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When The Government Shutdown Comes, Let’s Scrap It and Start Over

That’s it. Time to scrap everything and start over. When government shuts down this week—and as of this writing, such a shutdown seemed a certainty—we […]

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Toomey Joins Wacko-Bird Caucus

Senator Pat Toomey has joined marathon-pseudo-filibusterer Ted Cruz and 17 other Republicans in voting against a bill that would keep the government running. Why? Because […]

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Gettyburg’s Latest Attraction: The Ku Klux Klan!

The Confederate White Knights, a Maryland-based Ku Klux Klan group, has obtained a special permit to hold a demonstration at Gettysburg National Military Park on […]

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PA Obamacare Rates Among the Lowest in the Country

The Department of Health and Human Services has released estimates for how much those newfangled Obamacare health insurance packages will cost in each state. The […]

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What Happened to the Barack Obama I Voted For (Twice)?

I voted for President Obama. Twice. It was the first election that ever made me feel that I’d actually won something. He was the first […]

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Syria Has Made Spiteful Hypocrites of Anti-War Celebrities*

Late last week, my conservative friends on Facebook started passing around a Buzzfeed link, accompanied by some chortling commentary: “14 Principled Anti-War Celebrities We Fear […]

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On Syria, President Obama Could Invite Impeachment

For most of his presidency, Barack Obama has disappointed supporters mostly by not being different enough from his predecessor, George W. Bush. His failure to […]

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Four Questions for President Obama About Going to War in Syria

Well, it sure looks like America is going to go to war in Syria. President Obama, who rose to presidential plausibility as the anti-war alternative […]

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Wanna See Obama and Biden Today? Go to Scranton.

Scranton, sometimes home of Derek Jeter and the American Dream, will host another native son today–Joe Biden. Also, his sidekick Barack Obama. The president will […]

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Black Dogs (And Five More Signs President Obama Hates White People)

Gov. Paul LePage told a group of Republican lawmakers and political supporters during a fundraiser on Aug. 12 that President Barack Obama “hates white people,” […]

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Video: The Obamas Have a New Dog

Meet Sunny, named after his cheerful disposition. Not his master’s initials, this time. What’s that? After playing golf for 72 hours he goes ahead and […]

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Democrats Should Be Wary of a Hillary Coronation

Should Democrats continue with their coronation of Hillary Clinton as their nominee for 2016 — prior to any official primary — they run the risk […]

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9/11 Memorial Plaque Stolen in Scranton

A bronze plaque on a 9/11 Memorial plaque in Scranton, PA has been stolen, apparently sometime earlier this week (pictured above). The memorial was erected […]

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On the Obama/ Kim Jenner/ Kanye/ Kardashian “Feud”: Everyone Just Shut Up!

So, by now you’ve probably heard that there’s an Internet war between President Obama and Kris Jenner. There are polls and “teams” and Buzzfeed is […]

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Obama Is Going to Visit Scranton

AP reports: A Washington official with knowledge of the plans says three upstate New York cities and one in Pennsylvania are on the tentative list […]