Category Archives: Politics

Casting For President

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Luke Ford

Rob Long tells Mickey Kaus on BloggingHeadsTV about Barack Obama: "He’s not going to be that far left… People will say… He’s going to make me feel good about this country and the unity we need. I want to elect … Continue reading →

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Eight Men Out

Posted on December 4, 2007 by Luke Ford

Matthew Felling writes: Think the Larry Craig story was just a tabloid creature of late summertime? Think again. Eight men have now come forward in the Larry Craig story – for reasons that range from clear anger to admitted self-promotion … Continue reading →

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Gay rumours eclipse Condi

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Luke Ford

From the Times of London: The Enquirer described its article as “the ultimate guessing game among Hollywood fans – trying to figure out which big-name stars are gay”. The report went on: “According to the buzz among political insiders, it’s … Continue reading →

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The 70s – The Great Funk

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Luke Ford

Joe Queenan writes in the NYT: There are three kinds of revisionism. Marshaling cunning arguments to prove that James Polk is a vastly underrated president is tendentious but doable. Trying to convince skeptics that James Carter is a vastly underrated … Continue reading →

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Trent Lott

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Luke Ford

BigHeadDC reports: "“A federal grand jury has indicted prominent attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs on criminal charges that he and other lawyers engaged in a scheme to bribe a judge,” the AP reports. Scruggs is the brother-in-law of Sen. Trent Lott, … Continue reading →

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