THIS would never have happened if the Republicans were in charge! I totally blame Obama....
In defending Republican leaders' rebuffing of the President's invitation to meet at the White House this week an interesting meme has emerged. Republicans are now saying that the shellacking they took at their retreat last year (remember? It was...
Illinois Representative John Shimkus (R, of course) thinks that global warming is a sham. He quotes the Bible as proof. Because, you know, the Bible was written by people who had a firm grip on climate science. Or something. This...
Prescription drug addict Rush Limbaugh unleashed a barrage of venom on a caller who dared to suggest that Republicans might do well to retain the most sensible or agreeable (read: popular) provisions of Obamacare. Apparently, in Republican Limbaugh Land, if...
The always entertaining Bill Maher offers some sobering thoughts on the Stewart/Colbert rally in DC:...
I've had a few days to chew on this, but my take on Tuesday's election: Nothing really changed. A bunch of Blue Dogs got voted out and replaced with Republicans - so what? Blue Dogs didn't get with the program...
I had the great pleasure of attending Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert's Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Keep Fear Alive in Washington, DC on Saturday. Perhaps Stewart summed up the event best in his closing comments, which you can watch...
Tomorrow night—or Wednesday morning—after the polls are closed and the votes, mainly, counted, there will be a feeling of dismay, no doubt, felt by readers of PolJunk and, dare I say, kindred spirits. This feeling will be predicated on the...