Wonkette

Minnesota’s only U.S. Senator, Amy Klobuchar, is one of 14 “Senate Democrats from States with Republican Governors” that the Web site Conservapedia lists at an entry under that heading. Noting first that the U.S. Constitution gives governors the authority to name replacements when Senate seats become vacant, the Conservapedia text goes on to envision “a [...]

Forget Gov. Rod Blagovejich’s “supercilious attitude towards government ethics, we’re more concerned with his super silly cilium (he was trying to line his coffers when he shoulda been lining up a new coiffure!).” That’s how pop culture site Complex.com kicks off its (hopefully annual) list of “worst haircuts in politics.“ Blago’s ‘do has been widely [...]

Strib asks for forbearance: The Star Tribune has asked creditors “to delay its debt payments for six months while it cuts costs and tries to rescue its ailing balance sheet,” the NY Post reports. Creditors reportedly aren’t fond of idea: they want owner Avista Capital Partners to ante up $50 million of new equity into [...]

Blogging the presidential campaign for TIME, founding (and now former) Wonkette editor Ana Marie Cox wound up in an airport waiting room beside Minnesota’s main McCain man, Gov. Tim Pawlenty, on Sunday. She jotted down her thoughts using Twitter, which lets users post text-based “updates” to the web.

Her take on T-Paw?

BuzzMachine’s Jeff Jarvis, who “heartily” [...]