Chairman Issa Is An Asshole
Four days after the 2010 election, Issa declared he would hold hundreds of hearings over the next two years: “I want seven bleedings hearings a week, times 40 weeks.”
Tag: John Boehner
What’s Important?
I’m holed up on the 18th floor of another hotel, this one on California Street in downtown Denver; the air conditioner’s way too loud and the toilet wont flush.
Coming To America: The Handmaid’s Tale
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy In Ayatollah Santorum & The Republic(ans) Of Gilead, we noted some eerie parallels between Margaret Atwood‘s novel The Handmaid’s Tale and a resurgence of the extreme religious right’s influence over the GOP in this presidential election year. The issues are familiar ones: separation of church and state (a …
The Cult Of Grover: What Rot He’s Wrought
Have the Dems finally tired of being buggered by the mythical unicorn of bipartisanship?
Humpty Dumpty’s Class War Flunkies
Lewis Carroll’s Humpty Dumpty, the embodiment of modern day GOPer propaganda techniques “I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory,’ ” Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. “Of course you don’t—till I tell you. I meant ‘there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!’ ” “But ‘glory’ doesn’t mean ‘a nice knock-down argument’,” Alice objected. “When I use a word,” Humpty …
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 …
