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Nov 10, 2009
Politics

Time for Olympia to pull an Arlen

I mean, don’t get me wrong, Arlen is completely screwed in 2010, but that shouldn’t make Olympia Snowe think for a second that switching parties is a bad idea. Cuz, let’s face facts: she’s going down in 2012’s Republican Senatorial Primary in Main...

Nov 08, 2009
Politics

More on Health Care Reform

What are the differences between the now-passed House bill and the Senate version? Dennis Kucinich voted against the HCR bill in the House, of course. You've gotta be pretty snowed by Ann, Glenn, Michelle, Rush, and the rest of your news sourc...

Good old political theater

I just read that Bush 43 and Clinton are going to square off against each other in a debate this coming February. I assume that regardless of what Clinton ends up saying, Bush’s rebuttal will be roughly in line with this: </param></param></param>...

Oct 23, 2009
Politics

'Pubs n' Schisms

Even odds that this whole NY-23 thing ends up being to the Republican Party what Franz Ferdinand was to World War I.

The audacity to buy hardcover

I just read about David Plouffe’s new book, The Audacity to Win, which is coming out on November 3. I’m all set to buy it for Kindle until I check the price difference and discover that the hardcover copy is only $3 more than the Kindle edition. W...

Sep 16, 2009
Politics

Political News Highlights

Obama on Kanye: “he’s a jackass” Rove cameo on Family Guy: “I play myself, meaning the son of Satan, the spawn of evil” 18% of conservatives believe Obama to be the Anti-Christ, 17% not sure. Michele Bachmann: ‘Obesity is an American right!’ Se...

Aug 19, 2009
Politics

Barney Frank adroitly ridicules teabagger

Who in their right mind compares Obama to Hitler anyway? Especially when you’re making this comparison to a gay jew? It’s moronic! Congressman Frank’s response is priceless. "Trying to have a conversation with you would be like trying to argue wi...