- In response to the terrible oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Gov. Bob McDonnell says that we must start drilling for oil ASAP off the coast of Virginia because… um, drilling for oil is so safe? (WaPo)
- While everyone else in Florida is distracted by Charlie Crist, State Sen. Mike Bennett (R-Bradenton) is taking the opportunity to check out some internet porn while sitting on the Senate floor. (Sunshine State News)
- And speaking of Florida, Gov. Crist says his state might sue BP for oil spill damages. Government taking money from a corporation… he really isn’t a Republican anymore! (Reuters)
- Is there anything funnier than Barack Obama, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi all drowning? Not to Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ), there isn’t! (The Hill)
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- RNC Chairman Michael Steele is very good at his job, of electing more Democrats. Last night he told students at DePaul University that there really is no reason for African-Americans to vote for Republicans. (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Unless, of course, they are African-Americans interested in fiscal responsibility, in which case—oh wait, Steele’s RNC blew $340,000 on its Hawaiian “semi-annual meeting” vacation last January. (Hotline On Call)
- And in other “fiscal conservatism” news, the IRS is investigating Florida Senate candidate Marco Rubio, darling of the state’s teabaggers, for possibly misusing the Florida GOP’s credit card. (St. Petersburg Times)
- Here is Jon Kyl (R-AZ) on the Senate floor single-handedly blocking 97 of President Obama’s nominees for various positions. This is because Jon Kyl is so committed to bipartisanship, you see. (HuffPo/TPM)
- Sue Lowden, who wants to replace Harry Reid in the Senate, has a clever healthcare reform proposal: pay your doctors in chickens and paint jobs, not cash. (TPM)
Rampant Sexism
What do you get when you add Senate Republicans’ overwhelming defense of rape to the NRCC’s desire for Gen. Stanley McChrystal to put Nancy Pelosi “in her place,” or to Sen. Jon Kyl’s (R-AZ) opposition to maternity care in the healthcare reform bill because men don’t need it, or to Chris Christie’s plan for insurance companies to stop paying for mammograms, or to Bob McDonnell’s thesis calling working women “detrimental to the family?”
A Stimulating Conversation
- Jon Kyl went on TV today to demand an end Obama Socialism, aka the Stimulus, so Obama said “OK, Jon” and sent his Cabinet to take back Arizona’s stimulus money. What a bad ass. But then Republican Gov. Jan Brewer pointed out that Arizona, collectively, could really use the cash, and all of this made the state’s other John (heh), McCain, very angry. (Daily Kos)
- Awww, did meany Chris Dodd make the widdle lobbyists cry, by saying mean things about them? Don’t worry, lobbyists, the NRSC is there to cheer you up because they love you soooooo much. (Party Time)
- Ugh, now everyone has to line up at the DMV again to get their new socialist ID number tattoo driver’s license, because apparently George W. Bush even screwed those up. (MSNBC First Read)
- Was that Al Franken in the Senate Judiciary Chairman’s chair? Who does this humorous clown, the distinguished gentleman from Minnesota, think he is? (CNN Political Ticker)
- Silly Hillterns,* just because the Democratic Party has all the colored folks in it does not make it the minority party. You don’t have to be a Republican to swim at the Valley Club pool, yet. (Spotted: DC Summer Interns)
* That’s “Hill interns,” for the uninitiated.
(P.S. I offer no apologies for the horrible, horrible pun in the title of this post.)
Break’s Over
Barack Obama gets down to governing.
- President-Elect Obama is wasting no time getting in getting to work. First up, reversing the Bush Administration’s war on science. His transition team is putting together a long list of regulations and executive orders on climate change, stem cells, reproductive health, and other issues that Obama can rescind after taking office. Thank God. It’s good ot have a pesident who believes in science again. (Washington Post)
- More than half of Americans said they closely followed Obama’s press conference yesterday, and 52% say his remarks set the right tone. Voters are fairly confident that he can handle the economic crisis. Over a quarter of the GOP can’t figure out of if they love him or hate him. (Rasmussen)
- Speaking of the GOP, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) is threatening to filibuster judicial nominations that have not been named for Supreme Court seats that are not vacant. Kyl doesn’t think that judges should make the rulings based on “the factors in each case”…um, what? What the heck are they supposed to base their decisions on then? Oh, and because this is a Republican that we’re talking about, it goes without saying that three years ago when the Republicans contolled the White House and the Senate, Kyl strenuously opposed the filibuster of judicial nominees. My, how times change. (Phoenix Business Journal/PBS)
- If Kyl gets his way, though, it might get a little bit easier to overcome that filibuster. Sen. Ted Stevens leads in Alaska, but Nate Silver isn’t ready to count Democratic challenger Mark Begich out yet. According to Silver, most of the ballots remaining to be counted are early and absentee ballots in which Begich currently leads. Does anyone know what Nate Silver is going to do after this election is totally over? The man is a genius. (FiveThirtyEight)
- Also, Harry Reid is getting ready to cut up to two Republican seats in each Senate committee to reflect the increased Democratic majority. Hopefully this will prevent a lot of Obama’s intiatives from getting stuck in committee. Back to work. (The Hill)
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