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It may be January, but Massachusetts just got a little bit hotter.
The big news is that a dashing Republican state senator has defeated Martha Coakley in the Massachusetts Senate race to fill the seat held by Teddy Kennedy. NYTimes: G.O.P. Senate Victory Stuns Democrats
Who is this man that came out of nowhere?
His name is Scott Brown — and whatever your politics, likely is you'll appreciate this picture: The newly elected Republican Senator from Massachusetts Scott Brown posing mostly nude for a 1982 Cosmopolitan centerfold spread (why don't they do this anymore?).
Per the Eagleionline.com, an online publication for the students of Boston College Law School:
While it is well known at BC Law … Read More
What happens when you call out your wife, Maria Shriver.
Before we get too deep into the Schwarzenegger story, a joke:
A man and a woman are being pulled over by a policeman.
Policeman: License and reg, please
Man: Officer, can you tell me how fast I was going, I never speed.
Woman: Oh, honey, you always speed. (To officer:) We had to get home so he could watch TV.
Man: Honey, please let me talk to the officer.
Policeman: I noticed you're not wearing a seatbelt, you know that's a ticket too?
Man: I just took it off as you were walking up to get my wallet out.
Woman: That's not true, you never wear your seatbelt.
Man: … Read More
The South Carolina governor has some more splaining to do.
Stop me if you've heard this one before. Here goes, there's a very charming governor. And one day, this man (an up-and-comer in his political party) decides to stray from his wife. Things were swimming right along and BAM he up and gets caught. This time around there were no hookers involved (nor any Arkansas highway patrolmen). There was just a guy who ditched his security detail, made up some cockamamie story about hiking, forgot to transfer power to his Lieutenant Governor and took the express train* to Argentina.
As you likely know, this guy's name is Mark Sanford. He's … Read More
Falling in love changes a woman's political views.
Politics makes for strange bedfellows indeed. My husband and I have been married for 21 argumentative years. Technically 10 argumentative years, until I switched my political party affiliations. We had never seen eye to eye on anything, and we rarely had the same opinion on politics. When we first met, we had rousing arguments about who should be President of the United States. We had different opinions on why past politicians did lousy jobs as president or vice president. The only issue on which we agreed was that President Ronald Reagan's trickle down theory of economics was benefiting people … Read More
Politics and relationships: One couple agreed to disagree—until this election cycle.
Karen and I always pointed out our divergent political views to friends and acquaintances. It was with distinct smugness that we noted how two intelligent people could have a healthy, successful relationship while respecting our differing stances. Even when we weren't asked how we did it (though sometimes we were), we'd volunteer our answer: "We agree to disagree."
I'm a social liberal, a product of my New England upbringing who thinks government can be run by professional Robin Hoods who redistribute wealth and carefully protect civil liberties. She is a fiscal conservative who thinks that the free market should … Read More
Sarah Palin's pregnant daughter reminds us that family matters.
You probably heard that news that John McCain's VP nominee Sarah Palin has a seventeen-year-old daughter, Bristol, who is pregnant and plans to marry the father. In today's New York Times there's a piece with the headline, "In Political Realm "Family Problem" Emerges as Test." Swap in the word "relationship" instead of "political," and you could be describing the experience of meeting your significant other's family.
The questions in both the political and relationship realms are these: How much is someone's family a reflection of them, and should your lover's … Read More
Who got laid during the Democratic Convention? Tango investigates.
The Democratic convention ended last night, so we thought we'd check in to see if conventioneers got nookie in the mile high city. And what better place to find out than the online repository of fantasy, c**k shots and misspellings: Craig's List Denver. Below, a sampling of political booty-hunters, a rating of their post, and our guess about the likelihood that they scored.
Republican with a big one looking for cry baby NObama gal Grade: C. "I can make you scream 'George Bush! George Bush!' and … Read More
We all know about politics make for strange bedfellows. Can political or religious identity be a deal-breaker? Catie Lazarus finds out if some of these differences make a relationship incompatible.
Politico-dependent, fili-lust-er, and cast-ration. Update your dating slang in time for the 2008 elections with this video. Love Lexicon's Political Edition takes the politics of love to a new level!
Match.com users think Obama's a better kisser than McCain.
Finally, someone is asking the voters the tough questions. Which candidate would you rather kiss? Overwhelmingly Match.com users would rather pucker up with Barack Obama than John McCain. The 1,433 readers, per Reuters, rated Obama higher than McCain by a 77 to 23 ratio. The article goes on to mention that the poll was not scientific, which in this case probably means that the users had to practice kissing their hands rather than stand-ins for the Senators.
But what does this really prove? It proves that Obama is younger and better looking than McCain … Read More
