Fairly Conservative

Barney Frank (D-Mass) had a little fling with the guy that was running the mortgage show at Fannie Mae during the main time of loosening regulations. (Oh, please read the link. Frank was 47 years and 3 months old when he…

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Yes, something passed the Senate. There are some interesting details coming to light, including a tax exemption on wooden arrows for toys.

What the hell is in this thing? Here it is. If you figure it out, let me know.

(Don’t believe…

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Watch what they’re talking about. Nancy had something to say…

(Should I write her a note of thanks?)

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It looks like this bill fails in the House. Who knows what happens next. The Dow is bouncing around, but doesn’t seem out of line given the drop it took a couple of weeks ago.

Republicans said no almost 2…

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YES
141 (D)
66 (R)
207

NO
94 (D)
132 (R)
226

There’s switching going on until the gavel falls.

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There’s a budget bill that’s through the House and headed to the Senate that gives a lot away, but one of the hidden bonuses is an end to the off-shore drilling ban. It’s described as a big win for McCain.

I’m…

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He’s admitted to an affair. He denies he fathered her child.

Here’s a photo embedded from CNN via the National Enquirer. Looks like someone could use a $400 haircut!

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From TaxAnalysts.com, this one page document brings you up to speed on the last time lawmakers took aim at oil companies.

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Apparently Pelosi shut down the microphones and turned out the lights on more discussion for drilling. Read more from SlashDot.com.

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This comes from my aunt near L.A.:

By the way, everything is okay here after the ‘quake this morning. It was scary while it was happening though. Walls were swaying and rumbling, started slow and increased. That’s when it gets scary…

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It will be interesting to see if the rumor that 2008 presidential candidate John Edwards fathered another woman’s child is true. Stuff like this is hard to keep quiet - especially when you’re escorted out of a hotel in which you…

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No more fine according to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The decision hinged on the idea of words versus images in the FCC policy.

Where were you when Janet lit up the room?

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