Thursday Music – Michael Jackson Edition

There’s still a few minutes left before Thursday’s done, so here’s my choices for this week’s edition of “Thursday Music.” The theme this week is Michael Jackson, in memory of his life and music.

First up is “Smooth Criminal”:

And here’s “Leave me Alone” from a little later in MJ’s career:

And last, [...]

Obey involved in House floor shouting/shoving match?

Politico is reporting Rep. Dave Obey and Rep. Maxine Waters may have been involved in a shouting match on the floor of the House that ended with Rep. Waters “shoving” Rep. Obey:

House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wisc.) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) engaged in a late afternoon shouting match on the House [...]

Bachmann’s ACORN Paranoia

H/T Balloon Juice

Michele Bachmann. She makes this stuff up as she goes. She should stop. Really.

Today she is on my favorite topic that government knows too much about you and collects too much information. But she just cannot stop with that. From little ACORNs big nut trees grow. I give you [...]

The Republican sex scandal flow chart

Here’s a handy-dandy flow chart to help you keep track of all those Republican sex scandals that seem to be popping up:

H/T to Deke Rivers over at Caffeinated Politics.

Midwest sold to Republic

Though the story’s now a couple of days old, it’s worth noting Republic Airways Holdings has purchased Midwest Airlines. The new ownership of Midwest Airlines has said the Midwest Airlines name will remain, some of its jets will still have wide seats, and the airline will have more nonstop routes from Milwaukee. In making the [...]

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Westlake on the Issues: Health Care

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dave Westlake has a lot to say on a variety of issues that Wisconsinites are concerned about, and in the first part of an ongoing series, we’re going to explore Westlake’s ideas on these issues. Today’s focus is health care, an issue that’s been in the news a lot lately, and [...]

R.I.P., Michael Jackson

This is how I’ll remember Michael Jackson: