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Chief Justices, Rumors, And A Valuable Lesson
by Matt Sussman — The report about SCOTUS chief John Roberts retiring turned out not only to be false, but also begun by a law professor at Georgetown who was trying to make a valid point during class -- and boy did he ever.
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Massa Implicates Emanuel, Dem Leaders
Hotline On Call —
Embattled Rep. Eric Massa (D-NY) lashed out in an emotional radio appearance Sunday, accusing Dem leaders of what he suggested was an orchestrated campaign to force his resignation. "There's a reason that this has all happened, frankly one that I had...Recently linked to by RedState / 22 hours ago -
Dan Rather: 'Articulate' Obama Couldn't Even 'Sell Watermelons'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
HDNet's Dan Rather stepped on one mine after another in the racial minefield that exists when talking about the nation's first black President as the former CBS anchor, on the syndicated Chris Matthews Show over the weekend, uttered the following take...Recently linked to by Political Pistachio / 17 hours ago -
Crist down big
Public Policy Polling —
Support for Charlie Crist from conservative voters has pretty much evaporated, and that's allowed Marco Rubio to build a 32 point lead in the Republican primary for Senate. Rubio now leads Crist 60-28, including a staggering 71-17 lead with...Recently linked to by Daily Kos / 16 hours ago -
They Saved the Big Banks But Kind Of Lost The Economy Doing It
The Baseline Scenario —
By Simon Johnson It would be easy to take relatively cheap shots at the portrayal of Tim Geithner — “we saved the economy but kind of lost the public doing it” — in the New Yorker, out today . Mr. Geithner is quoted as saying, “Some on...Recently linked to by Fuck Bankers / 3 hours ago -
Voter Initiatives Go Wild in CA…
Queer Fresno —
California voters have almost unlimited power in changing state policy, enacting budgetary reforms, re-writing the state constitution as well as instituting many other reforms, all without legislative or executive oversight. California is one of the few...Recently linked to by 2015Place.com / 3 hours ago -
A Complicated Enemy: Obama Seeks to Vilify Health Insurers, Give Them $336 Billion Check
The Note —
ABC’s Z. Byron Wolf reports: President Obama and Democrats launched a campaign to vilify insurance companies in the final stretch of their health reform effort. Republicans, meanwhile, pointed out that those very same insurance companies would get...Recently linked to by Mind Numbed Robot / 12 hours ago -
Speaker Perez says Maldonado short of votes needed to be lt. gov
Bay Area Reporter Weblogs —
In his first press call with LGBT news outlets since becoming the state’s first openly gay Assembly Speaker, John A. Perez (D-Los Angeles) said that he has not yet decided if he will oppose the governor’s choice to fill the vacant lieutenant...Recently linked to by Gay Blog Headlines / 5 hours ago -
Make your voice heard: Counter-protest the Obamacare Road Show; St. Louis Oba-Kabuki event is closed-door, invitation-only
Michelle Malkin —
This is it, Tea Party people. This is the week for your on-the-ground mobilization to help drive a final nail into the Obamacare coffin. The perpetual campaigner-in-chief will be in Philadelphia today and St. Louis on Wednesday to rally his troops/stage...Recently linked to by Gateway Pundit / 12 hours ago -
Going Rove: Courage and Consequence is full of falsehoods
Media Matters for America —
Karl Rove's forthcoming memoir Courage and Consequence purports to respond to critics by "putting the record straight," but Media Matters has found that Rove's book is full of falsehoods. Below is an ongoing list of Rove's misinformation in the book,...Recently linked to by SteveAudio / 10 hours ago -
Health care reform CPR
KeithHennessey.com —
Can Speaker Pelosi bring health care reform back from the dead? Did it ever really die? Doctors say that Nordberg has a 50/50 chance of living, though there’s only a 10 percent chance of that. – George Kennedy as Ed Hocken in The Naked Gun: From...Recently linked to by The HSA Coalition / 23 hours ago -
After the Iraqi elections, still on course
Marc Lynch —
Iraq's election day went off remarkably well. Despite some scattered and tragic violence, there was nothing like the kind of devastating violence threatened by a few insurgent groups and only scattered reports of problems in the electoral process. The...Recently linked to by Obsidian Wings / 22 hours ago -
RNC Fallout: 'Ashamed' donor closes checkbook
Ben Smith's Blog —
A prominent Evangelical figure and Republican donor says he will end his contributions to the organized Republican Party in reaction to the leaked fundraising presentation that advised using "fear" to solicit contributions and displayed an image of...Recently linked to by TAPPED / 1 day ago
