Humour to break some tension
by uber
Obama roasts McCain McCain roasts Obama
From Peter Norvig: The 12th amendment dictates that the incoming congress then gets to choose, but the exact rules are complex. The Senate chooses the vice-president; one senator one vote. Currently the prediction is for some 54 to 57 Democratic senators, so this scenario welcomes Joe Biden as VP. Meanwhile, the House of Representatives chooses [...]
Maureen Dowd has a short piece on Barack Obama meeting the Left Wing’s Jed Bartlett. It’s a fun barn-stormer that the West Wing is famous for. Best part: BARTLET I won’t lie to you, being fictional was a big advantage. It’s interesting to watch the GOP regain control of the cycle, and to watch progressives [...]
The California legislature has approved a bill to create a holiday hono(u)ring Harvey Milk, “the first openly gay man elected to any substantial political office in the history of the planet.” He was assassinated, presumably because he had the poor manners to work to better his community and also be gay.