-So the White House is fighting an invasion of raccoons. Being no dummies, the persistent creatures have found good digs and the squatters are resisting any attempts at eviction. Marylouise Oates (photo), author of the best selling " The Second Home Book", has a tip for the White House Sta...

It has been reported that Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen is being vetted for consideration for Secretary of HHS now that Daschle has withdrawn. If you need to know why this is a HORRIBLE IDEA, I give you Skeptical Brotha: Phil Bredesen, Corporate Pedophile When Skeptical Brotha regular Zeitgiest90...

When Skeptical Brotha regular Zeitgiest9000 posted yesterday that the Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder is reporting that the Obama Administration is vetting Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen for Secretary of Health and Human Services, my head exploded. I damn near stroked out, y’all. A diehard Hillarycra...

Your LibertyWeek hosts Richard Morrison and Cord Blomquist welcome you back with a rousing discussion of the much-debated Stimulus to Nowhere and the website where you can evaluate it, StimulusWatch.org. We get an update from the billionaire’s club known as the World Economic Forum in Davos, S...

“I’m frustrated with myself, with our team,” the president said Tuesday as he worked the cameras to try to limit the fallout from his appointee implosion. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries February 4, 2009 Slapping the Pay Cuffs on Execs February 4, 2009 Bail Fail February 3, 200...

Wow. The editors at the NY Times come out against Daschle for HHS: When President Obama nominated former Senator Tom Daschle to be his secretary of health and human services, it seemed to be a good choice. Mr. Daschle, as the co-author of a book on health care reform, knew a lot about one of the pr...

Turns out yesterday’s Douchebag of the Year contestant has a competitor. Already. Courthouse News reports that nurse practitioner (or physician assistant, her labels vary) Sylvia Olona pulled out a woman’s IUD when she had just gone in to have the strings shortened. She then proceeded to...

Oh, yes, he did, damn his soul: The Bush administration today issued a sweeping new regulation that protects a broad range of health care workers -- from doctors to janitors -- who refuse to participate in providing services that they believe violates their personal, moral or religious beliefs. The ...