“Look, I don’t buy the ‘messiah thing’ when it comes to the real ‘messiah thing.’”

A training tipster just shot us this email: Tom Friedman on the Acela Express 2163 to DC berates an Amtrak employee for not taking his trash quickly enough, telling the guy, “it’s your job! I’m trapped in my seat.” According to the tipster, Friedman had his tray table down and …

Congress enjoys its most productive day in three months…

It’s safe to assume that the Ohio Democratic Chair featured in this video did not go to finishing school… “If your kids are going to graduate from college, now he or she gets health care, your heath care, while he or she looks for a new job,” Redfern said. “It’s …

“That guy on the hill is good.”

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From Fark: Not news: Some Republican comes up with a jobs plan for Wisconsin. Still not news: Details his plan in a nifty 68-page document. Fark: Using only 1,015 words in GIGANTIC FONTS True story.

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. recently asked some rich dude to fly a hostess friend of his between Chicago and Washington DC “multiple times.” After the news broke, Jackson very quickly stated that the relationship with said restaurant hostess was a “private matter” between him, his wife and the restaurant’s head …

Who knew Chuck was so dirty. h/t Lazy Hazy’s Wife

Congratulations to Tommy Sheridan, a legislative assistant at the National Head Start Association for submitting the winning photo in our Virgin Mobile Free Fest Contest. Tommy took the prize of four tickets to Virgin Mobile’s Free Fest, along with four digital cameras and 2×3 printers from Polaroid, with 75% of …

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She wrote the speech herself. You can hardly tell….

Throwing darts in the dark. 38 Democrats now oppose letting the Bush tax cuts expire

McFaddens wants you to come party with Ronnie from the hit show “Jersey Shore” tonight! And for the low price of $20, you get to meet Ronnie.