The GOP has more problems than a math book with a distant father, but the problem that stings the worst, electorally speaking, is its problem with women. Now, party leaders are doing something about one aspect of that problem, designed especially with the hapless male conservative in mind: sensitivity training. I'm… Read… 12/05/13 4:30pm Thursday 4:30pm

Ahhh, the GOP, the party of hard work, strong values, and totally never ever ever being racist and HOW DARE YOU EVEN SUGGEST SUCH A THING. If there's one thing I know about the GOP, it's that they would certainly never abandon their extremely strong and heartfelt convictions in order to pander to uneducated bigots and … Read… 10/29/13 10:20am 10/29/13 10:20am

After the Supreme Court's decision to strike down key provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act this year, some states hit the ground running with new laws that would make it much more difficult for women and minorities to cast their ballots. Unfortunately, it now seems like this could bite them in the ass, as one of… Read… 10/25/13 3:40pm 10/25/13 3:40pm

Former Alaska governor and current ??? Sarah Palin, who has a rare condition that renders her incapable of improvement, appeared on Megyn Kelly's show on Fox News yesterday. And it was... even more of a shitshow than most Sarah Palin appearances. Even Megyn Kelly — tough, no-nonsense host Megyn Kelly — had trouble… Read… 10/18/13 11:50am 10/18/13 11:50am

Now that the government shutdown is in what feels like it elevendieth week, everything seems too stupid to be real, and here's a perfect example of why: the GOP's continued insistence that the United States government remain in stinky, stale deadlock until liberals agree to allow business owners to bar the sluts who… Read… 10/15/13 7:20pm 10/15/13 7:20pm

Minnesota Congresswoman and firebrand head of the Congressional Whackadoodle Caucus went on the radio this weekend to talk about, I don't know, what she normally talks about I guess? Word barf that reads like Tea Party Magnetic poetry in a blender? But what she ended up talking about — in an excited, unsettlingly… Read… 10/08/13 12:40pm 10/08/13 12:40pm

I can totally understand a person consciously trying to not pay attention to Congress lately; everyone knows that the best way to deal with a child throwing a tantrum is to refuse to reward them with attention. But we've gotten to the point where the Congressional toddler is holding his breath and threatening to pass… Read… 9/20/13 4:20pm 9/20/13 4:20pm

Fun fact: Texas, in addition to being one of the largest economies in the world, is also America's leading producer of assholes. Case in point: Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott, who replied to a supporter's tweet calling Wendy Davis "retard Barbie" with a gracious "thank you" before fauxpologizing… Read… 8/19/13 11:50am 8/19/13 11:50am

A (male, Republican, natch) Missouri state representative is suing the federal government for a personal family exemption from the Obamacare birth control mandate on the grounds that it violates his religious liberty. Since we can assume that this male Republican is not worried about blocking his own access to a… Read… 8/15/13 11:10am 8/15/13 11:10am

Well. Not all of the nuttiest republicans, but she does make pretty good cases against New Jersey's Steve Lonegan, Oregon's Art Robinson, Barfville's Donald Trump, Iowa Rep. Steve King, Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert and Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Buck McKeon. And she does it in less than 8 minutes. Read… 8/13/13 11:00am 8/13/13 11:00am

Feminism is like fashion or GOD — it can be whatever you want it to be. At least, according to a duo of conservative women who have decided that they are TAKING BACK THE FEMINISMS for the right wing of American politics like how feminists (and, more recently, Justin Timberlake) took back the night. So sit back, you… Read… 8/12/13 5:20pm 8/12/13 5:20pm

Like an irritatingly tenacious but not particularly cool or tough Batman villain (Penguin), greasy uterine crusader Rick Santorum refuses to accept defeat. Normally, I'd recommend ignoring everything the man says on account of the fact that he's ridiculous/irrelevant, but every once in awhile, there's a spike in his… Read… 8/07/13 5:40pm 8/07/13 5:40pm

In a move that's sure to be wildly popular among The Youths, Virginia's Republican Gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli II had made outlawing oral and anal sex a part of his campaign platform. What's got two thumbs and hates blowjobs? That guy! (awkwardly gesticulates with thumbs in vague direction of Virginia) Read… 7/17/13 5:00pm 7/17/13 5:00pm

In a weird twist that maybe only further study and/or a Family Ties reboot can answer, the Global Post reports that according to a study in the new Journal of Politics, boys with only female siblings are 9.3% more likely to grow up and become Republicans. They're also less likely to help with chores, and become… Read… 6/29/13 5:00pm 6/29/13 5:00pm

For the longest time, I thought that the conservative moment was alienating to young people because of its embarrassingly antiquated stance on social issues. Turns out, that's not it — it's because conservatives aren't good enough at Twitter and YouTube! You know how those millennials are: one well-worded snarky… Read… 6/17/13 5:40pm 6/17/13 5:40pm

The GOP loves women! Sorry — that's a typo. What I meant to write is that the GOP loves to undermine women at every given opportunity. Read… 6/06/13 6:15pm 6/06/13 6:15pm