Some officials in the Republican Party are starting to come to terms with the idea that Donald Trump may be the Republican nominee for president. After all, he is 20 points ahead of his closest rival (Ted Cruz, ick). While the presumed GOP heir apparent, Jeb Bush, is now polling at a dismal three percent. […]
Even a very conservative newspaper like the NY Daily News has had enough. This is their front page from Thursday. © NY Daily News Electoral Vote points out that virtually all the Republican candidates reacted on Twitter with “prayers”, but none of them specified even approximately what they are asking God to do: Usually when […]
I applaud Paul Ryan’s speech today, where he pledges to “put together a complete alternative to the left’s agenda” over the coming year. Ok, I admit it, I really want to see what the Republican agenda is. For too long, their agenda has been to oppose everything Obama favors (even when it is something the […]
When Seth Meyers does a much better job of exposing the embarrassment that is Donald Trump, using Trump’s own words: I’m wondering if Trumps supporters are finally getting tired of him, or if nothing he says can sway them. When does the next poll come out? UPDATE: Great timing! A new poll just came out, […]
© Nick Anderson Yeah, thanks GOP for keeping America safe. not. I love how the right manages to remain reality-free. The latest news is that conservatives are threatening to move to Canada if the US takes in Syrian refugees. I guess nobody told them.
It took me a minute to get this. Say the three names quickly.
In the last debate, current leader for the Republican presidential nomination, Ben Carson, was asked about his involvement with Mannatech, a nutritional supplements company. Mannatech has been making outlandish claims about its products, including that they cure cancer and autism (even Down Syndrome, which is actually caused by having an extra chromosome). Mannatech paid $7 […]
In an odd footnote to Republican Paul Ryan being approved as Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert pled guilty to evading federal banking laws. Hastert was the longest serving Republican Speaker of the House ever. The guilty plea avoids subjecting Hastert to his day in court, where further details of his misconduct would have to […]
One of my favorite political websites, Electoral Vote, has been ramping up for the (still relatively distant) presidential election. In the latest issue, they sum up an article from the NY Times that predicts that Marco Rubio will be the Republican nominee for president. First of all, they point out that exactly five years ago, […]
© Lee Judge After several Freudian slips confirming that the latest Benghazi Hearings are exactly what everyone expected – a partisan political witch hunt designed to hurt Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, the committee stupidly went ahead with their 11-hour long grilling of Clinton, live on TV. Various mainstream media outlets declared Clinton the winner. NBC […]
© Lalo Alcaraz Now the far right media are attacking Paul Ryan, claiming that he is not conservative enough. The Republican civil war is upon us.
credit to David Roberts @drvox It could be worse.
Stephen Colbert on the tendency for politicians to say things that are completely meaningless. The last minute is amazing: He’s especially harsh on Kevin McCarthy, showing a couple of video clips where the words coming out of his mouth are gibberish. This is from The Late Show Wednesday night, and Thursday McCarthy dropped out of […]
I usually don’t post things as they are unfolding, preferring to wait until the facts are in. But this is just too ironic. John Boehner has announced that he is resigning. There seem to be two explanations: Tea Party congressmen were threatening to remove him from the House speakership if he didn’t force a government […]
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