The David Paterson press conference will actually maybe happen at 3, in order to give the governor more time to make an erratic and unpredictable decision about his future. More »
Tag Archives: Politics
Alex Trebek: Canadian, Republican [Liberal Media]
Canadian game show host Alex Trebek will host a Republican fundraiser in Malibu tonight. (Pat Sajak: also a Republican.) Related: Conservapedia blames socialism and gay marriage for Canada’s failed Olympics. More »
Papers: Paterson Won’t Seek Reelection [Breaking]
Sources close to Governor David Paterson say he will not seek reelection, according to the New York Post and the Daily News. He will give a press conference between 11:30 and 12:30, but he will not resign. More »
The Man Who Would Be the Accidental Accidental Governor [Person Of Interest]
You’d have to pry the job from his cold, dead hands, but what if Paterson’s latest scandal caused New York to lose its second governor in so many years? Meet Richard Ravitch, the 76-year-old Manhattanite waiting in the wings. More »
‘I’m Not Dumb,’ Dumb Harold Ford Insists [Ford Tourist]
Just for future reference, would-be candidates: if you’re speaking to the Stonewall Democrats, you should know what Lawrence v. Texas is. Harold Ford did not. (Harold, that was the landmark Supreme Court decision that struck down anti-sodomy laws.) More »
Pictures Probably Not TK [Health Care]
David Paterson is Done (Update: And Missing?) [Already Over]
Governor Paterson’s few remaining allies are calling on him to not run for reelection. He also just had his first resignation. Update: And now no one knows where he is! Update2: They maybe found him! More »
Important Health Care Summit Update: Obama Attacks President McCain (Video) [The Theatre]
Great moments in the endless Health Care summit: the President telling John McCain, “John, we’re not campaigning anymore. The election is over.” More »
New Jersey’s GOP Governor Puts Sexxxpert in Charge of Little Boys and Girls [Sextoys]
Gov. Chris Christie, whose red-candidate-in-a-blue-state election as governor of New Jersey was a victory for Teabagging culture warriors everywhere, named sex doctor to head the state’s Department of Children and Family Services. And her sex toys are illegal in Mexico. More »
Live Health Care Summit Action! [The Theatre]
The White House has its official Health Care Summit Twitter hash tag. The video is streaming. Soon, America will have a compromise health care bill that consists of tort reform and a capital gains tax cut. More »