Why now? Why, after a well documented career of chauvinism, misogyny, lewdness, infidelity and sexual harassment lawsuits has the unearthing of Trump talking glibly to a feckless TV personality about sexually assault women finally started the chain reactions of Republican… Read More ›
John McCain
Almost Presidents Day: Counting Down A Century’s Worth of First Losers From Best To Worst
At the beginning of the day, you stand on the verge of becoming the most powerful person on the planet; by the end of it, you’re unemployed and being forced to make a speech expressing humility and gratitude for losing… Read More ›
Sweep The Leg Georgie: The Secrets to George W. Bush’s Electoral Success
Much like the presidency that spawned it, the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is heavy on the style and light on the substance. For the most part, the exhibits trumpeting Bush’s supposed successes bear little more than a… Read More ›
The GOP Should’ve Nominated A Mormon Ex-Governor…They Just Nominated the Wrong One
Sometimes a body just gets tired with it all. I mean, there’s only so much dysfunction and ignorance a man can take before it starts to weigh on him, even if it’s coming from folks he doesn’t agree with. Every… Read More ›
Hagelian Philosophies
During his two terms as a Republican Senator from the state of Nebraska, Chuck Hagel voted for The Patriot Act, supported the invasions of Afghanistan & Iraq, and okayed both sets of Bush Tax Cuts. Hagel endorsed the military’s Don’t… Read More ›
It’s Time to Sell the Straight Talk Express for Parts
There was a time when John McCain wasn’t just a doddering old punchline to a joke he’s never in on. 12 years ago, McCain rode his Straight Talk Express through the hills of New Hampshire representing a different breed of… Read More ›
They Have To Take You: Mitt Romney and ER Healthcare
Based on his recent comments, it would appear that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney supports a radical overhaul of preventative healthcare in America—namely in that he wants to prevent 50 million of us from getting it. Over the past few… Read More ›
The Youth Vote Gets Out
On the front page of today’s New York Times was a piece with the header, “Hit by Recession, Young Voters Shed Image as Obama’s Army.” The article starts off with a quote from a 20-year old Latina college grad recollecting… Read More ›