In a decision that is sure to stir up controversy, the Bush administration Department of Justice announced yesterday that they are suing the city of Gary, Indiana for discriminating against white people. This decision appears rather ironic, given that Bush refused to sign the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which would have eliminated the 180 […]
When I get out of here, I’m getting off the stage. – Bush, in his final press conference.
If you want to promote the slogan “Europe Without Barriers”, what better place to put it than on some police barriers? From the Czech Republic, via Neatorama.
First, the humor site 23/6 posted a sarcastic article called “Tips for Traveling Muslims” with hilarious tips like “Don’t speak freely. Of course you have the right to free speech, first amendment and all, but … shut it” and “Don’t pray. It’s hard to figure out which way Mecca is while in mid-air.” Next, fake […]
Bob Barr, the former Congressman who wrote the “Defense of Marriage Act” in 1996, now writes in the LA Times that it should be repealed. I’m not posting this in Political Irony because of the apparent flip-flop, but because the article — about a subject that can stir up strong emotions and words — is […]
Several miscellaneous stories out today that are all ironic: First off is the news that Samuel Joe Wurzelbacher, better known as “Joe the Plumber”, has a new job. He is going to Israel as a war correspondent for the conservative web site Pajamas TV. If you feel you must ask how he is qualified for […]
I have often complained that the American media isn’t doing its job anymore, so I have to speak up when they do. And especially when they do it so well as the excellent article in Vanity Fair “Farewell to All That: An Oral History of the Bush White House“. This is a detailed history of […]
Several recent articles (LA Times, FiveThirtyEight) have pointed out the now uncomfortable position of Congressional Republicans, especially those in the Senate. On the up side, with Democrats one or two votes away from the 60 they need to stop Republican filibusters in the Senate, moderate Republicans will be heavily courted during close votes. But the down side […]
Those of us who hoped that we had heard the last from Gov. Palin (at least until the next presidential election) were disappointed when she went on the warpath this week against the media for what she called inaccurate reports about her daughter Bristol. As you know, Bristol recently gave birth to a son, Tripp […]
Politico has a great wrap-up of the top weirdest moments in an especially weird year in politics. The whole article is worth a read, but for those with a short attention span, here’s a quick summary: Mike Huckabee announcing he wouldn’t go negative, by showing reporters a negative ad he wasn’t going to run and […]
The Republicans are demonstrating that they have no desire or ability to play nice politically. This week, the Minnesota election board announced that after their recount of the extremely close Senate race, Democrat Al Franken is ahead by 50 votes. There is still the question of a thousand or so improperly rejected absentee ballots, but […]
In a classic case of irony, U.S. prosecutors are pushing for a sentence of 147 years in prison for someone who was just convicted of torturing people. The defendant is Charles Emmanuel, son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Emmanuel was born in the US, but the torture was committed when he was chief of […]
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