Democrats in Congress were prepared to absorb defeats last night. But there were some surprise losers who shared the honors with them: 1. Sarah Palin An enormous GOP wave swept across the country, and it should have delivered the Senate to the Republicans. Sarah Palin interjected herself into primary races in Delaware and Nevada, however, [...]

CBS polls the tea parties and finds they’re old, white, pissed off, likely to vote and don’t think they pay too many taxes. They like Fox News, and they don’t like Ron Paul: Weirdly, Ron Paul does better at more traditional GOP outings.  He won the CPAC straw poll handily this year, and lost to [...]

The Anchorage Daily News just broke a story about a scandal in Alaska’s administration of the Medicaid programs. It seems federal auditors have suspend parts of the program because of gross mismanagement by Alaska officials that was leaving hundreds untreated and may have resluted in over 200 deaths while patients were waiting for treatment.

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See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Die Paris Hilton has released another video in her campaign for fake president on Funny or Die. In this lastest installment, the blond socialite solicits advice from "one of our great fake presidents," Martin Sheen; and discusses her FoPo (that’s foreign policy in Paris-speak) and a way [...]

The perfect condiment for mooseburgers, from the same folks who brought you the Ring of Fire and Smack My Ass & Call Me Sally brands of palate singeing salsas: Sarah Palin Hot Sauce. Let’s Drill? Here is the hottest politician ever! Can you say Hot for VP? Get yours while they are hot. Katie Couric [...]

John McCain has abandoned Michigan. But the Cute One, Gov GILF herself,  "fired off a quick email and said, ‘Oh come on, do we have to?’”   Palin added that she was not ready to give up on Michigan and that she and Todd would “be happy” to campaign in this great state. Winky says it [...]

We know Sarah Palin gets speech ideas from Starbucks cups. Last week she quoted Madeline Albright after reading the former secretary of state’s words with her caffeine fix. I hope Palin’s next mocha gets served up in this model:

 This message appeared at the top of my gmail account because I email quite a bit about Gov. GILF.: http://www.whitetrash4palin.com/ Whether you’re white trash or not, declare for your Canidate [sic] (It’s a tpyo. We all make them) I had to click the ling. Not only are the shirts ugly and unfunny even in a [...]

Victory Fund award winner Margaret Cho wants to make things clear: She is miffed over Palin, misogyny, and Palin’s misogyny. It’s a love/hate thing: Cho admits wanting to rumble in the rubyfruit jungle with Palin, but the comedian also decries the politico’s anti-gay stance. And though Cho rants against the misogyny directed at the GOP [...]