Author: KJ McElrath

On Monday, the Republican chairman of the House Financial Services Committee accused the Obama Administration of “[holding] the nation’s creditworthiness and economy hostage in a cynical attempt to create a crisis” during the latest battle over the debt ceiling. According to documents that were obtained under subpoenas, the Treasury Department “misled the public” in order to exert pressure on a recalcitrant Congress. The 322 page committee report is based on a review that began more than two years ago. The report says that Treasury Department chairman Jack Lew and other officials engaged in a campaign of deception in order to...

This week marks the beginning of the election primaries, starting with the Iowa Caucus (for an explanation of how the caucuses work, watch this video). Iowa is not the only state that holds caucuses: between now and June, 11 other states as well as the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands and Guam will be holding their own caucuses. So, why is the Iowa caucus so important? It’s a question many voters wonder about. Given the diverse makeup of the U.S. electorate, the Hawkeye State is not exactly representative of Americans as a whole (Iowa’s population is over 90% white,...

During an election year in which the GOP Clown Car is chock full of nuts, delusional psychotics, schizophrenics, paranoid moonbats, compulsive liars, and village idiots, it’s easy to overlook some of its more spectacularly and dangerously insane passengers. Case in point: Governor Paul LePage of Maine, who is calling for public beheadings of convicted drug dealers. Specifically, LePage wants to resurrect a device employed by his French ancestors: the guillotine. It is absolutely true, and his statement is on record. During a recent interview on a local radio station, he called for the death penalty for drug traffickers, stating...