Rep. David Obey won’t seek re-lection, to announce retirement
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey (D-Wisc.), a liberal lion first elected at the height of the Vietnam War in 1969, is set to announce Wednesday he will not seek re-election in November, according to a senior Democratic official. The move will deal a blow to Democratic chances of holding the northern Wisconsin seat.
Obey, 71, [...]
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist inspired by Joe Lieberman
“Lieberman told me that going independent is the most liberating thing,” Crist told the National Review Online. “He was right. I’m much happier now, to be perfectly candid.”
Crist went on to tell the National Review that he plans no retreat from being a fiscal conservative, and, in addition, came out against Arizona’s new immigration law, [...]
The Comedian We Have To See In Sarah Palin on ‘Tonight Show’
Spot-on political humor is the bedrock of a successful late-night talk show and the entrance of Sarah Palin in form-fitting denim jeans, four-inch heels, a black blazer, and a messy pinned up hairdo, accelerated an already humming performance. The breezy conversation between Leno and sizzling hot media star Palin is just what viewers want. [...]
