Hey, let’s repeal parts of ObamaCare, says … Democratic Senate nominee from...
Smells like victory. It’s Joe Manchin, a.k.a. the extremely popular governor of West Virginia, a.k.a. the man who was supposed to waltz to victory as Byrd’s replacement but now trails, a.k.a. the...
View ArticleOh my: Biden tells liberal base to “stop whining”
"This President has done an incredible job. He’s kept his promises." Three posts in a row on Democratic discord seems like a lot, but when you’re trying to start a fire, why not light it in a bunch of...
View ArticleSegway company owner killed by, er, riding Segway off a cliff
"A Segway-style vehicle was recovered. He was pronounced dead at the scene." So pitifully slow is the news today that, believe it or not, this is the top story right now on Memeorandum. It’s not funny,...
View ArticleCoffee Party national convention rumored to have occurred over the weekend
Who? Schadenfreudean fun on a slow Monday night thanks to P.J. Gladnick and Newsbusters, who — virtually alone among media — remembered that the left’s answer to the tea party held its big shindig...
View ArticleNAACP chief: This is too much like the period before Kristallnacht
Sure. Via the Blaze. Isn’t this the same Benjamin Jealous who spent a week in July appearing on any chat show that would have him in order to lament the destructive impact of incendiary rhetoric by...
View ArticleSan Francisco considering banning toys in Happy Meals for some reason
Nannytopia. Explain this to me. I can understand the campaign against Joe Camel because (a) kids who try smokes are old enough that their parents aren’t supervising them 24/7 anymore and (b) ciggies...
View ArticlePentagon on computer super-worm that’s been attacking Iran’s nuke program:...
Hmmmmmmmmmm. Easily the most fascinating story of the past week, but it’s so tech-heavy that I don’t trust myself to even summarize it properly, let alone opine on it. Let’s start slow, with the...
View ArticleHere we go: Rahm Emanuel likely to announce Friday that he’s leaving WH to...
Bye. No surprise. Although no final decision has been made because of family considerations, ABC News has learned that White House officials are preparing for Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel to announce on...
View ArticleQuotes of the day
Kryptonite. “The far left feels betrayed because Obama has not turned America into Eden in less than two years. They do not believe that Obama has put up a good fight against those opponents who find...
View ArticleThe Ed Morrissey Show, Sunrise Edition!
9-noon ET! We’re moving The Ed Morrissey Show to the morning today and next Tuesday, and broadcasting live to the Twin Cities on AM 1280 The Patriot starting at 8 am CT/9 am ET! I’ll be promoting the...
View ArticleObamateurism of the Day
Flagged. When dignitaries visit the US for public events, the administration will display their flag on the dais to honor their presence. While this doesn’t usually require a lot of effort, it does...
View ArticleExclusive: EPW report shows new EPA rules will cost more than 800,000 jobs
Plus destroy the cement, boiler industries. Actually, it’s not just the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s minority contingent that fears the loss of nearly a million jobs from new EPA...
View ArticleVideo: The context behind Grayson’s despicable “Taliban Dan” ad
"Disgrace." Remember this weekend’s “Taliban Dan” ad released by the Alan Grayson campaign in his desperate bid to remain Congress’ most despicable member? The one that shows Daniel Webster repeating a...
View ArticleSestak ditches Toomey debate for … fundraiser with John Kerry?
Courage. Seriously? Voters in Pennsylvania already think that Democratic candidates for Congress have lost touch with the electorate and want to avoid accountability. Given an opportunity to address...
View ArticleSenate Dems to donors: House is lost already
Shortages. In a shortage economy, rationing forces some hard choices. Democrats running for Congress in both chambers have discovered this as donors have begun closing their pocketbooks or tapping...
View ArticleThe Senate’s in play: Blumenthal 49, McMahon 46 in Connecticut
Plus: Raese by two in West Virginia. It seems some voters are angry with government this year. Propelled by Connecticut likely voters who say they are “angry” with government, former wrestling...
View ArticleNYT: Just a reminder that those “saved or created” jobs are about to disappear
Expiration dates. Remember those jobs that Porkulus “saved or created” with $787 billion in borrowed money — which the Obama administration has claimed as its big success in job creation? Most of them...
View ArticleABC: No, Palin wasn’t booed on “Dancing with the Stars”
The slowest news day. Before the grumbling starts in the comments that “this isn’t news!”, let me gently point out that (a) Sarahcuda’s favorite site has already deemed it blogworthy and (b) according...
View ArticleConsumer, business confidence falls in September
Not fooling anyone. Two indicators of economic confidence announced today both show increasing pessimism about the future of the American economy. Consumers have even less confidence than they did in...
View ArticleCarter resting comfortably after hospitalization
Down for a few days. After getting rushed to the hospital directly from his flight on a book-signing tour, Jimmy Carter appears to have nothing more serious than an upset stomach and perhaps some...
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