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cdobs.com - 1/14/2009

Michelle Obama’s Job Eliminated

— cdobs.com — She hasn’t shown up for work very regularly over the last year or so, so when Michelle... Obama’s $300,000 job was cut at the University of Chicago Hospitals, it may have been hard to notice the difference. Crain’s skipped the part ... (more) Michelle Obama’s Job Eliminated

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Michelle Malkin

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washingtonmonthly.com - 1/17/2009

Block the stimulus, help the GOP

— washingtonmonthly.com — BLOCK THE STIMULUS, HELP THE GOP.... Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell, now seeking the chairmanship... of the Republican National Committee, has a new reason to oppose an economic rescue package: it might help Democrats. While only a few... (more) Block the stimulus, help the GOP

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Washington, D.C

Ken Blackwell

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theweek.com - 1/15/2009

The duty of Republican opposition

— theweek.com — Shrum s advice for Republicans is half right. It s true, for example, that the tactics that... worked for the GOP in 1993 won t work in 2009. Back then, Republicans faced a new but already scandal-battered president who had recklessly outraced his weak, ... (more) The duty of Republican opposition

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Barack Obama

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Heh, Indeed, Indeed Tennessee!
Rising Hegemon — This story has been told already by better bloggers, but I still enjoy it immensely. The bestest line of all: The official Republican nominee, Jason Mumpower (a wingnut from Bristol in Sullivan County) was left speechless, clutching the family bible that he had brought in preparation for taking the Speaker’s oath of office. Mummmmmmmm-bop (fez tip Balloon Juice) (pic modified from here)

No More Mister Nice Blog — NOT A BIG FAN OF COUPS AS A MATTER OF PRINCIPLE Back in January, I was somewhat surprised to see the gleeful lefty blogger reaction to a coup of sorts in the Tennessee House of Representatives: the GOP had won control of the chamber, by a very slim margin, for the first time in decades, and Republicans planned to choose a far-right Speaker, but Democrats voted in a moderate Republican as Speaker, thwarting the GOP leadership. I didn't find it a particularly story because here in New York State the Democrats had just won control of the ...