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Sarah Palin, long before she was the GOP candidate for vice-president, long before she was the governor of Alaska, long before she was the mayor of whatever that town is called, long before she was a TV sports reporter, long before she was a mother or married, she was a beauty queen. She was in the Miss...

Ack, bear! Run! Sarah Palin is a straight-shootin' mama and Newsweek knows it. They have the cover to prove it. No, this image was not photoshopped. Source

Obviously I'm not impressed with the GOP choice of Sarah Palin. That's the burden of common sense. However, even I'm getting tired of writing about her. The thing is, ours is to cover celebrity and parents and poke the fun. Sarah Palin, with all apologies to the Jolie-Pitts, is the most famous...

Obama supporters and Democratic candidate generalists, you might want to stay close to a defibrillator. Sure, a recent AP poll shows Barack Obama leading John McCain 47 percent to 43 percent. Ahhh, but wait. There's a familiar face back on the playground and he's got juuuuust enough of friends...

First Eliot Spitzer , now Vito Fossella - these N.Y. politicians have been making lots of booty calls lately. Staten Island Republican Representative Fossella, who is already facing a drunken driving charge, admitted on Thursday that he had an extramarital affair with former Air Force lieutenant Laura...

Posted by Political Nanny At a Lincoln Day dinner in northern Kentucky, GOP lawmakers had a fun time criticizing Democrats. But as one blogger who was there reported, the comments went a bit far. From the NYTimes: Congressman Geoff Davis, took the criticisms of Mr. Obama a few steps further, likening...

Everybody's favorite election spoiler, Ralph Nader, has officially come back for more. He announced on Meet the Press this morning that he will be launching his third third-party candidacy and running a campaign based on his anti-corporation message. Of course, Dems aren't happy, but even he...

The Potomac Primary is so yesterday. Which is why Hillary Clinton is in Texas today. She lost big in Tuesday's primaries in Virginia, Maryland, and Washinton, D.C. She's gambling all her chips on Texas and Ohio's March primaries, the next big races and what appear to be her last chance at...

Think of it as the grown-up version of picking a prom date. An Edwards supporter who doesn't know which box to check on her absentee ballot has come up with a cheat sheet to figure out which candidate she will support . She has posted the Edwards Matrix for all to see. Problem is, the matrix is inconclusive...

Running for president is not a popularity contest. Oh, wait, it is! And just like high school this competition hinges on the backing of other popular kids. This year's election has been a veritable Endorsement Bonanza. Everybody is getting in on it, no matter what their relevance levels, which for...