You have probably heard by now that Gen. Stanley McChrystal announced that he’d talked to the president only once since his June appointment. What you may not have read is that earlier this year, Andy Stern, president of SEIU, estimated that he meets with Obama once a week at the White House.
Why is this [...]

Chris Christie won the primary election in New Jersey yesterday, and will now face the very wealthy Gov. Jon Corsine this fall. With his gubernatorial run, Christie wants to fight corruption in the notoriously corrupt state. Every little bit helps–and the good people of the Save Jersey blog are asking Republicans to donate $9 to [...]

Political Ad Guy came across this gem, and I couldn’t resist sharing it with each of you. In the video featured below, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks about his accomplishments from his first term and his ambitions for his second. It’s worth a watch, if only to laugh a little. Nevermind the fact that he misuses the word “hopefully.” We’ve all been there [...]

Here’s what I imagine might have been on Blagojevich’s On-The-Go playlist: “Smooth Criminal” by Michael Jackson, “Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down” by Fall Out Boy, “Mo Money, Mo Problems” by Notorious B.I.G., “Dirty Little Secret” by Sarah McLachlan, “I Have Confidence” from “The Sound of Music” Soundtrack and “Have I Got a Deal For You” by Reba McEntire.

By now, most of you have heard the news about the governor from Illinois.
Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich and his Chief of Staff, John Harris, were arrested today by FBI agents on federal corruption charges alleging that they and others are engaging in ongoing criminal activity: conspiring to obtain personal financial benefits for Blagojevich by [...]

I’m volunteering for the Alexandria GOP this morning, and I’ll be stationed at a local polling place from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. here in Virginia.
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Bailout might be the word of the year and the latest recipient of a bailout might surprise you: Rep. John Murtha.
The DCCC is spending $84,000 on advertisements “in an attempt to save Murtha from himself,” according to RedState.com.
Why is Murtha at risk, when he’s served for so long and this is–by all accounts–a great year [...]

The McCain campaign is accusing The L.A. Times of suppressing a video that shows Obama and Rashid Khalidi. The LAT published a story about the video back in April, but is claiming that it promised the source that the video would not be released. (Van Helsing just published a great piece about this, which features [...]