The Supreme Court granted cert in the so-called "Prop 8" case from California. They also decided to hear the appeal of a case testing the constitutionality of DOMA – the Defense of Marriage Act. Section III of DOMA prevents the federal government from treating as married for the purpose of federal law same-sex couples who are legally married under state law. … Read More
The War On Christmas 2012
No, it hasn't gone away. It's very very real, so says Bill O'Reilly. And now we know who is behind it… the gays! MCGUIRK: The war on Christmas is very, very real, and if you ask me, in addition to some grouchy misanthropic heathen atheists it has to do — at the root of it — with two things — abortion and … Read More
All-Time Low For The Senate
So this happened yesterday: In a tactic he thought would put the Obama Administration in an uncomfortable position, this week [Sen. Mitch] McConnell [Senate Minority leader for the Republican Party] proposed a measure that would give the president, rather than the Congress, the responsibility for raising the federal debt ceiling. Then, when Democrats surprised him by being willing to take … Read More
Fiscal Cliff Notes #2
I'm not writing about this much, in part because I think much of what is going on is theater. Lots of posturing on both sides. I will note, however, that Republicans are playing a losing game. Most polls show that they are not trusted to avoid the fiscal cliff, and if we do go over it, the GOP will be … Read More
Please Tell Me This Is Rock Bottom
In case you hadn't heard, Republicans voted against disabled people. For no reason other than to be ornery. Seriously. It was a vote which would not have a cost anybody a penny. It was… oh, screw it. Jon Stewart explains: The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook
Worst Punditry of 2012
Over at Pundittracker, they've come up with their three final candidates for the Worst Political Prediction of 2012: (1) Conservative Pundits: Romney will win the election in a landslide We decided that it was unfair to single out any one of these predictions, since they all met the threshold of being spectacularly off-target. Pundit Prediction Larry Kudlow Romney will get 330 … Read More
Papa John’s Takes A HIt
HuffPo: The opinion of Papa John's among recent casual diners dropped precipitously after CEO John Schnatter's public comments about Obamacare, according to a new study from YouGov BrandIndex, which researches brand perception for marketing directors, brand managers and PR reps. The site conducts thousands of interviews a day, providing real-time info that shows trends and responses to different marketing techniques or … Read More
Elizabeth Warren on Banking Committee
Wall Street doesn't like Elizabeth Warren, a strong advocate of Wall Street reform. They hoped she wouldn't be elected Senator from Massachusetts, but she was. And now, it appears that their worst nightmare is about to happen: she's going to be in a position of real power over them. The Huffington Post's Ryan Grim is reporting that sources have told him that … Read More