A-list blogger acknowledge that Barack Obama is Time's Person of the Year, and then imposes on him Wanker of the Day. Why? Because of Obama's decision to have Rick "A Purpose Driven Life" Warren give the inaugural invocation. In fact many, particularly in the gay and lesbian community, are NOT happy about the selection of Warren. For example: This selection … Read More
Caroline Or Change?
Several A-list liberal bloggers are quite unhappy with the prospect of Caroline Kennedy taking over Clinton's Senate seat: Firedoglake's Hamsher: "It seems Caroline Kennedy has decided she'd rather have a US Senate seat than a pony for Christmas. […] It appears Ms. Kennedy thinks that US Senate seats are something to lobbied for amongst political elites when one decides one wants them, … Read More
Questions That I Have For The Secret Service
From 236.com: 1. Shouldn’t you have jumped in front of that shoe?2. Shouldn’t you have jumped in front of that second shoe?3. Second shoe = the one thrown after being removed from foot after first shoe was thrown.4. Let’s say people had three feet. Would you have allowed a third shoe to fly unimpeded?5. While the shoe was in the air, … Read More
Election ’08 Turnout
The Electoral College meets today to choose our next president. Yeah, you thought we did that last month, didn't you? But we didn't. We just elected electors to the Electoral College who gather, and — oh, screw it. It's arcane and stupid. But it happens today. And with that, the New York Times informs us that '08 turnout was the highest in … Read More
Who Throws A Shoe?!?
Honestly!
Rejected Obama Logos
I don't recall a presidential election logo as memorable as Obama's… But then again, I don't recall logos ever playing much of a part in presidential elections. I guess it just shows something new that the Obama campaign brought to the political scene. However, there were rejected logos, and here are some of them: I'm not crazy about the bottom one; the … Read More
Sing It, Colin Powell
On the future of the GOP: Powell, who says he still considers himself a Republican, said his party should also stop listening to conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh. "Can we continue to listen to Rush Limbaugh?" Powell asked. "Is this really the kind of party that we want to be when these kinds of spokespersons seem to appeal … Read More
Blago Arrest
I guess everyone knows about the arrest this morning of Illinois governor Rod R. Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris — on corruption charges. What surprises me was how blatant his corruption was. I mean, the governor of Illinois gets to choose who fills Obama's now-empty Senate seat, so he literally auctioned it off. Or as the governor … Read More
SCOTUS Rejects Obama Birth Case
First Read reports: The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a case that questioned whether President-elect Obama met the Constitution's requirement that only a natural-born citizen is eligible to be president. As is the court's usual custom, the request to take up the case was denied with no explanation. I blogged about the petition here. David Horowitz is … Read More
Oogedy-Boogedy: Part Deux
Columnist Kathleen Parker, a longtime GOP supporter, revises and extends her "oogedy-boogedy" remarks from a controversial column last month, in which she wrote: To be more specific, the evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the GOP is what ails the erstwhile conservative party and will continue to afflict and marginalize its constituents if reckoning doesn't soon cometh. Today, she acknowledge addresses … Read More
Kennedy Dynasty Lives On
Caroline — the normally quiet, non-spotlight-seeking daughter of JFK and Jackie, sister to the now-dead JFK Jr., may take Hillary's seat in the Senate – the same seat once held by her Uncle Bobby. I like it. I like it a lot.
The Bush Legacy Project
WSJ columnist Peggy Noonan is among the few and bold — those dedicated to creating a positive legacy for President Bush. She certainly gives the yeoman's effort today in her WSJ op-ed, but her headline belies the difficulty she faces in coming up with something positive to say about the Bush legacy: "At Least Bush Kept Us Safe". She talks … Read More
Stunning Numbers
If you tally up all the votes for President since 1932, who comes out ahead — Democrats or Republicans? Answer below the fold….