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-Democratic residents of Illinois' Fifth Congressional District, you have the opportunity of a political lifetime to vote for Tom Geoghegan on March 3! A truly pathetic turnout is expected for this special election, so the margin of victory will be very slim, probaly less than 1500 votes. Remember, when your neighbors stay home, your vote counts more. Cast your unusually valuable ballot for universal healthcare and pensions. [G-Spot/Observer]
-Disunite There: Harold Meyerson chronicles the civil war within one of the nation's most innovative and progressive unions, UNITE HERE. [Prospect]
-In other union disunity news, United Healthcare Workers-West is trying to split with the SEIU, over an issue that also divides UNITE and HERE, namely: Is it okay for union officials to cut deals with management whereby the bosses agree to allow a union to form in exchange for concessions from workers? SEIU and UNITE say yes, UHW-W and HERE say no. [MoJo]
-Sen. Roland Burris nimbly vaults over a dolly full of garbage to escape awkward questions from the press. [WaPo]
-The architects of the alleged Stanford Ponzi scheme went to church, drank protein shakes, and cultivated a clutch of adolescent protegees. [NYT]
-Contractors enslave guest workers to sustain US troops in Iraq. [Salon]
-The Snuggie: How infomercials made an over-sized backwards polar fleece bathrobe into a marketing sensation. [NYT]
-Obama and Holder have announced that the federal government is no longer going to raid medical marijuana growers in the 13 states where the cultivation of marijuana for medicine is legal. [Gawker]
Dogwhistle goes unheard: Why did Jindal use his moment on the national stage to remind everybody that he was best buds with Harry Lee? Well, Lee was a poster boy for white racist Democrats, whom Jindal would like to win over if he decides to run for president.
Good luck with that, "Bobby". (And many thanks BTW for traumatizing my inner child with that bad impression of Fred Rogers.)
Posted by: Cass | February 28, 2009 at 04:39 PM
Lindsay, why would you link to Dana Milbank about anything?
Posted by: sab | February 28, 2009 at 10:39 PM
I'm getting soft in my old age, I guess.
Posted by: Lindsay Beyerstein | February 28, 2009 at 10:44 PM
He almost wrung a tear out of me for the plight of Roland Burris; that's gotta be worth something.
Posted by: Cass | March 01, 2009 at 12:10 PM
I could not believe that bit about Harry Lee. What was he thinking? uh, yeah. Maybe he was not.
Posted by: Sylvainne | March 02, 2009 at 04:59 PM
Oh noes. Now I want a snuggie but with a hood.
Posted by: Sylvainne | March 02, 2009 at 05:05 PM