Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Katie Halper: The Real Tragedy Behind Craig's arrest: The Death of The Singing Senators. The arrest of Senator Larry Craig by an undercover police officer in a men's bathroom is the final nail in the coffin in which rots the once vibrant barbershop quartet known as The Singing Senators. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] 2:54:41 PM    comment []

Russell Shaw: If You're Gay, Larry Craig, People Will Understand. We read of a police report, noting that according to a Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Police Department report by Sgt. Dave Karsnia, U.S. Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho) used what the officer believed to be hand and foot "signals" to solicit sex... [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] 2:50:21 PM    comment []

The Larry Craig Video That Romney's Campaign Doesn't Want You To See. Tonight, following news of Sen. Larry Craig's (R-ID) guilty plea over lewd conduct in a public men's room, Craig resigned his position with the Romney campaign, and the Romney camp stripped his video endorsement from YouTube. But MyDD's Todd Beeton has unearthed the video. Watch it: Read Beeton's full post here. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] 7:50:48 AM    comment []

Marvin Kitman: Olbermannia. How many football fans choked on their bratwurst sausage sandwich, being washed down with their tenth Bud Lite, listening to Olbermann's opening blast at Pres. Bush? [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] 7:50:15 AM    comment []

Market Misery Means Cut-Rate Deals For Bargain Hunters. The biggest names in American capitalism -- from bankruptcy whiz Wilbur Ross to Bank of America -- are finding cut-rate deals within the widespread financial misery that began when record numbers of homeowners defaulted on their mortgages. Investment-savvy billionaires snatched up high-quality bonds and stocks on the very days when most traders were furiously selling. Now those investors are enjoying big gains as the market gradually recovers from a 10 percent drop. Some fund managers think they can even make money in high-risk mortgage products, which Wall Street blames for bringing down the credit markets, which hurt the stock market and called the health of the economy into question. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] 7:34:01 AM    comment []