Archive for November, 2009

Conservative Senators Love Mike Castle

Filed in Delaware, National by on November 21, 2009 2 Comments

Anyone who thinks Mike Castle would be some kind of moderate thorn in the side of the conservative GOP Senate minority leadership is fooling themselves. Among those senators who reported giving to Castle in October were Thad Cochran (Miss.), whose Senate Victory Fund PAC gave $10,000; Orrin G. Hatch (Utah), whose OrrinPAC donated $5,000; Pat […]

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Comment Rescue: Kowalko Slams Copeland on Valero.

Filed in National by on November 20, 2009 33 Comments

This deserves its own post: From John Kowalko: Ladies and gentlemen, You have the advantage of witnessing the final morphing of Charlie Copeland into a Rick Jensen of the blogosphere. Charlie has taken no verifiable facts, added a dose of false accusations, sprinkled in some blame without regard to any sense of honesty, shaken with […]

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Is Sen. Venables An “Honored Guest” At A Fundraiser for Colin Bonini?

Filed in National by on November 20, 2009 17 Comments

Now this pdf letter lacks and real official markings, but it is being circulated as an official invite. And now you are asking yourself why a Senator belonging to the Democratic caucus is an Honored Guest or a Sponsor or Host for a fundraiser for a Republican candidate for Treasurer, when his own party has two candidates running for the same position.

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Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Thanksgiving Bacon!

Filed in National by on November 20, 2009 1 Comment
Friday Afternoon Bacon Blogging — Thanksgiving Bacon!

Bacon-Wrapped Turkey with Pear Cider Gravy. Doesn’t that sound good? I’m seriously rethinking my own Thanksgiving turkey preparation (fresh turkey, honey brine, stuffed with fresh herbs and roasted on the grill) for this one featuring bacon.

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Mindnumbing Quote of the Day

Filed in National by on November 20, 2009 6 Comments

“So what if Sarah Palin didn’t write this book? Even God used early scribes to write the Bible,” – Moe Lang, a commenter on Amazon.com.

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Valero

Filed in National by on November 20, 2009 19 Comments

Valero closed today due to capitalism in action. The owners of Valero were losing money in operating the plant because demand for gas was low. Thus, by closing the plant, they hope to squeeze supply so as to make gas prices rise. And when gas prices do rise, we hear excuses from the oil and gas industry that if only we had more refinery capacity in this country, then there would be more supply and thus there would be lower prices!!!

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Friday Open Thread

Filed in National by on November 20, 2009 22 Comments

It’s Friday! It’s the day you’ve been waiting all week to arrive. Not only is it Friday but it’s also open thread time. It’s almost too much excitement! All I can say about this is that David Vitter should be target #1 for national Democrats in the Senate. This is absolutely unbelievable: Vitter graduated Tulane […]

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McCain Vulnerable For Senate Re-election

Filed in National by on November 20, 2009 3 Comments

Just over one year ago, John McCain was the Republican nominee for president. Today he is vulnerable in his home state’s senate primary: Rasmussen Reports finds Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) clinging to a two-point lead over a possible challenger, former Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-Ariz.). Chris Simcox, the leader of the anti-illegal immigration Minuteman Project who’s […]

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Parents

Filed in National by on November 20, 2009 35 Comments

“Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne Cheney, welcomed their seventh grandchild, Sarah Lynne Cheney, Wednesday, November 18, 2009. She weighed 6 lbs., 14 oz and was born at 8:17 A.M. at Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C. Her parents are the Cheney’s daughter Mary and her partner, Heather Poe.” Her parents are. Her […]

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November Cattle Call

Filed in National by on November 20, 2009 9 Comments
November Cattle Call

The statewide fields are starting to take shape for 2010.

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An Assault On Traditional Divorce

Filed in National by on November 20, 2009 4 Comments

Social conservatives have been make dire predictions about how same sex marriage will ruin traditional marriage if it’s allowed. So, what’s happening in Massachusetts, where same sex marriage has been allowed for 5 years? Actually, the “experiment” has been running in Massachusetts for fully 1/2 decade now. Over three years ago I wrote a story, […]

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Moments of Rationality

Filed in National by on November 20, 2009 7 Comments

Coburn is shot down and Huckabee sounds downright respectful of the President. Is this a new trend of rationality on the part of the GOP, or is it just insincere political maneuvering.

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An End To An Era

Filed in National by on November 19, 2009 7 Comments

After 25 years, Oprah Winfrey is ending her talk show: This afternoon, Tim Bennett, president of Winfrey’s Harpo production house, announced that the media mogul will step off the “Oprah” set in September 2011. He said Winfrey will confirm the news on Friday’s edition of her show. “The Oprah Winfrey Show” will not move on […]

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