certifiably insane Republicans

"Making the trains run on time" has long been a kind of excuse for supporting the neatness of authoritarian rule. There were-- until Pearl Harbor-- lots of Americans who enthusiastically and openly supported fascism. In 1933 a Nazi from organization, Friends of New Germany, was active in New York and Chicago, spreading fascist propaganda. Two years later it morphed into the German American Bund, led by Fritz Julius Kuhn, a nationalized American-- like Trump's grandfather. It was most active in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Swamp Guy's bound to flip his lid, wouldn't you think?"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said in a letter that the House will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing the president's address in the House chamber until the government has opened."Pelosi's response came shortly after President Trump said he would show up at the House for the prime-time speech on Tuesday.“ 'Again, I look forward to welcoming you to the House on a mutually ag

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer is on the job.by NoahThat the Trump White House has become a home for crazy people shouldn't come as a surprise to any sane observer of the events of recent years. Face it: We've seen the Republican Party cross over the edge of sanity since the dawn of the Tea Party. That was the point where it became apparent that the Republican Party had fully become the Crackpot Party.

Featuring Tom DeLay and his fabulous future world of"12 New Perversions"! Plus: Mike Huckabee in chaps!Uh-oh, looks like the republican God has some punishing to do.by NoahIt's summertime, the time of beastly hot weather, which is often relieved only by big storms. At the end of those storms, one can often see a rainbow. To normal people, a rainbow is something beautiful.

Oh no, there are two of them! Notice how even if you overlap Big Rat Bastard Gummers LePage and LeKrispy by about two-thirds, you still can't fit them in a single frame!

Benefit Cuts(The Statue of Levity replacing the lamp for a placard sign)link (h/t Amanda Terkel @ HuffPost)by NoahMaine Gov. Paul LePage isn't the only batcrap-crazy, nihilistic, sociopathic Republican governor in our country.

Rand Paul strips the contest to bare essentialsAnd then there were two: Today Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul followed Texas Sen. Rafael "Ted from Alberta" Cruz as the second announced "major" candidate for the GOP presidential nomination.

He can't be for real, can he? Alas, all too real.by NoahThere are two Steve Kings of at least some renown in our society. One is Stephen King, the world-famous writer of horror. The other is Rep. Steven King of Iowa. He is a monster for real.Rep. Steven King has a special talent for articulating what the Republican Party stands for. That talent has led to his prominence in the party.

Frotunately, it's not just FOX News! Today Noah celebrates another stalwart infromer.by NoahI was going to call this post "Republican Kook of the Week" (in the tradition of the Crazyspeak of the Year Award I gave in my end-of-year review series, "Crackpot Utopia: The Year in Republican Crazy"), but let's get real.

• TV for Dummies: Sarah Palin launches her own channel• Crazyspeak of the Year nominee No. 17: Arizona schools superintendent John Huppenthal (rhymes with Neanderthal)• The final Crazyspeak of the Year nominee -- and also the winner!Yes, it's Sarah Palin TeeVee!