<![CDATA[Jezebel: Roy Blunt]]> http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: Roy Blunt]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/roy blunt http://jezebel.com/tag/roy blunt <![CDATA[Stop Telling Men To "Man Up"]]> Politicians, especially women, apparently missed the memo yesterday that the phrase is "human the fuck up." Telling your male opponent to "man up" just has a better ring to it, apparently, judging from its overuse lately. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5664951&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Obama Transition Train Keeps Rolling]]>
  • Barack Obama has picked a theme for his inauguration: "A New Birth of Freedom." It comes from the Gettysburg Address, so it's not quite as cheezy as it sounds. [Huffington Post]
  • Besides Rahm Emanuel, Robert Gibbs has reportedly accepted an offer to be the White House Press Secretary and David Axelrod has accepted a slot as Senior Adviser. [Politico, ABC]
  • In the most intriguing appointment speculation, though, former Senator and Vietnam veteran Max Cleland — who lost to never-done-served Saxby Chambliss in 2002 when Chambliss ran ads calling veteran and amputee Cleland unpatriotic — may be appointed to be the new Army secretary. In other news, Chambliss will likely face a runoff in December to hold the Senate seat he doesn't deserve anyway. [Politico]
  • Bush is also going to make sure (supposedly) that the Obama camp has a say in who gets the permanent staff positions overseeing the Treasury's bailout of our economy. [Politico]
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]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5078801&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Republicans Should Probably Be More Scared Of John McCain Than Barack Obama]]> With the election only 3 weeks away, Obama isn't just winning, he's whupping McCain's saggy, white ass from sea to shining sea. And while McCain and his buttboy Steve Schmidt thought it would be a good idea to go ugly — since an ugly win is still a win — voters apparently feel otherwise. Between race-baiting, terrorist-associating and generally freaking people the fuck out, some Republican voters seem actually scared that Obama will be elected. Well, Spencer Ackerman and I have some better idea of things to be scared of — and it's not just that Spencer thinks there ought to be investigations and indictments of the Bush Administration criminals, either. More »
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