Blagojevich to Obama: Will the MSM Connect the Dots?

From Newsbusters.org -
The mainstream media aggressively covered the controversies surrounding Republicans such as Mark Foley and Jack Abramoff and speculated about their connections to President Bush and other high profile members of the GOP. So, it will be interesting to see how tenaciously journalists investigate any linkage between President-elect Barack Obama and scandal ridden Illinois [...]

Why Caroline?: She’s Rich and She’s a Camelot Princess

Via Allahpundit:
Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) thinks his niece, Caroline, should take over Hillary Clinton’s NY Senate seat because, well…because she’s rich.
Mr. Kennedy’s message, according to Democratic aides who were not authorized to discuss the conversations, is that Ms. Kennedy — backed by the Kennedy family’s extensive fund-raising network — would have the wherewithal to run back-to-back [...]

Blagopalooza! Summary of Illinois Governor’s Senate-for-Sale Scandal

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Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich – arrested today on charges of corruption, released on his own recognizance
Illinois First Lady Patty Blagojevich - hardball political thug with a mouth like a sailor
Blogojevich Chief of Staff John Harris – Blagojevich henchman-in-chief
President-elect Barack Obama – former holder of Senate [...]

New York Times: Obama’s Automaker’s Plan Sounds Like “Nationalization” To Us

New York Times -
When President-elect Barack Obama talked on Sunday about realigning the American automobile industry he was quick to offer a caution, lest he sound more like the incoming leader of France, or perhaps Japan.

“We don’t want government to run companies,” Mr. Obama told Tom Brokaw on “Meet the Press.” “Generally, government historically hasn’t done that very well.”

But [...]

Chicago Tribune Going Bust

New York Times -

Samuel Zell in 2007

 

The Tribune Company, the newspaper and television chain that publishes The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune, filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.

 The move came less than a year after Samuel Zell, a Chicago real estate tycoon, took control of the Tribune chain and took on most of the $13 [...]

CBS Early Show: Look! It’s The Great Depression 2.0!

Via Newsbusters.org -
This could go down as the most egregiously misleading graphic in morning show history.  Have a look at the screengrab. Reporting on census data being released today, the Early Show on CBS displayed a graphic, under the headline “Economic Crisis,” reporting that in the first part of this decade–the early Bush years:

… If those [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Illinois Gov. Blagojevich Arrested on Corruption Charges!

MSNBC -
WASHINGTON – Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested by FBI agents Tuesday morning on federal corruption charges, officials said.
His chief of staff John Harris was also charged, the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed in a statement.
Blagojevich, 51, and Harris, 46, both of Chicago, were each charged with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud [...]

Four More Years of Status Quo on Immigration?

From The Hill via Ed Morrissey:
Sen. Edward Kennedy’s (D-Mass.) allies on immigration reform regard his departure from the Judiciary Committee as a withering blow to their cause and are searching for a new champion on the controversial issue.
Many are interpreting his decision to focus on healthcare as a setback to legislation that would put millions [...]

Understanding W.

NRO via Allahpundit:
Reviewing his decision to implement the surge, Bush recalled the political pressures on him to retreat: “It was in this room that a prominent member of my political party said, ‘You must remove troops from Iraq because it could cost us elections if you don’t,’” the president said, gesturing around the Oval Office. [...]

GM in 2003: “We Suck”; GM in 2008: “We Still Suck”

Michelle Malkin: [bracketed text mine]
I knew it sounded familiar.
GM thinks we are all Gigantic Morons. The failing company published a two-page letter to American taxpayers today admitting that it made crappy cars and ran its business into the ground. Here’s a flavor of the new GM grovel epistle:
We deeply appreciate the Congress considering General [...]