Category Archives: Politics

Hillary Clinton At State: Toward A Weak Foreign Policy

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Mash

It is now reported in the media as universal truth that Hillary Clinton is "on track" to be Barack Obama’s Secretary of State. Apparently Clinton has made her anti-Shermanesque statement on the issue: something to the effect, according to "Clinton … Continue reading →

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Two For The Price Of One (And Goolsbee!?!)

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Mash

Barack Obama is set to announce that his Treasury Secretary will be the current President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Tim Geithner. Obama will also announce that former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will be his director of … Continue reading →

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Blithering Idiot At The Slaughterhouse

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Mash

Blithering idiot Sarah Palin pardons turkey and then gives an interview while turkeys are being slaughtered right behind her. Viewer discretion advised.

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Eric Holder On The Rule Of Law

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Mash

[Via Andrew Sullivan] Our next Attorney General’s thinking on the rule of law: Eric H. Holder Jr., Deputy Attorney General during the Clinton administration, asserted in a speech to the American Constitution Society (ACS) that the United States must reverse … Continue reading →

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The Senate Loses A Felon

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Mash

Republican Senator Ted "Tubes" Stevens has lost his Senate seat to Democrat Mark Begich: Sen. Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in Senate history, narrowly lost his re-election bid Tuesday, marking the downfall of a pillar of the U.S. Senate … Continue reading →

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