resources will be scarce […]

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Health Care Swamp

© David Horsey

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Late Night Political Humor

“Dick Cheney says that Rush Limbaugh is more of a Republican than Colin Powell. And I think, well, yeah, about 300 pounds more.’” – David Letterman “John McCain’s mother was on TV last night saying she doesn’t like Rush Limbaugh. I think I speak for all: John McCain’s mother is still alive?” – Craig Ferguson […]

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Policy Derivatives

© Tom Toles

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Timeless Principles

© David Horsey

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