Obama Partisans Aren’t Putting Lipstick On This Pig WASHINGTON, D.C. – Friends, current allies and former staffers of the Barack Obama administration have delivered scathing reviews of the president’s signature health care plan website, Healthcare.gov. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius faced punishing hours of questions related to her role as architect of the…
Californians Looking to Mirror Colorado’s Recall Successes SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The city of San Francisco is demanding citizens turn over their magazines that hold more than ten round of ammo in 90 days or face misdemeanor charges. The new law passed by Supervisor Malia Cohen will require citizens who don’t turn them over to…
NEW YORK, NY – Jon Stewart‘s Daily Show interviewed statistician Nate Silver to ask him which state he believes will be the last to legalize gay marriage. Silver believes without a doubt that it will be either Mississippi or Alabama. But Silver has never been to either state, and claims he doesn’t need to!…
Spies, Lies & The NSA WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Barack Obama is facing incredible pressure to answer questions about why he oversaw the spying on foreign leaders, specifically the tapping of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. German lawmakers announced that in retaliation they would offer asylum to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden if he will testify about…
You Don’t Own Your Body at 18, But The Government Does NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Council voted today to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco from the federal standard of 18 years of age to 21. Mayor Bloomberg is expected to sign the measure. New York City Councilman James Gennaro…
Don’t tread on Kemosabe! Libertarians have adopted the porcupine in recent years as a sort of unofficial mascot. Many liberty-related brands like The Skeptical Libertarian and Free State Project have taken the animal and made it their logo, in honor of its “Don’t Tread On Me” spirit. The old logo with the snake was seen…
Sebelius Sweating WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Health and Human services Kathleen Sebelius appeared before a congressional panel today to take responsibility for the failure of the Healthcare.gov website. As she said, “The [Obamacare] website never crashed. It is functional, but at a very slow speed and very low reliability,” the website crashed. A 5…
They call him “Big Country” BUFFALO, NY – Darnell Barton was driving his normal route along the Scajaquada Expressway when all of a sudden he saw a woman walking along the outside rail of the bridge. He stopped his vehicle, parked next to her and opened his door. “Ma’am are you OK?” he asked. The…
“My words were inappropriate, buy my frustrations were real.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) appeared on Fox & Friends Wednesday morning to explain why he called the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) an “absolute a**hole”. Fox host Elisabeth Hasselbeck asked Coburn, “What is it about Harry Reid that makes you so uncomfortable?” Coburn…
“Whatever!” -Sebelius WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius appeared before congress today to testify and apologize for the disastrous rollout of the Affordable Care Act website. “Hold me accountable for the debacle. I’m responsible,” Sebelius said. “We did not adequately do end-to-end testing,” she added. When questioned by Greg Harper (R-MO) about…