Month: April 2012

Tenn. and Fear of Teh Gay

Perhaps you’ve heard of this law moving through the Tennessee legislature which specifically bans teachers from telling their students that yes, homosexuality exists in nature, and that includes (OMG!!!!) in human beings....

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He’s Just There to Sign the Bills

Members of the GOP are still feeling pretty gloomy and despondent about their nominee, but they’re talking a good game: Some Republicans are making the best of it by noting that the party’s conservative base will keep...

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McGrory Wins Inaugural Dionne Award

The Dionne Award (named for Washington Post columnist E. J. Dionne) is given at the whim of this blog.  The award is presented to a “habitually even-tempered and fair-minded commentator for excellence in expressing...

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Wanker of the Day: Dana Loesch

I don’t know why CNN employs Dana Loesch. I really don’t. She’s a rage-filled idiot with nothing to offer. She thinks MSNBC’s Martin Bashir shouldn’t be allowed to comment on politics because...

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Spearing a Tax Deduction

On a bright Monday morning, a day before tax returns were due, I bumped into my ersatz friend Marshbaum who was placing a change container at the Gas-High Mini-mart on Low Octane and Greed avenues. “March of Dimes?”...

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