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C-L's Love Letter to Haley
The Ledger gives one last smooch to Governor Barbour, "political genius."
Salon Calls Out Mississippi
Most of the GOP's 2012 contenders are signing up to support "Personhood" initiatives that are similar to the one that Mississippi just overturned.
Workflowy is Fantastic for Getting Sorta-Organized
Workflowy.com is so simple it's driving me crazy to keep figuring out how useful it is.
Bush Library 'Straw Poll' Gives Romney Big Lead
In what I'm thinking may be something of an outlier, the George (H.W.) Bush Library at Texas A&M University (Gig 'Em!) has released its updated straw poll, showing Governor Romney leading President Obama by... wait for it... 32 points. The results as of July 3 are: Gov. Romney 4,034 (62.41 …
Did Jackson's Population Actually Grow in 2011?
Governing Magazine has an interesting tidbit for folks who are partial to Jacktown... according to their estimates, Jackson actually grew in 2011 for the first time... in a long time. According to Governing, this is part of a larger trend -- the population of urban centers saw a spike in …
Rick Perry Set to Refuse 'Obamacare' in Texas
In a move that I wouldn't be surprised to see repeated in the near future in the Magnolia State, Governor Rick Perry of Texas declared today that he [won't be implementing Obamacare][1] in Texas. Specifically, he says the state will not increase its Medicaid roles to cover additional working poor …
Finally... A Fish-Shaped Cat Litter Box
This was just came over the wires and was too juicy to pass up -- brand new from IOVO designs it the new Litterfish, a cat litter box that's not only "attractive" -- it's shaped like a fish -- it's also "functional," according to the press release. Presumably, that means …
Holder: Texas Voter ID is a 'Poll Tax'
Just in case Mississippi starts to get too cozy thinking it's Voter ID law is going to get past the Feds, Attorney General Eric Holder had this to say in Houston yesterday: "we will not allow political pretext to disenfranchise American citizens of their most precious right." Holder's money quote, …
MSNBC's Extended Shout-out to JFP
The Rachel Maddow show did a long segment last night tying the inaction in Congress (yet another meaningless vote on "Obamacare") to action in Mississippi -- a court case to determine whether Mississippi legislators overstepped in trying to close down the state's only remaining clinic where abortions are performed. The …
Feds Identify Gunman in Denver 'Batman' Shooting
According to the Denver Post, 50 people were shot and 12 are dead during a midnight showing of the latest Batman film in Aurora, Colorado. The gunman has been arrested, and is identified as a 24-year-old white male with no apparent terrorist ties. Some reports are naming the suspect, James …
Concert at The Cedars Rescheduled for Monday
After the Fondren "C Spire Summer Music Series" concert originally scheduled for Thursday was rained out, organizers have decided to move the concert to Monday, July 23. The event is free to the public and picnics are encouraged, although coolers are not. (Soft drinks and beer available onsite.) The concert …
I Love This Video From the JPL 'Mission Control' During Mars Landing
When we looked at the clock last night and realized it was only about 20 minutes before Curiosity was set to land on Mars, I decided to root around and find a Web feed to see if we could watch it in action. Having been warned that there might be …
Salon: 'Paul Ryan Didn't Build That'
Lost in some of the Rand/Medicare/Taxes discussion of Rep. Paul Ryan was a glib line that he's now offered a few times on the stump, taking President Obama's "You Didn't Build That" line out of context to suggest that Obama was saying that small businesses didn't build their businesses. The …
GOP Strategists Concerned the Romney Campaign is 'Incoherent'
Does Mitt Romney support Paul Ryan's approach to Medicare, which would turn it into a voucher paid toward private insurance, or is he against it? Depends on the day... and the state... and that level of incoherence reportedly has some in the GOP worried. The Romney messaging snafus, they note, …
So, Speaking of Jobs...
So if you're a presidential candidate pitching the idea that the government is too big and the private sector needs to be convinced to hire more people -- what data are you using to reach that conclusion?
Blodget: 'Here's the Problem With Our Economy'
What's wrong with the American Economy? Income inequality, due, in part, to an over-emphasis on shareholder value as our prevailing metric for corporate success.
Barbour Criticizes Obama on Deficit... Then Criticizes Him for Budget Cuts
According to NewsMax (ugh) our esteemed former lobbyist/former governor/current lobbyist Haley Barbour was on Fox News this weekend complaining that President Obama isn't paying enough attention to the debt.
Obama: There's a Word for Romney's Flip-Flops: 'Romnesia'
Today on the campaign trail President Obama told a laughing crowd in Virginia that he may have diagnosed why Mitt Romney seems to say one thing in the nationally televised debates and another thing while campaigning... he's got "Romnesia."
Special Olympian's Response to Ann Coulter's Rank Stupidity
Frank, a Special Olympian, offers a reasonable and considerate response to Ann Coulter's ridiculous statement after the third Presidential debate.
JFP Guide to Watching the Results Tonight
Nate Silver at Five Thirty Eight gives Obama a 91% chance of winning tonight; PPP, a left-leaning pollster, predicts over 300 electoral votes for Obama. But others show the race closer, and the Electoral College race could be nail-biter, based on all sorts of factor such as weather, long lines, …
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