New -- Cartoon Saturdays
[ Posted Saturday, August 4th, 2007 – 09:00 UTC ]
Archive of Articles in the "Humor" Category
Where Is H. Ross Perot When You Need Him?
[ Posted Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 – 15:32 UTC ]
Enter a quirky Texan with a lot of money to spend named H. Ross Perot. He forced the issue into the campaign in a big way. He started renting television time in half-hour chunks and giving what were essentially infomercials on the subject of the deficit. He forced Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush to confront the issue. And he also got almost one vote in five on election day.
Bush / Brown Photo Caption Contest
[ Posted Monday, July 30th, 2007 – 15:53 UTC ]
Democrats Give Millions A Raise
[ Posted Friday, July 27th, 2007 – 13:37 UTC ]
This is another reason the story isn't getting much play in the media. They seem to be accepting the spin from the White House that "this Congress can't do anything but investigate and obstruct."
New Feature -- Political Cartoons
[ Posted Tuesday, July 24th, 2007 – 12:12 UTC ]
Celebrate The 4th -- Pursue Some Happiness!
[ Posted Wednesday, July 4th, 2007 – 02:36 UTC ]
But the glorious Fourth is all about what a cool idea America was in the first place, and how we of all nations came up with the idea first. It is a day even a tree-hugging liberal in San Francisco can fly an American flag proudly -- with no militaristic overtones taken by her tree-hugging liberal neighbors, it should be noted -- since it is a day to celebrate what the ideal of America is. And that's something every American holds deeply in their own heart, and can celebrate in a very personal way -- even while enjoying the public celebrations.
So go ahead this Independence Day. Have a hot dog. Jump in some water somewhere. Watch a parade. Drink a beer. Drink two! Watch some fireworks.
The Founding Fathers not only would have approved of the concept of you having a great July 4th, they founded the whole damn country just so you could exercise your natural right to do so. You would be letting them down, in essence, by not doing so.
Another Three-Dot Column
[ Posted Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 – 18:02 UTC ]
. . . The mainstream media had lots of fun with the Pentagon funding a "gay bomb" and other fantastical projects last week (and the late night talk show hosts had even more fun with it). The fact that the Pentagon funds some wacky projects shouldn't actually come as news to anyone familiar with the story of the "hafnium bomb" -- an idea for a grenade-sized nuke that has about as much evidence of ever becoming reality as cold fusion.
I guess I really shouldn't mock the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), too much, since they're also the folks who brought us the very internet you are reading this on. See? Some of their stuff turns out OK.
Friday Funnies: Zombies For President!
[ Posted Friday, May 18th, 2007 – 12:51 UTC ]
Best Democratic entry:
9. DENNIS KUCINICH
Pro: Solid anti-war stance; adorable; strong to the finich.
Con: Election laws limit magical pixies to only one term in office.
Best Republican entry:
8. NEWT GINGRICH
Pro: Well known.
Con: See above.