Progressive Eruptions

The inimitable blogger, Green Eagle , has a great post on the continuing RWDS [right wing derangement syndrome].  "This extremely eve...

From Media Matters: " Glenn Beck stated, "Obama is skipping out on a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington Cemetery because he...

Certain rightwing blogs and bloggers are salivating over the nonstory about Joe Sestak and the offer to join a presidential board.  Every kn...

THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH US The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; Little we se...

As usual, the GOP is on the wrong side of history on the repeal of DADT.  An overwhelming majority of Americans believe gay men and wom...

Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown does not support the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell. WASHINGTON -- Sen. Scott Brown will vote ag...

UPDATE: CORRECTION: It was a technical error, and nothing more, that led to the applause being omitted from FoxNews.com video of President O...

And why did he plagiarize President Obama?  Really.  This Idaho Republican is running for Congress, and none other than Sarah Palin endorsed...

Fellow blogger over at The Swash Zone, Sheria, has an excellent post up on Rand Paul's misguided, loopy position on the Civil Rights Act...

Justin Elliot of TALKING POINTS MEMO explains: "In light of Rand Paul's decision today to back out of his scheduled appearanc...

UPDATE BELOW ON HOW OUT ON THE FRINGE OF EXTREMISM RAND PAUL TRULY IS! He dug himself into a hole and exposed himself to be naive.  Our re...

when it discovers a floating city of gonads:   Tasmanian scientists have discovered a new species of jellyfish in Hobart's River Der...

The GOP has encouraged extremists in its party by promoting and tolerating hate mongers and near-seditionists like Glenn Beck , Michelle Bac...

Liberty University, for giving a self-identified rodeo clown an honarary degree and allowing him to slobber while mouthing meaningless plati...

David Mixner wrote on March 29, 2010: "The time has come for the American right wing to pack it up, stop its hatred and end its di...

"Many Americans fear that President Obama’s new energy proposal is once again “all talk and no real action,” this time in an effort ...

In addition to it's " Show Me Your Papers " law, where anyone in Arizona who is brown and/or brownish can be stopped and a...

Dead dolphins wash up on the Gulf Coast. . Does Tony know?! But this is really not funny.  An environmental disaster of in...

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-may-11-2010/release-the-kagan Stewart nails the silliness of the Right in its determination to fin...

Seriously.  She actually embarrassed herself by uttering absolute idiocy as though it were true.  Obviously the poor dear knows bupkis about...