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Thursday, June 22, 2006

the word....

on various topics....

Roll Call: A new Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday showed state Treasurer Bob Casey Jr. (D) with a 52 percent to 34 percent lead over Sen. Rick Santorum (R).

Roll Call: The Gun Owners of America-Political Victory Fund announced its endorsement of Tim Walberg (R) on Wednesday. The former state Representative is challenging 7th district Rep. Joe Schwarz (R), whom the group referred to as "anti-Second Amendment."
...also on Schwarz--some others are very passionate that "Joe Schwarz is a liberal"

NRSC: play a fun online game with Sen. Debbie Stabenow (MI)

The Hill: Republican Rep. Ray LaHood (IL) opines via The Hill's blog on minimum wage:
"This has been a fairness issue that hasn't been addressed for nine years. I think that our party should show some heart and sensibility to those who haven't had a raise. If we want people to move from welfare to work, one way to do it is for them to go to jobs in which the minimum wage has increased.

The Hill: Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) is thinking about chairing the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) next cycle: "I would be open to talking" to Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) about the job, he said yesterday. "I have offered myself in service to the caucus in many ways. I do recognize the demands of that job." Crowley is chairman of the DCCC's business council.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: (this is the kind of news I read in my town) 80 year old man will attempt, despite his wife thinking he's nuts, to break the national high jump record. Go get 'em Bill. (It's 4 feet for an octogenarian).

Life Style Extra: South Park creators play religious musical--about Mormons. Hat-Tip: The American Mind

Right Wing News: Right of Center Bloggers Choose Worst People in America. In response to Keith Olbermann's upcoming book The Worst Person in the World and 119 More Strong Contenders. "Matt Lewis and the News" did not participate in these rankings at all. Some are a little unfair. Nonetheless, it's chuckle-some.