“McCain opposes #Sotomayor. Oh. My. God. – he’s gonna run again in 2012.”
— twitter tweet from Progress Florida

After demonstrating she most emphatically cannot take the heat, a new poll shows most Americans think Sarah Palin should stay in the kitchen. FOX News, of all places, reports the numbers.
About a third of Americans think the best job for Palin is homemaker
About a third of Americans think the best job for Palin is homemaker [...]

William Shatner makes sense of the hot mess that is Sarah Palin’s mind.

Not satisfied with losing a bunch of elections last November as well as a whole bunch of formerly loyal members from every level, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) appears to be trying to finish the job through what looks from the outside like a purge of, gasp! — Libertarians. At least that’s what one [...]

“I would rather he had been here and it was still his seat, you know? That’s what I really wish.”
— Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), in answer to a supporter who asked him what Sen. Paul Wellstone would have said after listening to one of Franken’s first speeches as a senator. Wellstone was killed in a [...]

In the Bush era, Republicans demonstrated their collective poor judgment by twice electing as president a bellicose, proudly incurious, anti-intellectual ideologue. A poll out yesterday suggests that they learned nothing from that disaster, and are ready to do it again.
Less than a week after Sarah Palin — who has all of George Bush’s intellectual [...]

My, what a difference a year — and actually being in the position instead of just talking out of your ass — makes.

It’s nice to see that I’m not the only one wondering how Sarah Palin can think resigning her office proves she’s fit for a higher one. On twitter, Mother Jones’ David Corn is dishing out some great stuff.
David Corn: Palin is quitting her way to the top.

Remember all those GOP pundits & commentators who praised [...]

“I just congratulated Al Franken on his victory. I told him it’s the best job he’ll ever have representing Minnesota in the United States Senate. The Supreme Court has spoken, I will respect its decision, and abide by its results.”
— former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), finally doing the right thing and conceding the 2008 [...]

For once, a genuinely witty campaign initiative — and it’s from Democrats. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) has put up a toll-free number for those hoping to locate Florida’s Gov. Charlie Crist. Crist is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently marginally occupied by Sen. Mel Martinez. Both are Republicans.
Call 1-800-403-2195 to find Charlie [...]