Well, they finally put Rachel Ray on Iron Chef. And Giada de Laurentiis too (as if I really cared -- let's say it all together, food isn't sexy, food isn't sexy, food isn't sexy -- it's food). Anyway, the theme of this episode is extreme condescension to the pretty girls. They both go through "training" with male Iron Chefs. Ray: "I'm a cook, ( Read more... )

I'm as dissapointed with Lieberman's recent positions as anyone else. But I can't agree with what I'm hearing from so many corners: that Lieberman will replace Rumsfield as SecDef, allowing the Republican governor of CT to replace him in the Senate, throwing it back to the Dems. (This assumes that the Dems take the Senate, of course, which ( Read more... )

CNN just called the house for the Democrats!!!

Per Wolf Blitzer: "The will represent a significant change in the balance of power between the executive and the legislative."

You better fucking believe it.

Per NewDonkey, no matter what how else the rest of the night goes, it's been a great term for defeating atrocious pols. Includling primary losses and resignations, the last year has seen the demise of ( Read more... )

Just watched the concession speech of Senator Man-on... well, I won't kick a dog while he's down. The concession speech of Senator Santorum. Soon-to-be ex-Senator. (Ok, a little kick there). He was very gracious, and asked his supporters to cheer Casey. I know it's pro-forma, but it's still nice to see ( Read more... )

Sorry for the paucity of posts. I've been very busy at a new job for about two months now. It's pretty much all I think about, but I think I shouldn't post about it on the off chance that anything I say might hinder my job advancement ( Read more... )

This could be nothing, or it could be frickin' huge.

Apparently this morning on "Meet the Press", Senator Obama switched from "I'm not going to run for President" to "I'm going to decide after the midterms whether to run for President". AP reportingIn the world of Presidential politics that's normally lingo for "I'm currently planning to run". ( Read more... )

If Harold Ford, the Democratic Senate candidate in Tenessee, wins his race he'll be the first African-American elected to represent a southern state since Reconstruction.

Is it any coincidence that the point of this campaign ad is pretty explicity "Harold Ford sleeps with white women"? This is, of course, a southern state. It features a blonde ( Read more... )

Now this is a powerful campaign ad.

Also a rather stark update on Michael J. Fox's condition.

Will the North Korea nuclear tests push Foleygate out of the news? No ( Read more... )