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Wishing Gabby Giffords all the best

Posted by: ST on January 25, 2012 at 8:47 pm » 6 Comments

Today, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords formally submitted her resignation from the US House to House Speaker John Boehner in front of an emotional, tearful Congress (letter here). In her resignation letter (and in a video released this past weekend), Giffords promised to keep working for the people of Arizona while continuing on the road to recovery. [...]

 

Quote of the Day: “Twenty thousand jobs is really not that many jobs” -Rep. Schakowsky

Posted by: ST on January 25, 2012 at 7:04 pm » 12 Comments

Via The Hill: Chicago Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky (Ill.) drew fire from Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) on Wednesday when she dismissed the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, suggesting the 20,000 jobs it could create were relatively insignificant in the scheme of the greater economy. “Twenty thousand jobs is really not that many jobs, and investing [...]

 

Newt a “Reagan conservative”? Not so fast (UPDATED)

Posted by: ST on January 25, 2012 at 6:19 pm » 17 Comments

Was just on Twitter a few minutes ago and clicked on a link that my co-blogger Phineas Tweeted, which talked about how Newt Gingrich, who has claimed the mantle of “Reagan conservative” perhaps more so than any other GOP presidential contender this election cycle, was in fact not someone who always stood shoulder to shoulder [...]

 

ABC News

Posted by: ST on January 25, 2012 at 12:45 pm » Comments Off

Rock On: Navy SEALs Rescue Two Aid Workers in Somalia in Daring Raid

 

Miami Herald

Posted by: ST on January 25, 2012 at 12:45 pm » Comments Off

2012 Watch: Rubio scolds Gingrich camp, says ad bashing ‘anti-immigrant’ Romney is ‘inaccurate, inflammatory’

 

Wash. Exam.

Posted by: ST on January 25, 2012 at 12:44 pm » Comments Off

Intriguing: What really happened in the Gingrich ethics case?

 

Smart Politics

Posted by: ST on January 25, 2012 at 12:43 pm » Comments Off

Heh: “My Message is Simple”: Obama’s SOTU Written at 8th Grade Level for 3rd Straight Year 

 

AP

Posted by: ST on January 25, 2012 at 12:43 pm » Comments Off

Congress: Michele Bachmann says to seek 4th term in Congress after failed presidential bid 

 

Obama plagiarizes himself?

Posted by: Phineas on January 25, 2012 at 11:31 am » 6 Comments

**Posted by Phineas If you’re like me, you were too busy with urgent, pressing matters to watch the President’s State of the Union address last night. You know, things like alphabetizing your DVD collection, or playing Angry Birds. In fact, on Twitter last night I said that I wish presidents would go back to the [...]