Thanks (I think) to a commenter, I see that everyone's favorite neoconfederate is declaring that "the “gender gap” will evaporate instantly now that Paul Ryan’s on the ticket. Trust me on this — chicks dig him." Sure. Fortunately, this has already been pre-refuted by Belle...
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I mean seriously: Ryan hasn’t “crunched the numbers”; he has just scribbled some stuff down, without checking at all to see if it makes sense. He asserts that he can.
For understandable reasons, people are focusing on Ryan's appalling economic agenda. But it's important to remember that he demonstrates the Republican commitment to a 19th century agenda on women's and.
Republican presidential candidate Gordon Gekko supports his would-be vice president's budget. And why not -- I'd be inclined to support a budget that would virtually eliminate my federal tax burden entirely too. This also seems like a good time for one of my periodic reminders...
This is indeed a good point -- based on the ad hoc constitutional arguments made by most Republicans, Paul Ryan is proposing to completely destroy American freedom by replacing Medicare.
Because this weekend should consist entirely of good news, I am pleased to announce that the University of California, Irvine, has accepted a most exceptional student: That is correct: George.
This story about the siphoning of water from the Sacramento River to the big corporate farms and cities of southern California says a lot about the future of water resources in the West, and the nation more broadly. Water is the #1 issue in western...
Sarah Palin again proves why she so richly deserves the hole she'll soon crawl into: "Obama’s America is today’s California–complete with $100 billion taxpayer funded bullet trains to nowhere." Neither.
It's fourth down and seven with two outs in the bottom of the ninth of the Super Bowl of Sport. COACH ROMNEY calls a timeout. COACH ROMNEY: Brees, I'm going.
Now this is a good, old-fashioned Slate pitch from Will Saletan. In addition to the countless other problems -- in what sense is the conservatism of Ryan not the conservatism of Boehner and McConnell? -- he has James Stewart's problem of projecting things onto Ryan's...
At least that's what sources say. If so, that the Republican campaign is class warfare on behalf of the plutocracy has just become more explicit. A very good summary of.
Who else is just ecstatic at the possibility of Catfood Commission Erskine Bowles as Secretary of the Treasury? I know I can't wait for the Obama Administration to start negotiations.