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Quote of the Day

Tom Bevan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:27:45 +0000

“One of the things that bugged me while I ran was looking around at all these people onstage who were senators and congressmen — I as a taxpayer was paying their health insurance and their salaries and a lot of their staff. I was having to figure out how to make my house payment and [...]

Klein's Pretzel Logic

Tom Bevan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:08:28 +0000

On CNN's Reliable Sources this weekend Joe Klein called the GOP "an extremist shard of a party that is essentially a regional southern party in the country and doesn't have broad appeal to the mass of Americans." This comment - made in the wake of Republicans picking up two governorships last weekend on the back of [...]

Four Minutes of History

Tom Bevan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:29:23 +0000

Offered without comment:

CA Poll: Fiorina Shares Primary Lead

Kyle Trygstad — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:13:57 +0000

In the race to take on California Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) next year, many consider former HP CEO Carly Fiorina to be the favorite of the Republican primary field. A new L.A. Times/USC poll shows that may not be the case: Fiorina 27 DeVore 27 Other 2 Und 40 It's still extremely early in the primary race, as two [...]

Peas in Da Pod?

Tom Bevan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:52:13 +0000

Who knew Russian mobsters had so much in common with the (soon to be ex) junior Senator from Illinois.

The PM Who Couldn't Shoot Straight

Tom Bevan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:35:21 +0000

Just when you think things couldn't possibly get worse for poor, bumbling Gordon Brown, they do: The mother of a soldier who was killed in Afghanistan has accused Gordon Brown of disrespecting her son's memory by misspelling their surname in a letter of condolence. [snip] In total, said Mrs Janes, there were 20 mistakes in the letter, [...]

Quote of the Day

Tom Bevan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:47:41 +0000

"If I wanted to be part of socialized medicine, I would have moved to Europe. I'll be damned if I'm going to let a socialistic Washington shove a new mandate down the (Illinois) taxpayers' throats, especially if it's health care." - Republican Kirk Dillard, the Illinois state senator who famously cut a campaign ad on [...]

Stewart Does Beck

Tom Bevan — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:41:38 +0000

Pretty funny stuff from Jon Stewart: more about "Stewart Does Beck", posted with vodpod

Election 09 A GOP Gender Bender

Mike Memoli — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:47:47 +0000

As part of a late-summer onslaught against Chris Christie meant to narrow a steep gap in the polls, Gov. Jon Corzine's campaign hammered the Republican for a health care plan they said would lift a state regulation on insurance companies mandating that all policies cover mammogram screenings. When the polls soon tightened, Democrats thought they [...]

12 Shot Dead at Fort Hood

David Paul Kuhn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:04:41 +0000

(UPDATE) Twelve shot dead and two to three dozen wounded at Ford Hood, Texas, the largest U.S. military instillation in the world. Perhaps as many as three shooters. One assailant, an Army officer, was killed. The Houston Chronicle reports: ... Most of those killed were also soldiers, according to the briefing by Lt. Gen. Robert Cone, [...]