Ted Rall is a liberal who hates most things President Obama has done this year. I am (mostly) conservative, who thinks Obama is doing a decent job, although I can't point out anything in particular that is great. So we're kind of going in opposite directions, but I enjoyed pointing out to him recently on ...

Geez, this health plan has even me upset and feeling bi-partisan - and I live alone! I mean, I HATE my HMO (Kaiser) who screws everyone, lies, is incompetent, greedy, and unethical. Okay, it's Kaiser. But how is the White House plan any better? First of all, it's written for people who work in factories, ...

If you tell me, I'll share the $150,000 reward with you, 50- 50. It's unbelievable, this wretched fire is still burning in places, several weeks later. KHTS: The Station Fire is 94 percent contained, with full containment now expected September 22. So far, the incident has consumed 160,557 acres of the Angeles National Forest which has not ...

Whoa, Jim, I've been pretty disappointed in you the last couple years, as you broke up with the captivating and beautiful Sarah Silverman, made even more stupid jokes about older people, overused your overacting security guard, Guillermo and your dull uncle Frank, and TOTALLY IGNORED the death of your other security guard, Veatrice. I was ...

UPDATED* Did Assemblyman Mike Duvall have sex? Maybe! We know he liked to talk about it, anyway, but...where's the beef? The LA Times reports the scandal: An Orange County lawmaker who inadvertently broadcast explicit remarks about his sexual conquests over an open microphone abruptly resigned from office Wednesday after legislative leaders stripped him of his committee ...

This is one of my most popular cartoons on Slate! Summer is over! Not in LA, where we always have some beach, and it's always too sunny. But in my heart, the beach is really New Jersey. Specifically, Ocean City, where my grandmother had a house, was an every summer highlight. And we also tootled over ...