In the wake of the death of Ted Kennedy, Democrats and Republicans alike are starting to wonder what will happen to what the Massachusetts Senator called "the cause of my life."
Politicians Are Certainly All Unsure, Unless They're Sure.
- Barack Obama will officially resign his Senate seat on Sunday, one day before Congress reconvenes for its lame duck session. Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has 60 days to appoint a successor to serve until a special election in 2010, but hasn't signaled who he's leaning towards. [Washington Post]
- In the meantime,…
More Obama Cabinetry And Lieberman Speculation
- Though Barack obama told Americans nothing about forthcoming nominations, that doesn't mean there's nothing to speculate about! John Kerry, Chris Dodd and Bill Richardson are lead speculative Secretary of State candidates, Robert Gates might stay at the Defense Department, Janet Napolitano could be headed to Justice…
Sometimes I Wonder How Those Oil Companies Keep From Going Under…
- The Grandmaster Flash memoir is out, and I know a big plot point is how he beat cocaine, but fuck if the guy doesn't sound as endearingly hyperactive as he did rapping about stagflation three decades ago or whatever. Apparently he's a hero in Burma? [Newsweek]
- All this time I've been calling Barack Obama a Muslim and…
Why Vote When You Can Drink?
Washington D.C.'s Lotus Lounge had the genius idea to combine two of our favorite things, politics and alcohol! They've named a drink on their menu for each of the presidential candidates — and are attempting to predict the election outcome based on which drink sells best, which is nuts, but fun. Some of the drinks are …
Who Wore It Best? New Hampshire Debate Edition
As we face a grueling six months before primary season for the 2008 presidential election begins, it's time to start hunkering down and examining the sad facts that help us pick our candidate. Sure, there's immigration, and social security, and the whole who opposed the Iraq war first/loudest question, but what we've…
