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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.

Rod Blagojevich says his arrest is just like the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I suppose that means Patrick Fitzgerald is Hideki Tojo. (Associated Press)
By a vote of 61-36 (including all 16 female Senators), the Senate has passed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act which will now go to President Obama for his signature. (US Senate/Washington Post)
The federal government under Obama isn’t wasting any time getting to work. The FDA today approved the first clinical test that will use embryonic stem cells. Researchers hope to reverse paralysis in people with recent spinal cord injuries. (ABC News)
Former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain spent $1.22 million redecorating his office earlier last year. And then he came to Congress to ask for a bailout. A true American hero. (CNBC)