Rachel Maddow Opens New Front In Union Wars Against Massachusetts Democrats
Throughout the past several months, the main headline regarding the union battle has been the campaign by Wisconsin Republicans-- led by Governor Scott Walker to restrict collective bargaining rights. According to Rachel Maddow, the tactic has done nothing but hurt the Republican Party and, she jokes, in part because of its efficiency in generating...
David Weigel: Handling Of Souder Staffer Affair Shows GOP Is ‘Better At Politics’ Than Democrats
Silver lining for Republicans? Visiting Keith Olbermann tonight to talk about the details of pro-abstinence Republican Rep. Mark Souder's affair with a staffer, Washington Post blogger David Weigel noted that the relative damage compared to the Eric Massa affair shows that, perhaps, Republicans are better at cleaning up after themselves with these scandals.
Jon Stewart Goes After Political Sex Scandals And Hypocrisy
This is the reason why Jon Stewart and The Daily Show deserve all the accolades they receive: they take a topic that would be so very banal in the hands of any one else, and make it far more entertaining and informative with their own treatment. In this instance the topic is political sex...
Sex Watch: NJ Councilman’s 20 Year Dry Spell, And Other Absurd Sex Scandal Headlines
Last week Eugene Robinson, a local New Jersey Councilman, seized national attention when after falling victim to a prostitution blackmail scandal, testified in court that he hadn’t had sex in 20 years. Despite the fact that the whole thing was a conspiracy (unbeknownst to Robinson, the woman he was fooling around with was a prostitute...
