‘Failure of Leadership.’

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  August 10th at 07:00 PM  | 

Fresh from the creative mind of our own Ben Howe comes this latest reminder of precisely how badly we messed up the 2008 Presidential election by picking one of the most inexperienced candidates in history (both in terms of resume, and temperament) to run the country. The entertaining part?  Ben didn’t need much more besides a bunch of newspapers clippings and the President’s own words.  | Read More »

The Rhetoric of Violence

By: Caleb Howe (Diary)  |  September 1st at 11:59 PM  | 

Today, James Jay Lee died, shot by police. Lee walked into the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Springs, Maryland, armed and seemingly strapped with a bomb. Though most of the building was evacuated safely, Lee managed to take three people hostage. The stand-off lasted several hours, and ended when Maryland police had no choice but deadly force to finally ensure the safety of | Read More »

Republicans “Make Their Stand On The Backs Of The Unemployed.” Really??

By: Dave Poff (haystack) (Diary)  |  July 17th at 03:09 PM  | 

[base image via Xtra] So sayeth our President, at least. Shortly after George Bush took office, that surplus we keep hearing so much about was rounded down significantly…this is not mentioned in any of Obama’s rhetoric. The internet bubble burst, and the economy tanked…Obama is silent here as well. 9/11, and the costs associated with a call to a war he still wages? Nada. Through | Read More »