Obamacare
We’re gonna let you in on a really well-kept secret. You have to promise not to tell anyone. Okay, here it is… President Barack Obama has accomplished a lot. In fact, he has been a pretty damn effective ...
Presidential Report Cards
Hope and Change? Done and Done
by Adrienne Boettinger
We’re gonna let you in on a really well-kept secret. You have to promise not to tell anyone. Okay, here it is… President Barack Obama has accomplished a lot. In fact, he has been a pretty damn effective President. Some of you are already having apoplectic fits because you think President Obama is the worst [&hellip
The list of issues and concepts “we” often talk about and don’t understand seems to grow every day. Whether you listen to your neighbors, the geniuses of Facebook, or politicians, it’s obvious we like to hear ...
Some People Just Don't Get It
Oh No! GMOs, Obamacare, and Weed
by Lauren Pesin
The list of issues and concepts “we” often talk about and don’t understand seems to grow every day. Whether you listen to your neighbors, the geniuses of Facebook, or politicians, it’s obvious we like to hear ourselves talk, even if we don’t have a clue about the topic. The following are but a few additional [&hellip
When we first found out my father had Alzheimer’s Disease, I read eleventy bajillion books about the condition. Nonfiction, fiction -- if it covered Alzheimer’s, I read it. I also became obsessed with trying to get my ...
Dementedly Yours
Scattered Pictures
by Adrienne Boettinger
When we first found out my father had Alzheimer’s Disease, I read eleventy bajillion books about the condition. Nonfiction, fiction — if it covered Alzheimer’s, I read it. I also became obsessed with trying to get my dad to do crossword puzzles (which he never really liked) and eat healthy foods that studies suggested would [&he
Congress is always looking out for the American taxpayer and trying to find ways to save our hard-earned dollars. That’s why Congress LOVES to shut down the federal government over pretty much anything. You know, how like ...
Shutting Down Tantrums-R-Us
Defund Congress
by Adrienne Boettinger
Congress is always looking out for the American taxpayer and trying to find ways to save our hard-earned dollars. That’s why Congress LOVES to shut down the federal government over pretty much anything. You know, how like if you have a business and the property’s landlord closes down the building – you won’t be spending [&hellip
The past week was a busy one for the United States Supreme Court, which handed down rulings on several cases, while refusing to hear a closely-watched software copyright case between Oracle and Google. Two decisions, in ...
A Sobering Reality
The Long Fight Ahead
by Shane Barnhill
The past week was a busy one for the United States Supreme Court, which handed down rulings on several cases, while refusing to hear a closely-watched software copyright case between Oracle and Google. Two decisions, in particular — the Court’s 6-3 decision on King v. Burwell, which upheld the legality of an important part of
The 114th Congress was sworn in this week, with all the pageantry of a slow-moving, noxious fart. Back in our nation’s capital, the stewards of democracy we’ve chosen (and keep choosing election after election) worked a ...
Like a Sugar Alternative But Without the Cancer Causing Chemicals
Alternatives to Congress
by Adrienne Boettinger
The 114th Congress was sworn in this week, with all the pageantry of a slow-moving, noxious fart. Back in our nation’s capital, the stewards of democracy we’ve chosen (and keep choosing election after election) worked a grueling 2-3 days before sprinting back the fuck out of D.C. to avoid interacting with anyone who didn’t think [&h
The Snap:
Nominees for the Emmy Awards were just announced and across America, people are smashing the crap out of their TVs and mobile devices to avoid seeing manic meltdowns on Fox “News.” That’s because the arch ...
First President with Emmy Nod for Mock Show About Mockery. And Health Care.
And The Emmy Goes To…
by Adrienne Boettinger
The Snap: Nominees for the Emmy Awards were just announced and across America, people are smashing the crap out of their TVs and mobile devices to avoid seeing manic meltdowns on Fox “News.” That’s because the arch nemesis of all that is right-wing, President Barack Obama, has received a nod from whomever it is that [&hellip
The Snap:
We’re barely a month into 2014 and there’s already widespread acknowledgement that Congress won’t do anything this year. There’s always an election coming up somewhere and for some reason politicians ...
If You Can't Stand The Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen
Chopped: Congressional Edition
by Adrienne Boettinger
The Snap: We’re barely a month into 2014 and there’s already widespread acknowledgement that Congress won’t do anything this year. There’s always an election coming up somewhere and for some reason politicians think the best way to gain votes is to turn into brick walls. It’s not enough to do nothing; they must stop everyone [&h
The Snap:
As the end of 2013 draws nigh, let’s stroll through the year in jackassery. From Syria to North Korea, from Canada to right here in the good old US of A, this year produced vast swaths of jackassery. If we ...