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(Voter info below.) Some Ohio citizens may find it easier to vote this election thanks to recent rulings that blocked two Republican tries at vote suppression. In one case, Republicans challenged same day registration and voting, claiming that a newly-registered voter must wait 30 days (the amount of time between the registration deadline and [...]

McCain delivers a howler
with a straight face.
Lately, John McCain has been serving up some real howlers—claims ridiculously out of kilter with his record—all delivered with a straight face. Here is one of the howlers from his acceptance speech at the Republican Convention: “[I]nstead of freeing ourselves from a dangerous dependence on foreign oil, both [...]