Posts by El Somnambulo

The travails of the politically-connected. Per the Village Voice, All she wants to do is get laid, and all they want to do is talk about her dad...or Cindy: "One extreme…

Some job losses sting a little less than others. Seeing a company that exported hired mercenaries and assassins flounder does not make 'Bulo sympathize with either the employers or employees. And,…

Club For Growth wingnut Patrick Toomey, who almost knocked off US Sen. Arlen Specter last time, is reconsidering his decision not to challenge Specter in 2010. The reason? All together…

The conservative freak show known as CPAC, starring Rush 'n Joe The Alleged Plumber, has demonstrated how bankrupt what passes for conservative intellect is nowadays. (Don't gloat, liberals, this can…

He gets it, he really gets it. In today's radio address, Pres. Obama has made it crystal clear that he will take on the lobbyists in the health care industry,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…