The S&P Downgrade Is a 'Sideshow' if the New York Post Says So
Tracing a circus metaphor gone cliché
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'Crazy Eyes' a previously obscure Bachmann nickname and shout-out to bro culture
Tracing a circus metaphor gone cliché
A rhyming cliché proves a favorite for reporters during the stock plummet.
A French Revolution metaphor has swiftly cut through this week's opinion pages
Commentators accuse opponents of religious zeal on tax policy
Pundits are congratulating the country on the lack of bloodshed in Congress
The House Republicans have earned an epithet.
Why people keep saying Obama is leaning back in the debt negotiations
Republicans are fed up with kicking the debt can down the road
Why do we turn to bipartisan non-legislators to allay our fears?
The game no one wants to play is the comparison everyone wants to make
Why people talk about debt ceiling D-Day, NFL lockout D-Day, and more
A phrase taken from Spanish bullfighting is getting a workout this week
Calling a bipartisan group of compromising senators a "gang"? How creative!
Comparisons to Nixon's political scandal abound... yet again.
Is a crowded GOP presidential field God's plan?
GOP leader's wild west nickname is a hit with media
"Don't call my bluff," he says, begging the question: Is he bluffing?
Why it became the day's most popular oxymoron
Would you like some scandal with that meat pie?
The Facebook headline pun was killed today
His latest has all the hallmarks of a Michael Bay flick
But that didn't stop the local Colorado media from trying to make it happen
The Bronx Zoo Cobra has been found, but the meme cycle grinds on
The Los Angeles Times profiles Edward Zuckerberg, DDS
And many, again, think this is good news for Democrats
The web was fascinated to see Elizabeth Taylor outlive her obituary writer
This has happened before. It's an odd trend when laid against the 'mancession,' though
She lost her own imprint for acquiring O.J. Simpson's memoir, so this makes sense
From Obama's budget to NPR to Charlie Sheen: No one's safe
People are ruining their sleep by peering at gadgets, laptops and TVs before bed
Huffington says she won't miss them
A new study suggests it's all in the wording
Sen. Sherrod Brown proves Godwin's Law
We're just wondering when it's the "End of Men," already
It's gridlock tourism, folks
Looks a lot like a Brontosaurus, from the drawings
Delightful: apparently nearly half of U.S. dogs and cats are overweight
Yet another writer wants to tell us, unequivocally, that twenty-something men are "stunted"
Touch-sensitive glass from Corning will transform your life--just like all these other products
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