Senator Barbara Boxer Calls Foul on General’s Protocol
Bloggers from the right have gotten their collective knickers in a twist over a moment from Wednesday’s Environment and Public Works committee hearing in which California Senator Barbara Boxer interrupted testimony by Brigadier General Michael Walsh to request he not refer [...]
Exclusive: Note left by Bush for New Prez Obama
In his first official statement Wednesday morning, the new White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs revealed this schedule of Obama’s day: At 8:35 AM, the President arrived in the Oval Office and spent 10 minutes alone in the office. He [...]
McPainin Ticket Courts Average Joes
In a bid to retain some relevance with middle America, the Republican ticket– led by that two-headed beast McPainin– has discovered a long-overlooked demographic that they’re now mining for votes: Average Joes. So far, Sarah has spoken frequenty of her [...]
Sexing up politics – BarelyPolitical.com
Launched last month with the “I Got a Crush on Obama” viral video, BarelyPolitical.com has staked out a space that no one has yet dared (or thought about) getting into: hot chicks pretending they care about the electoral process.Their latest [...]
Brown out in DC, and Black out in LA
Punnish ironies abound, as Mike Brown, (former) head of FEMA, resigns… and Los Angeles electricity goes black. Related? Probably not, but it makes for an amusing headline. Brown’s resignation was no surprise; he’s been weathering heavy fire as the scapegoat [...]