Archive for September, 2009
Posted in September 22nd, 2009
Greg Hinz runs a uncharacteristically negative story on Kirk for Kirk’s flip flop on climate change legislation. Kirk is a bit of a golden boy in the press even for very good political reporters like Hinz because he seems to be uniquely talented as a politicians. It certainly helps that he is that centrist split […]
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Posted in September 22nd, 2009
In what may well get me taken off their e-mail list, Roll Call runs one of the dumbest stories on the Illinois Senate race. They compare the 2010 U.S. Senate race to the 1992 Senate race in which Carol Moseley Braun beat incumbent Al Dixon and Al Hofeld. The primary comparison being that there are […]
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Posted in September 21st, 2009
In the world of stupid legislators, few outdo Representative Ron Stephens (R-Wingnuttia South). Ron decided that flouridation of the water was a bad idea and introducted a bill against flouridation. Seriously. Stephens jumped on the bandwagon to cut off state funding to ACORN last week. Problem is—ACORN doesn’t receive state funding and while ACORN […]
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Posted in September 21st, 2009
Schock went down to Quincy for a teabagger rally on 9-12 and he hung out with the other featured speakers like Andrew Breitbart, Glenn Reynolds, and, oh yeah, Jim Hoft, the Gateway Pundit. A guy who likes to link to the fine white supremacists at the Council of Conservative Citizens: Saint Louis Pushes Back […]
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Posted in September 17th, 2009
Really? The IL GOP is going to come back with him ? I understand Murphy’s fundraising was subpar, but he was pretty much the only guy I saw as a serious threat given the screwed up nature of the Illinois GOP. McKenna has serious base problems and isn’t particularly well liked in the media. […]
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Posted in September 17th, 2009
Tom Roeser’s family continues to allow him internet access no matter how delusional he becomes: I have always regarded smug late-night TV comics with suspicion since it is clear they are driven to court social upscale wannabes who laugh at conservatives like me…but I am being educated to the fact that there is evidently something […]
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Posted in September 17th, 2009
Jeebus. Even for Rush this is pretty out there: LIMBAUGH: I think the guy’s wrong. I think not only it was racism, it was justifiable racism. I mean, that’s the lesson we’re being taught here today. Kid shouldn’t have been on the bus anyway. We need segregated buses — it was invading space and […]
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Posted in September 17th, 2009
Burris insists on a public option. In other stopped clock news, he was also, along with Dick Durbin, one of the few Senators to vote against the ACORN amendment. Now, if he’d shut up until he goes away.
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Posted in September 17th, 2009
I’ve honestly had a hard time posting lately because the teabaggers are so over the top insane, it’s hard to comment on them. Today’s edition: Paging Judd Apatow David Kurtz | September 17, 2009, 11:47AM The politically charged Texas Board of Education has kicked off hearings today on whether school textbooks should have a […]
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Posted in September 17th, 2009
Tai(n)tz goes on off Judge Land: In an interview with TPM just now, Birther evangelist Orly Taitz fired back at Clay Land, the U.S. district court judge who tore apart Birtherism and threatened Taitz with sanctions in an order today, saying that “somebody should consider trying [the judge] for treason and aiding and abetting […]
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Posted in September 17th, 2009
Tea Party Protesters Protest D.C. Metro Service Protesters who attended Saturday’s Tea Party rally in Washington found a new reason to be upset: Apparently they are unhappy with the level of service provided by the subway system. Rep. Kevin Brady asked for an explanation of why the government-run subway system didn’t, in his view, adequately […]
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Posted in September 17th, 2009
When the first paragraph threatens sanctions if you bother the Court again, it’s pretty bad: Furthermore, Plaintiff’s counsel is hereby notified that the filing of any future actions in this Court, which are similarly frivolous, shall subject counsel to sanctions. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(c). As a friend described her, Sacha Baron Cohen […]
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Posted in September 10th, 2009
David Hoffman’s Kickoff tour: Hoffman’s announcement launched a multi-city tour of the candidate via an RV clad in his campaign colors of yellow and black. The political newcomer goes to Springfield this afternoon and then will make weekend trips to Alton, Carbondale and Champaign to introduce himself to downstate reporters and voters. Or just […]
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Posted in September 10th, 2009
Posted in September 8th, 2009
A good portion was spent following teabaggers around Saint Louis which was far more active than in Illinois–until the other day at least. I do think Democrats will lose House seats in 2010–it’s both an off year election and the Dems have a lot of seats in marginal districts. How bad it will be […]
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