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Rove Does His Best Cheney Impression As He Eagerly Dismisses ?Draft Cheney? Rumors
Ever since Liz Cheney floated her father as a possible presidential contender in 2012, rumors have swirled that the former VP may be thinking about such a run. Now, a group of right-wing activists is unveiling a new organization — “Draft Dick Cheney 2012.” This morning on Fox News, former Bush political adviser Karl Rove summarily […]

Ever since Liz Cheney floated her father as a possible presidential contender in 2012, rumors have swirled that the former VP may be thinking about such a run. Now, a group of right-wing activists is unveiling a new organization — “Draft Dick Cheney 2012.”

This morning on Fox News, former Bush political adviser Karl Rove summarily dismissed the “draft Cheney” rumors, and did so by mocking Cheney’s characteristically curmudgeon voice:

FOX: Karl, would Dick Cheney have any chance in running for the Oval Office in 2012? His favorability ratings were on the rise at last check, but still very low.

ROVE: Well, look, that’s a question we don’t even need to ask. Cheney’s been asked this question himself this past week, and I will quote Vice President Cheney when he was asked would you run for President in 2012. He said, [Rove doing Cheney impression] “Not a chance.”

I mean, look, he’s not running. He’s not running. [Rove doing Cheney impression] “Not a chance.”

Interestingly, in his eagerness to dismiss even the slightest hint that Cheney might run, Rove never offered a positive word during the segment about Cheney’s service as Vice President. “There are limits as to what Dick Cheney could be called upon to do for the country,” Rove said. Watch it:

Many right-wing activists had urged Cheney to make a run for president in 2008. In a piece titled “Cheney’s Chance,” The New York Sun wrote in 2007, “For those of us who are concerned with extending Mr. Bush’s campaign for freedom around the world and cutting taxes at home, a Cheney campaign is attractive.”

In this week’s Newsweek, Jon Meacham argues in favor of a Cheney presidential run, writing that it would offer the American public an opportunity to render a clear verdict on the Bush record.

“Because Cheney is a man of conviction, has a record on which he can be judged, and whatever the result, there could be no ambiguity about the will of the people,” Meacham writes, adding, “A campaign would also give us an occasion that history denied us in 2008: an opportunity to adjudicate the George W. Bush years in a direct way.”

Palin quits before finishing the 5K Turkey Trot race.
On Wednesday, Sarah Palin excitedly announced on Twitter that she was going to be running a 5K Turkey Trot charity race in Washington state on Thanksgiving day. Large crowds of people turned out to catch Palin at the race, hoping to get the chance to meet the former Alaska governor. Palin, however, quit the […]

On Wednesday, Sarah Palin excitedly announced on Twitter that she was going to be running a 5K Turkey Trot charity race in Washington state on Thanksgiving day. Large crowds of people turned out to catch Palin at the race, hoping to get the chance to meet the former Alaska governor. Palin, however, quit the race early to avoid many of her fans:

Palin had announced on Twitter that she would be running the 5k race organized by the Benton-Franklin Chapter of the Red Cross.

She didn’t finish the race, opting to leave the course early to avoid more crowds at the end. About 40 minutes into the run, word started trickling out to people gathered at the finish line that she was gone.

Wonkette also points out that Palin said she wasn’t going to be making a turkey dinner for Thanksgiving because it was “too much work.”

Ex-British diplomat: Iraq invasion was of Â?questionable legitimacy’
The March 2003 military invasion of Iraq was “legal but of questionable legitimacy” because the U.N. Security Council had not voted to support it, a former top British diplomat said last week at a parliamentary inquiry examining Britain’s role in the war.

Guests on Sunday morning’s TV talk shows
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Global climate talks remain alive, but details are far from settled
By offering concrete emission targets last week, the United States and China have resuscitated global climate talks that were headed toward an impasse. But the details that have yet to be resolved — including the money that industrialized countries would offer poorer ones as part of an agreement –…

A Climate of Suspicion
Christopher Caldwell, Financial Times

The Barren Fruits of the Kelo Decision

The Dems’ Kamikaze Health Care Mission
Byron York, DC Examiner
Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin recently was asked if a national health care bill would pass the Senate by the end of the year. "It must," Durbin responded. "We have to finish it."Many other top Democrats share Durbin's determination to meet this deadline. But it's almost certainly not going to happen, for three reasons: the calendar, the Senate's other business, and, most importantly, growing public opposition to the health bill itself.Start with the calendar. No matter what Durbin says, there's not enough time to get a bill of the…

President Obama Meets the Crashers
Nicholas & Meyer, Los Angeles Times
President Obama greets Michaele and Tareq Salahi in a White House receiving line before the state dinner with India's prime minister. (Samantha Appleton / AFP/Getty Images / November 24, 2009)November 28, 2009Copyright © 2009, The Los Angeles TimesTerms of Service | Privacy Policy | Los Angeles Times, 202 West 1st Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012 | Copyright 2009

‘Left, Right & Center’: America the Ungovernable?
On this Black Friday edition of “Left, Right & Center,” regulars Robert Scheer, Tony Blankley, Matt Miller and Arianna Huffington get philosophical, trotting out the likes of Karl Marx and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel to get a read on the timely and fundamental question of whether it’s truly possible to govern the people of the United States under the “of, by and for” setup. READ THE WHOLE ITEM

On this Black Friday edition of “Left, Right & Center,” regulars Robert Scheer, Tony Blankley, Matt Miller and Arianna Huffington get philosophical, trotting out the likes of Karl Marx and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel to get a read on the timely and fundamental question of whether it’s truly possible to govern the people of the United States under the “of, by and for” setup.

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Global Markets Hit by Dubai’s Debt Crisis
Dubai’s debt issues caused trouble in other parts of the world Friday. Stock markets from Europe to Asia to the U.S. registered the effects of the city-state’s announcement that it would need to put off paying back $60 billion in debt incurred from investments, according to The Wall Street Journal.  —KA The Wall Street Journal: The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 233 points at its morning low and ended the shortened post-Thanksgiving session with a 154.48-point decline, off 1.5%, at 10309.92, hurt by declines in all 30 components. The Dow, which entered Friday’s session at a 13-month high, ended the week down 0.1%, snapping a three-week winning streak. Traders and money managers drew some comfort from the U.S. market’s recovery from its intraday lows Friday. Many point out that Dubai’s main creditors are European banks, not Wall Street firms. But that could still lead to gyrations next week and beyond if investors with exposure to Dubai’s troubles continue to unload commodities, U.S. shares, and other assets that have shown hefty gains this year to raise cash. “We still need to see if there’s going to be a domino effect here,” with Dubai’s credit woes spreading to its neighbors and trading partners, said Kevin Shacknofsky, of Alpine Woods Capital Investors. “The markets are telling us for now that this is a containable problem, but we’re not absolutely certain of that yet.” Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEM

Dubai’s debt issues caused trouble in other parts of the world Friday. Stock markets from Europe to Asia to the U.S. registered the effects of the city-state’s announcement that it would need to put off paying back $60 billion in debt incurred from investments, according to The Wall Street Journal.? —KA

The Wall Street Journal:

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 233 points at its morning low and ended the shortened post-Thanksgiving session with a 154.48-point decline, off 1.5%, at 10309.92, hurt by declines in all 30 components. The Dow, which entered Friday’s session at a 13-month high, ended the week down 0.1%, snapping a three-week winning streak.

Traders and money managers drew some comfort from the U.S. market’s recovery from its intraday lows Friday. Many point out that Dubai’s main creditors are European banks, not Wall Street firms. But that could still lead to gyrations next week and beyond if investors with exposure to Dubai’s troubles continue to unload commodities, U.S. shares, and other assets that have shown hefty gains this year to raise cash.

“We still need to see if there’s going to be a domino effect here,” with Dubai’s credit woes spreading to its neighbors and trading partners, said Kevin Shacknofsky, of Alpine Woods Capital Investors. “The markets are telling us for now that this is a containable problem, but we’re not absolutely certain of that yet.”

Read more

READ THE WHOLE ITEM

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• November 18, 2009 Holder Defends 9/11 Trial Plan
• November 13, 2009 Coming to America (to Be Tried for Terrorism)
• November 3, 2009 Bloomberg’s In for Third Term as NYC Mayor
• November 2, 2009 USS New York Docks in NYC
• October 17, 2009 Billionaire Arrested for Alleged Insider Trading

Johann Hari: Why Are These Artists Defending Pedophiles?
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Huff Radio: Left, Right & Center: Is America Ungovernable? Plus: Men, Women and History
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Allison Kilkenny: Jail Is For Good Samaritans, Party Crashers, And Poor People
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White House Releases More Names From Visitor Logs — Help Us Search
The White House just posted nearly 2,000 records of visitors who came through the gates at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue this year, as part of its new transparency policy. The release includes the names of people who visited President Obama and other top officials.

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Shocking: High School Grads 234% More Likely To Be Jobless Than College Grads – and Right-Wingers are Profiting From Their Pain
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How One Journalist Learned About Modern Union-Busting the Hard Way
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"You Like That Baby, You Like That?": Has Porn Made Men Bad at Sex?
Porn is entertainment, not a how-to manual. If men want to know what really turns women on, hetero porn is the last place they should look.