Maverick

John McCain is facing a competitive Republican primary for his U.S. Senate seat. He's facing wingnut former Rep. J.D. Hayworth and even wingnuttier Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Some of McCain's previous…

The Death Of Irony

According to Paul Krugman, irony is dead and Republicans killed it: “Don’t cut Medicare. The reform bills passed by the House and Senate cut Medicare by approximately $500 billion. This…

Mike Castle’s “Trash and Grab”

Rachel Maddow explains the "trash and grab" strategy of the Republican party. "Trash and grab" is the term that has been coined to describe the Republican habit of trashing the stimulus then taking credit for funds coming into their district. Mike Castle comes about 6:00 into the clip, and oh yeah, there's a picture of Castle with a giant check.

Hypocrisy Alert!

How did I miss this? Mr. Traditional Marriage, Karl Rove, gets divorced.  And... it isn't his first one.  Oh, sweet hypocrisy!  So much for those traditional little clauses, such as: …

Mike Castle: Gutless Hypocrite

Mike Castle, circa 2004: I supported the Medicare Prescription Drug bill because it was a historic opportunity, since the inception of the program in 1965, to add a pharmaceutical discount…