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Rudy: It's Everyone Else's Fault
2007-11-29 20:13:00
Who won't Rudy Giuliani blame for his apparent cover up of his secret affairs with Judy Nathan in the Hamptons.He says it's the police department's fault for billing the security expenses to obscure city agencies. He blames the Democrats for a vast liberal conspiracy out to destroy him. Is this what we need, another President who can't take responsibility for his actions and just throws blame to everyone else?What's next, is he going to blame his kids for forcing him to go to Southampton to fool around with Judy? Anything's possible with Mr. 9/11.
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RFK Jr. Endorses Hillary
2007-11-29 17:58:00
Robert F. Kennedy Jr has endorsed the woman who holds the same Senate seat his father did four decades ago.Kennedy endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton for President, saying she "has the strength and experience to bring the war in Iraq to an end and reverse the potentially devastating effects of global warming."Kennedy lauded Clinton's record as Senator and the way she won over New York ers since her controversial run for Senate seven years ago.
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Former Rep. Henry Hyde Dies
2007-11-29 16:10:00
Henry Hyde , the former Republican Congressman who represented Chicago's western suburbs for over 30 years had died at 83.Born in Chicago, Hyde attended Duke University and Georgetown University. He received his law degree from Loyola University. Hyde served in the Navy during World War II, seeing combat in The Philippines. He was a Democrat until the 1950's when he supported Dwight Eisenhower. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives until 1974, when he was elected to Congress. A staunch pro-life politician, he vehemently opposed abortion rights. He served on the House Judiciary Committe since 1975 and chaired the committee from 1995-2001. Hyde is most famous for presiding over the Bill Clinton impeachment trials. Although rather conservative, he supported some gun control, including the Brady Bill and the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban. He also was skeptical of the Iraq war.Hyde retired from Congress in 2006. After the Mark Foley scandal broke, some Republicans suggested Spea...
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Mr. 9/11 Man's Terror Ties
2007-11-29 14:10:00
Rudy Giuliani will protect America and defend it from Islamic terrorism, unless, of course, he can make a buck, then Americans are on their own.
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GOP Debate Open Thread
2007-11-29 05:41:00
Mike Huckabee stood out like he was standing five feet higher and forward than the rest of the GOP candidates. He seemed less antagonistic than the rest of the religious right candidates. Duncan Hunter 's response that the military is a Judeo-Christian institution is just plain insulting to any non-Christian, non-Jewish, and/or liberal thinking soldier, plus I don't think that's what Colin Powell meant, but nice job hiding behind one of the few popular Republicans nowadays. I would normally say he should apologize, but there is too much calling for politicians to apologize. Politicians need to stand by their comments and people need to either not vote for them or deal with it. Mitt Romney's response to the question was even more stupid.The two candidates who stood out were Huckabee and McCain who seemed to reclaim his maverick streak when talking about torture and the fair tax.The one thing that surprised me was the audience's response to the retired gay general; the booing. It...
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New Yorkers Paid For Rudy's Affair
2007-11-29 00:12:00
America's Mayor apparently attempted to hide the price of his trips to the Hamptons during his then-secret affair with his now wife Judy when he was still Mayor.Giuliani billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses during weekend trips to the Hamptons during 1999 and 2000. The city comptroller sought to investigate in 2002, but "security reasons" prevented the city from doing so. Politico.com received the news through New York?s Freedom of Information LawRudy opponents shouldn't get all excited just yet. Those who back Rudy won't abandon him on this. They'll defend him and find every way possible to discredit his opponents because that's what they do best. Oh, and don't forget...9/11.Seriously, any Republican who votes for this man owes Bill Clinton an apology.
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Streisand Endorses Clinton
2007-11-27 22:05:00
What? Did ya think she'd be behind Giuliani?
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Rove: Iraq is Congress' Fault
2007-11-27 20:04:00
Is he serious?I'll comment more when I stop laughing.
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Giuliani: I Never Doubted Iraq Was Right
2007-11-27 07:50:00
Displaying that very face of ignorance that has destroyed the GOP, Rudy Giuliani reminds us that despite everything, he never had any doubt invading Iraq was the right thing to do.In the bizarro world of Rudy Giuliani, Qaddafi apparently peed his pants when we invaded Iraq, so that's why he stopped supporting terrorism (nope, had nothing to do with the fact his Libyan oil was now gold.) He claims everyone will agree that the Iraq war was the right move by Election Day.Seriously, if you vote for this man, you deserve all the unnecessary wars you get.
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IL-14: Hastert Resigns...Now
2007-11-27 05:57:00
Dennis Hastert's two decade service in the United States House of Representatives which culminated in being the longest serving Republican Speaker of the House came to abrupt end tonight.The Illinois Republican, who was expected to leave the House soon, resigned effective tonight. His seat will be filled by a special election that will be called by Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich, likely to be held on February 5th to coincide with the Democratic primary in Illinois.What is that important? Well, Illinois' favorite son, Barack Obama , is running on the Democratic side, and turnout will be huge in Illinois on the Democratic side and it will help the Democratic nominee for the seat.The district is R+4. George W. Bush won 55% of the vote here. It streches from the Chicago suburbs of Elgin and Aurora through a long swath of Northern Illinios including Dixon to the outskirts of the Quad Cities near the Mississippi River.Democrat John Laesch won 40% of the vote in 2006 and is running f...
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Republican Senators Threaten To Cut Aid To Iraq...No Seriously
2007-11-27 03:19:00
FINALLY, they get toughSenat ors Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Georgia) threaten to cut aid to the Iraq i government if they do not move forward in political reconciliation that is so badly needed there.Finally, the GOP has realized sending in troops is pointless unless the Iraqis themselves do some work. Democracy does not come at the barrell of a gun.
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Cheney Heads To Hospital
2007-11-26 22:01:00
Irregular Heartbeat is the reason.More info as it becomes available.
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MS-Sen: Trent Lott To Resign
2007-11-26 20:02:00
Just when the Mississippi GOP thought it was safe when Thad Cochran decided to run again, this happens.If he resigns before the end of the year, there will be a special election in the spring, if he resigns after the first of the year, the special election with coincide with the general election in November, which means Mississippi, like Wyoming, will elect two Senators at once. He's expected to leave before the end of year when coincidently new ethics rules passed by the Democratic-controlled Congress that would ban members of Congress from lobbying on the Hill for two year after they leave office.An open seat would give the Democrats a chance to win a Mississippi Senate seat for the first time since 1982. Former Attorney General Mike Moore, Current Attorney General Jim Hood and Former Governor Ronnie Musgrove are both potential Democratic candidates for the seat. GOP Governor Haley Barbour will appoint a caretaker for the seat who may or may not run for reelection in 2008. They i...
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IN-07: Carson will not run for reelection
2007-11-26 18:15:00
Julia Carso n , terminally ill from cancer, will not run for reelection in 2008 leaving the Democratic-leaning Indianapolis-based seat open.This should make the seat slightly safer, but after the surprising defeat of Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson, a Democrat, in elections earlier this month, who knows?

Huckabee Relates
2007-11-26 05:04:00
Whether or not I believe he would do anything about it is another story, but it would be nice to see a GOP candidate who is not tied to big oil and can speak the truth.
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IN 07: Carson Terminally Ill
2007-11-25 19:57:00
Sad news out of IndianapolisRep. Julia Carso n (D-Indiana) has announced she is terminally ill with lung cancer. Carson has been ill since September and has not been present in Congress.
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Giuliani: Businesses Aren't Greedy
2007-11-25 16:21:00
One wonders if this man has even seen Wall Street more or less worked five blocks away for eight years.Really, are there people in this country who believe, Post-Enron, that corporate greed isn't a problem? If you vote for this man, you deserve to lose your job to a greedy CEO.
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Australian Prime Minister Defeated
2007-11-24 11:08:00
Prime Minister John Howard has not only lost his position as Prime Minister, he's lost his Parliament Seat to the opposition.The first time that has happened since 1928.Kevin Rudd will be the new Prime Minister of Australia.Labour has picked up somewhere between 23 and 26 seats to gain a majority of about 20 seats.Watching this election reminds me of the Democratic victory in 2006.
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Australian Elections Open Thread
2007-11-24 07:46:00
Exit polls say Prime Minister John Howard will be defeated, both in his Parliament seat and from power.Opposition Labour will win with about 53% of the vote.More tomorrow
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Poland's PM Pulls From Iraq
2007-11-24 04:01:00
The coalition of the willing has...stopped being willing.Poland's new Prime Minister has announced he is planning on withdrawing troops from Iraq .Well, we still have Australia, at least for one more day.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
2007-11-22 16:42:00
Spending the day with familyTake a minute today to smile with pride that this holiday is one of the few that is uniquely American.
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Court OK's Michigan Primary
2007-11-22 00:00:00
Michigan's Primary will be January 15thThat means New Hampshire's will be sometime between January 3rd and 15thUPDATE: New Hampshire's primary is January 8th
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Got 'Em
2007-11-21 22:49:00
I don't know if this will spark a censure or impeachment movement in Congress, but it's definitely not what this administration needs right now.At this point, does it really matter...there's only 13 months, 29 days left of this administration
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NY-19: Saul Drops Out
2007-11-21 04:05:00
New York's most vulnerable Democratic Congressman caught a huge break.Andrew Saul has dropped out of the race for the NY-19th Congressional seat in the Lower Hudson Valley. Saul was seeking the GOP nomination to take on freshman Democrat John Hall, who narrowly defeated Sue Kelly last year in the district, which includes the farthest northern New York City suburbs.

Quote of the Month
2007-11-20 03:18:00
"If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn?t worship that God."-Archbishop Desmund Tutu
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FDNY Slams Giuliani
2007-11-20 01:31:00
"Giuliani is running on 9/11 and portraying himself as a hero. It's disgusting. It's horrible," FDNY Deputy Fire Chief Jim Riches said, "This guy will do anything to get elected. He's misleading voters and distorting the truth. He didn't prepare the first responders for a terrorist attack. The Office of Emergency Management was a joke that day. There was a lack of communication. People died unnecessarily." The Firefighters are probably the most beloved and respected people in New York City. Granted this was one guy saying this, but it was a big guy. If he doesn't have firefighters behind him, his 9/11 card gets thrown out.
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Open House Seats
2007-11-20 00:42:00
Democrats:Colorado-2 (Udall)Maine-1 (Allen)New Mexico-3 (Udall)New York-21 (McNulty)Republicans:Alabama-2 (Everett)Arizona-1 (Renzi)California-52 (Hunter)Illinois-11 (Weller)Illinois-14 (Hastert)*Illinois-18 (LaHood)Minnesota-3 (Ramstad)Mississippi-3 (Pickering)New Jersey-3 (Saxton)New Jersey-7 (Ferguson)New Mexico-1 (Wilson)New Mexico-3 (Pearce)Ohio-15 (Pryce)Ohio-16 (Regula)Wyoming-AL (Cubin)No wonder the GOPers are backing Bush, they are so many lame ducks.*-Hastert has hinted that he may resign before his term is up triggering a special election
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Hofstra Wins Last Debate
2007-11-19 23:02:00
My alma-mater, Hofstra University, has been chosen to host the last presidential debate next year on October 15, 2008. University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi will hold the first debate, while Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee will hold the second debate on October 7. The Vice Presidential debate will be at Washington University in St. Louis, MissouriI graduated from Hofstra last May, and at that time we were starting the process of trying to get the debate.This is great news for my school.
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NJ-07: Ferguson Will Retire
2007-11-19 19:17:00
This came by complete surprise. I think he's afraid he's too vulnerable and now he can vote like an Alabama Republican.This opens the seat up for Tom Kean Jr. who ran for the US Senate last year. He will face Linda Stender, who narrowly lost to Ferguson .Kean probably has the upper hand, but this is not New Jersey's most Republican district.UPDATE: Kean says he's not running. Stender has an excellent shot at this seat.
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Rudy's Healthcare Flip Flop
2007-11-17 10:10:00
Rudy Giuliani wants to pretend to be a foe of "socialized" medicine.Only, lookie what we found out he did while mayor.How did 9/11 make you change your mind on this one, Rudy?
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