Biden: Legalizing Illegal Immigrants is About 'Dignity'

Vice President Joe Biden, speaking at the 43rd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas on Wednesday, decided to use a word closely associated with him when he discussed why immigration reform was so dear to him. And the word was...dignity. 9 May 2013

OFA: Republicans Who Believe Global Warming Is A Fraud Think "Unicorns Exist"

Organizing For Action, Barack Obama’s political action group and permanent campaign apparatus, has decided that if conservatives don’t believe in global warming, they believe in unicorns. 9 May 2013

San Francisco Transit to Crack Down on Poopers, Stabbers

Starting this past Monday, those who defecate, urinate, masturbate, sell drugs, assault others, or write graffiti won’t be welcome on their trains. You would think that those rules would already have been in place, but hey, we’re talking San Francisco here. 8 May 2013

Pentagon: China's Government in Cyberwar

In its annual report on China, the Defense Department has finally admitted that Beijing’s government and military have been making computer-based attacks on the U.S. government in order to gather information related to U.S. diplomatic, economic and defense programs. 8 May 2013

Terrified Postal Workers Won't Deliver Mail in Brooklyn

In the area known as Brownsville, violence is so rife from gangs that postal workers have stopped delivering the mail. One frightened postal worker said, “The neighborhood is bad. I wouldn’t want to go into those buildings. Have you seen this neighborhood? It’s on the news every day.” 7 May 2013

Obama Heads to Texas to Lead Off Jobs Tour

Barack Obama, who has not been shy about sparring with Texas Governor Rick Perry in the past, apparently suddenly realized that Perry knows how to create jobs. In an attempt to show he is serious about job creation after his reelection, Obama is visiting Texas in another of Obama’s noted charm offensives; this one is called the “Middle Class Jobs & Opportunity Tour.” 7 May 2013

A Real American Hero Gets His Due

Frederick Mayer, 92, a World War II hero and the subject of the History Channel's The Real Inglorious Bastards, finally received ten medals for his service during the war, presented by Senator Jay Rockefeller, on May 3rd. Mayer’s story is emblematic of genuine American heroes. 7 May 2013

NFL Player: Sports and Religion 'Last Two Closets in America'

According to NFL player Brendon Ayanbadejo, a self-described "ally" of gays and lesbians, there are two more frontiers for the gay movement to cross before they reach their goals: sports and religious organizations. 7 May 2013

NY Democratic Leader Indicted for Corruption

Democrat Sen. John Sampson, 47, the New York State Senate leader and former leader of the Democratic caucus, has been indicted on charges of embezzlement, obstruction of justice, and making false statements to the FBI. 6 May 2013

CA Gov. Brown's 'Ugly' Plan to Avoid Prison Overcrowding Falling Short

Allies of Gov. Jerry Brown (D-CA) now say that his plan to solve the state prison overcrowding issue will be “ugly.” After years of building no new prisons, Brown says that he will release certain prisoners earlier and shift responsibility for some prisoners to localities. 5 May 2013