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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17139.html

So, Politico says that our old friend Joe is already making good on his promise to liven up the gossip in DC.

Joe Biden hasn’t said much in public since the election, but one of Washington’s most prolific talkers is back – and making news whenever he speaks.

In fewer than five minutes on Tuesday, Biden criticized his own incoming Obama administration and disclosed information his aides have kept secret for security reasons. And on Monday, Biden declared, “We’re at war!” and compared the economic turmoil to 9/11.

Team Obama kept Biden under wraps immediately after the election, but with his Senate swearing-in and upcoming Iraq trip, he’s back in front of the microphones.

From CNN

(CNN) -- Roland Burris was denied entry to the Senate chambers on Tuesday as he tried to claim the seat once held by President-elect Barack Obama.

Roland Burris makes his way to the Senate chambers on Tuesday.

Burris said the secretary of the Senate rejected his credentials, and therefore he would not be allowed access to the floor.

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I don't get it. What is wrong with Roland Burris? He's been elected to office, there's an empty Senate seat in Illinois, the Illinois legislature rejected a proposal to hold a special election to fill said seat. So fill it already! Chop chop!

Our former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, a shrewd politician and author of political memoir Basic Brown, considers Burris more qualified than Obama was when he won the Senate seat! Brown credits Blago with making a Joe Montana-league political play:

Did you know if you Google “ways to survive the recession,” you will come up with no less than 241,000 sources of information?  I Googled the inquiry after coming across one of these ubiquitous articles in the Sunday Chicago Tribune, which listed ten things Americans can do to survive. The listing is in keeping with the over-arching style of the survival articles; a quick overview of just a few pages of my Google list showed sources listing anywhere from 5 to 119 ways that we can survive. 

My goddess what a video.  I'm speechless.

From the women of http://gabnet.org/

Bill Richardson withdraws his name because it turns out he too may be a crook after all.

From CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/04/politics/main4697508.shtml

Richardson Withdraws As Commerce Nominee
Obama's Cabinet Pick Pulls Out Over Grand Jury Investigation Of State Contracts; N.M. Gov. Denies Wrongdoing

I've updated overnight to the latest and greatest.  Also upgraded many modules and will be adding some new goodies within a few days.

Please let me know if you see anything weird like the sites not here or whatever.

Such a pain I need to keep using my New Year's hot water bottle.  Hint, look up top.

thanks

Does everyone remember the January presidential primary debate when Hillary Clinton accused Barack Obama of working for the Chicago slumlord, Tony Rezko, and the uproar that resulted from her accusation? Obama vehemently denied doing any legal work directly for Rezko or his company. He said there had only been about five hours worth of work on a joint real estate development project involving a church and Rezko. Remember William Miceli? Miceli stepped forward and said he was Obama’s supervisor at Davis, Miner, Barnhill, and Galland and that Obama was basically an apprentice at the law firm at the time in question and did the bidding of others.

A few years ago I would not have thought that people I've never met face to face could be friends, but this small group is a group of friends.  Friends that have helped this bittersweet PUMA though one of the most exciting and worse years of my life. 

The excitement was working for Hillary both on the streets and online.  The suckiness I don't have to explain.  But the excitement and fun of this year is what I'll always remember.

Winning the New Hampshire primary against all odds and hugging hundreds of staff and volunteers at the victory party in Manchester.

I also went to Rhode Island and had the pleasure of canvassing with Massdem who you all know as Sheri Tag.  ;-)  We won Rhode Island. too.