Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is the most popular man in town, according to a recent poll. Kelly's approval rating is an impressive 70%—which is hilarious, because there's more news of the NYPD's corruption every day.
Every year, the US House of Representatives put together a list of bills they passed that the Senate has not yet voted on. This year's tally: 290!
Malcom Gladwell managed to take the fun out of getting blackout drunk. Really, man? Really?
Senator Richard Shelby will block all of Barack Obama's nominees until he gets his pork.
Scott Brown will be seated immediately upon certification. Al Franken had to wait a week.
Who can forget Breitbart Hero Kenneth Gladney, the uninsured conservative activist who threatened to sue SEIU for injuries sustained when he was briefly knocked over. I Am Kenneth Gladney, he declared. (He has mostly forgotten about this person, now. Which is for the best, as his story never made sense and it was…
"I don't see the votes for [passing the Senate bill] at this time." -Nancy Pelosi
The conservative majority on the Supreme Court reiterated their utterly insane opinion that corporations are people today as they struck down restrictions on campaign spending by corporations in a decision that everyone expected but that is depressing nonetheless.
Democrats should either ram through a vote before Brown is seated or pass the Senate bill and improve it through reconciliation. Barack Obama just took the first option off the table and Barney Frank has ruled out the second.
Hah, sorry America, Massachusetts doesn't want you to have any healthcare.
Rush Limbaugh said various dumb and bigoted things about Haiti. People criticized him for this. Now—and who could've seen this coming?—he is digging in, and saying even more controversial things. Like somehow this is related to death panels?
We have a mug shot for "money honey" and Orszag-fiancee Bianna Golodryga. (She was arrested for drunk driving, and pleaded no contest. Just like it was no contest between her and Peter's old girlfriend am I right?) [NYDN]
"The boos turned to cheers when Vick scored on a 5-yard run in the third quarter for his first touchdown of the season." [AP via NYT]
Republican Minority Whip Eric Cantor's economic plan calls for no tax increases of any kind until unemployment falls below 5%, at which point he does not support any tax increases.
Barack Obama said he wanted torture photos released, but then he changed his mind. The ACLU won its suit to have them released, but now the Supreme Court is sending that victory back to the Second Circuit to be reconsidered.
This Glenn Beck tweet links to a blog that has misread a piece of obvious (and terrible) satire, penned by a right-wing talk radio producer. Just like he did last week. They don't even get the unfunny jokes they make themselves!
Patrick Lanzo owns a restaurant in Paulding County, Georgia. His restaurant has a mannequin dressed as a Klansman. The sign out front says, "Obama's plan for health-care: nigger rig it." Lanzo says he is not a racist.
Look, Rush Limbaugh ran over a carboard cutout of Al Gore, in an electric car, and then he backed up and did it again! COMEDY! AT TEN O'CLOCK! HAVE YOU EVER IN YOUR LIFE SEEN SUCH A THING??
What's Barack Obama got in common with Megan Fox? Mediaite/Rachel Sklar knows. Sigh.
