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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Why won’t anybody report the good news from the election?

By Thoreau
Well, at least David Weigel will:
Bottom line: Eric Dondero probably doesn’t need to update his resume for a new Congressional job tomorrow.
DONDEROOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Science blogging: Deceptive advertising edition

By Thoreau
You can imagine my excitement when I went to Nature’s news site and saw this headline:
Weed’s seeds evolve quickly in the city
Alas, it’s not what it sounds like.

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Insert Spaceballs Joke Here

By Thoreau
In order to fund a farm bill, the Republicans are thinking of reducing the amount they’ll spend on oxygen tanks for Medicare recipients.
Politically, I’d observe that I’d rather fund the oxygen tanks than the farmers, if I have to choose.
As a blogger who appreciates snark and movie references, I’d observe that the only person [...]

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Once more to the phonebanks….oh, to hell with it

By Thoreau
The House is currently negotiating the terms of the surrender:
The dilemma faced by Democrats is that Republicans and the administration oppose any bill other than the measure passed by the Senate that includes full retroactive immunity for the telecommunications companies.
Oh, that’s not a dilemma at all!  If the White House will only sign bad [...]