Politics Simplified: Republicans = Assholes

This was already pretty apparent, for so many reasons over the past roughly 50 years. And they've certainly cemented this reputation over the past few years: from full-throated support of bogus wars and torture to atrocious impedence of even simple health care reforms. They support every possible inhumane measure, and are against almost every simple decency.

But sometimes the news just shows perfectly how horrible these people are.

Bunning Repeatedly Blocks Unemployment Benefits Extension, Tells Dems 'Tough Shit'

House GOP Leader Boehner appalled by measure to outlaw torture.

GOP shill Rush Limbaugh says Americans have don't have right to healthy teeth, says that is what applesauce is for.

I'm not saying the Dems are great-- mostly they are weak sisters of the Republicans-- but there's no question that they are not such blatant assholes.