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Here’s Something Funny

My friend Tammy has been putting all her old pics in a digital format and sent me this: That was about 12 years ago at my roommate’s wedding, back when I had a neck and a somewhat noticeable jaw. I look at it, and all I can think is who let the bridge troll next [Read more...] This space reserved for your ad.

Heaven for Atheists? Better Read the Fine Print

This week, the new Pope Francis raised quite a ruckus when he said: "The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone," the pope told worshipers at morning Mass on Wednesday. Show More Summary

WaPo poll: America divided on Obama's uniting

No president is immune from partisanship and partisan atitudes. No president, it seems to me, can escape politics - JFK The Post Partisan Unity Schtick as a "demonstration project" (demonstrating Obama is the "adult in the room" andShow More Summary

From the Epic Annals of Holy Crap

You have no doubt heard the on-going saga of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Though the video has never been publicly shown, three reporters have allegedly seen video of Ford smoking what appears to be crack cocaine with a group of...

Why I Don’t Defend James Rosen or the Government

It seems my friend Dan and I are having a disagreement. I don’t think we’re actually as far apart on the government surveillance of the media as he does. I think I made rather clear in my earlier post on James Rosen and also on the AP records grab that I don’t condone secret government surveillance on the media — or anyone. Show More Summary

New York Times: IRS Scandal Ignored Because of Rush Limbaugh

There has been much speculation in the media on why Obama’s current scandal of the IRS targeting conservative groups for attack didn’t come out last year when the initial flurry of reportage on the incident was seen. Well, The New York...Show More Summary

GOP Pundit Leaves the Flock

Jonathan Chait: A week had passed since the 2012 election when Josh Barro finally said the unsayable. The 28-year-old Bloomberg View columnist is -- or, arguably, was -- the most precocious of a coterie of conservative reformists whose...Show More Summary

Evening Newscasts an Obama Scandal-Free Zone; ABC Touts Obama as ‘Consoler-in-Chief’

Not a syllable Friday or Saturday night on ABC, CBS or NBC about any of the several Obama scandals, but on Saturday night ABC’s World News trumpeted President Obama’s role as “consoler-in-chief.” With “Consoler-in-Chief” on screen, anchor David Muir announced: “President Obama will be in Moore, Oklahoma tomorrow. Show More Summary

EXCLUSIVE: Alleged Hezbollah Member Trying to Infiltrate Defense Dept Arrested in US

An alleged former Hezbollah commander who was attempting to infiltrate the US Defense Department has been arrested in San Antonio, Texas, according to the FBI. The alleged Hezbollah commander’s name is Wissam Allouche. In an exclusive...Show More Summary

All Gave Some. Some Gave All

Why we should remember them. Some gave everything....

Columnist: Suspend Dirty Dwyane Wade for 'Malicious' Elbow to Player's Head

Bob Kravitz, a sports columnist for the Indianapolis Star, believes Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane Wade should be suspended for his "egregious," "malicious," and "terrible" elbow to Indiana's Lance Stephenson's head in the fourth quarter of Friday's game. Show More Summary

Sunday Talk Preview: Drones, Oklahoma, Immigration

The Obama administration's drone policy, the deadly tornado in Oklahoma, immigration and Memorial Day will be prominent topics on this Sunday's talk shows. Here's the list of scheduled guests, as compiled by the Associated Press.

Let’s Break It Down

Truth: Going off the grid is always going to fail for me, and there is a reason I have never spent a couple days off the grid. Mind you, I am clear on the concept, I just suck at the execution. Because I grew up in a college town, I’ve been around computers since 1979, [Read more...] This space reserved for your ad.

No 'rate shock' for Obamacare in California

Conservatives have been crowing this week over the big story out of California, the decision to stay out of California's health insurance exchange created under the Affordable Care Act. That would doom the system, they said, because the lack of competition would make rates unaffordable. Show More Summary

April-May 2013 Hate Mail

After receiving new types of hate mail from Facebook and Twitter, it is time to get back to some good old-fashioned old school 20th century hate mail. A new batch of nonsense arrived in my email inbox in April and May. Unlike social media hate mail, email hate mail does not take me two years [...]

Cockroaches Evolve, Amphibians Disappear

A strain of cockroaches in Europe has evolved to outsmart the sugar traps used to eradicate them. American scientists found that the mutant cockroaches had a "reorganised" sense of taste, making them perceive the glucose used to coat poisoned bait not as sweet but rather as bitter. Show More Summary

Breaking: Obama Goons Threatened Leftie Tavis Smiley’s Sponsors, Too!

Back in September far left radio host Tavis Smiley criticized Barack Obama on his awful unemployment record. Obama is the worst jobs president since the Great Depression. He didn’t expect this… Radio host Tavis Smiley told his audience yesterday that … Continue reading ?

Perhaps the Time Will Come

Sometimes it seems like we aren't accomplishing anything, progressive websites don't have very many readers, Republicans ridicule us, Democrats ignore us, and tens of millions of Americans don't even know we exist.

Animal Nuz #150

Sports Open Thread

So Syracuse staged an amazing comeback to beat Denver in the Lax semi-finals, which means the championship stays on the east coast where it belongs. I know I am supposed to be off the grid, but what is better than lax and hockey all day? Just hoping the Red Wings can finish off the Blackhawks. [Read more...]