Trading Dr. House for the White House

Fans of House already know that in last night’s episode Kal Penn’s character, Dr. Kutner, met an abrupt end to his storyline. This morning we find out why–the actor, who campaigned for then-Senator Obama in Pennsylvania and across the country, is joining the Obama administration as associate director of public liaison. Seriously. In his non-acting [...]

Definitely take a look, but the latter half is better than the first half. This is the Keating Economics video that the Obama camp released today.

Although conservative social policy is certainly perceived as a strength of the McCain/Palin ticket for conservative voters, it seems that one of the other pillars of [...]

Rumors Swirl about Palin

My favorite rumor: “Palin a viable candidate.”
The Onion Reports

For all you West Wing fans out there

Maureen Dowd

Celebrate Obama’s historic moment with Bryan Lentz!

If you’re an incoming Swarthmore freshman, a student who’s on campus early, or a non-student well-wisher in Delaware County, come on by Bryan Lentz’s campaign office in Swarthmore on Thursday night to watch Barack Obama’s speech live from Denver!
With fuel prices being as high as they are, not everybody can afford to make it out [...]

The presidency–that’s hot!

In response to the McCain campaign’s bizarre new ad, one of the people whose reputation was called into question had this to say.

Yes, it’s really her. Yes, her energy plan actually seems to make more sense than the gentleman from Arizona’s. No, the Republicans can’t nominate her instead, even if her parents were bankrolling McCain–she’s [...]

More Tom Tomorrow Goodness

As usual, “This Modern World” speaks for itself (click for embiggened version):

Black Guy Asks Nation for Change — The Onion

This gem from the always brilliant Onion:
CHICAGO—According to witnesses, a loud black man approached a crowd of some 4,000 strangers in downtown Chicago Tuesday and made repeated demands for change.
“The time for change is now,” said the black guy, yelling at everyone within earshot for 20 straight minutes, practically begging America for change. “The need [...]

Pot will make you SELL YOUR CHILDREN!

This gem comes courtesy of Wonkette. Apparently, some concerned citizen wrote to Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) to ask him to “justify why medicinal cannibus is still illegal,” despite the fact that the American College of Physicians recommended that it be legalized. Which of the well-known dangers of pot smoking did Senator Harkin use as justification? [...]

Ted Rall, everyone