Scully, it’s wonderful to see you. Gosh, it’s been years… You look great. There’s something I need to tell you Scully… When I met you back in the early 90s, I was just blown away. Sure, I’d had crushes on TV characters before… Mrs. Peel, Barbara Feldon, smart, sex women who could mix it up when they needed to, but let’s face it, I was just a boy, I mean seriously, I was like ten. I was in grad school when I met you and our relationship grew and deepened in ways I never expected. My friends and I would sit around after each episode discussing your many finer points, it was remarkable. I know that we drifted apart and I know it didn’t end well… I have to tell you Scully that since you’ve been gone, I haven’t been a monk… There have been others. I met this girl named Buffy… and she had this friend… Willow… Lately, I’ve been seeing Tina, she’s smart and she has a sexy competence… Don’t look at me like that Dana; what was I supposed to do, wait for the occasional movie… every five or so years? Besides, Tina’s good for me, she makes me laugh. Look the point is, I’m glad you’re back even if it’s just for a visit. What you and I had back in the day, that was special. You were my first TV crush and I’ll never forget you.

Very good, I look forward to more of these podcast, Thanks.

Make mine a "Boy Howdy" please.

"Ailes adds, "I wanted [Obama] to understand that we're a real journalism organization and we're going to cover what's there. We're not out to get him ... "

After which point, Mr. Ailes head exploded.

I would rather that Obama continue to freeze out Fox, but I understand the reasoning behind it I suppose. But Still, "a real journalism organization..." He said that with a straight face... OMG, as the kids say.

Call me when Buffy shows up with Mr. Pointy. Until then, I'll take a pass.

National Muffin! That’s brilliant, a massive, high fiber financial bran muffin that slowly passes through the economic system, cleaning our crappy markets out, a sort of creditory high colonic. Unless, of course you’re talking about another kind of national muffin, in which case I’ll stay up late Saturday night to see what Tina Fey does with that.

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"And that more or less wrapped up the Senate's share of the 110th Congress, and along with it, the Senate career of either Obama or McCain."

Are you assumeing that the House is going to accept the Senate package? My bet is a messy conference committee to stitch up the details. I wonder if Johnny Mac and Barrack want in on THAT Committee?

Alex, did you really hust type "His attempt to split the baby..." for this post?

I think Obama did fine, and hit a homer at the end.

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Let’s be clear, Noonan and the rest of the conservatives who are presently wringing their hands at the state of the GOP, are distressed not because of the “tone” of the campaign. They’ve spent a generation applauding the coarsening of public discourse at every turn. The problem is that this year it isn’t working. Make no mistake, if McCain and Palin were up in the polls, the Govenor would be “authentic” and “original”, if the smears and the scare tactics were working, we’d be hearing about how the GOP plays hardball while the effete Democrats play… I don’t know, squash. These people never had a problem with where this ship was going, they’re jumping off now, because it’s taking on water that’s all. Go swim with the dolphins Peggy. My bet is you’ll be back after the election good as new, getting paid big bucks to slam us bi-coastal elites and extol the many virtues of the “real”, “normal”, “heartland” Americans of your fevered imagination.

Dr. Maddow is a real treasure. I'd been listening to her on Air America for years and always found her work deeply engaging, but I must say she's even better on TV. Cable TV news shows can now and then produce hosts who are clever, or pithy, often masking their relative shallowness. But in Dr. Maddow’s case, we have a rare blend of agreeable good humor and wit harnessed to a manifest intellect. I can see why the Right hates her so much.

There's certainly some combat pay involved here, after all it can't be easy or safe putting lipstick on that pitbull. Snark, Snark, Snark...

Voted this afternoon in Richmond Va. Turnout is very high and the vibe is very good for an Obama win even with the rain.

Fingers crossed.

Here in Virginia we flipped the Senate last year. Also in Virginia Dems have gained seats in both houses in each of the last three cycles. As I told a friend of mine Tuesday who was nervous about Virginia coming in blue... there are more Democrats in Fairfax county than there are people in the south side of the state. An exageration I know, but based on a powerful new truth.

I think you mean "Ernst" Rohm.

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