Barrasso: Scalise ‘Doesn’t Have a Racist Bone In His Body’

By Tim Cavanaugh January 4, 2015

As conservative Republicans turn up the heat on House majority whip Steve Scalise over his 2002 appearance at an event associated with former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, Wyoming ...

McConnell: Repeal or Take Out Pieces of Obamacare

By Tim Cavanaugh January 4, 2015

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell Sunday called for the new Republican majority to repeal or eliminate key elements of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. http://www.youtube.com/embed/mJj-ghlXE2w “He obviously doubled down on defending Obamacare; ...

Gingrich: Obama/Holder Racial Divide a ‘Tragic Failure of Leadership’

By Tim Cavanaugh January 4, 2015

Former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich called the country’s growing racial divide under President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder a “tragic failure of leadership.” “There’s a dual requirement here,” ...

Mia Love: ‘Repeal and Replace’ Obamacare

By Tim Cavanaugh January 4, 2015

Newly elected House member Mia Love said Sunday she is behind Senator Ted Cruz’s plan to “do everything humanly possible to stop Obamacare.” The Utah Republican said getting rid of the unpopular ...

Thune: Keystone Pipeline ‘Right Out of the Gate’

By Tim Cavanaugh January 4, 2015

Senator John Thune, who is set to take over the Senate Commerce Committee, pledged Sunday to push for construction of the long-delayed Keystone pipeline as soon as the new Republican Senate ...

Politics & Policy

The Man Who Saved Vermont from Socialized Medicine

By Tim Cavanaugh December 19, 2014

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin announced Thursday that he is, with great regret, pulling the plug on the state’s plan for a single-payer health care system. “Earlier this week, I made ...

Politics & Policy

AMY 2016!

By Tim Cavanaugh December 17, 2014

The Sony hack has provided plenty of reasons for Sony to fire Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairwoman Amy Pascal. She failed to prevent thieves from stealing billions of dollars worth of ...

Duneboggle: Chris Christie Literally Creating Malarial Swamps In New Jersey

By Tim Cavanaugh December 17, 2014

In a new development in the war at the shore, one of the more widely ridiculed objections to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s dune-building plan — that dunes cause swamping ...

Culture

The Bogus Case(s) against Uber

By Tim Cavanaugh December 16, 2014

Uber apparently reached a new low of depravity during the Sydney hostage crisis, expanding on a unique business model that seems to consist solely of raping its customers and violating ...

Camille Cosby: Bill Cosby Is ‘The Man You Thought You Knew.’

By Tim Cavanaugh December 15, 2014

Camille Cosby has released the following statement: I met my husband, Bill Cosby, in 1963, and we were married in 1964. The man I met, and fell in love with, and ...