#NowIsTheTime.
Republicans brag about holding the House, despite being a total 1.1 million votes behind Democratic candidates. And they credit gerrymandering: "The rationale was straightforward: Controlling the redistricting process in [crucial] states would have the greatest impact on determining how both state legislative and congressional district boundaries would be drawn. Drawing new district lines in states with the most redistricting activity presented the opportunity to solidify conservative policymaking at the state level and maintain a Republican stronghold in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next decade." (tldr;"We cheated and we're proud of it -- sucks to be you, Democracy.")
Anderson Cooper burns down the arguments of Sandy Hook truthers.
Dennis Kucinich gets a gig with... Wait a minute, Fox News? You know they're going to treat you like their "resident crazy liberal," while everything you say flies straight over the audience's head, so why? No, really -- here's a great example of the gravitas the audience has come to expect of this super-serious and important news organization. Was Sesame Street not hiring?
It's looking like "energy drinks" may need a little extra regulation.
A handful of Republicans have come out for impeaching President Obama over today's executive orders designed to limit gun violence. Among them, super-genius Louie Gohmert, so you know this is a really brilliant and well thought out idea.
Speaking of brilliant ideas: let's stop subsidizing gun violence. Arms dealers have the NRA to help them make money, they don't need the taxpayers.
Here's another: end gun manufacturers' and sellers' immunity from liability lawsuits. What makes them so special?
After getting tons of pressure from lawmakers and voters alike, Florida Gov. Rick Scott says that voting "reforms," which basically broke the state's voting system and resulted in insanely long lines, weren't his fault. "It was not my bill," Scott said. "We've got to make changes, I agree... The Legislature passed it. I didn't have anything to do with passing it." No, you just signed it into law -- it would've gone nowhere without you. Get some backbone, Governor, and take responsibility for your actions. There's this thing called a "veto." Everyone knows that. You're fooling no one.
Finally, Rick Perry's answer to gun violence: pray that you or your family aren't shot. Seriously, that's his answer. Nothing.
[photo via the White House]
