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Editor@OH2 has a post up about Mean Jean responding to Dean. Mean Jean Responds to Dean…poetry - hot damn! Sorry, punchy for being on vacation for TWO FREAKIN WEEKS. My only two weeks of the year. So, anyway, The Schmidtster says shame on Howard. But Editor points out that our […]

The Senate voted down cloture 52-47 in a critical vote to limit the debate on the reauthorization of the Patriot Act (CNN WaPo).
Did the NSA news weaken the case and erode support for cloture?

Thank you, sir.
A question was asked over at BFD and I have the time (just began my vacation!) and the inclination to answer it…more fully than in my driveby comment. Question is: “Oh Critics of the war in Iraq, where are you now?”
Right here, Jonathan. All over the place. […]

Update: Novak to Fox - duh! Nothing to do with political views though…oh no!
“Novak said the switch to Fox had nothing to do with finding a more comfortable home for his views.”
“I don’t think that’s a factor,” Novak said. “In 25 years I was never censored by CNN and I said some fairly […]

An upcoming editorial in The Nation talks about different Iraq War stances as it relates to different races coming up in 2006. “The War and the Elections” mentions the Ohio Senate race:
In Ohio a leading backer of the Woolsey amendment, Representative Sherrod Brown, has entered the Senate primary race against Paul Hackett, the Iraq […]

Tim has a piece up over at Buckeye Politics on a Roll Call article about the Ohio Senate Democratic Primary. The whole article is in the comments (not sure if I’m down with that). A few nuggets:
While he indicated his preference is to stay out of the primary - leaving it up to […]

How do you slam the WOC (War on Christmas) and GWOT (Global War on Terror) Iraq War at the same time? With a very healthy dose of sarcasm. I’m a very big fan of sarcasm, but I must say Sam uses it like a Republican strategist uses obfuscation:

(hat tip C&L)
Breaking News: DeWine […]

I wasn’t able to make it to the forum, but several did and there is some great stuff in the blogs. Most notably from OH02 (great roundup). The big news was that Eckart withdrew and is supporting Lieberman (but most wanted to see him get off the podium and allow those who were […]

I didn’t make it on the call until it was almost over due to getting back late from an appointment. I caught the last 7 minutes of a call that lasted 22 minutes. When I got on, Suzi was discussing home schooling and explaining their reasoning was not religious but based on the […]

As expected the Voter Suppression Bill (House Bill 3) passed largely along party lines, with Republican Tim Grendell the only person to swap sides. 22-11, with all Dems voting against it. ONN reports some against the measure wore orange sashes, but were ordered to turn them around. Enthusiastic applause was also gaveled […]

Just got an email from the Hackett campaign. Sent specifically to bloggers. So maybe they were listening when I said they needed to use those registrations already! Or maybe the timing makes it look that way - let me feel important, would ya?
I’m not clear if it is a blogger only event, […]

or at least what they’re searching for: Integrity. So says HfA and a new look into the most searched for words online. Topping the list is Integrity. Followed by:

Refugee: not just an offshore phenomenon
Contempt: is what we feel for our elected leaders
Filibuster: we’ll do it if we have […]

I have two burning questions: 1. Why can’t Republicans write good music? And 2. Why is Bushco propoganda so damned funny? I like to think I have a pretty good sense of comedy, but I could never make shit up this good. Remember the horrid Bush was right song? […]

from ONN:
The Senate, scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon, was to approve a change allowing voters’ current driver’s licenses to be allowed as identification even if a person’s address was different than the one on the license, Senate Bill Harris said.
Wish I could get down to the meeting, if you do let me know.

(from email received at eric@plunderbund.com)
My name is State Representative John Boccieri (D-New Middletown) and I’m a legislator near Youngstown. I’m also a C-130 pilot who returned from my last rotation a few weeks ago in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, and my unit will be demobilized this month.
As I return to the Statehouse […]