Well, isn't THIS interesting. In a December post (at NewsBusters; at BizzyBlog), I reviewed ABC's online "The Faces of Political Scandal" slideshow, which featured mini-profiles of 14 politicians in recent years who have been tainted by scandal and/or crime. At the time, I noted that: Of t...

Tuesday Night News Roundup I watched portions of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s confirmation hearing. From what I saw, I thought she performed well. I thought she reflected Obama’s foreign-policy positions extremely well. Senator David Vitter from Louisiana, connected with prostitutio...

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has taken a job at gay and trans loving lobbyist firm Dickstein and Shapiro. And the right-wing is pissed! They weren’t so pissed, of course, when “Hasturd” helped cover up fellow Republican Mark Foley’s underage page loving ways. [Eisensta...

It would seem, the Kathleen Parker , and the Washington Post Editorial Board , were disappointed that, on Thursday evening, during the announcement of the endorsement, John Edwards and Barack Obama didn't break out the K-Y lube and get it on. In and Op-Ed published today, Parker pens "The Democrats ...

Seriously messed up people (and Republicans, no less):"Everybody loves Mark. He's fine now," Sullivan says.Really? Would you let him babysit your son?...

The Log Cabin Republicans are gearing up for their annual convention in San Diego this weekend, when luminaries like Arnold Schwarzenegger will address the gay GOPpers. One of the group’s members, Kevin Norte, offered this reflection, which we think is fairly valid: “The gay and lesbian ...

The Washington Post carried the usual double standard on political ethics – highlight the party affiliation of the Republican, bury the party affiliation of the Democrat – all in one edition of the paper on Saturday. In the Metro section (page B-5), the headline proclaimed: "GOP’s McKee R...

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