Eric Florack on January 30th, 2009

From the mailbag:

How can 2 million blacks get into Washington DC in sub-zero temps in 1 day when 200,000 couldn’t get out of New Orleans at 85 degrees with four days notice?

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Eric Florack on January 30th, 2009

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Quite a bit going on, today. Let’s get to it. And while we’re at it, let’s try something new with the formatics of

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Eric Florack on January 30th, 2009

The reason you’re not hearing much from Davos is that the building consensus among western political and business leaders makes Barack Obama look like a fool. Financial experts from all over the globe are standing up at the Davos economic

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davidl on January 30th, 2009

Susan Estrich H/T SlateI know I make it a habit to ridicule Susan Estrich.    She deserves it and I enjoy it.   However Estrich is for from stupid    Her problem is that she  blinded by the victimology of gender feminism.   She ventures outside of

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davidl on January 29th, 2009

Charlie RangelFrom the office of Representative John Carter, Texas Thirty One:

 All U.S. taxpayers would enjoy the same immunity from IRS penalties and interest as House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Obama Administration Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner,

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davidl on January 29th, 2009

Now where is Ann Margaret when you need her?  Rod Blagojevich is now the ex-governor of Illinios,  Associated Press:

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted at his impeachment trial and thrown out of office Thursday, ending a

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Eric Florack on January 29th, 2009

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Yes, we’re still trying to shovel out from under the snow, but we’ll carry on with a little wishful thinking. Forgive me, but I

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Eric Florack on January 29th, 2009

Heather Mac Donald over at The Corner touches on Kirsten Gillibrand, perhaps unintentionally making a nice follow on to my Pajamas Media peice of last week:

What are the chances that New York’s new senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, will

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The House  republicans set an example  for the jelly spined republicans in the Senate to which to uphold.    The Pelosi-Reid-Obama Debt Plan passed the House nary a single republcan vote.  David Espo, AP:

WASHINGTON – In a swift victory

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Eric Florack on January 28th, 2009

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Welcome, one and all to the very Snowbound edition of the most intense nightly read anywhere on the ‘sphere: Bitsblog’s Nightly Ramble.

Yeah, the usual Nightly Ramble sign is under all that snow, somewhere.  We got at least most of

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Eric Florack on January 28th, 2009

The Washington Post:

Republican criticism of the stimulus package that the House will vote on tonight has focused on its soaring price tag, but some Democrats on Capitol Hill and other administration supporters are voicing a separate critique: that

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davidl on January 27th, 2009

Carolyn McCarthy H/T WikipediaRepresentative  Carolyn McCarthy the hoplophobe from Long Island is apparently a real blond, stupid all te way to the bone.  McCarthy has been having a hissy fit over Blind Man Patterson’s appointmet of Kristen Gillebrand to the Senate seat vacated

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Eric Florack on January 27th, 2009

mtndew1rambleWelcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read on the ‘sphere; Bitsblog’s Nightly Ramble.

We’re expecting a real whizbang of a blizzard around here.. they figure a foot before we’re done. Parts of our area is already at

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davidl on January 26th, 2009

PopcornPass the popcorn. The all ‘rate cage fight is on. Say what you will about Barack Obama, but nobody ever called him the sharpest knife in the drawer.   Yet as dull as BO may be, even BO can figure out

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ramble-gas3aWelcome, one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the ‘sphere… Bitsblog’s Nightly Ramble.

Another cold week in front of us, (The plains states are below Zero as of this morning’s check) but thing are already heating

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