R.I.P. Rep. John Murtha - HorsesAss.Org

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In a blow to House Republicans who had made him one of their favorite targets of scorn and derision, U.S. Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) died today at age 77 of complications from gallbladder surgery.Although he d earned wide renown amongst D.C. insiders for his pork-barrel prowess (you know, the kinda bring-home-the-bacon politics folks here in our Washington like to abuse Rep. McDermott for not plying), Murtha didn t become a lightning rod for Republican criticism until 2005, when the normally hawkis...

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Highland Park Action Committee: Fast vote; police change; more

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They ve worked hard on tough issues, like a possible city jail in their own backyard, but the Highland Park Action Committee has a sense of humor too as evidenced by their New Year s Eve parade (WSB coverage here) and by their newly re-elected lead...

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Republican heroes

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Conservative muckraker James O Keefe became a Republican hero last year with his videotaped sting of poorly trained ACORN workers acting incredibly stupid. Well, this is the type of behavior you get from a Republican hero:James O Keefe, the conserva...

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Rules for Republican Ratfuckers

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One of the silliest aspects of the Tea-Bagging-Town Maul spectacles last August was the widespread proclamation by conservatives that they are carrying on the movement of Saul Alinsky. While it was (and still is) laughable that people fighting on be...

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