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Former Sen. Norm Coleman was dealt a fatal blow today in his U.S. Senate recount suit, when a panel of three judges hearing the suit dismissed all parts of the case, except one: the potential tabulation of up to 400 potentially improperly rejected absentee ballots.
The Coleman case had included several other “requests [...]

It is easy to be distracted by the (admittedly, acutely important) U.S. economic calamity. Even so, things like this are the reason we elected Barack Obama as President.
The economic crisis will, eventually, pass. The harm we cause to our environments can take generations to repair.

Note to quasi-wingnut NRO columnist, Dr. Victor Davis Hanson: when you criticize President Obama for over-use of the first person singular, consider not beginning with, “I think our president needs to…”
Oh…and look up the definition of “socialism.” You may be surprised.

Shorter Obama: Come on guys…Let’s see some change we can believe in!

For a few weeks now, some of the Wingnut blogs have been hammering Obama for the apparently slow pace of getting nominees selected and confirmed.
CQ Politics actually checks the facts:

But the problem may be one of perception. Obama has sent more nominees to the Senate and had more confirmed than George [...]

How did you spend your Earth Hour?
Kathy and I played two games of Crazy Eights, two games of Yahtzee, and two games of Gin Rummy. By candlelight. And with a fire in the fireplace. It was rather romantic.
We split the wins at three games apiece.

Shuster: Newt Gingrich hypocrisy watch.
Red State Update: Glenn Beck and Republican power.
Headzup Feature: Joe the Horny Plumber’s career move:
Shuster: Bailout hypocrisy watch.
Rep. Michelle Bachmann in the Kook-Limelight:

Headzup: Glenn Beck and Rep. Michele Bachmann, armed, dangerous and sobbing.
Wingnut Kook Michelle Bachmann’s latest kooky conspiracy theory. (via ThinkProgress).
Michelle Bachmann calls for a revolution! No…really (via [...]

News clip from the Wall Street Journal:

White House Gets Flood of Questions for Virtual Town Hall Meeting
March 26, 2009, 9:26 AM ET
Laura Meckler reports on the White House.
The White House is gearing up for its first virtual town hall meeting today with President Barack Obama answering questions submitted online. Members of the public have [...]

Sarah Palin in a speech today:

Later in the speech, she told a story about praying for strength before last October’s Vice Presidential debate with Joe Biden in St. Louis.
“So I’m looking around for somebody to pray with, I just need maybe a little help, maybe a little extra,” she said. “And the McCain campaign, love [...]

Former Washington Governor Gary Locke was confirmed by the Senate today for Commerce Secretary. I guess that means that he has never had a tax problem, didn’t hire an undocumented nanny or yard worker, isn’t the target of a sexual harassment lawsuit, and has no known ties with organized crime. [...]

There is no more Global War on Terror!

“Recently, in a LtGen [John] Bergman, USMC, statement for the 25 March [congressional] hearing, OMB required that the following change be made before going to the Hill,” Dave Riedel, of the Office of Security Review, wrote in an e-mail.
“OMB says: ‘This Administration prefers to avoid [...]

I usually pile up the videos for Friday night/Saturday morning entertainment, but this is too timely to wait. Read Obama’s 60 Minutes interview here, or just watch it:

Bill Maher does Madeline Albright .
Headzup: Indulgences!
“Joe” the “Plumber” tells a crowd of conservatives that he’s horny (via Huffington Post).
Red State Update: Shimmysham the AIG dummy.
Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., Sam Brownback,R-Kan., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. take the title Worst Person in the World!
Letterman: At Home with the Madoffs.
Bill Maher with some New Rules.
Headzup: The Pope [...]

Brack Obama reached-out to a nation of people using a familiar format heretofore taboo for glaringly unknown reasons: A friendly conversation with Jay Leno on the Tonight Show. Naturally, the angry propaganda organization, Fox News, severely criticized Jay Leno for acting like host of the Tonight Show instead of like Fear Factor host [sic] [...]

I’m suspect that there is a Wingnut talking point being disseminated to go after Jon Stewart for going after CNBC. Whatever.
Jon is a comedian, an entertainer, a professional jokester. So when the people go all wing-dingy fact-checky, whiny on him, you can be pretty sure he has [...]