G.O.P. Senate Victory Stuns Democrats – NYTimes.com. Ted Kennedy’s senate seat went to Republican. Obama needs to start taking people out to the woodshed. Also, it’s times like this i’m so happy i left the US (though Harper almost comes across as fake as this douchebag).

Revelations From The Campaign – 60 Minutes. McCain’s campaign manager explains how stupid Sarah Palin is.

Proroguing Parliament – a travesty, yet clever – The Globe and Mail. Mr. Harper in 2002 talking about the Liberal government: “The government will prorogue the House so that it will not be held accountable for its shameful record”

Sarah Palin Appears on ‘Tonight Show’ – Media Decoder Blog. and reads from William Shatner’s biography.

The 50 Best Protest Signs Of 2009: Pics, Videos, Links, News. youth in asia. oh my.

FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: The New Identity Politics Party. interesting 60 Minutes piece included about the cost of end-of-life care in the US. via ram.

BBC NEWS | ‘Thatcher dead’ text sparks fears. I like John Baird even less now.

Montreal Mafia controls 80 per cent of road contracts, whistleblower says – The Globe and Mail. corruption in montreal? i can’t believe it!

Harper so far unscathed by HST blowback – The Globe and Mail. this is such a valid point. jim flaherty was especially a huge advocate of the hst. that said, i’m in favour of the hst.

Michelle Obama keeps Silvio Berlusconi at arm’s length at G20 – Telegraph. that photo is priceless. berluconi looks like a elf next to obama. the caption should read “do anything and i will knock you the fuck out”

TheStar.com | GTA | I won’t run again, Miller says. toronto’s mayor won’t seek re-election. let the free-for-all begin!

Political Irony › Did Glenn Beck murder the American media?. interesting commentary on how political hatchet jobs work. via ram.

YouTube – Franken Talks Down Angry Mob. it’s really a shame that most people can’t just calm down and have a rational discussion on health care.

Bill Maher: New Rule: Smart President ≠ Smart Country. “Even though a Gallup poll says 18% of Americans think the sun revolves around the earth. No, they’re not stupid. They’re interplanetary mavericks”

Palin’s farewell speech (Full transcript). in case you didn’t think that Shatner clip was real. “It is as throughout all Alaska that big wild good life teeming along the road that is north to the future.”


YouTube – William Shatner reads Sarah Palin farewell speech. turns out it was spoken word poetry.

Fox teaser asks, “Obama’s health care plan, scarier than cancer?” | Media Matters for America. “Why one woman fears for her life”. no joke.

Jon Stewart on Dobbs’ promotion of birther theory after Pilgrim debunked it: “Do you even watch CNN?”. This is classic Daily Show.

Palin’s Resignation: The Edited Version | vanityfair.com. not that my grammar or spelling is anything to be championed. via amr.

YouTube – Michael’s response to Conservative personal attack ads. sold. via ram.