Move over GOP House Members… “Stunning many who considered the district west of Chicago reliably Republican territory, Bill Foster, a physicist and Democrat, won a special election on Saturday to fill the Congressional seat that J. Dennis Hastert, the former speaker of the House, held for two decades.” Mr. Foster’s success deeply disappointed Republicans, in part for its broader implications: the victory in this early race may buoy Democrats as they look ahead to a string of Republican retirements...
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International Women’s Day
It’s International Women’s Day. I’m just winding down from taking the day for myself and spending a few hours enjoying the sun at the beach today. I’d be remiss in not recognizing the day however, and pointing readers towards Hillary’s Statement on International Women’s Day. This election season has sadly shown us that we haven’t “come a long way, baby.” Taylor Marsh has an awesome post up too: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: Breaking Beyond Barriers. Incase you were wondering… there’s little...
Kerry & McCain: Who’s Zooming Who?
You know what was funny about John MyFriend’s latest meltdown yesterday on the plane with reporters? Not that he lost his temper, as much as what he was saying was a fabrication. NEW ORLEANS — Senator John McCain fielded a question at a public forum on Friday morning in Atlanta that he said he had never been asked before. Because Senator John Kerry, Democrat of Massachusetts, had approached him about being his running mate for the White House in...
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