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A few hours before announcing her plan to run for House Minority Leader, Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a chat with Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr. Her take on the Republicans' relentless attacks against her? "Because I'm effective." More »
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So, I'm clicking around the internet looking for a funny picture to illustrate a somewhat, uh, summery Crappy Hour and what do I land upon but this charming photo of Megan McCain meeting Henry Kissinger. Hey, what's our towheaded blogette been up to anyway? Would you guess that directly underneath the Kissinger photo we find a blog post and some heartwarming orphan photos illustrating the fact that she's just back from Cambodia? Well! So…speaking of McCain backers, Phil Gramm says the recession is "mental", a mere manifestation of a national shortage of positive thinking. With all due respect, Senator — very little, but you know me — not for nothing do Americans spend $13 billion a year on selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors!! Some guy thinks Capitalism is dead, some other guy thinks non-English languages are dead, a detailed AP analysis proves American life itself is somewhat dead and, oh yes, something about abortion. Glamocracy's Megan IMs me from a Prussian cafe. More »
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• For the record, Cindy McCain is not a radical leftist enemy of freedom Alger Hiss meets John Walker Lindh type character. No she is not. [Fox News]

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