Who’s Sean Bielat? Why, Barney Frank’s opponent, that’s who. I’m a little late to the game, but apparently there’s a chance (see this and this) that Frank could be defeated. Just let that sink in: Barney Frank’s tenure in the … Continue reading →
Separated at birth? Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Christine O’Donnell: [NOTE: for those who don’t get the reference in the title of this post, see this.]
Continue reading →Back in June, Barack Obama was seen as much more qualified than Sarah Palin for the presidency, if this Rasmussen poll of likely voters is any guide. Fifty-one percent considered him qualified, but only twenty-six percent said the same of … Continue reading →
…all your money really belongs to us anyway, so why not just skip the middleman: you! Perhaps it’s only a matter of time, although for now the proposal is still considered “radical:” The UK’s tax collection agency is putting forth … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →A few people are reporting that they’ve been getting a malware alert when they try to come to the site, and that it’s triggered by blogrolling. I’ve used blogrolling for my blogroll for five years, and there’s never been any … Continue reading →
…by a body-snatcher? I wondered whether that might be the case when I read about his Jeffrey Goldberg interview in The Atlantic—you know, the one where he admonished Ahmadinejad to be nicer to the Jews and Israel, and said, “The … Continue reading →
It’s not often that I agree with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, but their statement that Lisa Murkowski’s decision to run as a write-in candidate for the Senate after losing the Alaskan primary is “the latest example of the Republican … Continue reading →
And a novel one as well: Obama should diss Sarah Palin in order to fire up his base.
Continue reading →Now if that’s not a provocative title, I don’t know what is. At issue: a tape of O’Donnell from 1996 that opponents dredged up and which was then aired by Rachel Maddow on her MSNBC show. It features O’Donnell speaking … Continue reading →
The pattern is becoming clear: Take one attractive woman politician on the right. Dig into every facet of her past, especially quotes related to her Christian religious beliefs. Mock and revile her, preferably distorting what she said. In particular, make … Continue reading →
Eugene Robinson disagrees with you. He thinks she can. And Chris Matthews agrees—with Robinson.
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