Oh well here is a shocker: Nobody in California had the time, inclination, or detailed budgetary expertise to make a good ruling on the many ballot measures up for approval yesterday, so instead they voted “no” on everything except a legislative salary freeze and then they went to In-n-Out Burger for a double double. MORE »

Look everybody it’s Randall “Rand” Paul, who sounds exactly like his dad, and looks a fair amount like him too except with adorable curly hair! He has officially formed an exploratory committee to look into running for Jim Bunning’s Senate seat. (Bunning says he’s absolutely running for re-election, which means come on, he’s totally not running, which leaves this Republican seat open.) Dr. Paul has a handsome web site, and he’s already raised, what, nearly $14,000. He’s basically Barack Obama plus Ron Paul divided by Christopher Reeve’s Superman. [Rand Paul 2010]

By the Comics CurmudgeonWhat is the single most important event to have occurred in recent U.S. political history? If you said “the election of our first black president” or “the financial crisis and the associated large-scale government intervention in the financial markets” or “the various wars” you would be WRONG, WRONG, WRONG. No, the watershed moment in our current political life came earlier this week, when a bunch of jackasses protested a tax increase that won’t happen for years and will happen to other people when it does by aimlessly waving teabags at their elected representatives, or, when those representatives could not be located, at baffled passersby. Did any of America’s unrepentantly liberal elitist political cartoonists dare to draw cartoons that presented these so-called “teabaggers” as the heroes that they are, or at least acknowledge their existence? MORE »

Despite Governor Rick Perry’s tuff talk, it appears that most Texans are inclined to remain United States citizens. Boo! A Rasmussen survey shows that a mere 18 percent of residents are willing to throw off the shackles of federal tax slavery and go it alone as a moderately sized First World nation sandwiched between the prosperous US and the feudal anarchist drug-state of Mexico. Oh well. [Rasmussen Reports]

Brave Wonkette operative Matt Singerman is — and we say this with complete accuracy — just cold taking pictures of a handful of ill-informed dingbats wandering around in the freezing rain with their droopy signs about … well, take your pick, really. Remember when libtards were the ones who held the goofball million-cause marches? Well, now it’s the wingnuts’ turn, and they sure bring a new flavor to the proceedings. Mmm, tastes like racism! MORE »

• 48% of Americans and 0% of Lipton executives feel that American taxes are just fine they way they are. [AMERICAblog]
• There’s a new book in the works called Bo, America’s Commander-in-Leash. Meghan McCain is not at all involved in its publication but will still probably received a high six-figure advance. [The Caucus]
• An atheist, who has bravely come out as a former infant, has just succeeded in removing his name from the Church of England’s records as having been baptized. [Telegraph via Andrew Sullivan]
• Guess who is just rolling in money these days? Democratic Governors, who, despite being Democratic Governors, have raised $5.3 million in three months of a non-election year. [CNN Political Ticker]
• Meet GOProud, which is exactly what you’d think it’d be, except even gayer. And Reaganier. [Top of the Ticket]

Ladies and gentlemans the day has finally arrived! Paultards and Birthers and “Don’t Tax Me Bro”s and even the reclusive Santelliosos shall gather, in our nation’s capital and in other godforsaken places such as central Texas, to register their frustration with whatever the fuck. Our own Ginger Terror, Jim Newell, will be on the ground somewhere in DC trying not to get murdered. Boston Buddy Garrett Quinn promises updates from the place in Massachusetts where the actual tea party happened a million years ago, while commenter InsidiousTuna sends hot pixxx ‘n’ updates from Waco to Teablogging.net and ShortsandPants, which maybe we will link to or STEAL. Are YOU going to one of these important protest events today? Please to send poetry, video, bags of tea, and photographs to tips@wonkette.com. We will probably ignore them. Photo via Shady Grove Metro Operative “Ethan.”

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is such a badass, right, and he doesn’t like it when those incompetent fucktards in Washington start fucking around with his Texas fucking budget. Ever heard of the 10th Amendment, about how states are responsible for powers not granted to the federal government? Well go suck a dick, Obama, cause Rick Perry went out of his way today to support a non-binding House resolution that fucking says right there, right there on the first page, that the 10th Amendment is… just a really good Amendment, motherfuckers. He supports it. Rick Perry supports that fucking shit. MORE »

Rick Perry has been governor of Texas for approx. 45 million years, ever since George W. Bush left office to be president. And he will serve for another 45 million years if he wins his next re-election attempt — a feat that, like all feats Republicans perform these days, hinges on attracting the endorsement of the Floridian mind-controlling swamp demon Rush Limbaugh. MORE »

Surely you are aware that the Teabaggers are holding their biggest tea party EVAR on Tax Day to protest how they, uh, got tax cuts in the stimulus package. Here is their promo video and their website, which has open comments. They are very sensitive about politics… and we are a WAR BLOG… so… MUSH, MUSH! [Tax Day Tea Party]

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius made Barack Obama’s short list for vice presidential candidates when it was thought he needed some ladies up in there, ladies besides the future Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. And boom just like that, “Kathleen Sebelius” was a household name! And then she spoke at the Democratic National Convention and everyone said, What a pleasant person, thank goodness she is not running for Veep as she is rather a dull public speaker. Then Obama nominated her to be the new Tom Daschle after the old Tom Daschle was revealed to be a tax cheat, and guess what? MORE »