Rethugs Eating Their Own

Texas Gov. Rick Perry supports nation building abroad but not at home The Teabaggers’ latest flavor of the month, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, has enjoyed a meteoric rise to frontrunner status in the Grand Obstructionist Party‘s pursuit of the White House. But as his positions on issues like immigration, where he supports a state version of the ‘Dream Act’ …

If Corporations Are People

  …as the US Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United, this is what they look like.

Obama Grabs His Ankles Once Again (Update)

Whatever You Say! To the people who really care about him, who wish him well and want to see him re-elected next year, President Obama is such a disappointment, if not a downright embarrassment. Seriously, given his track record of capitulation, would you want to share a foxhole with this guy covering your six? While you were busy scrambling to …

For Whom The Bell Trolls

    Whenever I find myself holding hands with political Pollyannas, and someone foolishly yells “Red Rover Red Rover, send Chris Hedges right over,” I cringe, close my eyes, and wait for the impact of the Tasmanian Devil himself.  Seriously, this guy’s columns should come with a warning label: “Not to be read by anyone displaying signs of clinical depression or …

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Diamond

Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free…–-Bob Dylan, Mr. Tambourine ManI’d bet that Callista Gingrich has been nagging Newtie to put it on lay away for her. Diamond Planet Discovered By Astronomers The Huffington Post by Laura Hibbard 8/25/11 The nursery song “twinkle twinkle, little star” might have a whole new meaning now that astronomers have …

Teabaggers Prepare For Alien Invasion

Aliens tipped off by climate change begin their hostile takeover of earth With both houses of Congress and the President away on summer vacation, it’s been a slow news week. Unless of course you count the number of gaffs that regularly proceed from the lips of various GOP presidential candidates as they try to out-crazy each other for the wingnut …

Marcus Bachmann: Grey Eminence In Waiting?

Marcus Bachmann: Our future fabulous Grey Eminence? Fresh from her less than one percentage point win over Ron Paul in the Iowa straw poll, Michelle Bachmann was interviewed Sunday on Meet the Press. Host David Gregory repeated a question originally put to her by Byron York during Friday night’s debate concerning her fundamentalist religious beliefs, which she has made an …