F-16 pilot was ready to give her life on Sept. 11 – The Washington Post
Late in the morning of the Tuesday that changed everything, Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney was on a runway at Andrews Air Force Base and ready to fly. She had her…
Rick Perry Says He Shot a Coyote While Jogging but Where Are Witnesses? – The Daily Beast
More on Tricky Ricky - an Austin reporter sheds some light on a doubtful tale about Wiley Coyote and "Ranger Rick"... I don’t doubt that there are snakes and…
FACT CHECK: Perry, Romney twist records in debate – Yahoo! News
Tricky Ricky gets fact checked again. Locally, the Statesman (a actual, honest-to-God printed newspaper) has been running all of Tricky Ricky's statements through the Truth-O-Meter and they keep getting "False"...…
A series of large wildfires are seen heading east approaching Bastrop, Texas, on Sept. 5. Erich Schlegel/AP
Good Question: Texas wildfires: Is Rick Perry being hypocritical asking for federal aid? – CSMonitor.com
That's a damned good question. Why criticize the feds for not giving the firefighters equipment when, 4 months earlier, Perry cut the funding to local firefighters by 75%. I have…
Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult | Truthout
It should have been evident to clear-eyed observers that the Republican Party is becoming less and less like a traditional political party in a representative democracy and becoming more like…
The GOP War on Voting | Rolling Stone Politics
To hear Republicans tell it, they are waging a virtuous campaign to crack down on rampant voter fraud – a curious position for a party that managed to seize control…
Adult Industry Prepares For 2012 GOP Convention
In the meantime, Redner's got a few bones to pick with GOP policymakers. "[Republicans] keep saying this stuff about how if we tax the rich, then small businesses won't be…
Why Bachmann And Perry Are Different – The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan – The Daily Beast
What's so troubling about the phenomenon Kilgore highlights is its fundamental hostility to liberal rights. In liberal democracies, we believe that it's wrong to use the government to force people…
Obama’s three big mistakes – David Frum
From David Frum, writing an op-ed for CNN, Obama's three big mistakes. Recovery from a crash like 2008 can take years. Yet even armed with this information, Obama did nothing…
Chris Christie’s 2012 Courtship: Why the NJ Governor Resists GOP Pitch – The Daily Beast
From The Daily Beast we get news of why Christie is being asked to run for El Presidente... Christie’s credibility is increased by his willingness to punch right as well…