Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Tuesday Stuff

I got a kick out of this – Joel McHale is pretty funny IMHO on “The Soup”…



…and really, Governor Bully? A primary in August??? When most of the world is on vacation???

If I were a New Jersey taxpayer, I’d be hopping mad over having to shell out about $20 mil for both a primary and special election. That being said, this is a cunning move – God knows I’ll never be a Christie fan, but on the one hand, he makes it easier for Cory Booker to run for Lautenberg’s seat by letting voters focus on that election by itself, and it also puts the screws to Barbara Buono running against Christie even more because she won’t get the benefit of Booker’s “coat tails,” assuming he would have them with Booker at the top of a ticket instead of Buono.

And oh yeah, it also helps to preserve Christie’s top Repug “dog” status in NJ as the guv gets ready to run for prez in 2016 (and you KNOW that’s coming), assuming Booker wins (more here)…



…and Ed Schultz helps us all to “keep our eye on the ball” (good point by E.J. Dionne on health care – it’s a net plus big time, even with a story like this)…

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…and I realize that, when it comes to badly-needed immigration reform, what you’ll usually hear from our corporate media is the “horse race” stuff, such as “Will Marco Rubio, Rand Paul and ‘Calgary’ Cruz Support It?” Well, here is a taste of reality on this issue (Update 6/5/13: Hat tip to Atrios for this...)…



…and John Fugelsang gives us an interesting report on Repug U.S. House Rep (and consummate hypocrite) Stephen Fincher…



…and best wishes for a speedy recovery to this guy (probably the lifestyle catching up with him a bit).

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