Lawyer jokes are low-hanging-fruit — everyone knows at least a few, and it’s easy to make fun of ambulance-chasing caricatures. That said, I do have a favorite lawyer joke: A priest, a rabbi, a nun and a lawyer walk into a bar, and the bartender says, “What is this, some kind of a joke?”
I often tell people I have three boys, ages 17, 20, and 47 — like many men, my husband is an overgrown teenage boy when it comes to some things, particularly his sense of humor when he’s around my actual offspring.
This week, Michele Bachmann (R, MN) went on Meet the Press to discuss healthcare reform funding, the crisis in Libya, how John Boehner has fared as Speaker of the House, and whether or not she still believes we are operating under a “gangster government” (a phrase she famously originated in 2009).
Lately, John Boehner has been talking a lot about reproductive health care and marriage equality. Why? It’s the oldest game in the book, divide and conquer.
President Obama has finally come through for his LGBT constituents by ordering the Justice Department to stop defending The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Under the circumstances, this headline is only exaggerated in the sense that John Boehner & Co. have no known plans to shrink themselves and march up the skirts of American women everywhere. Less literal interpretations apply perfectly, however, to a new law the Republican party, specifically the blood-lustey Republican Representatives who hold a majority in […]
Now that I’ve gotten a full night’s sleep, here I am with a political hangover: I’m a little cranky and sore, and looking back on the events of last night it’s all kind of a blur. So, while I sip my coffee, some musings about last night’s election results. I’ll keep it brief because others […]
The 2010 midterm elections will decide who will fill all 435 seats on the House of Representatives and 37/100 seats on the Senate. To gain control, Republicans need to gain 39 seats in the House and 10 seats on the Senate. If, as predicted, the Republicans/Tea Partiers do gain control, current Speaker of the House […]