With very low turnout, it looks like Cao is going to pull it off and be the new 2nd District congressman. Good riddence to the wasted talent of $ Bill Jefferson. I hope we haven't booted a corrupt Democrat for a corrupt Republican-- the prominence of Jay $#%*ing Batt in the Cao campaign worries me. Cao will have to do an outstanding job and keep in ( Read more... )

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tongodeon: Who Caused the Economic Crisis? (Plenty of blame to spread around)

tal-greywolf, registered Republican, Editorial endorsing Obama

(Via Tal:) U.S. Presidential comparisons Bigger deficits under Republicans; more economic & job growth under Democrats

jdquintette on ACORN

Tongodeon: Acorn and Election Fraud

Meanwhile, Jackson County, West Virginia voting machines ( Read more... )

Handful of links

YouTube: Rep. Marcy Kaptur on the "Wall Street Bailout" Reccomended

Reuters: Chinese regulators have told domestic banks to stop interbank lending to U.S. financial institutions Uh oh.

LA Times: Fact checking the presidential debate

Tom the Dancing Bug: The Maverick

Tongodeon's pro-Obama advice

One wacky member of the US Congress decides to take his oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution seriously. Most of the rest decide to pretend this never happened. CNN: Kucinich effort to impeach Bush kicked into limbo

Meanwhile, a '70s children's cartoon character is redesigned to look more like Kucinich's wife.

Salon.com article "How Karl Rove played politics while people drowned"Lots of confirmation of stuff those of us who've kept a close eye things already knew, but some new details ( Read more... )

Patgund: "Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton have both won their respective parties nominations." (via tongodeon)

via jwz: OMG, Godless billboard

Rationalist survives black magic's best shot on tv in India

Blank DVD ranking

Some stuff on the web I found of interest:

5,200 year old potters wheel zoetrope animation

Harry Shearer: The Pulitzer for Getting Katrina Right is Yet to be Awarded

New edition of Frommer's Guide on New Orleans

Driftglass on the Democratic primary fight excerpt ( Read more... )

Leap Day will mark the start of "The Year of the Frog"

I choose to take this as a good sign.

Meanwhile in politics:


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Headlines
* Not Enough Bush Administration Members Going to Prison: Scooter Libby

* Not Enough Congressmen Being Indicted: William Jefferson

EditorialThank you so #$%*! much, Harry Lee, for making sure $ Bill got re-elected ( Read more... )