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A Bet Offer That Probably Looked Better Yesterday

Thursday, October 25, 2007 – 4:47 pm

Presidential candidate and Representative Tom Tancredo may be a hate-spewing racist, but he has a sense of humor:
Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO) offered a wager to Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney, according the Boston Globe. If the Colorado Rockies lose the World Series, Tancredo will bow out of the election if Romney also agrees to […]

By andrew | Also posted in Mitt Romney, Tom Tancredo, World Series, 2008 election, baseball | Comments (0)

The Only Question Is Which Middle Eastern Country Would Get Nuked First

Thursday, October 25, 2007 – 11:13 am

I’ve seen a number of bloggers link to this already in the last few hours, but if you read only one in-depth newspaper piece today, it really ought to be the discussion of Rudy Giuliani’s circle of foreign policy advisers in the Times.
[I]n developing his views, Mr. Giuliani is consulting with, among others, a […]

By andrew | Also posted in Rudy Giuliani, 2008 election, foreign policy | Comments (0)

Wingnuts Have Their Candidate

Monday, October 22, 2007 – 12:27 pm

Feeling the Brownback void on the Republican side of the 2008 campaign? Despair no longer: Chuck Norris has made a decision, and if he can get behind one of the remaining candidates, so can you.
Though Giuliani might be savvy enough to lead people, Fred Thompson wise enough to wade through the tides of politics, […]

By andrew | Also posted in Mike Huckabee, Chuck Norris, 2008 election | Comments (0)

Republicans Don’t Care About Black People

Friday, September 28, 2007 – 10:13 am

The Baltimore Sun reports on the debate hosted by the city’s Morgan State University in which exactly zero of the four GOP presidential frontrunners bothered to show up to speak to a predominately black audience.
Garrya S. Hatton, who calls herself a Republican “rarity” among Morgan State employees, said she was “dangerously close” to switching […]

By andrew | Also posted in Morgan State University, presidential debates, 2008 election, race | Comments (0)

A Member Of The Media Says What We All Want To Say

Tuesday, September 25, 2007 – 12:09 pm

It looks like Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is going to take quite the beating in the blogosphere today, and deservedly so. While appearing on MSNBC yesterday, she was repeatedly asked to discuss recent casualties of the war from her home district and instead obsessively concentrated on the New York Times and MoveOn. When she […]

By andrew | Also posted in "General Betrayus" ad, Marsha Blackburn, MSNBC, Iraq, media | Comments (0)

Marc Ambinder Gives Bigoted Zealots Way Too Much Credit

Thursday, August 30, 2007 – 10:14 am

In the course of trying to determine whether the GOP can fairly be labeled “anti-gay”, Marc Ambinder writes the following:
Patrick Ruffini has a point. It’s absurd to label every politician or person who opposes gay marriage and gays in the military as anti-gay. Many aren’t. That doesn’t mean they’re pro-gay — it’s just that […]

By andrew | Also posted in Marc Ambinder, bigotry, gay rights | Comments (0)

Those Crazy GOPers And Their Crazy Misguided Attempts At Public Sex

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 – 9:53 am

Republican Larry Craig, third term senator from Idaho, has pled guilty to misdemeanor charges for engaging in lewd behavior in the bathroom of an airport.
Alright, I think I’m done laughing now.
But wait, there’s more: Craig was the Idaho Chairman and Senate Co-chairman of Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, right up until he resigned in disgrace […]

By andrew | Also posted in sex scandals, Larry Craig, Mitt Romney, Senate | Comments (1)

Another One Bites The Dust

Wednesday, August 15, 2007 – 11:36 am

We noted the rumors last month, but it is now (nearly) official: Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert will resign from Congress.
There appears to be some uncertainty as to whether Hastert will complete his current term in office or leave the House early. Either way, that’s another district in play in 2008 and another […]

By andrew | Also posted in Dennis Hastert, House of Representatives | Comments (0)

George Bush Doesn’t Care About Sick Children Poor Children All Children

Thursday, August 2, 2007 – 9:50 am

The House has passed the legislation to expand SCHIP to cover 5 million more children. Huzzah! It’s almost like we’re a real economically advanced country.
Bush, being the soulless monster he is, will veto the legislation. To my surprise, House Republicans may even choose to throw their jobs away by not overriding […]

By andrew | Also posted in 2008 election, SCHIP, health care, House of Representatives, Bush | Comments (1)

Now Taking Applications For The Next Hot New Contender

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 – 12:10 pm

Josh Marshall:
I must say this really does make my day. “None of the Above” has surged into the lead in the new GOP primary poll out from AP/Ipsos. The only thing funnier is that this is even surprising. McCain’s campaign has imploded. Giuliani’s the fading pro-choice contender, which is sort of redundant. People […]