Gov. Quinn, the RNC vs. McCain, and More
- Illinoisians, this “Pat Quinn” character is your new Governor! You can tell how different he is from Blago because he is bald. Change We Can Believe In! (CNN)
- So after John McCain failed to win them the presidency, the RNC filed a lawsuit to overturn McCain’s favorite law, the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act aka McCain-Feingold. Now the DNC has joined the lawsuit… in defense of the act! Thank God for bipartisanship. (MOAR CNN!)
- A picture is worth a thousand words. These two are no exception. (Feministe)
- Chip Saltsman was not able to woo Republicans with his Magic Negro Christmas CDs, so he is dropping out of the RNC Chairman race. (Nashville Post)
- President Obama is considering Republican Sen. Judd Gregg for Secretary of Commerce. Gregg’s replacement would be named by New Hampshire’s Democratic governor, giving Dems 60 Senate seats.
1/29/09 5:48 pm | | Permalink | Tags: Chip Saltsman, Department of Commerce, DNC, IL-Gov, Judd Gregg, Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, McCain-Feingold, Pat Quinn, RNC
Almost-End-of-Year Blogging
- The “Barack the Magic Negro” controversy may actually help Chip Saltsman became the chairman of the party of white racists. For refusing to be offended, Ken Blackwell the Magic Negro now also has a pretty good shot. (Politico)
- Secretary of State Colin Powell’s former chief of staff calls George W. Bush a “Sarah Palin-like president” which is probably the single worst insult in politics. (Vanity Fair)
- Mitch McConnell had no problem rushing to approve an almost $1 trillion bailout for Wall Street executives, but Obama’s stimulus package for the rest of us? Nah, that’s just wasteful spending, he says. (Washington Post)
- Okay, see if you can follow this one. The Treasury Department is giving $5 billion to GMAC, the financial arm of General Motors. They’re also giving GM $1 billion to buy a larger stake GMAC. … Huh? (ABC News)
12/30/08 8:35 am | | Permalink | Tags: bailout, Chip Saltsman, Colin Powell, General Motors, George W. Bush, Mitch McConnell, RNC, Sarah Palin, stimulus, Treasury Department