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***Live Updates*** GOP Debate Night in South Carolina

Ted Cruz, Donald Trump

The Republican presidential candidates debate tonight in North Charleston, South Carolina less than three weeks before the Iowa caucuses. Carly Fiorina, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum will participate in the undercard debate, which starts

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Barackside (An Oldie, But A Goodie)

I first created (with the help of my son) and posted this cartoon on June 6th, 2009 and wow, it has been the most popular cartoon I’ve done (gathering 7000 hits to date). It has even been sent back to

Scott Walker Is Just Getting Started

When Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker curtailed collective bargaining privileges for public sector workers (formerly known as public servants), it resulted in all-out political war in Madison. Walker won the showdown, and now the state can get its financial house in

Rationing By All Means Necessary

The most instructive part of the president’s “deficit” speech last week was his insistence that he could help balance the budget through an “independent commission” with the “authority to make additional savings by further improving Medicare.” That commission is the

Google and Obama's Corporatism

Rhetorically, President Obama prides himself on bashing “greedy corporations.” Insurance companies, the health care industry and Wall Street have all been subjected to verbal abuse from the president. Despite his statements, the Obama Administration policy often rests on corporatism –

McDonalds: 50,000 Served…Jobs, That Is

McDonalds Corp. conducted its much-publicized one-day, national hiring event Tuesday. Seeking to hire up to 50,000 employees, both full-time and part-time, the fast-food giant and its franchisees state that, while many of the jobs are of the minimum wage variety,

Wednesday Open Thread: Gulf Edition

Today, in 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil well exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. It would spew oil for 5 months. President Bush had his Katrina, President Obama had his…oh…wait…nevermind, nothing to see here.