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more about #dickcheney more comments → Highsmith: That do makes him look like a hefty elf. His hair looks like it's superglued to his head. more » hughman: chris matthews hair is finally trying to quietly sneak away. it's dangerously close to kate gosselin territory. more » CupcakeMonster: SYFFUF (NSFW) I realize this may get me kicked off Jezebel, but I hope not. more » frankie22: Does he say CHEEEE-NEEEEY to piss Cheney off? more » scullymurphy: FTW! more » labeled: I LURVZE him now. My entire family sat around the television after his health-care smackdown, as entranced and amused as if Wolf Blitzer was talking ... more » annebreal: Who is Dick Chini? Is that like fettuccine? Except terrible? more » NellMood: This is like when my mom asks me questions about the internet. I've gotten at least 3 emails asking for clarification on the meaning of LOL. more » zombie_dola: Ahem. From an actual (incredibly courageous) Afghan woman: A troop surge can only magnify the crime against Afghanistan by Malalali Joya. (sorry fo... more » ALittleBitGothic2.0: Ahem. A few clarifications: - Not even a majority of Afghans are opposed to the presence of international forces. And let's give Afghans some credit... more » likepenguins: Well, the good news is that every time I become disappointed in Obama some more, and therefore disappointed in myself, Dick Cheney pops up to remind m... more » bluetrain84: My God, Tricky Dick's arrogance truly knows no boundaries. more » PaintedTrollop: I do not support the endless, undeclared wars we are fighting. I did not support them during the Bush administration, and I do not support them now. I... more » desertbloom79: I opposed the war in Iraq from the very beginning. But at the end of the day, the president of the country I am a citizen of (even if I deplored him)... more » Lou: So Obama's weak because he's bowing to "adversaries" (since when were the Japanese our current adversaries?), but Bush can hold hands with the Saudi p... more » -
#wargames
No End In Sight: Obama Gears Up On Afghanistan
This morning, President Obama spoke with Afghan President Hamid Karzai outlining the new war plan in detail. Tonight, Obama will reveal his plan for military action in a speech at West Point - and he's already drawing political criticism. More » -
#pollpositions
The GOP Still Struggling To Find Its Voice
Who truly represents the GOP? While the purity test is still being administered, new poll data reveals that the most influential conservatives aren't in politics - they're personalities like Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. More » -
#peoplepolitics
Dick Cheney: Obama Advertising "Weakness" by Showing Respect Abroad
Tricky Dick 2.0 thinks Obama's foreign policy strategy is stupid, but Ben Smith points out the Nixon bowed to Mao, G.H.W. Bush bowed to the casket of WW2-era Emperor Hirohito, and, well, our nation still stands. [Politico, Politico, NY Times] -
#cheneychild
Cheney's Daughter Still Protecting Our God-Given Right To Torture
Mary used to be the higher profile Cheney daughter, but now her older sister Liz Cheney is taking the spotlight, defending birthers and waterboarding on Larry King and at a recent "Smart Girl Summit." More » -
#waterboardthis
Dick Cheney Thinks Examining War Crimes Is The Same As Playing Politics
"We ask [the CIA] to do some very difficult things [...] — in this case, we had specific legal authority from the Justice Department." More » -
#crappyhour
Of Course Obama's Poll Numbers Are Plummeting — He's The President
There are certain definites in American politics: a President's popularity will decline after his election; Republicans will oppose health reform; Congress will spend money even when it doesn't have to. This morning, Washington Independent's Spencer Ackerman and I dig in. More » -
#crappyhour
Will Republicans "Whitemouth" Sotomayor At Her Confirmation Hearings?
The Washington Independent's Spencer Ackerman had to coin a new phrase to describe what we expect Republicans will do to Sonia Sotomayor today, but only after we got done discussing CIA programs that may or may not involve Jennifer Garner. More » -
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#crappyhour
GOP To Cheney, Sanford: Sit Down, Shut Up
Not a day can go by, it seems, without Dick Cheney attempting to prop up his legacy and Mark Sanford busting out declarations of love for his mistress. Racialicious' Latoya Peterson and I have some advice for both of them. More » -
#crappyhour
Jon Bon Jovi Seeks Justice For Iranians
Who but Gawker's Alex Pareene could help me understand Bon Jovi's Iranian tribute song, Iraqi withdrawal, the New York Senate's misdeeds and the appropriately Christian punishment for Mark Sanford's sins? More » -
#bloodsimple
Dick Cheney Tell-All To Describe How He Fed On America's
The Washington Post is holding a contest for readers, asking them to pen the first paragraph of Dick Cheney's upcoming memoirs. How could we resist? More »InnocentsInnocence -
#insectinfiltration
Lord Of The Flies: World's Silliest Story Spawns World's Silliest Protest
After footage of the President swatting a fly hit YouTube, PETA tried to turn him on to humane bug catching. More » -
#clips
Alice In Cheens
This is apropos of absolutely nothing except that I watch Hardball every day and have found myself increasingly annoyed at Chris Matthews' annoying-yet-hilarious alterna-universe pronunciation of a certain surname I hate to hear anyway. -
#newsat10
Iranians Continue To Protest Election, American Pols Continue To Bloviate
- Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has told supposedly-defeated candidate Mir Hussein Moussavi to pursue his complaints about election irregularities "calmly," while Iranians continued to march in the streets, more leaders declared the elections invalid and forces continued arresting people. [NY Times]
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#newsat10
Rick Santorum Knows What African-American Women Really Need
- Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum suggests that Barack Obama, as an example to "African-American males," not take Michelle out on any more fancy dates, but just head to a local bar, throw back a beer, and head home. [Salon]
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#dirtbagafterdark
Mel Delivers "Crazed Rant" At Church; Nicole Kidman Denies Adoption Rumors
- Mel Gibson "completely lost it" this weekend, according to a fellow churchgoer, who said he stood up in front of the congregation and "paced back and forth, furiously telling the congregation that he would not stand by and be judged and scrutinized."
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#newsat10
Clinton Scores Another Hood; Republicans Lose More Ground
- Yale University awarded Secretary of State Hillary Clinton an honorary Doctorate of Law yesterday, after which she spoke to the Law School graduating class. You know some of the undergraduate seniors were pissed. [Associated Press]






