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A Quip Too Far?

By nemski October 27, 200913 Comments

Delaware Liberal favorite Rep. Alan Grayson might have gone a bit too far when talking about Linda Robertson, who is a lobbyist working for the Fed. Politico's Glenn Thrush reports…

Republican Tim Pawlenty, Governor of Minnesota and virtual candidate for President, has come out to endorse Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in NY-23 according to reports. With Fred Thompson, Sarah…

Late Nite Video — Unfortunate Product Names Edition

By cassandra_m October 26, 20093 Comments

I have no words:

Obama’s Promise

By nemski October 26, 200921 Comments

I had the opportunity to listen to President Obama's speech to Marines in Jacksonville FL on the way home, I was struck by this quote: And while I will never…

Senate Bill To Include Opt-Out Public Option

By Unstable Isotope October 26, 200920 Comments

Harry Reid is holding a press conference starting at 3:15 to announce the details of the health care bill that will voted on by the Senate. Early reports say that…

From Your Earmark to My PAC

By nemski October 26, 20096 Comments

The Washington Post has a great expose about Indiana Republican Congressman Peter J. Visclosky regarding his association with Washington lobbying firm K&L Gates, $44 million in earmarks, 15 clients of…

Wingnut Alert: Obama Golfs More Than Bush

By nemski October 26, 200925 Comments

Yesterday, President Obama went out golfing. Two things made this news worthy. This outing was the first time as Presdient that Obama has golfed with a woman reports The Washington…

High-Risk Energy Grants Awarded To Delaware

By nemski October 26, 20095 Comments

Over $150 million in grants were awarded to 37 different "radical" energy research projects reports The New York Times. Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), that received its initial funding of…

Monday Open Thread

By Unstable Isotope October 26, 200937 Comments

Are you ready for Monday? Are you ready for Thursday's Drinking Liberally at the Homegrown Cafe? Let's talk about Faux News, since they can't seem to stop talking about themselves.…

Psst… Anyone Notice Something Missing?

By pandora October 26, 20095 Comments

Question: Why don't we have a Surgeon General? Answer: Here, in this excellent rant. Good thing we don't have a global flu pandemic.

Newt’s Ego 3x Larger Than His Heart

By nemski October 26, 200919 Comments

Newt Gingrich said on C-SPAN that he and his wife will decide by February 2011 on whether or not he will run for President reports Political Wire. Callista and I…

How the Army Corps of Engineers Stays in Business

By El Somnambulo October 26, 20092 Comments

It comes up with loony projects, has them embraced by pork-loving congress critters, develops phony economic benefits analysis, and then plays hardball, using people like Pennsylvania's amoral governor as its…

Looking Ahead: What Are The Next Big Congressional Fights?

By Unstable Isotope October 26, 20097 Comments

Health care reform is now entering the final phases of becoming a law - negotiation. Right now the big fight is what kind of public option we'll get - triggered,…