Recent U.S. Politics Posts
Midday open thread
Today's comic from Jen Sorensen is The bully rights movement: Former President George W. Bush is writing a book ... no, really! But gingerly, the 43rd president is beginning to… Read more »
Bain vanishes from Mitt Romney's resume
Mitt Romney didn't play by the same rules as everyone else It wasn't too long ago that Mitt Romney was so eager to tout his experience as CEO of Bain… Read more »
DNC supports Wisconsin recall, but not necessarily with money
(Overpass Light Brigade) With Wisconsin Democrats putting pressure on the national Democratic party to step up in the effort to recall Scott Walker, the Democratic National Committee is reaffirming its… Read more »
Mitt Romney campaign tries to prevent reporters from asking questions
If Mitt Romney really thought talking about his record as CEO of Bain Capital was a pure positive, wouldn't he be eager to answer questions from reporters? Instead he's not… Read more »
Mitt Romney says he is severely for and against spending one trillion dollars
It's not exactly a flip-flop if you take both sides (Orig. photo: Pool/Reuters) Yesterday, Mitt Romney gave a speech in Iowa in which he vowed to cut spending dramatically… Read more »
Scott Walker, dogged by Wisconsin jobs losses, finds new numbers he likes and releases them early
(Overpass Light Brigade) What do you do if you're a governor just weeks away from a close election and widely reported government jobs numbers show that your state lost jobs… Read more »
Mitt Romney's weird delusional streak
No matter how you look at it, Mitt Romney is delusional (Darren Hauck/Reuters) First, check out this bizarre rant by Mitt Romney in which he claims that President Obama's policies… Read more »
Exclusionary Republican version of Violence Against Women Act slated for House vote today
Barack Obama opposes the Republican version of the Violence Against Women Act (White House photo) The Obama administration is making clear that the House version of the Violence Against Women… Read more »
The bully rights movement
(Click to enlarge.) I was going to make a "bully pulpit" joke in this strip, but then I did a search and realized everyone on the internet had already made… Read more »
Karl Rove's pro-Romney Super PAC to dump $25 million in attack ads on President Obama
Dear Karl: Haven't you already caused enough pain? (Jim Bourg/Reuters) Karl Rove insists on using cash from wealthy Republicans to inflict more damage upon America: An independent group favoring Republican… Read more »
