Bye-Bye Harold

Rats Eric, it looks like we will not have Harold Ford, Jr of Tennesee New York to kick around, from Mike Memoli. Real Clear Polics:

Former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford (D) has announced that he will not challenge appointed Sen.

General Alexander M. Haig, United State Army, died today at age 85,  from Mark Feeney, Boston Globe:

Alexander M. Haig Jr., who as secretary of state declared “I’m in control here” when Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981, and

Look who is slamming Eric Holder now:

Poor Eric Holder. The fact is that he is none too smart … and none too versed in constitutional issues. Although Ronald Reagan did appoint him Judge of the Superior Court of the

For those of you who don’t know why the silence from me of late, I’m in Ohio on a job search.

At the moment I’m up to my pipiks in snow…. the entire state, apparentlyis under a blanket of white

Professor Althouse gets it:

Everyone should perceive flaws! To talk about “sceptics” as the ones who will “seize” upon “evidence” of flaws is unwittingly to make global warming into a matter of religion and not science. It’s not the skeptics

Rush Limbaugh uses the term ‘retarded” a lot,  video:

Hat tip video: Media Spatters.

Tim Shriver, Special Olympics, soils his nappies, from Ben Smith, Politico:

But the Special Olympics, which organized a delegation that ultimately accepted Emanuel’s apology and

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With the special primary election for Florida Congressional Dist 19 just days away (Feb 2^nd)things are heating up and getting quite nasty between the three Republican candidates.  Front runner Edward Lynch is being attacked by his two

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• STATE OF THE ONE: If you’re interested in reading the speech, it’s here. Frankly, I had thought to do a running commentary

Well, friends, tonight could

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• SPENDING FREEZE: So Obama’s response to the anger he’s generated, is that he claims he wants a spending freeze on “many” domestic

Comment by Jammie Wearing Fool:

Obama Reflects On His Favorite Subject

Barack Obama is trying to sell his favorite subject, to wit himself, Glenn Thrush, Politico:

Rep. Marion Berry’s parting shot, published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette [no link,

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• SIGNS OF ANOTHER ATTACK? Drudge seems to think so.
• IS THERE A BIGGER IDIOT THAN JOE KLEIN? Well, there may possibly be

At least Martha is amusing, video:

From Robert Coata National Review:

Here’s the transcript (via the Brown campaign):

Dan Rea: Umm Would Barack Obama be in if this thing was not this close?

Martha Coakley: Umm it’s hard to know,

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I got to give Harold Ford, Jr. potential candidate for Senate from the great state of Tennessee err New York credit.  Taylor Marsh and Katerine Jean-Lopez don’t agree on much, but they seem to agree on Harold Ford, Jr, K-Lo,