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Fox News mislabels party affiliations AGAIN
This weekend I was idly flipping channels and happened to land on Faux News'"Beltway Boys." They were discussing incumbent senators who face uphill battles in their reelection bids. And guess what?...
View ArticlePalm Beach, Florida: a city out of touch with the mainstream
I've been following with great interest the struggle by the "privileged" citizens of the city (not county - ed.) of Palm Beach to keep the scourge of Starbucks - and the hordes of the unwashed rabble -...
View ArticleShorter Foley to Jeb!: Waaaaaaah!
Turns out Mark Foley is more than a creepy sexual predator. He's a whiny creepy sexual predator:E-mails from former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley to Gov. Jeb Bush reveal that Foley feared two years ago the...
View ArticleSchadenfreude: It's not just for breakfast anymore
When was the last time you saw anything in the news (Faux News doesn't count) positive about a Republican? Let's take a quick tour around today's headlines, below the fold ...
View ArticleU.S. Department of State engages in improper electioneering
Yesterday, U.S. citizens in Iraq received an e-mail from the State Department advising them that Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) has resigned ... and notifying any overseas citizens registered to vote in the...
View ArticleMusings on blogger anonymity, from one who will self-out soon
Lately, there has been quite a bit of blogging, both here and elsewhere, about privacy matters in blogs, specifically the unmasking of "anonymous" bloggers and commenters. As someone who soon will lose...
View ArticleWho Supports The Troops? House of Reps edition
You may recall the post by Hunter earlier today entitled Who Supports The Troops? Democrats, As It Turns Out..., which as of this writing still appears on the front page. Hunter included a chart...
View ArticleReport: Widespread election irregularities forecast (w/ poll)
As if we didn't already have enough to worry about, it appears that concerns about the security and accuracy of voting have moved beyond tin-foil-hat-territory squarely into the mainstream. According...
View ArticleIt's the issues, stupid: Democrats' trump card in 2006
I'm as guilty as anyone of focusing nearly all of my political attention on the candidates for office, both locally and nationwide. The battle for control of Congress surely deserves to be the main...
View ArticleMI-Gov: More poll smoking, or "What is the pollster smoking?"
People who remember me or my blog, Blast Off!, from the old days (like, 2004) may recall that I moved back to Florida from Michigan about two and a half years ago. In fact, my political renaissance...
View ArticleJeopardy! diary, day one: Preparation and Trepidation (edited with new links)
Since there seems to be a bit of interest around here (not by everyone, I know, but by some) in my appearance on Jeopardy!, I thought perhaps some folks might like a break from the pre-election hubbub...
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Fox News blatantly misrepresents election results (big surprise)
You may recall that several weeks ago, I wrote a couple of diaries regarding Fox News' habit of reversing party affiliations, particularly with Mark Foley and then with Sheldon Whitehouse (Diary here...
View ArticleBoston Globe: Pelosi moving Democrats to the center
Is Nancy Pelosi trying to position herself and the Democrats in Congress more towards the center?Once again, even though I respect the Speaker-elect very much and think her progressive record is at...
View ArticleFox News responds regarding mislabeled parties?
A pleasant, if damp, Sunday morning in south Florida. I wake up (thanks to my 7-year-old son urging me to get up, because "it's already almost 7:45!") and switch on the ol' laptop. I check out my...
View ArticleA new face for evangelism or merely a feint?
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) are about as different on the ideological spectrum as two politicians can be. Yet both appeared and spoke Friday at the Global Summit on...
View ArticleDebunking Frist: it's easy and it's fun!
Dethroned Kitten Killer, er, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) is clapping as loud as he can.In his parting shot to the American people today, the renowned Distance Diagnosis Doctor stamps...
View ArticleBetting that Christians are stupid
Are Christians not as smart as atheists or agnostics? David Sklansky is betting they're not ... literally.This isn't my idea, but it's still an interesting topic for consideration. Take a look at what...
View ArticleAnother Republican liar in Congress: what a surprise!
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Miami) has had to admit that she lied when she denied that she called for the assassination of Fidel Castro:U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen admitted on Friday, through a...
View ArticleWithdrawal of Bush judicial nominees: not as "unprecedented" as the GOP wants...
Not to take away from another similarly directed diary, but it's misleading to say that Chimpy "gave up" on four judicial nominees today. In fact, they withdrew their own nominations ... either way,...
View ArticleHow Kossacks view impeachment -- then and now
I don't mean to whine about being flamed -- certainly, I can take it, and I did, plenty of it -- but I can't help but laugh a little at the way things have changed around here in just a few short...
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