Breakfast Scramble (Sunday)

Blowing in the Wind, Charles M. Blow whines for yet more gun control, from New York Times:

According to 2005 data from the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, a comparison of member countries of the Organization for

Politics linked to murder, the leftwing theory that politics can lead to murder is supported, albeit in a different venue, not Arizona but rather Pennsylvania, from Michelle:

But the grand jury itself pointed out that loosened oversight of

WaPo to Arizona, take a hike, the Washington Post has her priorities and the people of Arizona are clearly note one of them, from Philip Rucker, Washington Post:

TUCSON – Even as Rep. Gabrielle Giffords shows signs of

Mario IV, some states just never learn.  Mario Cuomo sworn in for fourth term as governor, from Nick Reisman, Politics on the Hudson:

But Gov. Andrew Cuomo did take some time to enjoy being back in an old

Why the War on Barbour? From Alex Pareene, Slate:

Corpulent unreconstructed good ol’ boy Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour apparently has a “state plane” that he uses to fly to football games with corporate executives, Politco reports today. Barbour, a

Brither from Honolulu:, Neil Abercrombie is a birther but with a twist.  Instead of merely asking for the  release of  Dumbo’s, b/k/a Barack Obama, birth certificate,  Abercrombie has characterized failure to release the records as an insult to Dumbo’s

Merry Christmas Virginia, from Jamie Katz, Chicago Tribune:

It’s all right to say Merry Christmas. In fact, it’s lovely.

I happen to be Jewish. And I’ve lived most of my life in New York City, where, on the

Faking the rage, from PolitiFact

PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year: ‘A government takeover of health care’

Retort fromPeter Suderman, Reason:

Politifact’s Lie of the Year Is An Exaggeration With Elements of Truth

On the other boot the idea

Dumbo throws ‘rate underneath the bus, Barack Obama and congressional repubolicans agree to extend Bush era tax rates, from Shailagh Murray
Washington Post:

President Obama and congressional Republicans agreed Monday to a tentative deal that would extend for

Doug Mataconis over at OTB, is commenting on the Anti-Palin backlash going on, and seems to me quite willing to be part of that backlash.

I’ve already made note since the elections of reports of growing concern about Palin

Not only no, but Hell no, George Pataki is hinting at running for President, from Rick Klein, ABC News:

“When you look back at the past two years, it’s been very disappointing, not only — not just for Republicans, but

Well, now we have an idea why the Democrats refuse to take seriously the tax evasion charges against their own…  Remember when Timothy Geithner… the guy supposedly handing out budgets, turned out to have not payed his taxes in years?

Shut the F*ck Up Mr. President, Dumbo ia/k/a Dim Won, b/k/a Barack Obama weighs in the Reverend Terry Jones’ plan to burn a copy of the Koran, from George Stephanopoulos, ABC News:

STEPHANOPOULOS: Let me ask you about

Ruth Marcus, Washington Post, is puzzled:

It was a jarring moment from an ordinarily smooth pol. Haley Barbour, governor of Mississippi, chairman of the Republican Governors Association and 2012 presidential prospect — which helped explain the big turnout

Hell no to hatred.  Towel heads want to build mosque over  Ground Zero, New York Post:

Angry relatives of 9/11 victims last night clashed with supporters of a planned mosque near Ground Zero at a raucous community-board hearing