Daily Archives: July 26th, 2010 «

 

On Kerry, yachts, and avoiding taxes

Posted by: ST on July 26, 2010 at 8:04 pm » 9 Comments

First up, the line of the day (via @PunditReview): “I’m John Kerry, and I’m Reporting for Duty Free!” – @SolBlog The story: Sen. John Kerry, who has repeatedly voted to raise taxes while in Congress, dodged a whopping six-figure state tax bill on his new multimillion-dollar yacht by mooring her in Newport, R.I. Isabel – [...]

 

A solution for Charlie Rangel’s “trauma”

Posted by: ST on July 26, 2010 at 6:36 pm » 6 Comments

Awww: After sounding defiant in his first round with reporters just now, embattled Rep. Charles Rangel sounded sad and seemed downcast and somewhat gaslit as he talked about how “traumatic” he had found the experience. Asked about sounding confident in advance of Thursday’s hearing, Rangel replied quietly, “I’m not. This is a very traumatic experience [...]

 

Today only: Sister Toldjah blog will be a Sherrod-free zone

Posted by: ST on July 26, 2010 at 5:55 pm » 2 Comments

This will be the only post that mentions her at this blog today. Everything else I write about will be on a topic other than Shirley Sherrod. Please also consider this an open thread, in case you want to talk about her and the issues surrounding what happened last week. Or any other issue. In [...]

 

CNN

Posted by: ST on July 26, 2010 at 5:48 pm » Comments Off

Rhode Island Rep. Jim Langevin, quadriplegic, to preside over House

 

Denver Post

Posted by: ST on July 26, 2010 at 5:46 pm » Comments Off

Mr. President, where are you?

 

BBC News

Posted by: ST on July 26, 2010 at 5:45 pm » Comments Off

BP boss Hayward to get immediate £600,000 pension

 

President Obama to appear on “The View”

Posted by: ST on July 26, 2010 at 10:46 am » 6 Comments

Just what we’ve all been waiting for: President Obama’s New York trip this week now includes a unique stop: The View. “This marks the first time in history a sitting United States President has visited a daytime talk show,” says a press release from The View, the morning chatfest featuring Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg. [...]

 

AFP

Posted by: ST on July 26, 2010 at 10:31 am » Comments Off

White House denies Obama to holiday in Spain

 

AP

Posted by: ST on July 26, 2010 at 10:30 am » Comments Off

LA suburb residents march over high city salaries

 

NYT

Posted by: ST on July 26, 2010 at 10:29 am » Comments Off

Lutherans Offer Warm Welcome to Gay Pastors