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Not Relaxing During Retirement
JoMa: Romney holds conference call with donors, plans get-together
Shhh… it’s a secret session
The House will go into a rare closed session Thursday night to debate a controversial electronic surveillance legislation. Even way more exciting than that … It is the first closed session since 1983 and only the fifth in congressional history. [boo-yah] During the session, the chamber will discuss an update …
Barack Obama’s tipping point?
Incase you’ve been slammed and haven’t hit up the news today, Barack Obama’s “controversial” pastor and the church he’s served for 36 years is knee high in controversy. Why? Because of off-colored statements he’s made from the pulpit in support of the Junior Senator from IL. RCP has more: “… …
Only Time Will Tell
Calderone: Murdoch tells WSJ staffers there’s no ‘conservative’ agenda
Jim-O: I’m like you, at least for now
If elected, [longshot] this will come back to bite Jimbo in the rear. Trust me. Still, it’s clever.
VP hopeful is preggers
Gov. Sarah Palin announced last week that she is about seven months pregnant with her fifth child. Due date around Mayish according to our math. The governor says she knows the sex of the child but has not told her other children yet. [Unclear as to why she can’t trust …
“Hammer” tactics bleed over to new congress
Update: Politico covers the vote scandal [long, drawn out story] —— House Republicans are all sorts of hacked off that Democratic leaders violated ethics rules they put in place at the beginning of the 110th Congress. Last night Democrats held open a vote in order to twist arms long enough …
Speaker wakes up from nap, declares this…
Pelosi: Joint ticket ‘impossible’ From CNN: “I think that ticket either way is impossible,” Pelosi told a New England Cable News reporter Tuesday, pointing to comments from Clinton and her campaign that implied Republican John McCain would make a better commander-in-chief than Obama. “I think that the Clinton administration has …
Client #9 to staff: Polish this turd
Update: Possible headlines tomorrow [submit] Update: RGA Calls on Eliot Spitzer to Resign “The Governor of New York should immediately resign from office and allow the people of New York to pursue honest leadership. The American people are tired of corrupt and hypocritical politicians. The Governor of New York is just …
“Green” eggs and hamming it up
Below is an unbelievable exchange between a house staffer, [the name was omitted before it hit our inbox] and Perry, the Deputy Director of the “Green the Capitol” office. Perhaps funnier than the actual email exchange, the fact that Nancy is using your tax dollars to pay at least two …
Sunday Shows
Meet the Press: Former Sen. Tom Daschle, national co-chair of Obama campaign and Gov. Ed Rendell, Clinton supporter, and a roundtable with Ron Brownstein, Political Director, Atlantic Media, Dan Balz from the Washington Post, John Harwood from the New York Times and Gwen Ifill from PBS’s “Washington Week.” Face the …