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washingtonmonthly.com - 9/29/2009
Monday's Mini-Report
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MONDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * Over the weekend, two suicide car bombs "killed 16 people and wounded about 150 others in separate attacks in northwestern Pakistan." * More provocative steps from Iran: "Locked in a deepening dispute...

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GOP 12:  "She's hot. Did I say that out loud?"

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"She's hot. Did I say that out loud?"
GOP 12 — ... $149.95 limited edition figure), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (sporting a t-shirt that reads "Let them eat yellow cake"), Joe the Plumber (with his own custom-made crow bar), and a talking Joe Wilson, among others. .... When asked what aspects of Bachmann "struck his fancy," Vicale said, "She's hot. Did I say that out loud? Yeah, I guess I did." You can buy the Sarah Palin Kick Ass Action Figure, talking Joe Wilson figure, Nancy Pelosi with Waterboard (!) and others here . [Hat tip: Washington Monthly ]

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