Now that Blanche Lincoln has been able to hold onto her job, we are to expect little jabs from the right on how “the progressives lost big tonight”. That, despite being untrue, is to be expected, but this is not: A senior White House official just called me with a very pointed message for the […]
It’s time to tear apart some of these Republican myths, and in just one paragraph of Bobby Jindal’s speech we saw many: While some of the projects in the bill make sense, their legislation is larded with wasteful spending. It includes $300 million to buy new cars for the government, $8 billion for high-speed rail […]
Laura Bush was “mad” over some of the critiques Obama had of her husband during the election. God forbid any jabs be thrown during a campaign – especially towards the incumbent President, who also happens to be one of the least popular in American history. I can’t wait for this walking, talking disaster to just […]
One thing kept going through my mind during Monday night’s debate slugfest; “the Republicans will love this”. Hillary and Barack may have lowered the chances of a Democratic president this year with their little back and forth jabs: A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll asked voters who has the personality and leadership qualities to be president. […]
There is all this flack over Rich Little headlining the Correspondents’ dinner this year. Reading the article on Editor and Publisher, I was amused at the final paragraph: Scully has said that the choice of Little, who practices a milder former of humor than Colbert, had nothing to do with any controversy surrounding Colbert’s performance […]
The following is the text of the letter Tom Delay sent to colleagues announcing his resignation as Majority Leader (via the Associated Press) Dear Colleague: Today, I have asked Speaker Hastert to convene our conference for the purpose of electing a new majority leader, the position I have been honored to fill these past three […]
For those of you that do not know what New Rules are, well they are just that; New Rules. It is not my own idea, but one I am borrowing from Bill Maher. Every week Bill ends his Real Time with Bill Maher show on HBO with a set of new rules looking back at […]