Archive for November 25th, 2009
Tom Carper Never Lets Go the Rightwing Talking Points
Call this post reason #578,091 why Senator Tom Carper is not a progressive. As if a proud member of the DLC could be. Senator Carper tells WHYY:
Does the GOP Purity Test Abandon Mike Castle?
Adam Nagourney at the NYT brings up this possibility in their political blog today:
Bush’s Term Was Only Kittens And Rainbows
Remember how we snickered when Dana Perino admitted she didn’t know anything about the Bay of Pigs? Her problems with history are more severe than that: But Perino’s appearance last night with Sean Hannity was more noteworthy than most. The topic was the shootings at Fort Hood, and Perino, playing her usual role, criticized the […]
Wednesday Open Thread
Well, it’s the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and some of us are still at work. It’s open thread time – what are you doing for Thanksgiving? Are you traveling? Doug Hoffman (NY-23) was foiled by ACORN once again. He re-conceded the House race (or is that un-un-conceded?): The Conservative Party candidate conceded a race in upstate […]
Could FEMA Deny Beach Funds to Delaware?
Or at least those parts of the beach area with those ‘No Public Access, Go Bleep Yourself’ signs? Well, something similar may be happening in ‘exclusive’ areas along the Jersey shore, according to today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: Jersey Shore towns where beachfront-property owners deny public access to bathers may have difficulty obtaining federal funds to repair […]
White House Turkey Pardon
The White House will pardon a turkey named Courage today. This time they have a cute video:
The RNC Purity Test Is To Prevent A GOP Split
Despite all the stories of the GOP resurgence, the possible implementation of an RNC purity test has bigger implications for the Republican Party. Members of the conservative group within the RNC tell The Washington Times that, besides aiming to make the GOP more consistently and reliably conservative by promoting lower taxes, keeping spending levels in […]
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