Have yourself an impeachy little Xmas
-Headline of the day-
"White House Christmas tree to feature 'impeach Bush' message."
Is this War on Christmas news? It kind of seems like it is and it kind of seems like it's not. You figure it out. That whole WoC thing doesn't make any sense to me anyway.
According to the report, "The Washington Post's Reliable Source gossip column reports that a Seattle artist submitted an ornament design celebrating Rep. Jim McDermott's support for impeachment" and that this ornament was approved for inclusion on the White House Christmas tree.
The ornaments on the tree, which are approved by the office of the First Lady, "are supposed to showcase something special about each congressional district." The special thing about Jim McDermott's district is, apparently, McDermott's quest for presidential impeachment.
The ornament features swirls of text that include references to "Washington state's 1919 labor strike, its suffrage movement and the violent anti-World Trade Organization riots of 1999," in addition to Rep. Jim's desire to try an convict the head of the household in which it will hang.
"Apparently, they didn't read it -- or Laura Bush is more progressive than I believed," says McDermott.
My money's on the former. But you never know, maybe Laura's as sick of her husband as everyone else is. (Raw Story)
-FOX on the run-
Remember the news that Barack Obama has called on FOX News zero times at pressers since he's been elected? Yeah, that's fun, isn't it?
This is turning out to be something of a trend for the fair and balanced folks, who are having a hard time booking talking heads. At least, that appears to be the case, since Foxbot Neil Cavuto was stuck discussing the presidential transition with reality TV not-really star Omarosa, who -- if you remember her at all -- you will remember as being a freakin' crazy woman whose fifteen minutes of fame ran out years ago. So crazy, in fact, that she was even goofier than the star of the show she was on, Donald Trump's The Apprentice.
With Ann Coulter's jaw wired shut, I suppose it's harder to find vaguely telegenic lunatics who'll back up whatever crazy-assed BS any random Foxbot puts out there.
But still, they couldn't get Michelle Malkin to show? (Huffington Post, via reddit)
-You're getting warmer!-
As the recount in the Minnesota Senate race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken winds down, it's reported that 171 uncounted ballots have been found. Now Norm has a 305 vote edge, according to the Secretary of State's office.
Wait a second, "found ballots?" Who the fuck is Minnesota's Secretary of State, the Easter Bunny? (Political Wire)
