Michael Reagan on Ron’s Alzheimer claims: Let’s face it, he’s an embarrassment
Damn. An obligatory follow-up to Friday’s post, with Michael openly wondering whether Ron might have ended up pulling the lever for Mondale in 1984. One thing I neglected to mention on Friday: Isn’t it...
View ArticleDick Lugar: Hey, let’s bring back the Assault Weapons Ban
Terrific. Skip ahead to 4:50 for the key bit. He knows that he’ll be primaried in 2012, so there are only three possible explanations for this. One: He’s already decided to retire and is thus...
View ArticleMatthews: Do white Republicans get nervous when they see black Republicans at...
Sigh. Last week’s demagoguery was so bad that this actually feels like relief. If the MSNBC all-stars are willing in all earnestness to use mass murder to score political points, where’s the harm in a...
View ArticleCNN poll: Majority of Dems, 35% overall think Palin’s crosshairs map is at...
It's come to this. The perfect capper to a day that began with a story in the Times insisting that it wasn’t really “the media” that built this phony narrative, it was disgraceful moron Clarence...
View ArticleScott Brown: Don’t focus on that itty bitty “R” after my name
Hmmm. You guys will groan and grumble in the comments, but let’s face it. Given Scotty B’s huge war chest, his rosy approval rating, and the fact that the big red wave completely — and I do mean...
View ArticleVideo: “Scream 4″ trailer
Climate of violence. Via Buzzsugar, I’m tempted to say that this concept is played out, but as a fan of zombie flicks I’m in no position. Besides, this … looks terrific, actually. It’s nothing new if...
View ArticleCheney to Obama: Glad to see you’ve come around to our position on...
Experience. If he’s looking to damage Obama among his own base, this is the very worst thing he could have said about him, isn’t it? Actually, it isn’t. The very worst thing he could have said would be...
View ArticleQuotes of the day
Pushback. “‘I would like to tender my sincerest apologies to Mr. (Trent) Humphries for my misplaced outrage on Saturday at the St. Odelia’s town meeting,’ Fuller said in the statement. ‘It was not in...
View ArticleThree Exculpatory Facts the MSM Continues to Overlook in the Arizona Shootings
Mission accomplished? Last night Sarah Palin appeared on Sean Hannity’s show for her first interview since the Arizona shootings. During the exchange she quoted Martin Luther King Jr. who said “A lie...
View ArticleObamateurism of the Day
Seriously. After House Republicans began publicly opposing an increase in the debt ceiling, the White House began a public-relations offensive to paint them as radical and irresponsible. Treasury...
View ArticleWikileaks to Target Wealthy Tax Evaders Next
Leverage? It’s been a tough week for Hollywood. First they get lambasted by Ricky Gervais at their own awards show, now this: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has threatened to reveal confidential...
View ArticleCould Giffords’ Seat be Declared Vacant?
Don't bet on it The latest hot rumor making the rounds is that an obscure Arizona law has been dug up which could place Gabby Giffords’ House seat in peril while she struggles to recover from her...
View ArticleAlternate Names for the “Repealing The Job Killing Health Care Law Act”
Puppies! For reasons I can’t quite fathom, progressives have decided that one of the big stories this week should be whether or not Speaker Boehner will change the name of the “Repealing The Job...
View ArticleFCC will approve Comcast-NBC merger
Bottom line. So says the Washington Post, which also predicts that the approval will only have one dissenter, Democrat Michael J. Copps. The FCC will have its path cleared by the Department of...
View ArticleObama Oil Spill Commission’s Dry Hole
Another Expensive Blame Game Earlier this month, while the 24 hour news beast was busy with other stories, we learned that the President’s drilling commission had finished its investigative duties and...
View ArticleObama overall approval up to 54%, but on issues still mired
Bounce. Barack Obama got a bounce on overall approval coming off of last week’s high-profile memorial event in Tucson, Arizona, going to his highest job performance rating since last April in the...
View ArticleConrad leads retiree class of 2012 Democrats in Senate
It begins. It didn’t take long for the midterm election to have an impact on the 23 Democrats who must defend their seats in 2012. One of them, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, will announce his...
View ArticleDonny Deutsch: Sarah Palin is Snookie or Something
Deutsch Canoe Before anyone blames me for bringing this up, it was Ed Morrissey who opened up the floodgates of Donny Deutsch media gold over the regular Morning Joe guest’s insightful analysis of...
View ArticleThe Ed Morrissey Show: Andrew Malcolm
3 pm ET! Today I will be a busy show host, with two shows for today! The first show will take place live from Lifeway Christian Bookstore in Woodbury, as Governor Tim Pawlenty signs copies of his new...
View ArticleMichael Kinsley: Hey, Let’s Blame the Right Some More
Zeitgeist Writing today at Politico, Michael Kinsley says the right is escaping the blame it deserves for the Arizona shootings: The vast right-wing conspiracy has played President Barack Obama like a...
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