Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Will the conservatives will get their undies tied up in knots over this? (This was sent to me in an email. If anyone knows the original source, please let me know so I can credit them. I did find a french version, but I’m not sure it is the original.)
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Leonard Nimoy looks for the Democratic Party, and ends up discovering the truth about why they can’t get anything done: By Ted Rall and David Essman.
Monday, February 22, 2010
© Steve Breen Even Obama pointed out that many Republicans are hypocritically claiming the stimulus bill is bad, while simultaneously trying to take credit for projects that the stimulus bill funded in their districts.
Monday, February 22, 2010
“Spring training started. And the Phillies, look out for the Phillies. They get this guy, Roy Halladay, the best pitcher in all of baseball. But listen to this, the Mets, very competitive. You know who they signed? They signed that guy who threw the shoes at President Bush.” – David Letterman “President Obama has announced […]
Sunday, February 21, 2010
A reader forwarded this email that has been making the rounds of the tinfoil hat crowd: Does this photo of President Obama in the Oval Office convey anything to you about his attitude? Would you speak with the Chief of Staff, your Chief Economic Adviser, and your Senior Adviser with your feet up on the […]
Sunday, February 21, 2010
“Here’s something to really get excited about. The Winter Olympics: here we go. And, of course, earlier tonight, the opening ceremonies up there in Vancouver. I always enjoy the parade of nations that hate the U.S. Isn’t it nice?” – David Letterman “The Winter Olympics are under way in Canada. Skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating, these are […]
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Animation from Political Irony reader Allen Mezquida.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
In the last presidential election, Dubya was so toxic that the Republicans didn’t even want him to come speak at their national convention. But I guess Mitt Romney has decided to rehabilitate him. In a speech yesterday at the CPAC convention, Romney said: I am convinced that history will judge President Bush far more kindly […]
Saturday, February 20, 2010
“It’s Presidents’ Day, ladies and gentlemen. Three-day weekend for most people. Remember President George Bush? Every weekend was a three-day weekend for him.” – David Letterman “Happy Presidents’ Day, everybody. On Presidents’ Day, we celebrate America’s presidential history by enjoying a great deal on mattresses.” – Craig Ferguson “I think it was President Kennedy who […]
Friday, February 19, 2010
© Lee Judge Why in the world was losing one senator such a terrible blow to the Democrats? Yes, they no longer have a “supermajority” in the Senate, and thus cannot automatically stop filibusters. But they still have a majority in the Senate, a majority in the House, not to mention the presidency. Isn’t that […]
Friday, February 19, 2010
The Taliban’s top military commander has been arrested in a secret joint US-Pakistani operation in Karachi, Pakistan. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was a close associate of Osama bin Laden, and is the highest-level Taliban figure to be arrested since the war in Afghanistan started, back in 2001. So, how long do we have to wait […]
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Less than two weeks ago, Sarah Palin was the keynote speaker at the “national tea party conference”, a conference that seemed primarily designed to make money for its organizer. But that didn’t stop her from saying things like “America is ready for another revolution and you are a part of this.” She also praised the […]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Two interesting bits of news: First, a new poll shows that only 6% of Americans think the stimulus bill created any jobs. Second, two non-partisan, well-regarded economic research firms report that the economic stimulus bill passed by Congress has created between 1.6 and 1.8 million jobs and has definitely helped get the economy moving in […]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
“The big blizzard hit the East Coast. Washington, D.C., probably hit hardest of all. Two storms, back-to-back. The bad news is Washington, D.C., is entirely shut down. The good news is Washington, D.C., is entirely shut down.” – David Letterman “Celebrity birthday. Happy birthday to Sarah Palin, who is 46 years old today. And you […]