We had an Obama office opening close to here last night, so I’ll give you my impressions and you may then extend my remarks about this office opening out to the entire country. This is how you know you’re at the right address, when you see cars like this one: First, it was a good …
Election 2010
Still looking for the real racists, but we may be getting warmer
Democracy enthusiasts had a good day last week. First, the background: Caging originated in 1981, according to the DNC, when the RNC formed an operation called National Ballot Security Task Force. The task force sent out postcards in New Jersey to predominately Hispanic and black districts with a “do not forward” requirement. The 45,000 cards …
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Getting What You Wanted
Look, ya’ll voted for this, so I hope you get it good and hard: Ohio Gov. John Kasich said thanks but no thanks to immediate federal disaster relief Saturday, even as governors in Indiana and Kentucky welcomed the help. Kasich did not rule out asking for assistance later, but his decision means tornado-ravaged towns in …
Scott Walker’s sea of corruption may have run Captain Preibus aground
Courtesy of the We Party Patriots, we learn that Reince Priebus (and there’s a rejected Bond villain name if I’ve ever heard of one) seems to be implicated in the illegal activities that have already resulted in the arrests and indictments of several of Governor Walker’s current and former aides. Walkergate” is unfolding into a …
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Rampaging Honey Badger Mars Sparsely Attended Pro-Walker Rally
WAUWATOSA, WI (January 21, 2012) – A giant, mutant honey badger disrupted a rally organized to show support for embattled Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, charging into the small gathering and slightly injuring at least one attendee. The unusually large carnivore, estimated to weigh 15 tons, struck without warning, terrorizing the fives of Wisconsinites who had …
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Yes We Can-Can
Charles Krauthammer is mad enough to stomp bunnies, a man consumed with the type of bitterness that can only come from being thwarted by putative allies when a cherished goal is in sight. Things were going so well. With an assist from elderly social conservatives in patriot drag,* the GOP had successfully rebranded the economic …
He just keeps walking
I don’t think this is catastrophic or anything, but it is a set-back and a huge pain in the ass for state election officials: A judge in Wisconsin threw a curveball Thursday evening into the recall campaign targeting Republican Gov. Scott Walker, ruling that state election officials must make a greater effort to screen out …