Bob Powers

How happy should you be about this Cheney indictment?

November 20, 2008 - Unfortunately, not that happy. There's a reason you've barely heard about it. It's because the whole thing sounds like a pile of crap. Cheney (and Alberto Gonzales) are named in an indictment alleging t...

What's gonna happen to...Ashley Todd?

November 20, 2008 - In an ongoing series, 23/6 takes a look at all the McCain allies, GOP bagmen, and far-right smear-meisters who are left hanging out to dry in the wake of the Obama win and we ask, "What's gonna happen to that guy?" Thank goodness...

Poll: How long before Bill Clinton blows this?

November 20, 2008 - Bill Clinton is reportedly ready to accept terms limiting his business and philanthropic activities in order to help Hillary's confirmation as Secretary of State. Among the many things he'll be giving up are his many paid spea...

WATCH: Michele Bachmann calls her own TV appearance an "urban legend"

November 19, 2008 - Incomprehensibly re-elected congresswoman Michele Bachmann just keeps on giving. You remember Michele. She's basically Katherine Harris without the rack. A week or so before the election she appeared on Hardball and...

Eric Holder named "First Black Milestone That No One Cares About"

November 20, 2008 - Poor Eric Holder. Just a few weeks ago, news of the first African-American Attorney General would have been kind of a big deal. But now that we have a black president, first black Attorney General just sounds kind of "eh." This...

Democrats gun it to 60!

November 19, 2008 - Bye bye Ted Stevens! The veteran Alaska Senator learned yesterday that people in Alaska are so small-minded that they see a felony conviction for corruption as a bad thing. This means the Democrats now have 58 seats in the Senate, just...

Hey Obama! You call that a "Team of Rivals?" Pssh!

November 18, 2008 - Oh my, Obama is choosing Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State, and he's even going to have a republican or two in his cabinet! What a...

"Teflon Joe" Lieberman now just seeing what he can get away with

November 18, 2008 - What a shock. After doing everything in his power to thwart his own party's victory and help the GOP hang onto the White House for another four years, Joe Lieberman is not getting so much as a slap on the wrist from the Democrats. He's staying in the...

Sarah Palin getting $7M to prove she can read and write

November 18, 2008 - Do you hate it when good things happen to the worst people ever born? If so, you'll probably be pretty pissed to hear that Sarah Palin is about to land a book deal that could earn her an estimated...

Dammit, Obama! Just make with the puppy already!!!

November 17, 2008 - To think, he really had us going there for a while. All that "hope" and "change" and "it's not me it's you." We really fell for it. After all these years, we thought that we might finally be able to trust in our leaders again. And then our...

Inside the McCain-Obama meeting - WITH HOT PICS!

November 17, 2008 - John McCain and Barack Obama met for the first time since the election today, and by all accounts, no one took a swing at anybody. The two reportedly discussed how they can best work together in the com...

Poll: Will a bailout help the American auto industry maintain its high standards of suck?

November 17, 2008 - The auto industry is trying to impress upon Washington that they need a bailout, or else American car manufacturing will be no more. Most people who have driven an American car in the past decade are wonde...

Hillary and Barack - The "will-they, won't-they" couple of the year

November 14, 2008 - Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State? Don't fall for this! It's a cheap ratings ploy that's as old as John McCain. It's classic "will-they, won't-they." Think Sam and Diane. Ros...

What's gonna happen to...
Bill Kristol?

November 14, 2008 - In a new series, 23/6 takes a look at all the McCain allies, GOP bagmen, and far-right smear-meisters who are left hanging out to dry in the wake of the Obama win and we ask, "What's gonna happen to that guy?" No one was a bigger...

Hannity and Paglia? Watch your back, Colmes.

November 13, 2008 - In the wake of McCain's defeat, Sean Hannity appears to be going through his own personal five stages of death: Anger, Denial, Anger, Denial, and Denial. We'll be checking in on him from time to time to see how he's holding up. The stage h...