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America’s affair with Tucker Carlson was brief, and it ended bitterly. MORE »

Seriously, if it was anyone else, we’d barely notice, but when Hardball (now partnering with EXPERT POLITICAL ANALYSTS AT THE NATIONAL JOURNAL) presents two still pictures and brief clip of Gene McCarthy while talking about McCarthyism (in a prepared, edited video), it’s hilariously embarrassing. MORE »

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Above, David Brooks demonstrates his three-part internet seduction technique. He forgets, of course, that you’re not supposed to use a real picture when you look like that. We’re still not shelling out for TimesSelect, and not even John Tierney’s next column, “A/S/L?” will convince us otherwise. MORE »

Yes, we heard Kyra Phillips on the air from the bathroom during Bush’s speech, live on CNN moments ago. She was talking about her brother’s bitchy wife, and how hard it is to find a compassionate man. We agree. We are working on getting the video.

This is actually just a plot by ABC to put the final nail in MSNBC’s coffin, isn’t it? MORE »

We assumed the FoxNews promotional budget was a little higher, but no need to waste money on pro marketing when you’re always on top. MORE »

Some time ago, we posted the email above. We solicited your advice on how to find Tim, then promptly forgot about it and went on vacation. Now, the time has come to re-open the mailbag and post our favorite responses. MORE »

If you corner a wild Russert, he may attack unless placated with a headshot and sharpie. (Photo by Liz Gorman) MORE »

Weep to this tragic tale of an impolite journo-celebrity. A young man with a “terrifically hot girlfriend” is snubbed — snubbed! — by regular-guy and noted father-lover Tim “Little Russ” Russert. The gentlemen greeted the Ultimate Insider with a hearty “good evening, sir!” Did Tim return the salutation? “No, you just kept walking to your Lexus SUV.”

We happen to know that the only way for a peon to get a response from Little Big Russ is with a fist and the words “go Bills,” but we wouldn’t want anyone to have to lower themselves to that kind of pandering behavior. Have a little dignity, Washington. The full ad is reprinted for your amusement after the jump.

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Cold, loveless, formulaic punditry: MORE »

Sure, it looks a bit Freudian, but no one noticed that the last four E.J.Dionne columns were all about castration anxiety. MORE »

Getting busted for painkiller abuse: sad/funny.
Getting busted for unprescribed Viagra: HYSTERICAL. MORE »

Time mag has a lengthy piece on Joe Lieberman’s primary campaign, full of fun anecdotes — like how the Senator’s denying that the SOTU kiss ever even happened, and how Harry Reid has declined to ask bloggers to be nice to Joe. It doesn’t paint a pretty picture of Lieberman’s chances. Then we read this: MORE »