I wish I were kidding about this, but the indictment of another senior Republican is…. GOOD NEWS FOR JOHN MCCAIN: The indictment of the senior senator from Alaska on corruption charges is yet another blow to the GOP brand. But, as Jonathan Martin points out, it could be an opportunity for McCain: He and Stevens …
Archives for July 2008
I Have Tried to Behave
Other than some mild tweaking of people in our more rambunctious comments threads, I have really tried to behave lately. Until now. Tim sends me this story: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is set to challenge House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., for her California congressional seat. After filing papers for the seat in April, Sheehan told …
Lapel Pin Patriotism- Ted Stevens Edition
Sen. Stevens releases a statement about his indictment: I have proudly served this nation and Alaska for over 50 years. My public service began when I served in World War II. It saddens me to learn that these charges have been brought against me. I have never knowingly submitted a false disclosure form required by …
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Culture of Corruption Update
Ted Stevens indicted. Schadenfreude overdoses expected all over the left-wing blogosphere. Possible antidotes include earnest discussions about how truly fucked we all are because of these guys.
OBAMA LURED PEOPLE WITH FANCY MEATS AND LOTS OF BOOZE
The funniest thing about this idiotic meme being peddled by NOIQ and the PUMA sites is that anyone who has EVER been to Germany for more than an hour can tell you that beer and sausage are sold pretty much everywhere you go. You can not walk without tripping over a vendor selling Bratwurst mit …
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Open Thread
I am actually getting used to Windows Vista, and I have to tell you, other than when I install programs, this thing is just blazing fast and really quite simple to use. I am not sure how much of my appreciation of this is due to the fact that for the past six months to …
Landstuhl Round-Up
Part of McCain’s respectful campaign has been the spreading of the complete lie about Obama dissing the troops at Landstuhl, which is in itself offensive, but added to the fact that it is McCain who routinely has voted against the best interests of the troops and the fact that it is a complete lie and …