Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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Louie Gohmert's sideshow is welcomed into the big tent by the Obama administration.

North Carolina Republicans found a way to make “crazy” smart because they uncovered ingenious ways to keep the details of their agenda off the public’s radar.

Hedge funds and private equity groups reap huge profits from coal, oil and gas. So does the Democratic Party.

If President Obama doesn't drop the hubris and show real leadership, the next three and a half years are going to stuffed with congressional hearings and hit-job investigations.

What will the fiscal sadists do now?

That nobody gave "one good goddamn" about the Jews was part of the justification for the creation of Israel.

The extreme right is infiltrating mainstream political discourse.

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There’s a lot to be said for what "Scandal" has done by merely existing

The manufactured Benghazi scandal is a perfect storm for a Republican Party wherein racism and sexism are synonymous with contemporary conservatism.

Apprehensions at the border -- a commonly used indicator of security -- are at the lowest they have been since 1970.

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