Posts by Alby

“I’ve been here seven years and never seen anything like it,” Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) marveled to Talking Points Memo Monday night. “Who knows? Democracy may very well break out…

This Thom Hartmann essay is getting a lot of traction on the liberal web, and rightly so. It lays out the entire 44-year history of how conservatives fought back against…

Did you really think right-wing mouth breathers would allow the Obamas to unveil their official portraits without demonstrating why they belong to Slackjaw Nation? Silly rabbit. Actual art critics, as…

A waitress at an Outback Steakhouse in Florida spends a good part of her shift putting together a 75-meal takeout order for a megachurch. The guy who picks it up…

Trump keeps talking about the "four pillars of immigration reform." You know who else talks about pillars a lot? Muslims. Yeah, I'm talking about followers of Mohammed (PBUH). Ever hear…

Everyone who thinks protecting the downtrodden is Job 1 for the Democratic Party is super-bummed this week because it's becoming clear that Democrats in Congress are not going to risk…

Looks like Joe Biden's tactic for helping Democrats in the midterms is going to be "I'll attack Trump so you don't have to." Biden sat down this morning for an…

Donald Trump's childish wish for a military parade has drawn voluminous criticism from almost all corners. The objections range from the obvious (it's a waste of money, an estimated $20…

When a male teacher has sex with a female student, it causes outrage, but it rarely makes the news outside the local police report. The guy goes on the sex-offender…