Eric Florack on February 5th, 2008

Hmmm. Interesting… Both Obama and Romney are leading in California.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama surged to a big lead over Hillary Clinton in California hours before “Super Tuesday” voting began in 24 states, according to a

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davidl on February 5th, 2008

Local plug, wasn’t a bad weekend for Upstate New York.  Syracuse grad, Art Monk got elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Well deserved.  Waterloo native, Syracuse grad coach, and Rochester Institute of Technology head coach Tom Coughlin won the

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  • Look at it this way, Dale; The Berkeley City Council serves Humanity as a bad example, if nothing else. And FWIW, I’m with you on cutting off their funding by the same token that they’re acting, here. Thing is

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  • McQ puts up a few telling comments about Identity politics, in the context of the ever increasingly irrelevant “National Origination for (Leftist) Women. Not much of a shock that we both draw the same conclusion about NOW in particular… but

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  • Yikes! How long did THIS take to set up? Clearly some engineering genius has far too much time on their hands. Rube had nothing on these folks.
  • The WSJ is saying that Obama is just now figuring out that the

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Eric Florack on January 20th, 2008

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Allan Melvin, a character actor best known for playing Sam the Butcher on “The Brady Bunch,” has died. He was 84.Allan Melvin played Archie Bunker’s friend Barney Hefner on “All in the Family.”

Allen MelvinMelvin died

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  • I see in Screw Up Your Life People Magazine Jenna Bush is getting married come this May. According to the story, they’re planning a small wedding at the Ranch.
  • I wonder if this moron is one of the ones they’ve

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davidl on January 10th, 2008

I know me and Bit already shed our crocodile tears for the departed Philip Agee.   However a like item caught my eye in the morning fish wrapper, from the Associated Press:

Philip AgeeHis wife, Giselle Roberge Agee, told the Associated

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Eric Florack on December 19th, 2007

  Jonathan Martin at the politico is reporting that Tom Tancredo is about ready to call it quits. Which, as it happens is approximately as important as announcing that the 17th St kazoo band is going to be playing in East

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Eric Florack on December 4th, 2007

WaPo:

Norman Hsu, Democrat fundraiserThe U.S. Attorney in Manhattan formally indicted one-time Hillary Clinton fundraiser Norman Hsu today, laying out what prosecutors described as a “massive fraud scheme” that allegedly left investors in Hsu’s fictitious clothing businesses taken to the tune of $20

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Eric Florack on November 25th, 2007

I note Gauis at Blue Crab Blvd, noting a story on the AP wire…

The Associated Press is quick to clear Paul Bunyan of the dirty deed, but Babe the Blue Ox has been decapitated.

KLAMATH, Calif. – Babe

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Malibu-(LA Times)-The most destructive fire in Malibu in nearly 15 years raced through parched canyons Saturday, consuming 49 homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.The so-called Corral fire burned 4,700 acres before the fierce Santa Ana winds

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Uh-Oh… It appears DiFi is up to her knees in serious trouble with her own supporters. Says Michelle:

The nutroots are unhinged over Calif. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s recent votes to confirm Bush attorney general Michael Mukasey and federal appeals court

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Eric Florack on November 20th, 2007

LA Times:

 Dick Wilson, a character actor who turned “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin” into a national catchphrase as exasperated shopkeeper Mr. Whipple in the TV commercial campaign that ran for more than two decades, has died. He was 91.

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Eric Florack on November 14th, 2007

David Hill… who has really got to consider a non de plume, if he’s going to continue working at The Hill, says:

While Texan Ron Paul’s stock is soaring nationally, there is trouble on the home front. In September,

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