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Republican senator: Filibustering gun debate encourages debate
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah on Wednesday defended his threat to filibuster the debate on any gun control bill. Lee has joined twelve other Republicans who vowed to prevent the Senate from bringing up gun control bills for consideration. But several Republicans have also stated their intention to vote…
Republican Sexual Hypocrites, 2010 edition: add anti-gay California State Senator Roy Ashburn
We haven’t seen a new batch of Republican Sexual Hypocrites so far in 2010, but in slides anti-gay California State Senator Roy Ashburn (R-Bakersfield), who manages a triple play. After being pulled over for driving erratically in downtown Sacramento at 2AM on Wed., he earned a DUI, reeking of alcohol,…
…And Then He Jizzed In His Pants
David Brooks was groped by a Republican senator for the entirety of a dinner, but doesn’t feel like he should share who it was, because…of. Yes. BROOKS: You know, all three of us spend a lot of time covering politicians and I don’t know about you guys, but in my…
Jon Chait makes me chuckle
Crazy, right? The New Republic has learned that Republican Senator and presidential candidate John McCain served in the military during the Vietnam war and was captured and tortured as a prisoner of war. McCain, who is notoriously reticent about his Vietnam-era history, has not yet confirmed or denied this discovery,…
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