Barack Obama
John Boehner Just Sits There
Three days later, and I still can’t believe John Boehner just sat there. It was toward the end of President Obama’s State of the Union […]
Yay Fracking? PA’s Air Quality Improved From 2008-2011
Tougher EPA regulations and lower emissions from natural gas fracking (compared to, say, coal mining) have contributed to cleaner air in the last three years, […]
A Video of Marco Rubio Drinking Water in Slow-Motion
Here, re-live the Gulp Heard ‘Round the World, delivered during Marco Rubio’s inevitably lame State of the Union response. (SOTU speeches are tough acts to […]
President Obama’s Minimum Wage Misfire
Dear Mr. President: Somebody probably should’ve told you this, but $9-an-hour is still a really crappy wage. I’m glad you thought about the nation’s poorest […]
Ban Ted Nugent From the State of the Union
A lot of you have probably wondered in the last few weeks: What the fuck is wrong with Ted Nugent? The overrated, bombastic guitarist—best known […]
North Korea Tests A Nuke, Probably Hastening Mankind’s Inevitable Doom
NBC News: “North Korea declared Tuesday that it had carried out a test of a nuclear bomb after the detonation was detected by the U.S. […]
Joe Biden to Roll into Girard College Today Shirtless in a Camaro to Talk Gun Control
Joe Biden will lead a roundtable today at Girard College, featuring Senator Bob Casey, and Reps Bob Brady, Chaka Fattah, and Allyson Schwartz. The topic: […]
Barack Obama Is Still Beating John McCain
Don’t you wish John McCain would just shut his yap, already? Sorry. That’s not a very nice way to speak of a man who has […]
The Decline of Fox News
Like many liberals, I felt there was one appropriate response when I heard that Fox News ratings had plummeted to their lowest levels in 12 […]
Here Is the Memo That Gives President Obama the Power to Assassinate U.S. Citizens
Finally, we’re getting to see some of the Obama Administration’s legal rationale for targeting U.S. citizens for assassination outside the country—even if those citizens aren’t […]
John Kerry’s Twitter Handle is Laughing at You
To let us know when he’s tweeting for himself, and when a generic State Department staffer is doing it, newly appointed Secretary of State John […]
Rutgers Professor Wants to Run for President of Iran
No, this isn’t like some former senior lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School becoming the first black president of the United States. This […]
Political Operatives Mourn as Inventor of Etch-a-Sketch Dies
Yesterday, Andre Cassagnes, the 86-year-old inventor of the Etch-A-Sketch, died in his home outside Paris. Of complications from learning that his invention did not ultimately […]
Obama Blocks Mega-Beer Merger to Keep Your Beer Cheap
The Department of Justice is suing Budweiser’s parent company to prevent it from buying the Modelo Group, which makes Corona, in order to control more […]
Honor Student Who Marched in Inauguration Shot and Killed in Chicago
A week after a 15 year-old honor student marched in inauguration ceremonies with her band and drill team in Washington, she was fatally shot on […]