Breaking: Pentagon to Lift Dover Ban
MSNBC is reporting that Defense Secretary Robert Gates has decided to lift the ban on coverage of coffins returning to Dover AFB. The report further states that individual families will…
Rush Seeks to ‘Own Women’
Some things El Somnambulo can't make up. Rush Limbaugh, confronted with polling showing an exceedingly large gender gap in his radio audience , is convening a summit to find out…
Don’t Let ‘Em Play the ‘Class Warfare’ Card
Rethugs, many trained by Newt Gingrich, have mastered the art of Orwellian double-speak. 'Death Tax', 'Reaganomics', and the like. They have used these terms in large part to turn the…
Pa. Judges Sent Kids to Boot Camp for Kickbacks
CNN reports that two corrupt Luzerne County judges received $2.6 million in kickbacks for sending kids with minor offenses to privately-run boot camps. One of the two judges shut down…
Jindal to Louisiana: Drop Dead
Would-be President Bobby Jindal has rejected $100 million in Federal unemployment assistance to Louisiana. Using classic Rethug logic, he argues that accepting the aid now could lead to an increased…
Breaking: Socks’ Final Request!
Bill and Socks shared many things together. One was their affinity for music. Socks was aware that he would soon head to that Litter Box in the Sky. Accordingly, he…
Breaking: Clinton Sex Scandal Figure Dies
A Clinton-era figure accused by Republicans of pleasuring himself in public in the White House has died. Historians remember that Rethugs took the fact that the individual at the center of…
Proof Elections Matter: Obama Dumps Bush LGBT Policy
Under Dubya, the US proudly joined the Vatican, aka the Holy See (...No Evil from Holocaust Deniers & Pedophile Priests), and the Islamic world in opposing the universal decriminalization of…
GOP Guvs’ Love/Hate Relationship W/Stimulus $$’s
Cutting through the BS, El Somnambulo has detected the common thread in the 'fiscal conservatives' agita about receiving stimulus aid. It's not that they don't want the money. It's that they…
DOJ Targeting Bush/Rethug Scofflaws?
The days of stonewalling prosecutors and getting away with it may well be coming to an end. And, there's been plenty of stonewalling going on. According to the indispensable Talking…
Day 21: Mike Castle’s Betrayal of Delaware
El Somnambulo is proud to present 1,577,219,319 reasons why Mike Castle has betrayed the public trust and has dishonored both his office and himself. In his Rosemary Woods-like contortions to…
Deserving Losers-Paging Dr. Schadenfreude
While 'schadenfreude' basically means taking delight in the misery of others, El Somnambulo, who is nothing if not sympathetic, feels horrible and powerless for what has happened to so many…
Un-Chartered Waters?
The recent firing of Principal Ron Russo by the Board of Directors of the Wilmington Charter School has left El Somnambulo with more questions than answers. That’s why he needs…