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we feel like we’re taking crazy pills
June 7, 2010
Orly Taitz May Actually Be the California GOP’s Nominee for Secretary of State
Needless to say, she would not be a strong candidate.
By
Dan Amira
photo op
June 7, 2010
The Weight of the World Is No Longer on David Paterson’s Shoulders
He basically flew yesterday.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
June 7, 2010
Democratic Congressmen Avoiding Town Halls for Some Reason
They’d rather just talk things out over Twitter.
By
Dan Amira
charlie rangel
June 7, 2010
Rangel Officially Announces He’s Running Again
He blames the press for blowing up his ethics scandal.
By
Josh Duboff
annals of power
June 4, 2010
Unsurprisingly, the White House Briefing Room Is a Grindr Hot Spot
The gay–meet-up iPhone app goes haywire when you enter.
By
Chris Rovzar
fauxtrage
June 4, 2010
John Boehner Wants Paul McCartney to Apologize for Cracking the 10 Millionth Bush Joke
One that wasn’t even factually accurate!
By
Dan Amira
the supremes
June 4, 2010
First Enormous Batch of Clinton-Era Elena Kagan Documents Goes Online
So far, the results are less than exhilarating.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
June 4, 2010
Diana Taylor Came Very Close to Running Against Gillibrand
That would have been bad for Gillibrand, and awkward for, well, Mayor Bloomberg.
By
Chris Rovzar
the post-racial world
June 4, 2010
Now Someone Is Calling Nikki Haley a ‘Raghead’
Okay, South Carolina, that’s enough out of you.
By
Dan Amira
don’t ask don’t tell
June 3, 2010
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: The Technicalities of Repeal
What happens if this bill passes?
By
Sean Kennedy
early and often
June 3, 2010
Bruce Blakeman, David Malpass to Fight for GOP Nomination Against Kirsten Gillibrand
’American Idol’ dad Joe DioGuardi will keep trying.
By
Dan Amira
blog-stained wretches
June 3, 2010
Times
to Host FiveThirtyEight and Make Nate Silver Regular Contributor
A victory for the little guy who is obsessed with numbers!
By
Chris Rovzar
secrets of the white house
June 3, 2010
More Proof That This White House Is As Political As All the Others
The White House floated some job opportunities to another Senate candidate.
By
Dan Amira
early and sexy
June 3, 2010
Another Guy Who Is Not Nikki Haley’s Husband Says He Had Sex With Nikki Haley
Oh, and he works for a rival campaign.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
June 2, 2010
Rick Lazio Is Your Hopeless Republican Nominee for Governor
Steve Levy and his mustache fail to make the ballot.
By
Dan Amira
the oracle of omaha
June 2, 2010
Warren Buffett on the Housing Bubble: ‘Yeah, I Blew It’
The Oracle is testifying in front of the Financial Crisis Commission today.
By
Jessica Pressler
pulling a blumenthal
June 2, 2010
Congressman Mark Kirk Making Richard Blumenthal Look Like George Washington
The Senate candidate is out-Blumenthalling Blumenthal.
By
Dan Amira
tea time
June 2, 2010
Kentucky State Senate Calls Rand Paul Unamerican
Ouch.
By
Dan Amira
society bradlees
June 2, 2010
Sally Quinn ‘Burst Into Tears’ When Her Son’s Friends Got Into Harvard and He Didn’t
A ‘Vanity Fair’ report about the society doyenne contains some pretty scathing material.
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
June 2, 2010
What Did We Learn From Alabama Yesterday?
The lessons from yesterday’s primaries.
By
Dan Amira
cleaning up
June 1, 2010
White House Announces Criminal Probe Into BP Over Spill
“If laws were broken, leading to death and destruction, my solemn pledge is, we will bring those responsible to justice.”
By
Chris Rovzar
secrets of the white house
May 28, 2010
Bill Clinton Tried to Seduce Joe Sestak for the White House
All they offered him was an unpaid advisory position, though.
By
Dan Amira
ballsy bloggers
May 28, 2010
Blogger Finally Proves That He and Nikki Haley … Talked on the Phone
This is unbearable.
By
Dan Amira
status cuomo
May 27, 2010
Andrew Cuomo Looks Forward to a Functioning New York
Can he really “reinvent government”?
By
Dan Amira
early and often
May 27, 2010
Richard Blumenthal Doing Just Fine
Voters don’t really care about the Vietnam stuff.
By
Dan Amira
tea time
May 27, 2010
Rand Paul
Not Libertarian Enough for Libertarian Party
Paul may face a challenge from someone who hates the government even more than he does.
By
Dan Amira
don’t ask don’t tell
May 27, 2010
Military Chiefs of Staff Object to Early ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Compromise
They’d rather wait until their much-touted study is completed in December.
By
Chris Rovzar
secrets of the white house
May 26, 2010
Republicans Not Satisfied With White House’s Non-Explanation on Sestak Claim
They want a special prosecutor. Of course they do!
By
Dan Amira
client 9
May 26, 2010
Don’t Be Surprised When Eliot Spitzer Returns to Politics
In his public statements, the former governor has clearly left door open.
By
Dan Amira
ballsy former congressmen with secret families
May 26, 2010
Vito Vetoes Candidacy
The disgraced ex-congressman won’t try for his former seat.
By
Dan Amira
breitbartleby the scrivener
May 26, 2010
Team Breitbart Marshals Response to O’Keefe Guilty Plea
Attack! Attack!
By
Chris Rovzar
don’t ask don’t tell
May 26, 2010
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Maneuvering Gets More Frantic
There’s one day until the big vote!
By
Chris Rovzar
sowing the seeds of love
May 26, 2010
Activist James O’Keefe Pleads Guilty to Entering Senator’s Office Under False Pretenses
Does this mean he’s no longer grounded?
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
May 26, 2010
Blogger Who Allegedly Slept With Female Candidate Releases the Texts
They’re not sexy, but they are interesting.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
May 26, 2010
Andrew Cuomo Chooses Rochester Mayor As Running Mate
Robert Duffy has spent most of his career as a police officer.
By
Dan Amira
the third terminator
May 25, 2010
Mayor Bloomberg Is Efficient With Employees
Another one of his aides does some work for Private Citizen Bloomberg.
By
Dan Amira
diplomacy
May 25, 2010
Tim Geithner Owns Chinese Schoolchildren on Basketball Court
In your face, China!
By
Jessica Pressler
early and awesome
May 25, 2010
GOP Tries to Stop Its Own Candidate From Ruining the Country
He’s maybe the worst candidate for Congress, ever.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
May 24, 2010
Myers Mermel Adds His Awesome Name to List of GOP Gubernatorial Hopefuls Who Won’t Win
Meanwhile, Andrew Cuomo is just destroying his rivals.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
May 24, 2010
Nikki Haley, Candidate for South Carolina Governor, Denies Affair With Blogger
Ha! A blogger!
By
Dan Amira
messa
May 24, 2010
Eric Massa’s Petraeus ‘Treason’ Theory
The general was allegedly conspiring with Dick Cheney to … run for president!
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
May 24, 2010
Richard Blumenthal Is Sorry
The Democratic candidate for senator in Connecticut apologizes.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
May 24, 2010
What Joe Sestak and Rand Paul Have in Common
Both of them don’t want to talk about it!
By
Dan Amira
cleaning up
May 23, 2010
Obama Fanboys Rip Administration’s Oil Spill Response
Carville and Matthews aren’t pleased.
By
Adam K. Raymond
the supremes
May 22, 2010
Elena Kagan Doesn’t Get Aroused by 2 Live Crew
Just in case you were wondering.
By
Adam K. Raymond
wieners
May 22, 2010
Glenn Beck Is No Fan of Weiner
We’re talking about Representative Anthony Weiner, of course.
By
Adam K. Raymond
early and often
May 22, 2010
Andrew Cuomo Makes It Official: He’s Running for Governor
He plans to fix everything.
By
Adam K. Raymond
the supremes
May 22, 2010
What We’re Really Not Talking About When We Talk About Elena Kagan
It’s not whether she’s gay.
By
Jennifer Senior
tea time
May 21, 2010
Rand Paul Wishes That People Would Ignore His Support for Allowing Legalized Segregation
God, media, what’s your deal?
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
May 21, 2010
Congressional Candidate Revels in His Ignorance of America
He thinks Puerto Rico is a separate country. So we can’t let it become a state!
By
Dan Amira
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