Heckuva Job Senator Lieberman!

By- Bob Cesca
Dear Senator Lieberman,
Congratulations! You got away with it! So despite having supported and endorsed the Republican candidate for president — and going so far as to question the patriotism of the Democratic nominee — you’ve managed to keep your chairmanship. By rights, you should’ve been summarily ejector-seated from your committees, bonked on the [...]

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Witches, Tongues, Palin And God?

Giving Up on God
Washington Post- By Kathleen Parker
Wednesday, November 19, 2008; 12:00 AM
As Republicans sort out the reasons for their defeat, they likely will overlook or dismiss the gorilla in the pulpit.
Three little letters, great big problem: G-O-D.
I’m bathing in holy water as I type.
To be more specific, the evangelical, right-wing, oogedy-boogedy branch of the [...]

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Prop 8: If Democracy Fails, Try Anarchy…

Chuck Norris Likens Prop 8 Fight To Anarchy

Huckabee-supporting martial artist Chuck Norris has written his latest column for townhall.com on the passage of Prop 8 in California, calling demonstrations in its wake “anarchy.” The article, entitled “If Democracy Doesn’t Work, Try Anarchy,” ends with the following:
The truth is that the great majority of Prop. 8 [...]

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Al Qaeda No. 2 Calls Obama Racial Epithet

Al Qaeda No. 2 Calls Obama Racial Epithet
MAAMOUN YOUSSEF and LEE KEATH | November 19, 2008 10:33 AM EST |
CAIRO, Egypt — Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites.
The message [...]

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Afternoon Jukebox… She Builds Quick Machines

Velvet Revolver – She Builds Quick Machines

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This One Is Personal

I don’t normally crosspost things I post on Reconstitution 2.0, but this particular story speaks directly to me, because I’ve been where these people are now, and I feel absolutely awful for them. You don’t get rich, or even comfortable, doing what they do for a living, and now they’re losing the minimal living they [...]

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Senator Clinton Lawyers Vetting Her For Secretary Of State

Clinton Lawyers Vetting Her For Secretary Of State
BETH FOUHY | November 19, 2008 10:48 AM EST |
CHICAGO — Former President Bill Clinton has offered several concessions to help Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, his wife, become secretary of state, people familiar with President-elect Barack Obama’s transition vetting process said Wednesday.
Clinton has agreed to release the [...]

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Obama On Climate Change (VIDEO)

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Napolitano Could Get Other Position In Obama Cabinet

Napolitano may get other post in Obama administration
Ariz. Dems say Homeland Security job would be a good fit
by Matthew Benson – Nov. 19, 2008 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
Gov. Janet Napolitano isn’t President-elect Barack Obama’s choice for U.S. attorney general, according to a host of media reports issued Tuesday.
But she may still be tapped for [...]

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Eric Holder Seen To Be Obama’s Choice For New Attorney General

Holder Seen as Obama Choice for Justice Post
The New York Times- By ERIC LICHTBLAU and JOHN M. BRODER
Published: November 18, 2008
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team has signaled to Eric H. Holder Jr., a senior official in the Justice Department in the Clinton administration, that he will be chosen as attorney general, but no [...]

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