Back in the ' 90s , one of Rush Limbaugh's big issues was the "junk science" that held that second hand tobacco smoke wa...

As you most likely know, fast food workers in several cities staged a strike yesterday . The main demand: a rate of pay of $15 an hour -- ...

One thing I think we can learn from the Trayvon Martin shooting and its aftermath is that there are one helluva lot of rightwing racists in ...

A new Economist /YouGov poll [pdf] shows Barack Obama defeating Mitt Romney in a head to head match-up. At 47% to 41%, it's a pretty co...

We start the day with yet another Rush Limbaugh post, mostly because the reaction of the rightwing blogosphere to his slut-shaming scandal i...

Right now, the GOP is in a bit of a tailspin. The base seems to be at the stick and they're determined to point the nose straight at the...

You have to wonder why Rush Limbaugh holds such an exulted position in the Republican pantheon. Not only did Republicans put him in their t...

When I was in grade school, there was this one kid. Of course, he will remain nameless, because this is the story of a little prick. He deli...

Seriously, what the hell is Sir John of Orange doing? Last night, Boehner finally had to abandon his attempt to get his debt limit bill pas...

I hate to say it, but part of me -- the "I told you so" portion of my brain -- wants the Republican Party to remain stupid, for th...

Gallup reports a new poll using a somewhat misleading headline; " With Huckabee Out, No Clear GOP Front-Runner ." The reason I say...

Part of the problem I have with Republicans is that they refuse to live in reality. For most, the cause is the fact that they don't have...