At this point, all I’m doing (and part of it–really!–is because I’m too sick to do anything else) is baiting the trolls and letting you all have at them. So, if you’re tiring of that sport, please consider helping Jeff recuperate by purchasing something off his Amazon wish list. He gets mad at me when I do this kind of shit, but he’s having trouble removing his shirt right now,

Chooses not to point out erosion of favorables. Approval of handling of transition down 3% over less than a week. Hmmmmmm: Forty five percent (45%) of U.S. voters say it is likely President-elect Obama or one of his top campaign aides was involved in the unfolding Blagojevich scandal in Illinois, including 23% who say it is Very Likely. Just 11% say it is not at all likely, according to a

Howdy, all. We finished shooting the new catch wrestling video series this past weekend, and it came out very well, I think (little thanks to me — though I suppose one could argue that I made a useful meat puppet, the recipient of certain throws and a number of takedowns). On Friday, I was tapped by Tony to show the pain tolerance / submission resistance exercises and drills we do,

Secretary of what? A federal grand jury is investigating how a company that advised Jefferson County, Alabama, on bond deals that threaten to cause the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, did similar work in New Mexico after making contributions to Governor Bill Richardson’s political action committees. The grand jury in Albuquerque is looking into Beverly Hills, California-based CDR Financial Products Inc., which received almost $1.5 million in fees from

“Blagojevich Democrats like [Lieutenant Governor] Pat Quinn did nothing to stand up to Gov. Blagojevich and his ethical lapses,” said Joe Birkett, the DuPage County state’s attorney who has long had his eyes on statewide office. Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) and Senate President Emil Jones (D-Chicago), Blagojevich’s closest legislative ally for years, have called the legislature back to Springfield to vote on a measure that would put the selection of

Conventional wisdom holds that U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald ordered the FBI to arrest Rod Blagojevich before sunrise Tuesday in order to stop a crime from being committed. That would have been the sale of the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. But the opposite is true: Members of Fitzgerald’s team are livid the scheme didn’t advance, at least for a little longer, according to some people close to Fitzgerald’s

“I Find It Impossible To Derive Any Satisfaction,” Rolling Stones “You and I and a Dog Named Boo,” Lobo “My Mother Admonished Me Not To Attend,” Randy Newman “I’m Your Johannes Factotum,” James Taylor “I Only Have I’s for You,” The Shifters “Mac the Emotionally Unstable,” Bobby Darin

They set out to test these hypotheses on human subjects consisting of Cornell undergraduates who were registered in various psychology courses. In a series of studies, Kruger and Dunning examined self-assessment of logical reasoning skills, grammatical skills, and humor. After being shown their test scores, the subjects were again asked to estimate their own rank, whereupon the competent group accurately estimated their rank, while the incompetent group still overestimated their

Daniel Halper at PJM: These numbers only show the AFL-CIO’s political donations in the last 18 years. As one can see, the average shows an overwhelming bias in favor of the Democratic Party: 96 percent of all donations have been to the Democrats, while only 4 percent have been made to Republican candidates. It’s no secret: the Democratic Party benefits monetarily from increased unionization. And lower membership means fewer donations,

Scandal-plagued Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will not resign Monday, his spokesman said Sunday, but pressure to do so continued to grow on the governor to step aside before he is impeached. The article goes on to say that one of Blago’s chief concerns is that he continue to draw a pension. Tip to Madigan: you can’ts shame what gots no shame.