What’s Wrong with the GOP’s “Hell No” Faction
The GOP, the party of “Hell No!” needs a break Ah, August — that time of year when the going gets tough … and Congress gets going. On … Read more
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The Slacker Congress
113th Congress: Done doing nothing for now, taking a break. More fun than fourteen barrels of flunkies watching our elected officials exit Washington like scared rats streaming out … Read more
Suing the President: Pandora’s Box of Worms
Nobody can call them a Do-Nothing Congress anymore: they’re suing the president. In a move less surprising than hot dogs at a ballgame, the House of Representatives voted … Read more
Presidential Sweepstakes: T-Minus 28 Months and Counting
Candidates doing their best to look and sound presidential Bust out the gin and tonics because this is shaping up to be one heck of a long hot … Read more
Do-Nothing Congress Takes a Vacation
Zen-like nothingness is tiring to maintain for the “Do-Nothing Congress” Gosh, has it already been three weeks since Congress took a vacation? Those poor stiffs must be pooped … Read more
Today’s Supreme Court: Let’s Talk Impeachment
The ‘Extreme Supreme 5’ is sullying the reputation of the Supreme Court What can you say about Hobby Lobby? It seems one of their corporate “hobbies” is religion. … Read more
$7 Billion Penalty: A Good Deal on Wall Street
When your Wall Street megabank makes $76 billion a year, $7 billion can be just the cost of doing business. Media outlets across the country trumpeted the stunning … Read more
Hobby Lobby’s Religion Hobby
Hobby Lobby’s owners have religious beliefs — but should that be enough to place them above the law? What can you say about Hobby Lobby? It seems one … Read more
History Calling: Time to Re-Declare Our Independence
It’s time once again for re-declaring our independence, this time from “They the Corporations.” Most of us celebrated July 4th by barbequing, doing a few 12-ounce elbow bends … Read more
Hey, Facebook, Give Us Our Digital Cheese!
Predictable behavior from Facebook. After all, online privacy is like Taliban science. A fictional concept. Plenty of people had good reason to be in a foul mood back … Read more
