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Today is rock/blues/jazz vocalist Van Morrison 's 65th birthday. Honored with 6 Grammys, induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...

O.K., it's satire , but oh so close to teahadist/ Rethuglican Reality (see "Cantor, Rep. Eric "Can't"): "With...

The ferocious attack by Rethug politicians in Wisconsin on the collective bargaining rights of public employees is gradually being turned ba...

Former (Vice) President Dick "The Dick" Cheney 's memoir, " In My Time ," is making its appearance today , and fro...

Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman on the state of the Rethuglican Party, the "anti-science," "anti-knowledge" party: ...

Texas Governor and crackpot cowboy Rick "Hair" Perry is refusing to back down from his previous description of Social Security...

"The people of this country recognize when a leader is trying to do what is right. Take a stand, he [Martin Luther King, Jr.] would sa...

This just about sums it up (click to enlarge): (Drew Sheneman via GoComics.com and Balloon Juice) Obviously, notwithstanding Irene, ...

U.S. officials have announced that al Qaeda's operational chief, and number two in their organization, was killed in an August 22 drone ...

Rethuglican Commonwealth Sen. Roberto "Mucho Hango" Arango from Puerto Rico is following in the proud tradition of self-loathin...

This Hackwhacker is already experiencing hinky internet tube issues possibly related to Hurricane Irene. If blogging ceases in the next 24 ...

At least 52 people, mostly women, were killed in a drug-cartel terrorist attack Thursday on the Casino Royale in Monterrey, Mexico. The ...

In a new Pew poll out, the Rethuglican / New Confederate Party's favorable ratings are at all-time lows, at 34% (Dems fare better at 43%...

With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast, let's hope people stay safe and that the water doesn't rise too high!

Indiana Rethuglican State Rep. Phillip "Kinky" Hinkle apparently is a fan of the "casual encounters between men" sect...