I'll begin today's column with a serious disclaimer: this is not an April Fools' Day prank. By now, you've probably already stumbled onto three or four prank tweets and Facebook posts, not to mention more than a few headlines, so I'll spare you the silliness. With that out of ...read more

By Ben Cohen: Oliver Willis posted a short but insightful piece on his blog over the weekend outlining the Republicans strategy for getting elected. Titled: 'Conservatives Realize They Have To Lie About Conservatism To Be Elected', Willis argued that the only way they can get ...read more

Just a quick programming note - I'm located in DC and Hurricane Sandy is set to hit in a few hours. I'm stuck at home for the foreseeable future having stocked up on water and emergency food supplies. We've been told to expect power outages and for the internet to go down, so ...read more

By Chez Pazienza: In case you haven't seen this yet, it's pretty much guaranteed to make your day. Or give you a brain hemorrhage. Or possibly both. Yesterday morning on CNN's Starting Point, Soledad O'Brien got into a contentious on-air back-and-forth with Mitt Romney ...read more

I met up with my friend and fellow blogger Oliver Willis yesterday, and he came up with a brilliant take on Mitt Romney: He is the Republican John Kerry. In 2004, John Kerry tried his best to connect with everyday voters, but his aloofness and upper class vernacular made it ...read more

Oliver Willis on Republicans blatant hypocrisy over the Herman Cain sexual harassment scandal: It is sort of hilarious to watch the same people who quite literally caused a constitutional crisis over half-baked allegations against Bill Clinton now insist that not only is ...read more