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    NefariousNewt: I wouldn't call the missile defense system "star wars," or you might have a fight with George Lucas on your hands. As I remember, he wasn't enamored o... more »
    NefariousNewt: Ed Rendell: good guy generally, not very bright sometimes. Ed, you've got to be smart enough to know that when there are microphones around, they migh... more »
    SisterMaryMartha: Rendell is a good governor, but he is also a creepy hardcore -old school grift machine kind of guy. The number of women who have been known to service... more »
    Brigit: Also, my husband didn't have access to dental care until he started dating me - a couple of my aunts and uncles are dentists. Auntie had to remove 4 t... more »
    Brigit: We've been having patients with drug-resistant TB- usually poor, addicted, or immunocompromised- in Puerto Rico. We have the largest percentage of pe... more »
    arodriguez.romero: also, the dental care thing, that has been my hobby horse for a while now: that poor child had zero 0 zero access to dental care in a city of millions... more »
    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Also: we always fight this year's war with last year's weapons. This has been the history of warfare since the beginning of time. more »
    Kilotwat: Ed Rendell may have been taking a shot at Tom Ridge, the incompetent moron who retired from the position citing his need to be with his family. He may... more »
    PilgrimSoul: Yes, why doesn't Napolitano find herself a partner who will subordinate their own ambitions and handle the kids while she's off doing her "life's work... more »
    Eeva: I love how informative and wide-ranging Crappy Hour is these days. Nice work! Somewhat related, in an international-affairs way: has there been any US... more »
    sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): Also, thank fuck for Crappy Hour. I need a place to vent my extreme rage this morning and it didn't seem appropriate to start ranting during a Snap Ju... more »
    danielly37: I know i'm going to get crap for this, but as a Pennsylvanian, I don't think Rendell's statement was all that offensive. I thought he was insinuating ... more »
    morninggloria: We should not respond to problems by building walls. We should respond to problems by building giant twisty slides and tire swings and tree forts. more »
    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Oh, god damn it, Ed! He's a good governor in other respects, really. Ah, crap. more »
    sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): Gail Collins had a nice piece about Rendell's idiocy in the New York Times and the phenomenon of "singlism" today: "But it's unmarried women at the to... more »
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    Governor's Ball: Ed Rendell Is A Sexist Jerk; David Paterson Isn't