Grand Old Promises

There are two quotes getting a lot of play in the political news this week. The first is "Let him die," which is the option suppo...

Whoooooooooops the Alienation of Your Base During an Election Is Definitely a Terrible Idea!

Or just more evidence that I am very, very stupid and don't understand 12-dimensional chess. ("It's that one."—The Obama ...

Whoooooooooops Your Presidential Campaign!

After coming in third in the GOP king/queen-making Iowa Straw Poll over the weekend, former Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty has dropped out ...

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Representatives James Clyburn, Xavier Becerra, and Chris Van Hollen: Those are the three Democratic dudes House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi...

Number of the Day

75%: The property tax discount over the next 30 years granted by the city of Williamstown in Grant County, Kentucky, to Answers in Genesis...

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Boehner, McConnell announce picks for deficit 'super committee' : House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced Wednesday that he ha...

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Harry Reid super committee picks in place : In the first of what will be a closely watched selection process for a powerful new deficit pane...

On Naming the Villain

When he wants to be, the president is a brilliant and moving speaker, but his stories virtually always lack one element: the villain who cau...

Today in Raw Deal News

Everyone was playing the Downgrade Blame Game over the weekend on the political news shows. If scientists could find a way to harness the ...

Quote of the Day

[Trigger warning for violent rhetoric.] "I think some of our members may have thought the default issue was a hostage you might take a ...