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Buff Bluff
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Eric Massa resigned today. The married congressman from NY is accused of sexually harassing a male staffer. Massa claims to be the victim of a dem conspiracy to run him out of town because he won’t vote for health care. But the congressman has no clothes. He says Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel yelled at him while they were both naked as jaybirds in the shower at the house gym. Emanuel’s fully clothed yelling recently upset liberals and the mental health community.
Give It Up for Lent
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Obama wants the health care bill passed by March 18. He endorsed using “the budget maneuver known as reconciliation” to pass the unpopular big bill by a simple majority rather than the 60 votes normally needed in the Senate. Here’s the Washington Post story.
Twelve Steps to More Fame, Money, and Power
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Thomas Sowell had another good column last week in which he asked the age old question, “why is Tiger apologizing to me?”.
Channeling Barbara Boxer
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During the health care summit Obama twice pointed out, with a smile on his face, that he was the president. This seemed redundant since everyone in the room was already calling him “Mr. President”. He returned the favor by addressing them by their first names as if they were kids in his class - which they sort of were. Peggy Noonan and Dennis Prager picked up on this.
Helpful note to the president: don’t call Senator Boxer “Babs”.
Blue Dog
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Health Summit
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Harry Reid on Politico - ” Republicans should stop crying about reconciliation.” Harry Reid, (and Hillary, Schumer, Biden) on Breitbart from 2005 - Founders saw need for protection from tyranny of the majority.
Toyota
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Staying Power
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Here’s a Financial Times piece about Obama’s new health care plan (you may have to register, it’s free).
Bayh Bayh
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VP Smackdown
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William McGurn, in his WSJ column today, dredged up some Joe Biden comments form 2007 on Iraq - “fundamental strategic mistake” to believe “there is any possibility in the lifetime of anyone here of having the Iraqis get together, have a unity government in Baghdad that pulls the country together. That will not happen, George.”