Where were you when you found out Mitt Romney made $42.5 million in two years? On the toilet, as you are now? Well the truth is that this Republican f—-runner would like to downplay this significant Event in our country’s history by telling you t...  Comment

Rich asshole Mitt Romney released his 2010 tax returns and an estimated return for 2011 this morning. Together they total more than 500 pages, because purposefully structuring your wealth so a...  Comment

Mitt Romney today stands on the brink of becoming the Republican candidate to challenge Barack Obama for the presidency of the U.S. But it could have been so different for the former Mormon missionary, who was almost killed in a car accident in Bernos-Beaulac, France, in 1968.  Comment

Rep. Ron Paul's campaign called on the rest of the Republican field to drop out of the race and unite behind him in order to defeat Mitt Romney. "We urge Ron Paul's opponents who have been unsuccessfully trying to be the conservative alternative to Mitt Romney ...  Comment

President Obama arrived in Phoenix yesterday and was greeted at the airport by Arizona governor Jan Brewer. And that was where the niceties ended. Brewer gave Obama a hand-written letter, and ...  Comment

Newt Gingrich slammed Mitt Romney's proposal for "self-deportation" as an "Obama-level fantasy" an interview with Univision's Jorge Ramos Wednesday morning. If the polls are right, more than a tenth of the GOP electorate in Tuesday's Florida primary will be of Hispanic origin.  1 Comment

Last night, the Powers that Be gathered in Washington DC for the annual Nerd Oscars— the President's State of the Union address. There were ties in primary colors, John Boehner's aggressively orange skin, that hug between the President and Gabrielle Giffords that made everyone cry, plenty of....  Comment

Gabrielle Giffords is basically incapable of doing anything that doesn't pull on the heartstrings, but yesterday she did something that seems especially moving. After announcing that she will ...  Comment

'We do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the United States, whether it's the West Coast, Hawaii, Alaska, or U.S. territories in the Pacific,' Obama said in an address from the Rose Garden.   Comment

The nuclear crisis is worsening every day in Japan -- last-ditch attempts to cool the reactors are proving fruitless, and the world is watching with dread. No matter what happens next, nuclear power will have its brand tainted something awful -- which in turn will...  Comment

Egypt demonstrations escalate; government blocks Internet Top story: Demonstrators again clashed with riot police in Cairo in the largest and most violent day of demonstrations in Egypt since...  Comment

Future trivia question: What multicultural British sports comedy was the first Western-made film shown on North Korean television? Answer:n Sunday, The Associated Press reported, North Korean...  Comment

BENGHAZI, Libya — International airstrikes forced Moammar Gadhafi's tanks to roll back from the western city of Misrata on Wednesday, a local doctor said, giving respite to civilians who have endured more than a week of attacks and a punishing bloc...  Comment

Excerpt of contract between Berico and HBGary, signed by Berico co-founder Nick Hallam. Click to enlarge. Last month, ThinkProgress revealed a campaign organized by lawyers for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce against its opponents using three security ...  Comment

The US Central Command (Centcom) has purchased software that creates false online personalities for what it calls “information operations.”...  Comment

The Pentagon’s blue-sky research arm, Darpa, released its budget for the next fiscal year recently, revealing a dizzying range of plans for futuristic military science and tech. Perhaps the...  Comment

Over nine years since chocolate companies committed to ending child labor, forced labor and trafficking in their cocoa supply chains, these egregious labor rights abuses continue. While many chocolate companies have taken steps to trace their cocoa purchasing and implement labor rights standards among their...  Comment

Not to insult my good friend, and inveterate Clippers fan over at Microkhan but, something is very wrong with this promotion.   Comment

By Mr. Fish Related Entries January 18, 2011 Again With the Health Care Debate January 18, 2011 Time for More Health Care Fun on Capitol Hill  Comment

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s latest bid to dial down the intensity of the protests against his regime aren’t deterring the opposition, as resistance groups mobilized to keep up...  Comment

Natalie Portman, who wore Rodarte to pick up her Academy Award despite her status as a Dior spokeswoman, has issued a statement condemning Dior chief designer John Galliano's Paris rant in praise...  Comment

It was announced in February that Bristol Palin was writing her memoirs, but that page has been removed by Amazon. Now comes word that a book is due from her this summer, called, Not Afraid of...  Comment

Yes, it’s true: If you graduate from a “T14″ law school, your chances of going off to work at a big law firm are better than they are if graduate from a lower-ranked...  Comment

A Public Policy Polling survey shows that if Wisconsin voters had it to do over, they’d elect Democratic nominee, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett over Scott Walker. (h/t Political...  Comment