[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Today I am announcing my candidacy for President of the United States. You can watch my announcement here. http://bit.ly/kEbh7d Newt Gingrich, on Twitter
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] A 5.3 earthquake killed 7 people in Spain? Um, building code FAIL.
Amid increasing chatter about a potentially imminent decision by My Man Mitch on whether to run for president, and increasing noise from Daniels himself, Ross Douthat has a good analysis of why “talk radio conservatives” are cool to Daniels. The title of this post is a hint. Excerpt: [Most of the conservative arguments against Daniels] are all about his rhetoric,… Read more »
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] It looks like Colorado will move its 2012 caucuses from March 20 to March 6, assuming Hickenlooper signs the bill. That puts us on Ye Olde Super Tuesday, with Minnesota, Massachusetts, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and Virginia. Of course, the real Super Tuesday is now on the first Tuesday… Read more »
So much for hope. Gus Johnson is officially out at CBS, and thus will no longer announce NCAA Tournament games. March Madness has lost its Voice. As I tweeted on Thursday when the news broke prematurely, this is the biggest announcing tragedy since another Johnson, Dave Johnson of “And DOWN The Stretch They Come!!!” fame, stopped broadcasting the Triple Crown… Read more »
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] This week, we finally vanquished one of the world’s great villains, and I for one am thrilled to say good riddance to Katie Couric. Tina Fey as Sarah Palin
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Me: “Microsoft is buying Skype for $8.5 billion.” Becky: “Great, so now it’s not going to work anymore.”
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Whoa. Major WSJ kerning FAIL. “ChinaHitsUnileverOverPrices.”
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] Mike Brey is reportedly no longer a candidate for the Maryland job. So ends his brief run at Mitch Daniels for the most-discussed possible career move out of Indiana.
[This post was originally published on The Living Room Tumblr.] James Mejia has just endorsed Chris Romer in the Denver mayoral runoff. This strikes me as a surprise, and something of a big deal. This is the progressives’ favored candidate endorsing the establishment guy. As I wrote on Wednesday, Hancock needs Mejia’s base, and this makes that tougher. Denver Post… Read more »