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WWD=Women’s Wear Deadly
Herman Cain, fashion victim. In more ways than one. Your brickbats go here. (Tip o’ the pixel to the Missus.)
Gail And Seamus Are Back!
New York Times dogged columnist Gail Collins is growling again, this time about last night’s GOP presidential primary debate in Michigan : Pity the Republican voters. They aren’t asking for much. They just want a candidate who’s really conservative but … Continue reading
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Tagged Gail Collins, Geico gecko, Michigan GOP debate, New York Times, Seamus
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NYT, WSJ Handicap The 2012 Election
Somebody please get the Wall Street Journal’s Dorothy Rabinowitz and the New York Times’s Nate Silver into the same room. In Wednesday’s Journal, Rabinowitz makes a compelling case for Newt Gingrich as a viable alternative to Mitt Romney in the … Continue reading
Rick Perry, R.I.P.
The hardworking staff has three things to say about presidential hopeless Rick Perry (R-I Coulda Been a Contender): 1) Perry’s brain-freeze moment in the Michigan GOP debate will live forever in political memory. 2) Via the ubiquitous Larry Sabato: 3) … Continue reading
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Tagged brain-freeze moment, Larry Sabato, Michigan GOP debate, Rick Perry
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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Super PAC Smackdown Edition)
Super PACs are the kibitzers of political campaigns. They circle behind the players and throw their two (million) cents in, but never have to worry about losing the game. Enter Crossroads GPS and Priorities USA, which are running new TV … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, Crossroads GPS, First Read, jobs bill, kibitzers, MSNBC, Pell grants, Priorities USA, Super PAC smackdown
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That’s Just So Mean! (Sharon Bialek Edition)
The Boston Herald, never a photographic friend to women, does it again: A picture’s worth . . . worrying about in the hands of the Herald.
Mitt Romney Can’t Add
In a rare encounter with actual people, presidential wannabe Mitt Romney (R-Call Me Ahab) parachuted into Iowa this week in an effort to – wait for it – campaign there without seeming to campaign there. According to a New York … Continue reading
Hormone Cain Goes All In
You gotta admit – Herman Cain is one gutsy bastard. Talk about upping the ante: At his press conference Tuesday afternoon, Cain shot the moon (via the Los Angeles Times). “The charges and the accusations, I absolutely reject,” Cain … Continue reading
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Tagged Cain's mutiny, Herman Cain, Hormone Cain, Los Angeles Times, Sharon Bialek
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Michele Bachmann Is Language-Impaired
In the ongoing effort to reinsert herself into the GOP presidential primaries, Michele Bachmann (R-Put James Garfield on Mt. Rushmore) has launched a new offensive against the leading Republican candidates. From the New York Times: Michele Bachmann Warns Against Supporting … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, frugal socialists, Herman Cain, James Garfield, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Mt. Rushmore, New York Times, Rick Perry
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The Things WordPress Says To Us (II)
Once more: The hardworking staff has mentioned this before – and again, not to look a gift host in the mouth – but really, you guys at WordPress: Please stop! Please stop saying after every post, “This is your (umpteenth) post” followed … Continue reading
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