Is this Watergate’s last chapter? When the museum at Richard Nixon’s library opened in 1990, the only American to resign the presidency was still alive, and his loyalists were still fighting the battles of the early 1970s. [Politico]
The Obama Administration has drafted an executive order on campaign finance reforms. [HuffPo]
All this talk of a secessionist party in Europe is probably going to fire up the teabaggers and America-haters. [The Economist]
David Williams was spotted tooling around Northern Kentucky. He was apparently confident. [Amanda Van Benschoten]
Papaw Beshear is selling two of the state’s airplanes on eBay. Will you bid on them? [H-L]
The federal government – in a move making everyone happy – is telling airlines they have to state their fees much more clearly. [NY Times]
S&P’s rating/warning is heating up the debt ceiling debate. For real. Everyone is for real freaking out. [NPR]
Top Republicans in Warshington are struggling to silence the crazy birthers because they know how crazy that mess is. [WaPo]
Will the Obama Administration’s push for more campaign finance reporting and anonymous contribution measures get anywhere? [Politico]
For the nerds, here’s a cool story about a fossilized spider from China’s Inner Mongolian region that’s apparently the biggest on record. [BBC]
A Lewis County teacher has resigned after sending nude photographs to a former student. [Ledger-Independent]
According to Tim Pawlenty’s education folks, sharing is socialist and slavery helps capitalism. [Wonkette & MoJo]
Geoff Davis wants to complicate the already difficult federal regulatory process. Tough to admit the regulatory spree is actually a slow slog. [HuffPo]
2 responses so far ↓
1 spinnikerca // Apr 21, 2011 at 1:54 am
You know, I don’t know if I’m against what is IN that executive order, but I am absolutely against the idea that the president, like a king, can just ‘declare law’, particularly when it is law Congress has just voted down.
2 Novena // Apr 21, 2011 at 8:40 am
“In Pawlenty, We Don’t Trust”
Sherry Icke: “We can’t get anybody to give to Gov.Pawlenty’s presidential campaign. I don’t get it.”
Reporter: “But your education standards committee condemns sharing and cooperation of any kind as socialist. You also don’t like the song, ‘We Shall Overcome.’”
Sherry Icke: “But we do like ‘Dixie.’”
Reporter: “Now, I get it. Pawlenty and you like solidarity only when it upholds racism. Here’s a wooden nickel for you both to chew on.”
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