Scalia Puts Conservative Voting Rights Opponents In A Pickle
By now you have probably heard that the Supreme Court has struck down Arizona’s law requiring proof of citizenship to be able to register to vote. Surprisingly, the decision wasn’t even close, with...
View ArticleWhy Can’t We Get This From US Military Leaders?
Lately it seems that hardly a day goes by without yet another headline screaming about the epidemic of sexual assault or gross sexism in the U.S. military. Despite assurances from military brass and...
View ArticleOh, Look – Jeff Sessions Suddenly Cares About The Poor And Unemployed
“I don’t know. I’ll say anything at this point.” Republicans are not at all happy about the release of a CBO report yesterday showing that immigration reform may just be the pain-free,...
View ArticleWhy The GOP Can’t Have Nice Things (Tea Party Ruins Hispanic Outreach)
Yesterday we took a look at new Republican approaches to blocking immigration reform. As difficult as it is to swallow that Ted Cruz cares about the humanity of “illegals”, or that Jeff Sessions is...
View ArticleBreaking: Louie Gohmert Is A Complete Ass
US Representative from the great state of Texas, Louie Gohmert Ah, the sweet tradition of civil debate in the hallowed halls of Congress: Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Thursday objected over and over...
View ArticleWhy GOP Ag Committee Chair Frank Lucas Is Full Of It
A post yesterday touched on the Farm Bill and the travesty of what the Republican House has chosen to do; poking fun at Louie Gohmert aside, the topic needs further explanation… Since the 1970′s, the...
View ArticleYour Mid-Week Happy Time!
Montgomery County has become the site of Pennsylvania’s first same-sex marriage. County Register of Wills, Bruce Hanes, announced yesterday that he would immediately start issuing licenses to same-sex...
View ArticleTed Cruz Has A First Amendment Problem
Ted Cruz appeared recently on the Christian Broadcasting Network, where he made his case against same-sex marriage. As a graduate, with honors, of both Princeton and Harvard Law (and editor of Law...
View ArticleSurprise! Senate Finance Committee’s “Blank Slate” Definitely Not Transparent
Senator Max Baucus may be retiring at the end of his current term, but that’s not soon enough to save us from his lame-brained efforts to reform the nation’s tax code. He has teamed with Republican...
View ArticleThe Obamacare Plan For GOP Electoral Relevance (Or something)
GOPea Party demands a shutdown You can take the Dick Armey out of FreedomWorks, but you can’t take the dick army out of FreedomWorks. (Or something. I’m working on it…) At any rate, I bring your...
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