More than a few stories to bring this thread up to date.

First we’ll start with the Republicans continued war on women,………

Jay Townsend, GOP Spokesman: 'Let's Hurl Some Acid At Those Female Democratic Senators'

A spokesman for Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-N.Y.) is facing criticism after advocating violence against female Democratic senators in a Facebook post.

Jay Townsend, the official campaign spokesman for the freshman representative, went on a vicious online rant on Saturday, which he began by taunting a constituent who voiced criticism about an earlier post on gas prices. "Listen to Tom. What a little bee he has in his bonnet. Buzz Buzz," Townsend wrote.

"My question today... when is Tommy boy going to weigh in on all the Lilly Ledbetter hypocrites who claim to be fighting the War on Women? Let’s hurl some acid at those female democratic Senators who won’t abide the mandates they want to impose on the private sector."

Fuckin’ GOP trash: Jay Townsend, GOP Spokesman: 'Let's Hurl Some Acid At Those Female Democratic Senators'

Joe Walsh is still trash,……

Rep. Joe Walsh: Double-amputee Tammy Duckworth not a ‘true’ military hero

Tea party-favorite Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) may not have ever volunteered for military service, but he says he can spot a “true hero” and the double amputee running for his seat isn’t one.

Think Progress captured video on Sunday of Walsh telling supporters that Tammy Duckworth wasn’t a hero because “all she talks about” is losing both her legs when the helicopter she was piloting was shot down in Iraq in 2004.

I don’t think he’ll be back: Rep. Joe Walsh: Double-amputee Tammy Duckworth not a ‘true’ military hero

Even Republican appointed judges think they’re retards,…….

Reagan-appointed judge: Republican ‘lunatics’ made me less conservative

A well-respected judge who was appointed to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by President Ronald Reagan says that he has become less conservative because of “crackpots” and “lunatics” in the Republican Party.

In an interview with NPR on Thursday Judge Richard Posner said that “right-wingers” were making a serious mistake by attacking Chief Justice John Roberts for siding with liberals and upholding President Barack Obama’s health care reform law.

“Because if you put [yourself] in his position, what’s he supposed to think?” Posner wondered. “That he finds his allies to be a bunch of crackpots? Does that help the conservative movement? I mean, what would you do if you were Roberts? All the sudden you find out that the people you thought were your friends have turned against you, they despise you, they mistreat you, they leak to the press.”

“What do you do? Do you become more conservative? Or do you say, ‘What am I doing with this crowd of lunatics?’ Right? Maybe you have to re-examine your position.”

Ya think? Reagan-appointed judge: Republican ‘lunatics’ made me less conservative

If ya can’t beat ‘em, gag ‘em,………..

A Mitt Romney supporter literally silenced a chanting protester during a rally in Ohio today for the Republican presidential candidate by shoving a handkerchief into the heckler’s mouth.

Video in the link: Romney supporter gags protester with handkerchief at Ohio rally

You can’t make this stuff up,……..

Lame duck Congressman Thaddeus McCotter unexpectedly resigns

Representative Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) resigned late on Friday following a term of nearly ten years in Congress that had ended with what he himself described as a “nightmarish month and a half” marked by scandal and ridicule.

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McCotter, whose congressional career had been capped by a long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination last year, had been expected to have no problems retaining his seat. However, more than 85% of the signatures on his nominating petitions were found to be invalid, some of the sheets appearing to have been photocopied multiple times from previous years’ petitions. After briefly toying with the idea of a write-in campaign, he’d announced he would retire at the end of his current term.

He’s been watching way too much FOX news: Lame duck Congressman Thaddeus McCotter unexpectedly resigns