From jsonline: Madison — State elections officials Wednesday narrowly rejected a Milwaukee Assembly candidate’s attempt to run with the slogan “NOT the ‘whiteman’s b****’ ” under her name on the ballot. Ieshuh Griffin, an independent candidate with a history of feuds with local officials, said in response she w...

Feingold polling below Ron Johnson. ...

The antis are violent, so they think no one can be trusted with guns. Via a facebook post. And SiH. ...

Britain in looking smarter than ever for staying with the Pound. We need to resist any attempt to form and “Amero” or something for the same reason. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/jeffrandall/7746806/Whatever-Germany-does-the-euro-as-we-know-it-is-dead.html ...

Would you have dinner with a former president who you strongly disagreed with? Caveat: this is dinner, not a chance to tell them why you hate them or yell “you suck” and get kicked out. A reasonable amount of civility is assumed. Answer in the comments. ...

These are the faces of Free Enterprise. Capitalism still gives more opportunity to more of the people than any other system we’ve seen. Hat tip Bitter ...

It is proper to address a married lady as Mrs., not Ms. If the article about Laura Bush’s new book had been original work, maybe it could be written off as ignorance of propriety. However, since it was a reprint of a New York Times article that used the proper title, the only assumption one can reach is that you edited it out of disrespect fo...

A British snipers sets the new record for longest confirmed kill, at 8,120 feet. Then, he does it again. ...

From the Telegraph: Violent attacks are estimated to be 44 per cent higher than they were in 1998 after research on the way police record them allowed comparisons for the first time. The study, by the independent House of Commons Library, shows violence against the person increased from 618,417 to 887,942 last year. The devastating review comes des...

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Now Barney Frank is saying that Brown turned the race into a personality contest, and that’s why Coakley is in so much trouble. N0, it’s the radical agenda, one that appears to be too radical even for Massachusetts. Maybe it’s time you take a hint, that this is too far for most Americans. A message to the democrats: The tea parti...

With Rasmussen giving him a -14% approval rating, maybe having Obama campaigning for her isn’t in Coakley’s best interest… ...

Dear Senator Feingold/Kohl, I wanted to express my feelings on the quotes that recently came to light from Senator Reid. The remarks were offensive not only to President Obama, but also to the American people, who he seemed to imply would not vote for a candidate who’s skin was a little darker, or who spoke differently. His remarks were also...

WI Rep Paul Ryan is hosting fundraisers in New Hampshire. ...

Rasmussen says a plurality of Americans (43%) aren’t sure which party to trust on ethics. The answer: Don’t trust politicians on ethics. ...

Joe Biden holds a meeting on transparency. But it’s closed. ...

On Christmas, I got an E-mail, the subject of which demonstrated one of the major problems with the current RNC leadership. The subject was “Holiday Greetings from the RNC.” Again, this came on Christmas. Let’s look at this: the majority of Americans celebrate Christmas in at least some way. The majority of those who do not would ...

An Arizona man killed a bobcat that attacked him with his bare hands. ...

One senses that if they all put their heads together, it’s still doubtful they could beat a carnival chicken at Tic-Tac-Toe. – Jonah Goldberg ...

FOXNews: The United States’ climbing national debt could drag the country into a “double-dip recession,” President Obama warned in an interview with Fox News Wednesday from China, though he said he’s still considering additional tax incentives for businesses to reverse the rising unemployment rate. Well, maybe it’s tim...

A former U.K. soldier says he found a discarded shotgun and turned it in to police — and now faces at least five years in prison for doing so, ThisIsSurreyToday.co.uk reported. Paul Clarke was found guilty of possessing a firearm Tuesday after personally handing it over to Surrey Police on March 20, the Web site reported. Clarke said he spotted t...

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Mr Obama becomes the third sitting US President to receive the prize. The committee said today that he had “captured the world’s attention”. It is certainly true that his energy and aspirations have dazzled many of his supporters. Sadly, it seems they have so bedazzled the Norwegians that they can no longer separate hopes from achievement. Th...

Obama is kicked in the nuts by the international community that’s supposed to love him. ...

Donald D. Rice (the bugler killed with a samurai sword) controlled his own destiny. He could have easily avoided his own death. – Commenter at the Baltimore Sun Whenever the question of whether your possessions are worth someone’s life, remember, the person protecting their possessions, and quite often their life, didn’t make the...

This should be “Massacre Day” and stir righteous anger, not endless navel-gazing and hair-shirting. – Tam ...

Now with running commentary! Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, and the American people: When I spoke here last winter, this nation was facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. We were losing an average of 700,000 jobs per month. Credit was frozen. And our financial system was on the verge of collapse. W...

That people get so mad about health insurance companies supposedly screwing some people occasionally that they are willing to turn that function over to a government that screws almost everyone pretty much every day? ...

A while back Tam linked a comment calling the NRA (along with pro-lifers, tea party goers and others) “our Taliban.” I want to take a look a little earlier in the comment, where the writer says “It is not only possible, but likely that these people think the Second Amendment makes it legal to shoot someone who disagrees with you f...

How not to lose a bunch of money… ...

Poor lefties. They’ve been playing on astroturf for so long that they don’t know grassroots even when fed a mouthful of divot. – Tam ...

Personally, I’d have a sign that says “Warning. Irrational people eat here who may be afraid of your firearm. Please tread carefully lest you scare the sheep”. – Robb Allen ...

And, yet, incumbents are still re-elected about 95% of the time. If you want to throw the bums out, you gotta start with your bum first. – Say Uncle ...

ummm… Hat tip Uncle ...

Via CNET News (hat tip PGB): Bill would give president emergency control of Internet Huh… giving power to shut down the biggest avenue for free speech an administration that says There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care.  These rumors often travel...