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From ABC News, a more honest veto message than we get in these parts, anyway! Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is raising eyebrows in California for issuing a veto message that spells out “f*** you” in the left-hand margin of the page. The former action star’s f*** you message came when he rejected Assembly Bill 1176, […]

We’ve spent quite a bit of time talking about how the health care debate has been mishandled lately by a certain Colorado congressional representative. For an example of how to do it right, the AP turns, with help from the Denver Post’s Michael Riley, to the dean of Colorado’s congressional delegation, Rep. Diana DeGette. In […]

From AMERICAblog, presenting the most unbelievably offensive political website…ever. Ever. It’s not very often the boys at AMERICAblog get to type the word “clitoris” in a political blog post, but thanks to Michael Steele and the headquarters of the Republican party, today is that special day… It all started when earlier this week the GOP […]

In another edition of our long-running “At Least They’re Not Your Legislators” posts, we take you to Nevada, where, well, according to a post from “The Fix” yesterday: Nevada Sen. John Ensign has acknowledged that his parents paid his mistress and her family $96,000 in April 2008, according to a statement made by his attorney […]

The latest on a story we hope to stop talking about soon, that is the bizarre disappearance, reappearance, and apparently deliberate misinformation surrouding the whereabouts of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. As it turns out, it’s not nearly as interesting a story as it first appeared. Unless catching “family values” Republicans with their pants down […]

Breaking from the AP wire: Where is South Carolina’s governor? Gov. Mark Sanford’s wife said Monday she did not know the location of the two-term Republican chief executive. Sanford’s staff declined to disclose where he was. First lady Jenny Sanford told The Associated Press her husband has been gone for several days and she doesn’t […]

Though we could picture Colorado’s own Brad Jones in this video, it’s “At Least He’s Not Your Legislator” material as far as we can see–meaning no locals were harmed in its production. Once you start watching, note where the pause button is located (lower left) in case you need to mash it reflexively while gagging: […]

We could have also titled this, “At Least Your Senate President Pro Tem Has a Sense of Humor,” because this is a pretty funny gag gift. From The Associated Press: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has warned lawmakers they need to act boldly and make some tough budget choices, sent Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg […]

A variation on our recurring “At Least He’s Not Your Legislator” series, from the AP: In this friendly little ranching town, “hello” is wearing out its welcome. And Leonso Canales Jr. is happy as heck. At his urging, the Kleberg County commissioners on Monday unanimously designated “heaven-o” as the county’s official greeting. The reason: “hello” […]

A variation on our “At Least He’s Not Your Legislator” theme, the AP reports from Zion: Republican Utah Attorney General Mark Shurt leff sent out half a dozen Twitter messages Tuesday revealing details of his yet-to-be announced U.S. Senate campaign that were solely intended for his spokesman. Shurtleff has repeatedly said he’s interested in challenging […]