If you live in Pennsylvania today is the last day to register to vote. Go do it if you haven't. Even if you're going to vote for a maverick.

Er, did anybody lay dibs on Marbury v. Madison yet?

"Sarah Palin was originally popular because people could relate to her as someone they knew from their everyday lives: the bubbly, over-achiever hockey mom who really gets involved in the community. Why she's fallen, hard, is that people realized she was in fact another person they knew from their everyday lives: that crazy mom who turns even the ( Read more... )

Paul Krugman:

"I’ve been pointing out that the dictatorial powers Paulson has sought would accrue to the next Treasury secretary, who might well be Phil Gramm. I’ve been trying to come up with a liberal-leaning name who might seem equally horrifying to Republicans, and the only one I’ve come up with is … me."

The Hill magazine asked all 97 senators whether they would consider an offer to be a vice-presidential candidate. here are all of the responses. Some of them are genuinely funny ( Read more... )

Pennsylvania's primary is April 22nd. Brace yourselves.