Politico denies global warming

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Thursday November 27, 2008 · 5:38 AM PST

2008/11/27 · 05:38

This is absolute remarkable: the Politico energy and environment reporer, Erika Lovely, has written a crazy piece denying global warming:

Climate change skeptics on Capitol Hill are quietly watching a growing accumulation of global cooling science and other findings that could signal that the science behind global warming may still be too shaky to warrant cap-and-trade legislation.

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Despite the growing science, the world’s leading crusader on climate change, Al Gore, is unconcerned.

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Saturday November 15, 2008 · 7:35 AM PST

2008/11/15 · 07:35

You may have heard about the terrible hate crime that occurred in Suffolk County recently:

Marcello Lucero, 37, was walking to a friend's apartment in Patchogue, New York, when he was attacked late Saturday, police said. He was stabbed in the chest and died of his injuries. A friend walking with Lucero was not injured.

The seven teens were trying "to find Latinos and to assault them," said Suffolk County Police Detective Lt. Jack Fitzpatrick. "That was what they went out to do that night, and that's exactly what they did do. ... They were actively seeking victims."

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Sunday November 02, 2008 · 4:11 PM PST

2008/11/02 · 16:11

In NY-29 (southwestern New York State), a deranged supporter of Republican Randy Kuhl has hanged a raccoon in his yard, to symbolize Obama. It's awful stuff. You can see the picture here.

Note the Kuhl lawnsign in the lower right-hand corner. It's remarkable that the local Republican committee hasn't convinced this man to take the display down.

Why there's a confederate flag flying in New York State, I can't say.

Bachman II, Electric Bugaloo?

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Tuesday October 21, 2008 · 6:46 PM PDT

2008/10/21 · 18:46

First, Michelle Bachman, now this, from Randy Kuhl (R-NY):

"I firmly believe the Democratic majority wants the American public to suffer and to hurt so that they can make some political gains at election time, and I think that’s wrong," Kuhl says.

We're suffering through the worst recession since WWII. Mission accomplished, Randy.

Here's a clip of the quote in question:

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Saturday October 18, 2008 · 11:23 AM PDT

2008/10/18 · 11:23

Eric Massa is one of the most exciting Democratic challengers in the entire country. He has a strong chance to win NY-29, which is the most conservative district in New York State. Here's what the Politico had to say about the race's third quarter fund-raising figures:

Rep. John R. Kuhl (R-N.Y.) — Kuhl was outraised by his second-time Democratic opponent Eric Massa ($465K to $280K) and has less money to spend in the campaign’s final weeks. With Kuhl trailing in polls and there being no guarantee of national help, it’s not an encouraging sign.

This made Kuhl the third "biggest loser" in the Politico rundown.

NY-29 is also covered by one of the nation's finest single district blogs -- the Fighting29th.

This is a race to follow. You can find out more about Eric Massa here.

Palin's earmark problem

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Monday September 01, 2008 · 8:14 PM PDT

2008/09/01 · 20:14

As you may know, John McCain has made opposition to earmarks one of the hallmarks of his career in the Senate. It's a good cause -- I also believe that earmarks are very wasteful. It's hard to square his opposition with this:

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin employed a lobbying firm to secure almost $27 million in federal earmarks for a town of 6,700 residents while she was its mayor, according to an analysis by an independent government watchdog.

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In her years as mayor of Wasilla, however, Palin oversaw the hiring of Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh, an Anchorage-based law firm with close ties to Alaska’s most senior Republicans: Rep. Don Young and Sen. Ted Stevens, who was indicted in July for allegedly accepting illegal gifts. The Wasilla account was handled by the former chief of staff to Stevens, Steven W. Silver, who is a partner in the firm.

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Monday August 04, 2008 · 12:06 PM PDT

2008/08/04 · 12:06

Via RochesterTurning...

ABC News has a fact check piece about Obama's emphasis on keeping tire inflated as way to reduce oil consumption:

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, "every pound per square inch of tire underinflation wastes 4 million gallons of gas daily in the U.S." Survey information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that 27% of the cars on the road have a significantly under-inflated tire.

[....]

"So the production offset is more likely to approach 800 thousand barrels per day..."

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Michelle Obama "get whitey" video surfaces

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Saturday June 07, 2008 · 12:17 PM PDT

2008/06/07 · 12:17

It finally surfaced here. I'll let you all judge how much it hurts. Personally, I think it's bad -- very bad -- but not something that can't be overcome if Obama addresses it forcefully.

I'll be curious to hear what others think. There's a pretty good conversation going on over at Balloon Juice. And I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot more about this over the next few days.

The important thing is not to panic. I firmly believe this is just a flesh wound, albeit a pretty bad flesh wound.

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McCain's 40 quadrillion (yes, quadrillion) dollar plan for Iraq

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Sunday May 04, 2008 · 12:18 PM PDT

2008/05/04 · 12:18

From RochesterTurning....

A quadrillion is a thousand trillion. You rarely see that number spoken of because it is about twenty times the world's gross domestic product. But if you do the math on some of John McCain's suggestions for Iraq, it is indeed their approximate cost. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that over the next 50 years, our continued presence in Iraq will cost the country about 2 trillion dollars.

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Wednesday November 14, 2007 · 9:11 PM PST

2007/11/14 · 21:11

This is kind of funny. Here's David Broder, in a Q&A on Friday:

New York: Will you and the media ever apply as much scrutiny to the
Giuliani marriages as you have done to the single Clinton marriage?

David S. Broder: I plan to leave both subjects alone.

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David Broder versus reality, Part V, Fellowship of the Beltway

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Saturday October 06, 2007 · 1:31 PM PDT

2007/10/06 · 13:31

Today, the Dean of the Beltway pundits buys NRCC head Tom Cole's spin about how the Republicans are poised for a comeback in the House in 2008:

So how could he be reasonably satisfied with his party's prospects? The answer: The Democrats are also looking like dogs.

(snip)

"There are Democrats sitting in 61 districts that Bush carried; 47 that he carried twice. We are on the offensive in those districts," he said.

That may seem implausible, but Cole has history on his side. In 1992, as he notes, incumbents were hammered, 24 of them losing in November, 17 others failing in their primaries. The Republicans achieved a net gain of 10 House seats that year, a feather in the cap of the executive director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Tom Cole. Now, no longer a hired staff man but the chairman, Cole faces a familiar challenge. In 1992, the Democrats nominated Bill Clinton for president -- and he won. But his party, nonetheless, lost House seats. Cole is out to make history repeat itself.

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Sunday September 23, 2007 · 9:51 PM PDT

2007/09/23 · 21:51

I just read something truly remarkable: a Washington Post opinion piece so angry, so shrill, so right-wing that it belongs on the blog Little Green Footballs. The cause is the Dan Rather suit against CBS, which alleges that CBS chairman Sumner Redstone has stated that CBS needs to curry favor with the Bush administration. This, of course, scares favor-currying lap dogs like the members of the Washington Post editorial page and this is how they respond. A few paragraph excerpt can't do it justice, but I'll give it a try. The bulk of the piece is a fake letter the columnist pretends was written by Rather himself:

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