“ALTHOUGH HIS ADMINISTRATION LASTED JUST ONE SHORT MONTH, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON DECEIVED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, CLAIMING THAT SHAWNEE CHIEF TECUMSEH WAS TRYING TO ACQUIRE YELLOW CORN … FROM AFRICA.”

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Staying on topic, MYDD on the Presidential rankings: William Henry Harrison was robbed!

Obama’s Choice: FDR’s First 100 Days or Lincoln’s Team of Rivals – by Mark Karlin of BuzzFlash.

Speaking of ex-Presidents, William Jefferson Clinton speaks out on the Economic Crisis – at One Good Move.

Lisa Casey with more on the Blago/Burris Insanity.

Juan Cole: Iraq Funding Ponzi Scheme Bigger than Madoff’s.

“AY! YA’ KNOW WHAT I MEAN … AND HERE’S A REAL POPULAR TOY THAT THE REPUBLICANS WANT TO GIVE EVERY AMERICAN KID — IT’S CALLED BAG-O-GLASS.”

The Real skit here:

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Lisa Casey’s GOP Pyramid Scheme.

P.M. Carpenter at BuzzFlash: GOP Vampires to stalk the airwaves in even greater swarms.

Dan Kurtzman with the rumored Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Flavors for Bush.

“LISTEN, GUYS, NEWT ONLY THREW A HISSY FIT ABOUT BEING IN THE BACK OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PLANE; WE ACTUALLY WENT ONE STEP FURTHER AND JUMPED OUT … WITHOUT A PARACHUTE.”

Story at NY Times.

“NEVER LET IT BE SAID, AT THIS TIME OF NATIONAL CRISIS, THAT THE GOP MERELY SAT ON THEIR HANDS.”

“I CAN GUARANTEE THAT AFTER WE GET THROUGH WITH OLD CHARLIE, THERE AIN’T GONNA’ BE ANYTHING LEFT TO RESURRECT.”

Story at Miami Herald, via Democratic Underground.

“NOT ONLY WAS HE A CHAMPION OF STATES’ RIGHTS, BUT HE ALSO TAUGHT US TO KEEP ON SHOOTING EVEN AFTER WE LOST.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Lisa Casey’s preview of what “Desperate Elephants” do.

John Amato at C&L, with the question, and answer, on the “missing TV economists.”

Juan Cole on the Taliban Attack on Kabul.

“FORGET THE SWITCH FROM ANALOG TV, WE WANNA’ GET RID OF THE TVA.”

                           “WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR BUT GOP IDIOTS.” 

[Yes, Virginia, there still is a Tennessee Valley Authority.]

“NOW, I DON’T KNOW IF OUR STIMULUS AND BANK BAILOUT PLANS ARE GONNA’ WORK, BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO TRAVEL AROUND THIS GREAT COUNTRY … UNTIL I FIND JOBS AND HOMES FOR EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU.”

“I’M OUT TO STRANGLE THE TRUTH, THE ECONOMY, AND ULTIMATELY MYSELF.”

Video posted at Democratic Underground.

“YOU KNOW, ARLEN, WE MIGHT BE BETTER OFF BEING RENDITIONED, INSTEAD OF GOING BACK TO THE GOP CAUCUS.”

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Staying on topic, Lisa Casey has the new face of the GOP.

And P.M. Carpenter at Buzzflash on Obama’s fading hope for bipartisanship.