Charles Krauthammer is an Immoral Cretin
Sean MurphyFirst, let's try to get a handle on what constitutes the GOP braintrust as it's currently constructed. In short, it's sort of like the Three Stooges. No really. First, you…
She’s Got Her Whole World In Her Hand
Sarah Palin has officially out-cliched cliche. You can no longer even use the lazy --if entirely accurate and appropriate-- depictions like "jumped the shark" or "stranger than fiction" or "a…
The Hope of Audacity
Question: How many GOP staffers are looking for new jobs after agreeing to let the cameras roll during Obama's smackdown at the Republican Retreat Q&A today? (Answer: hopefully, none; if…
Rush Limbaugh: Don’t Hate The Player, Hate The Game
Beneath contempt? Of course. Shameless? Obviously. A ludicrous, cowardly ass clown? Clearly. A bullying blowhard? Yup. A self-aggrandizing huckster who sells snake piss to imbelices and laughs all the way…
Obama’s “Mission Accomplished” Moment
Don't you dare say that Obama has not accomplished anything. He has done something no president in recent times (if ever) has come close to achieving: namely, alienating and disillusioning a huge…
Message to Obama: This is This
I guess there are a few suckers, like myself, who are holding out hope that the worst kept secret in Washington (i.e., the expected announcement from our president about another…
Markos Moulitsas KO’S Tom Tancredo: Instant Classic
Anyone who knows anything knows Tom Tancredo is a clown. A typical bullying, blustery blowhard, the prototypical GOP platform-parroting buffoon. He is also, naturally, a chickenhawk, and he just got…
Wherein Lawrence O’Donnell Obliterates the Despicable Liz Cheney
Children are supposed to aim high and pick up where their parents left off, moving the ball farther down the field, or finding new ways to contribute to society, or…
It’s (Still) Not Only About Obama
The Nobel Peace Prize --and the general sense of optimism and expectation-- is not only about Obama. This was true before the election and it's true now. In addition to…
The Things We Don’t Carry
Chris Hedges knows more than you do. So it is his prerogative to be pissed off. He's seen the things many of us have not seen (indeed, have not even…