Entries from November 2007

November 30, 2007

NYC Tax Dollars at Work!

From Politico:
As New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses amassed during the time when he was beginning an extramarital relationship with future wife Judith Nathan in the Hamptons, according to previously undisclosed government records.

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November 29, 2007

The Reel Story?

From The American Spectator ( yeah, I said The American Spectator! I am just as surprised as you are!):
The tin-foil-hat crowd was almost immediately pushing a Jack Abramoff angle to the surprise resignation of Sen. Trent Lott. But a more recent scandal brewing — which has already ensnared Sen. Ted Stevens, among [...]

November 28, 2007

Whole Lott-a Leavin’ Goin’ On

From The New York Times:
PASCAGOULA, Miss., Nov. 26 — Senator Trent Lott’s announcement on Monday that he would resign in a few weeks added to the growing Republican exodus from Congress, but may have strengthened Mr. Lott’s post-Senate job prospects.
By retiring before the end of the year, Mr. Lott, the 66-year-old minority whip and Mississippi [...]

November 27, 2007

Ain’t This Rich?

From The New York Times:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 — Confronting an enormous fund-raising gap with Democrats, Republican Party officials are aggressively recruiting wealthy candidates who can spend large sums of their own money to finance their Congressional races, party officials say.
At this point, strategists for the National Republican Congressional Committee have enlisted wealthy candidates to run [...]

November 26, 2007

Gunnin’ for Votes

From the Associated Press:
LADSON, S.C. (AP) — White House hopeful Fred Thompson called his trip down aisle of rifles, shotguns and pistols at a gun show “a day in paradise,” and said he wished he could come back to spend more time and money.
It was the former Tennessee senator and “Law and Order” actor’s [...]

November 25, 2007

But…but…but all of Chimpy’s buddies are getting rich!

From the Los Angeles Times:
WASHINGTON — As President Bush spoke about the state of the nation’s economy recently in the century-old Grand theater in New Albany, Ind., his words were as cheery as the vaudeville acts that once played there.
But the storyline beyond the stage is closer to film noir.

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November 24, 2007

Leftovers

Since it is the day after Thanksgiving, and we are probably all recovering from our feeding orgies , I am serving leftovers tonight. I was going to title this DINO-sores. I made it after Michael Mukasey was confirmed as Attorney General.

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November 22, 2007

Happy Turkey Day!!!

From the Raisin…

(With profound apologies to Norman Rockwell)
…and from Mighty Mikk0mouse: