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"New" America to be almost as successful as "New" Coke

November 20, 2008 - President-elect Obama's inspiring rhetoric brought Americans to the polls and swept him handily into office, but now observers say the incoming president must show the world that he can walk the walk. Still, just the fact that we elected the guy is giving formerly embarrassed Americans a reason...

Inappropriate Hottie Rundown: White House Pets

November 20, 2008 - Okay, okay, enough already. The entire nation is swept up in Obama Dog Fever, and everyone wants to know what kind of dog they're going to get. This presidential pet mania has grown to such an extreme that the New York Times even has a...

SUB newspaper seeks DOM GOP thug for humiliation, ecstasy

November 19, 2008 - What do you do if you're a media company whose earnings are down 51 percent in one quarter and you're facing an economic landscape so brutal that your entire institution might go down the tubes any minute? Yo...

How to speak Orrectly during the Obama era

November 21, 2008 - The Obama era has begun. And in addition to inspiring a lot of horrible celebrity Wil.I.Videos, the election has spawned a huge number of neologisms (an SAT word we remember and never got to use until now; still waiting for the right moment for "truculent"). There was "Obamacons...

Inappropriate Hottie Rundown: White House kids

November 17, 2008 - With Inauguration Day a few short weeks away, the most eagerly anticipated new residents of the White House aren't Michelle and Barack Obama, but their way-too-cute daughters, Sasha and Malia...

Bill Clinton ready to be vetted, ladies

November 19, 2008 - The Guardian has reported that Hillary Clinton has been offered the Secretary of State job and accepted. But nobody else seems to believe it -- the U.K. press is traditionally better on what's going up Amy Winehouse's nose than they are on American politics. American news agencies all...

Six ways the GOP can recover and start ruining the world again

November 14, 2008 - Politico is asking their panel of pundits this question: "What's the most important first step Republicans should take on the road to recovery?" Not surprisingly, the responses break down into two camps. Left-leaning respondents basically say "become less douchebaggy," while right-leaning ones say...

Bush has two regrets; We provide the other 37

November 14, 2008 - In an interview on Veterans Day, President Bush was asked to reflect on his regrets over his two terms in office. Bush said he regrets, "saying some things I shouldn't have said, like "dead or alive...

Sarah, bein' Governor, talkin', not stoppin', killin' themselves makin' people want to

November 13, 2008 - So, we're all just trying to digest that press conference. Sarah Palin said the country had a lot to learn from her and she was right. So much was packed into her 3 minutes and 23 second press conference. Sadly, however, it was cut short by Texas Gove...

How fast can we be disqualified from a job in the Obama administration?

November 13, 2008 - Laid off? Obama's hiring. All you have to do is respond to the 63 part questionnaire probing into every miniscule detail about your entire life. Not so hard. Oh, except fo...

Palin's first press conference shorter than a White Stripes song

November 13, 2008 - Sarah Palin gave her first national press conference today, and it was a quickie. Of the four questions Palin took, one commented on the fact that this was her first national press conference. Way to go, press! Things unraveled quickly after a...

That old jackass frat-guy McCain? He's back!

November 12, 2008 - It was very predictable: John McCain acted like a jerk, alienated you, you broke up with him, and now he wants you back. Remember the good times you used to have, all the laughs, that time he won that little doll for you at the fair that you still have...

If They IM'd: Republican factions

November 13, 2008 - Could it get any worse for the Republican Party? Apparently, it can. Basically, the party is in an all out civil war over who's most to blame for this year's lost and which faction is dragging the party down going forward. The...

Despite our patriotic bumperstickers, some Americans still do not support the troops

November 11, 2008 - It's been a good year for the U.S. military...well, at least in the eyes of the majority of non-serving Americans. A Rasmussen Reports survey shows that 79 percent of those polled have a favorable view of the military, up 8 percent from last Veterans Day. Still...

Bloggers respond to whack-job diva from Wasilla

November 11, 2008 - Last night, Sarah Palin sat down with the Fox's Greta van Susteren. One of the many things Palin complained about was the blogosphere. The mainstream media gave too much credit "some blogge...