Grassroots Pennsylvanians appear to have won. From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette: State legislators, heeding a loud outcry from an angry public, last night voted overwhelmingly to repeal the 16 percent to 34 percent pay raise they approved in July.The Senate ... READ MORE
Project 21 members are telling the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Clarence Thomas is not a legislator, and, anyway, brains determine views, not skin tone ... READ MORE
Some Senators want the Alito confirmation hearing (why do news organizations keep writing "hearings" in the plural? -- there is only one hearing planned) delayed until January. From the AP: Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito courted Senate support in assembly-line ... READ MORE
The U.S. Senate has announced that the hearing into the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court will begin sometime during the period of January 9 through January 13 ... READ MORE
Despite an ominous indication that avian flu had reached Sweden, it turns out a sick Swedish seagull didn't have avian flu after all. It was just drunk. In related news, plans for flu quarantines at U.S. university frat houses have ... READ MORE
From Bizzy Blog on WMDs, a blog post worth repeating. Addendum: After I posted the above, I received an email from Tom at BizzyBlog saying in part: "Since you linked over, a commenter challenged me to find 'actual news' sources ... READ MORE
The Washington Post asks: The problem for the Republicans is that, now that they're the elite, who are they going to denounce for elitism? Answer: The elite media, naturally ... READ MORE
Does parenthood make you smarter? A Boston Globe article says: ...a new body of research -- so far still mostly in animals -- is fueling the idea that motherhood may actually rewire the brain, making mothers (and involved fathers) more ... READ MORE
At least until he cheers up, this is a pretty accurate nickname for Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. (Based on the photo on the TMH's Bacon Bits blog, I think Senator Reid would be a natural to cast as Scrooge.) ... READ MORE
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