Larisa Alexandrovna had been communicating with Mr. Connell on a story about potential election skullduggery in Ohio in 2004, and he had reported being threatened. I haven’t read the story in detail yet, but I thought that it was important that at least (another) righty blog post on the subject. Read the story, which in my opinion is balanced, if perhaps a bit paranoid, and rather than snark away, bring

The MSM have decided that the disgruntled al-Sadr and Che worshipping Iraqi journalist “tossed” his shoes at Bush, “tossing” being the functional equivalent of the softball questions typically lobbed at, for example, President-Elect O! Personally, I think he “wung” them at Bush (“hurled” being a little histrionic, don’t you think?), because I like wing-tips. Of course, he might have “flung” them at Bush, and it’s perfectly possible that our Muslim

Steven Chu is Obama’s nominee for Energy Secretary. Here’s what he thinks about gas prices:gas prices In a sign of one major internal difference, Mr. Chu has called for gradually ramping up gasoline taxes over 15 years to coax consumers into buying more-efficient cars and living in neighborhoods closer to work. “Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe,” Mr.

Malkin posts what was turned over as the result of a reader’s FOIA request to see how it was that Team O! were able to use the .gov domain for campaign financing purposes. If you’re a civil libertarian and a constitutional lawyer whose words have been read into the record on the floor of the Senate, I don’t see how you can possibly not be a bit concerned about this.

Chris, over at Beth’s My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, reports on a story that I’d seen but neglected a couple of weeks back: I’m still trying to figure this one out. A drunk woman and her husband are at the Minnesota-Iowa football game. She has to pee. I’m guessing the conversation started this way: “Hey honey, I’m going to the bathroom”. “Ok, see you in a few”. She staggers to

Oompa Loompa doompadee doo We’ve got another demand for you Oompa Loompa doompadah dee Twelve percent raise and medical free What do you get from Loompas on strike? Scabs getting beat and their head on pike Let’s work together and do what we can To keep out cheaper chocolates from Japan You’ll get no You’ll get no You’ll get no You’ll get no You’ll get no market share Oompa Loompa

Joe Conason on how the Obama Transition Team brought this snarking on themselves through no fault of their own. Also, Vera Baker: if Blago has info on how she ended up in the Caribbean, things might get very interesting.

who would later get pregnant by boy whose mother would be charged with drug crime. Related. Also. Kathleen Parker: Should a person NOT be considered for Senatorial appointment simply because her name happens to be Kennedy?

Illinois Governor Blagojevich to Make Statement to the Press!!!

Eeeeeeeevil partisans force Jones-Kelley to resign. Speaking of which: why there are no Southrons in Obama’s cabinet. (h/t Insty)