Meet Bob Frey. Bob is running for the Minnesota House of by-God Representatives this year, and he's running in the Republican primary right now against a fellow named Jim Nash. Bob wants the people of Minnesota's 47A House district to know that he's not obsessed with social issues! He cares about jobs and taxes too! … Continue reading Friday night sext: Bob Frey explains how AIDS comes from people’s butts, like cooties

from simple-minded people: In the post titled "United States of Gaymeria? U.S. Embassy in London Flies Rainbow Flag" that was first reported by Business Insider, William Palumbo expressed his shock and horror at a photo of the embassy sent to him by his friend. "Can I pose a serious question? At what point does replacing … Continue reading Simple answers to simple questions…

Turns out the federal government ran a surplus in June, and since we all know that surpluses mean that we should give rich folks a new round of tax cuts (while deficits mean we need to cut aid to the poor, obviously, because heads-they-win-tails-we-lose), I'm assuming we'll be seeing a big push for some new … Continue reading Isn’t it time for another tax cut?

So I was supposed to go watch (and then write about) a panel discussion today at the Capitol. That, uh, didn't work out. On the plus side, the unexpected free time allowed me to have the glorious experience of actually taking a nap. On the downside, I took that nap on the couch and now … Continue reading Bahrain is flexing its muscles a little

Thus far Israel's life-sanctifying campaign against Hamas (if by "Hamas," you mean "anybody who happens to live in Gaza") has killed 72 people, and they're promising to "expand" the campaign in the days ahead. Another hour another house. Israelis have hit 55+ homes. In this one Salah & Aysha Nawasrah & two kids, killed pic.twitter.com/o9ZyI5kvzW … Continue reading The upper hand

It's been hard to stay optimistic about the chances of a nuclear accord being reached with Iran, what with all the talk about how the two sides are so far apart on the issue of Iran's uranium enrichment program and the July 20 deadline rapidly approaching to either complete an agreement, extend the talks by … Continue reading New piece at LobeLog, on threats to the nuke talks with Iran

Hamas, a terrorist organization that is based in Gaza, launches 150 or so rockets into Israeli territory. Very few actually hit anything, and though preliminary reports are not available it's quite possible that no casualties resulted. Hamas insists that these rocket attacks target only military sites, which is such a lazy effort that it barely even … Continue reading Sanctifying life

I've been writing for (theoretical) pay all day, but lots of little silly things seem to be happening that are worth pointing and laughing if nothing else: I'm now pretty much convinced that if we could get the Obama administration to publicly come out in favor of depth perception, right-wing nutjobs all around the country … Continue reading Quick hits, 7/8/2014

How else do you sheeple explain this? Sen. Robert Menendez is asking the Justice Department to pursue evidence obtained by U.S. investigators that the Cuban government concocted an elaborate plot to smear him with allegations that he cavorted with underage prostitutes, according to people familiar with the discussions. In a letter sent to Justice Department … Continue reading The Daily Caller is objectively pro-Castro

Foreign Policy has this sort of appalling OMG US AMERICA IS IN DECLINE issue out this month, and I just got a copy so I haven't really had any time to get into it, but one graph pops off the page in terms of its disingenuous attempt to evoke some kind of terror in the … Continue reading Scary graphs are scary