Another new low for the Benzhambie scandalmongers over at Fox Fake News.

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Name a moderate Republican who doesn't have the letter "e" in his or her first or last name.

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Bachmann is taking her teabag and going home!

She is one of the most dishonest and mean-spirited members of Congress, so it's great news that she won't seek re-election. The investigation won't stop just because she's not running again, so the question now is whether or not she will be able to serve out her current term. Outside of Congress, she will always have a job in the right-wing media, probably on Fox. For a primer on her lies, check out her file at the non-partisan fact-checker Politifact.com, currently at 75% dishonest.

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The only good thing about Chris Christie is that he's not the worst Republican in the country.

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Imagine President Romney's disastrous disaster response.

In case anyone thinks this meme is an exaggeration or politicizes disasters like the Oklahoma tornado or the Washington bridge collapse, please keep in mind that members of a political party who believe the federal government can't help people are already politicizing every natural disaster simply by their basic anti-government beliefs. Political positions have real-world consequences.

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Remembering and honoring veterans on Memorial Day

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Michele Bachmann has been called a "national treasure." Thank goodness she's not the "national treasurer."

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Republican Hall of Shame: Rubio's "liberal freeloaders" comment

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Boy Scouts vote to accept reality.

On the one hand, good for them. On the other hand, it's about time. On the other hand, they still ban gay leaders. On the other hand, changing that ban is the next step. That's a lot of hands! Progress usually takes many hands.

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Tea Party groups do "social welfare" like Ted Nugent does rational thinking.

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Maybe Republicans should try helping the American people instead of flogging fake scandals

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Remember back when right-wingers made their silly Obama-Hitler comparisons? Ah, those were the good old days.

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Obama Bashers: Never before have so many worked so hard for such bad reasons

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Republican government incompetence is a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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"Act of terror" vs. "Terrorist attack" -- Oh, Republicans ... your memories are so short.

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The real Benghazi scandal: Republican cuts to diplomatic security

As the Republican's attempts to politicize the Benghazi attacks continue to fall apart, we should focus on the real problem: extreme budget-cutting has consequences. When Republicans cut the requested security funding, they endangered Americans doing diplomatic work in dangerous places. 

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Play the Fox News Benghazi drinking game, if you dare!

Yes, four Americans died in the Benghazi terrorist attack. Yes, it was a tragedy. No, it wasn't Obama's fault or Clinton's fault--it was the terrorists' fault. No, creating a humorous meme to satirize the right's dishonesty doesn't dishonor the victims. Yes, dishonestly politicizing this tragedy with made-up crap for political gain dishonors the victims.

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Republicans hate Obama for taking government seriously

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Gossnell? Lanza, Loughner, Holmes, and many others.

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Celebrating the Helpers

In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, many people used social media to share a quote from Mr. Rogers in an effort find comfort as the devastating and confusing events unfolded:

"When I was a boy and would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping."

These words exemplify a simple but profound way of looking at the world: We're either helping or we're not helping. The vast majority of people want to help, of course, and many wonderful helpers stepped up after the bombing.

Our public servants, especially Boston area police, many of whom had worked straight through the night before, reacted immediately to protect people, not knowing if more bombs would explode and any moment. (Several days later, one officer lost his life and another was seriously wounded in pursuit of the suspects.) Many everyday citizens rushed to offer any help they could immediately after the explosions. With their ears still ringing from the blast, dozens of runners, race observers, and bystanders ran to the wounded, often reacting before they considered their own safety. Ambulances filled with emergency workers flooded the scene before the smoke had even cleared.

To the brave officers and citizens and medical personnel at the Boylston Street finish line and beyond, you helped.

Governor Deval Patrick brought a calm voice and level head as he shared whatever scant information was available. The local, state, and national officials investigating the crime also kept us as informed as they could when we hungered for any news about the terrible events. President Barack Obama addressed the nation several times in the subsequent days and brought a combination of reassurance, resolve, and compassion to help us deal with an event that seemed devoid of reason.

To the president, the governor, all the officials who faced the burden of publically making sense of this terrible crime, you helped.

Helpers also emerged in some unexpected ways.

Red Sox star David Ortiz took to the Fenway Park microphone and dropped the F-bomb in rallying the crowd. While public profanity is usually nothing to celebrate, the slugger captured the much-hyped resilience of the Boston spirit and personified the rich strength of the city's immigrant diversity. Julius Genachowski, chair of the sometimes touchy Federal Communications Commission, responded to Ortiz's salty language with a surprising tweet: "David Ortiz spoke from the heart at today's Red Sox game. I stand with Big Papi and the people of Boston."

To Big Papi and Big 'Chowski--you both helped.

We heard the term "shelter in place" many times during the daylong search for the second suspect, but I'm happy that someone invented such a nurturing term to take the place of "stay the hell inside." After the capture, someone uploaded a photo of the boat where the suspect hid, adding the caption, "worst getaway vehicle ever."

To the people who coined the unexpected term and produced the unexpected laugh, you helped.

Unfortunately, a loud minority of nonhelpers got involved as well. Some media outlets pumped out unsubstantiated reports of a Saudi suspect who was actually a victim of the bombings. The rest of the corporate repeated those false claims, and then compounded their errors by later announcing a premature arrest with salacious claims of a "dark-skinned" suspect.

Some bigoted pundits reacted to the bombings by condemning all Muslims as terrorists, one even calling for all Muslims to be killed. Other crazies took to their self-published online shows to declare that the bombing was staged as a "false flag" by a corrupt government bent on power and control. One famously insane pundit actually went back to the clearly debunked Saudi suspect story and demanded President Obama's impeachment for hiding the truth.

Some members of Congress politicized the bombing, linking it to their opposition to immigration, calling for increased profiling of Muslims, even recommending torture for the captured suspect, as if America hasn't learned the previous decade's painful lesson that torture is immoral and ineffective.

To the rush-to-misjudgment media, to the reality-impaired pundits, to the confused members of Congress, you definitely didn't help.

Overall, the good news is that we saw far more helpers than nonhelpers after the bombing, people who spanned a range from everyday citizens all the way to the highest levels of government. Mr. Rogers would be happy to have you in our neighborhood.

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Who needs facts when you can have right-wing fantasy?

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The one in which I poke fun at President Obama

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Obama shooting targets? Just a coincidence. Nothing to see here.

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David Sedaris on marriage equality ... and redheads.

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The Second Amendment isn't what the gun nuts think it is.

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How long until Mark Sanford votes to cut funding for the Appalachian Trail?

I guess we shouldn't blame all of South Carolina for electing Mark Sanford to Congress. But we should definitely blame the idiot Republicans of the first congressional district who voted for this jerk.

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Republican rotten apples for teacher appreciation month

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Sean Hannity vs. Sean Hannity ... who's a bigger hypocrite?

U.S. Representative Keith Eiilison (D-MN) was exactly right: Sean Hannity is "the worst excuse for a journalist I've ever seen."

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We run for Boston!

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Throughout New England, it's now legal to snuggle and stay warm with whomever you love.

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Bigotry is a lifestyle choice.

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Guns don't kill people, but they sure make it easier.

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