Friday Open Thread

It's Friday and it's open thread time. Let me congratulate BCS champion Alabama for kicking Texas's freshman quarterback around. Alabama was probably the best team but who knows how they…

New Legislation filed by Short, Bennett and Keeley.

House Bill 302, sponsored by Short, would grant immunity to anyone reporting suspected financial exploitation of elderly and infirm adults. Bennett's the sponsor of House Bill 299, which would add EMT's paramedics, fire police and fire marshals to the list of first responders protected by law if they're assaulted while on duty. Keeley's measure, House Bill 303, is aimed at prohibiting unfair practices related to tax refund anticipation loans and setting up penalties for offenders.

Morning Quick Hits

When Congressman J.D. Hayworth began making noises about challenging McCain this year for reelection, I thought he was just raising money for his own reelection to Congress, taking advantage of…

Can I Call Her Dumb?

Starbursts! Sarah Palin’s charming opening debate line for now-Vice President Joe Biden — “Hey, can I call you Joe?” — was scripted after she repeatedly referred to him as “O’Biden”…

du Pont goes all Inhofe.

Pete du Pont praises Sarah Palin and then mis-characterizes the data from an organization whose name he gets wrong, and further fails to check the actual position of the aforesaid organization on climate change. So much for reasonable moderate Northeastern Republicans.