Science has confirmed what some of us long suspected but were (sometimes) too polite to say: People with racist and rabid right-wing views are stupid. A new study finds that children with low intelligence grow into Tea Party-ish adults who want black, gay and other troubling types to just go away, please. Stupid people may not like the findings and protest with signs like this. As always, we wish them better spelling.

"There is reason to believe that strict right-wing ideology might appeal to those who have trouble grasping the complexity of the world."

So Romney wasn't entirely honest when he released tax returns showing his daily "earnings" equal most people's yearly income. A review by the L.A. Times found he left out 23 funds - a discrepancy his campaign calls “trivial” but is fixing with “minor amendments.” The issue isn't simply that the guy is filthy rich; it's his two-faced, tone-deaf, arrogant sense of entitlement, and the slimy lies he ceaselessly tells. Just to be clear.

As the sound and fury of election season looms, Democrats are trying to fight an unlevel playing field made worse by Citizens' United with new legislation to make Super PACs (more) transparent. But the numbers discourage. A new survey shows a majority of Americans believe we need new campaign laws, and charts on political donations and media influence - Republicans own the news cycle - back them up.