Normally I’d leave it alone, but Princess McCain has decided to taunt opponents of her dad on Twitter, so it’s the political equivalent of “Tarleton’s quarter” as far as I’m concerned. twitterfam in Tennessee – How’s it looking for Basil Marceaux tonight Princess obviously wasn’t that interested in Basil Marceaux or the state of Tennessee, [...]
25. August 2010
We already know that John McCain has won the Republican nomination for United States Senate in Arizona. The only question is how wide of margin the defeat turns out to be. Early indications? It’s a landslide for McCain. This is what your risk when you run an unpredictable, unvetted candidate against a known product. The [...]
24. August 2010
As expected, incumbent Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has won the Republican nomination for United States in Arizona. McCain has beaten back a challenge from J.D. Hayworth, who became known for embracing Birtherism and being featured in an infomercial regarding “free money” from the federal government.
24. August 2010
Florida holds 27 electoral votes and has been a key component of many presidential election victories. There are no fewer than 25 Congressional districts, worth, you guessed it, 25 votes in the House of Representatives. Nine of those seats are currently held by Democrats. To put that into perspective, Republicans need to carry 39 more [...]
24. August 2010
Businessman and conservative activist Rick Scott, best known for his anti-ObamaCare television ads, has won the Republican nomination for governor of Florida.
24. August 2010
Results are now starting to come in from Florida’s primary election. 7:53 PM: Meek leads Greene in Senate race, Scott holding small lead over McCollum for governor (13% reporting: Scott 46, McCollum 44). 7:58 PM: It looks like we can say “adios” to whacko Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL), best known for coming out in favor [...]
24. August 2010
We’re not expecting results for quite a bit of time. Yes, we’ll start getting figures from the Secretaries of State, but nothing that will tell us who will win tight races. So give it some time.
24. August 2010
The State Department is busy defending Imam Rauf of the Ground Zero mosque, warning the media not to cover the story too extensively. The excuse is that quotes may be taken out of context, and therefore those pesky bloggers who have dug up evidence of Rauf’s extremism should be ignored. Rauf has gone on record [...]
24. August 2010
Sheldon Silver, the most powerful Democrat in New York as speaker of the New York State Assembly, has come out against the mosque being constructed at Ground Zero in New York City. From the Associated Press: “In the spirit of living with others, they should be cognizant of the feelings of others and try to [...]
24. August 2010
Standard and Poor’s has cut Ireland’s credit rating and projected a negative economic outlook for the country — the result of mounting costs pertaining to a bailout of the country’s financial sector. S&P cut Ireland’s long term rating one notch to AA-minus, the fourth highest investment grade. A negative outlook indicates another downgrade is more [...]
25. August 2010
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