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early and awful
Feb. 16, 2011
Haley Barbour Refuses to Denounce Long-Deceased KKK Leader
Another really bad call!
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Feb. 16, 2011
Ted Kennedy Jr. Fine With Leaving Washington Dangerously Kennedy-less
He’d rather be a father than a senator right now.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Feb. 15, 2011
Get Ready for More ‘Petraeus 2012’ Speculation
His command over the war in Afghanistan will be over by the end of the year.
By
Dan Amira
rangeling
Feb. 15, 2011
Charlie Rangel Files Papers for 2012 Reelection Campaign
Oh, you thought you’d shamed him, did you?
By
Chris Rovzar
we feel like we’re taking crazy pills
Feb. 15, 2011
Do Birthers Know That Mike Huckabee Is Not a Birther?
Because he’s their preferred candidate.
By
Dan Amira
awful things
Feb. 15, 2011
CBS’s Lara Logan ‘Suffered a Brutal and Sustained Sexual Assault and Beating’ in Egypt
It happened amid celebrations in Tahrir Square on Friday.
By
Chris Rovzar
weird al greene
Feb. 15, 2011
Alvin Greene Is ‘Running’ for Office Again
As is his wont, he has done no actual campaigning.
By
Dan Amira
house of cards
Feb. 15, 2011
Democrats Give Darrell Issa the Credit of Trying to Take Him Down
Is this even necessary?
By
Chris Rovzar
breitbartleby the scrivener
Feb. 14, 2011
Shirley Sherrod Sues Andrew Breitbart
It’s surprising this didn’t happen sooner, no?
By
Chris Rovzar
house of cards
Feb. 14, 2011
John Boehner: It’s Our Job to Listen to Americans, Even When They Say Ignorant Things That Are Untrue
Honesty! That’s refreshing.
By
Chris Rovzar
regarding gabby
Feb. 14, 2011
Gabrielle Giffords Walking, Talking, Singing
The good news, with caveats.
By
Chris Rovzar
politics
Feb. 12, 2011
Chris Lee and His Wife May Rekindle the Flame in Florida
They’re staying together, for now.
By
Mike Vilensky
early and awkward
Feb. 11, 2011
Woman Who Flirted Online With Chris Lee Is Revealed
That was fast.
By
Chris Rovzar
how do you solve a problem like santorum
Feb. 11, 2011
Sarah Palin and Rick Santorum Are in a Fight
Is that allowed?
By
Chris Rovzar
school daze
Feb. 11, 2011
David Paterson to Teach at NYU
Cuddle classes!
By
Chris Rovzar
the third terminator
Feb. 11, 2011
Mayor Bloomberg Didn’t Mean to Offend Anybody, It’s Just That Most Irish People He Sees Are Drunks
Oh, Mr. Mayor.
By
Chris Rovzar
ink-stained wretches
Feb. 10, 2011
The Tea Party Will Have a Magazine
The era of the typo-ridden, hand-drawn sign is apparently over.
By
Chris Rovzar
the donald
Feb. 10, 2011
Donald Trump: I’ll Decide on Running in June, ‘and by the Way, Ron Paul Cannot Get Elected, I’m Sorry’
ZING!
By
Chris Rovzar
paladinosaur
Feb. 10, 2011
Carl Paladino Being Eyed by Upstate Republicans to Replace Quitting Rep. Chris Lee
Brilliant.
By
Chris Rovzar
trump nation
Feb. 10, 2011
Donald Trump to Continue to Jerk Us Around With His Presidential Ambitions at CPAC This Afternoon
He’s speaking at the conference.
By
Chris Rovzar
revolt like an egyptian
Feb. 10, 2011
Saudi King Abdullah to Obama: Don’t ‘Humiliate’ Mubarak
Oops, too late.
By
Chris Rovzar
early and awkward
Feb. 9, 2011
Chris Lee Warned Teens Against People Like Chris Lee
Cue the Alanis Morissette song.
By
Julie Gerstein
early and awkward
Feb. 9, 2011
New York Representative Chris Lee Resigns After Trolling for Booty on Craigslist [Updated]
Chris Lee claimed he was hacked. Then resigned.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Feb. 9, 2011
Senator Jim Webb Is Retiring
After only one term, he’s returning to the private sector.
By
Dan Amira
republican woodstock
Feb. 9, 2011
What You Need to Know About CPAC
The gay controversy, the Palin controversy, the presidential horse race, and more.
By
Dan Amira
the new civility
Feb. 8, 2011
Montana Congressman Says One of the Things You Can’t Say Anymore
“How can we put some of these judicial activists on the endangered species list?”
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
Feb. 7, 2011
Chamber of Commerce Refuses to Laugh at Obama’s Corny Jokes
This relationship will take a while to heal.
By
Dan Amira
important ceilings
Feb. 7, 2011
America Is Cool With Another Economic Catastrophe
What can Congress do to make people support raising the debt ceiling?
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Feb. 7, 2011
Jane Harman Leaving Congress for Think Tank
She’ll be the president of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
By
Dan Amira
early and awesome
Feb. 7, 2011
Someone Named Jonathon the Impaler Sharkey Is Running for President
In fact, 85 people, many of them with weird names, have already filed.
By
Dan Amira
raging boehner
Feb. 4, 2011
John Boehner Denies C-Span Greater Opportunies to Film Him Crying
It’ll still be just the one camera, thanks.
By
Dan Amira
rand management
Feb. 4, 2011
Rand Paul Is Just Against All Federal Laws Now
He’s the only senator to vote against a law that would criminalize pointing lasers at cockpits.
By
Dan Amira
the enforcer
Feb. 4, 2011
SEC Director Offended by Obviousness of Galleon Accomplices’ Scheme
At least TRY to hid your insider trading.
By
Jessica Pressler
early and awful
Feb. 3, 2011
GOP Grudgingly Admits That All Types of Rape Are Pretty Bad
Good call!
By
Dan Amira
rom com
Feb. 3, 2011
Mitt Romney, for One, Recalls President Bush Having a Single Chief of Staff
Except for the other one.
By
Dan Amira
the bush years
Feb. 3, 2011
Donald Rumsfeld Regrets Not Going Away Sooner
John McCain totally agrees.
By
Dan Amira
health carnage
Feb. 2, 2011
Health-Care Repeal Fails in Senate
But the GOP will try, try again.
By
Julie Gerstein
no you di’nt
Feb. 2, 2011
Illinois Senator Claims Climate-Change Legislation Failed Because of Al Gore’s Marital Problems
That makes total sense.
By
Dan Amira
equal rites
Feb. 2, 2011
Let’s Tear Apart Newt Gingrich’s Gay Marriage Logic!
It won’t be that hard.
By
Dan Amira
the hunt for red november
Feb. 1, 2011
Jon Huntsman Thought the Stimulus Was Too Small
“It probably wasn’t large enough.”
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Feb. 1, 2011
Obama Hoping to Win Every State Again in 2012
Charlotte has been selected to host the 2012 DNC.
By
Dan Amira
cuomolot
Feb. 1, 2011
Andrew Cuomo Launches War on ‘Permanent’ Spending Increases
The governor calls the state budget process a “sham.”
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
Jan. 31, 2011
Health-Care Reform Will Dog Romney, With the White House’s Help [Updated]
At least four times over the past year, they’ve noted the similarities between RomneyCare and ObamaCare.
By
Dan Amira
the hunt for red november
Jan. 31, 2011
Obama’s Ambassador to China Is Probably Going to Run for President (of America)
And he might be Obama’s biggest threat.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
Jan. 31, 2011
Sharron Angle Really Is Exploring Every One of Her Options
One of those options was discussing makeup at a makeup convention.
By
Dan Amira
america’s sweetheart
Jan. 31, 2011
False Alarm: Sarah Palin Hasn’t Changed One Bit
She has NOT ditched “don’t retreat, reload.”
By
Dan Amira
oh albany!
Jan. 28, 2011
Novel Idea: Corrupt Politicians Shouldn’t Get Pensions
That’s what state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is proposing.
By
Dan Amira
we feel like we’re taking crazy pills
Jan. 28, 2011
Hawaii’s Attempt to Silence the Birthers Is Completely Futile
They’ll give out copies for $100 each, not that a copy will matter.
By
Dan Amira
bachmann
Jan. 28, 2011
Nobody Dares to Double-cross Michele Bachmann
Even though her fellow Republican congressmen think she’s a joke.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Jan. 28, 2011
Chuck Todd Can’t Bring Himself to Compare Two Black People for Being Black
Herman Cain and Al Sharpton are alike why?
By
Dan Amira
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