The year of the Desperate Democrat: From embracing Bush, to comparing opponents to the Taliban
From tonight’s “You Can’t Make This Stuff Up” file:
Exciting: GOP could slice into Democrat majority in Senate during end-of-year lame duck session
Think we’d have to wait for all potential Republican Senate wins in November to become official in January at the swearing in ceremony? Think again. The Wall Street Journal reports on a little known but tantalizing tidbit of information concerning how the Democrat majority in the Senate could shake out immediately after the fall elections:
Cleaning up Chicago, one Jackson at a time
It’s long been known that the Rev. Jesse Jackson is one of the sleaziest characters in American politics, playing the race card for all it’s worth (and it’s been worth a lot to him). His sons are no better: it’s widely suspected he won his sons Yusef and Jonathan an exclusive Budweiser distributorship via extortion after boycotting the company. His other son Jesse, Jr., effectively had a seat reserved for him in Congress, where he’s played the identity-politics game just like his old man. He’s also, like dear old Reverend Dad, gotten himself mixed up in a couple of scandals, one involving trying to buy President Obama’s former Senate seat, and the other a questionable relationship (for a married man) with a hot blonde.
FYI: Axelturf & Rahmbo exiting the WH does NOT mean Chicago Way is going anywhere
Excitement filled the air this week for a short time as CBS News reported that WH Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Senior White House advisor David Axelrod were preparing to leave the WH in the coming months. But if you’re thinking their departure means that the Chicago Way has run its course in Washington, DC, think again:
Klavan on the Culture’s Guide to the Elections
To make sure the voting citizen is as informed and cynical as possible before November’s balloting, Andrew Klavan provides us with a guide to the election. This week’s episode features part one, on the economy:
Please join me in demanding that liberal “feminists” get a life
Phony “outrage” alert: