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Politweets
In general I stay away from Politico as it is the TMZ of political journalism, but it has stayed in my news reader for some reason. And today I learned why. There’s a short little article about the top 10 political tweets of 2009. Here is one from the Iranian Student protests: It was a […]
The Art of Being Presidential
Political Wire points us to Marc Ambinder’s Why The President Went Golfing Today which covers Obama’s Presidential non-response to the attempted terrorist attack. Let the authorities do their work. Don’t presume; don’t panic the country; don’t chest-thump, prejudge, interfere, politicize (in an international sense), don’t give Al Qaeda (or whomever) a symbolic victory; resist the […]
Republicans Get Their Stoopid On
Part One: Many of you probably heard about the attempted terrorist attack on an airplane landing in Detroit, but what you might not have heard about was Republican Congressman Pete Hoekstra’s recent inanity. (h/t Eschaton) “It’s not surprising,” U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, a Holland Republican, said of the alleged terrorist attempt to blow up a […]
We’re A Happy Bunch

Good news as 2009 winds down and we head into a brand new year, the citizens of the United States are in a good mood. Ken Huffman writes, “We are, as a country, remarkably happy.” Last week’s AP-Gfk poll showed that 78 percent of Americans, when asked to “think about how things are going in […]
Bearly Political
Nothing much the Teabaggers say or do these days really surprises me anymore. Their actions and words open up glimpses into their thought processes which is always intriguing albeit a touch scary sometimes. The latest teabagging episode was they got in an uproar over Build-a-Bear’s webisodes about globally warming. The LA Times writes: Conservative bloggers […]
The Senator of Potterville Is Pissed
Hmm, when small businesses don’t read the fine print and get penalized, Republicans get all medieval about in — in a Senate sort of way. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley (R) is going to hold up several Treasury Department nominees because he wants leniency on tax evaders and lawbreakers reports CQ Politics. Grassley and other lawmakers […]
Top 10 Celebrity Falls From Grace of the Decade
Yeah, I know this is El Som’s ballywick, but I couldn’t help myself when I cam across this on Heavy.com (not the best site to be viewed while at work). So which celebrity beat out Chris Brown, Amy Winehouse, Phil Spector, Tom Cruise, Mel Gibson, Michael Vick, Britney Spears, Tiger Woods and Lindsay Lohan? If […]
Breaking: Markell Declares State of Emergency
From the press release: Markell Declares State of Emergency for Kent and New Castle Counties Effective at 3:00 PM Motorists In Two Counties Encouraged to Clear Roads as Soon as Possible Wilmington, DE – Governor Jack Markell declared a State of Emergency for New Castle and Kent counties effective at 3:00 pm today. All non-emergency […]
The GOP Abandons Rhode Island
Rhode Island is gearing up for a governor’s race in 2010. And this is one election result I can predict with certainty, the Republicans will not win this race . . . you can take that to the bank. Political Wire reports that the sole GOP candidate for governor has dropped out of the race. […]
60 Minutes Interview with Obama
Here is the 60 Minutes with President Obama and, yes, they asked the most important question — What about the gatecrashers? Watch CBS News Videos Online
Houston Loves Teh Gay

The City of Houston becomes the largest city in the Union to elect an openly gay candidate for mayor. Texas, who would have ever guessed it. I mean this is a state that prides itself in executing the mentally handicapped and most likely executed an innocent man. I would be remiss if I did not […]
Palindumb
Today a new word may be entering our lexicon, palindumb: something that is as stupid forwards and as it is backwards. Let me use it in a sentence: The Washington Post continues its palindumb ways was when it recently published an op-ed on climate change by Sarah Palin. (h/t Science Life NY web twitter)
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