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It’s a little too early to start measuring the ropes for the gallows, but the nervous networks and cable channels are giving it to the Dems. MORE »

Charlie Crist, America’s tragically forgotten in-the-closet Republican candidate, is reportedly still a big gay homosexual who won’t ‘fess up. MORE »

It has been one of the most bountiful Cocktobers in recent memory. A very special thanks to Mark Foley, without whom none of this would’ve been possible.

After the jump, a look back. Cocktober seems so long ago, but it was only yesterday. Join us, won’t you?

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This is getting ridiculous. The Tuesday papers say New York State power broker and GOP Congressman John Sweeney has a little domestic-violence problem, and the Albany newspaper has the 2005 police report (PDF) to prove it.

Gaia M. Sweeney, 36, told a trooper that her husband had grabbed her by the neck and was pushing her around the house, according to the document.

The NY Daily News goes with “knocking her around the house,” which is more dramatic. MORE »

In this October 20 speech to rally the faithful, Karl Rove screws up and says 9/11 happened in November — which we all know is utterly impossible … unless this was Europe, where 9.11 means “November 9.” MORE »

Sure, “A Charge To Keep” or “I Am the Most Awesome Obama” are very good books, but they’re not pure fiction like Newt Gingrich’s Nazi porn and Scooter Libby’s “make the bear fuck the the little girl” artistry. MORE »

Because this is a National Politics Site, we’ve had to pull ourselves away from covering Rep. Jim Gibbons (R-Nevada) all the time. Periodic roundups will have to do … until Gibbons just starts killing people. MORE »

Brian Ross’ crack team of Blotters has once again taken the Foley Story to the next level. He’s not with the Scientology space monsters at all!

Former Rep. Mark Foley checked himself into the Sierra Tucson Treatment Center in Arizona two days after he resigned from Congress in disgrace, ABC News has learned.

Lawyers for Foley confirm he’s been an inpatient at the facility since Oct. 1.

Actually, nobody found Foley. ABC News just got hold of a press release from Foley’s lawyers (PDF) that says he’s in the program until Halloween, please leave him alone, etc. He could still be anywhere on Earth, and is most likely following the Old 97’s around the country. MORE »

ABC News’ man with the prop phone actually had a phone conversation with new-media guy Mark Glaser. MORE »

Classy porn joint Nerve has their Washington Issue up. Our favorite piece is an anonymous journo describing, in painful detail, the depressing mating rituals of Washington. No bitching from us — it’s a very entertaining and accurate piece. MORE »