Here’s what you might have missed yesterday!

1. BREAKING NEWS: Obama In Favor Of Gay Marriage by Wendy Gittleson:

Over the last several days, a couple of members of the Obama administration, including Vice President Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan came out in favor of same-sex marriage. Yesterday, Press Secretary Jay Carney dropped the hint and today, the President himself announced that he supports same-sex marriage. Read more

2. Gay Republicans Offended That Obama Supports Gay Marriage. Seriously. by Justin “Filthy Liberal Scum” Rosario:

Allow me, if you will, to paint a picture of pure insanity. This picture will reveal the absolute hatred that Republicans have for Obama. The current wisdom is that if Obama saved a kitten from a burning house, Republicans would complain that he was stealing the job of a firefighter. The reality is not far removed. Read more

3. Colin Powell Admits In His New Book That The Decision To Go To War In Iraq Was ‘Never Debated’ by Michael Hayne:

So you remember that pretend war for democracy in Iraq that cost us trillions of dollars and took the lives of thousands of US soldiers, not to mention ravaged an entire nation and created even more enemies for the United States all to better Haliburton’s bottom line? Well, it seems that not even a nanosecond of debate took place among the ranks of the Bush Administration. Read more

4. GOP Again Votes In Favor Of Super Rich, Against Broke College Graduates by Liam Patrick:

The Right in this country are about as political as it gets. Vote after vote they shoot down bills aimed at providing financial relief to the middle and working classes, under the banner of ‘no unnecessary taxing.’ Their stance is ‘pro-economy’ and ‘pro-free market’ and they will never compromise so long as the super rich catch the break, even if that means the middle class are left to pick up the pieces. Read more

5. Feds Confront Racism In Arizona by Deborah Montesano:

The U.S. Department of Justice is taking action against some of the prime purveyors of racial discrimination in Arizona. Specifically, they are targeting Maricopa County and its most notorious racial profiler, Sheriff Joe Arpaio. Read more

6. Tea Party Senate Candidate Says Compromise Means Democrats Agree With Republicans (VIDEOS) by Stephen D. Foster Jr.:

The definition of compromise is when two sides meet in the middle on an issue. But the Indiana Tea Party candidate who defeated long-time Republican Senator Richard Lugar on Tuesday night has his own definition of the word. In Richard Mourdock’s small mind, compromise is when Democrats agree with everything Republicans want. Read more

7. The Death of the ‘Moderate’ Politician by Peter Fegan:

What do Jon Huntsman and Richard Lugar have in common?  If you said both are Republicans, you’d be wrong, so far as whatever being a Republican means these days. The correct answer is unemployed and unemployable, at least by any meaningful or measurable statistic I can think of. Read more

8. Time For A Marriage Tax? by Zachary Bailes:

We need a marriage tax. But first, a story.

So there I was, heading to my favorite local filling station/mechanic. I normally drop in to visit and shoot the breeze when time permits. After the usual banter, we quickly began discussing politics, because that’s what you do when you’re in a local mechanic shop. I mentioned the passage of Amendment One, and my complete abhorrence of it. One of the fellas quickly responded, “Oh, the gay marriage amendment?” Read more

9. As The GOP Wages Wars, Who Remains On Their Side? by Deborah Montesano”

Heaven help the world if the GOP is ever again able to initiate wars against other countries! It’s all we Americans can do to fend off their assaults on us. Read more

10. Most Of The Groups That Advocate Gun Rights Don’t Deserve To Own Guns by Liam Patrick:

It’s no secret that for the past four years the various right-wing conservative movements have been evolving their sentiments from the irrational to the insane. What can you expect from a group that marches onto the nation capital with loaded guns in hand (a right, ironically, that was given to them by the very president they march against.) Read more

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