A sizeable dowry..

On the bright side, the fact that he still has to lie and propagandize about being in favor of the middle class proves that he hasn't killed it off yet.

It reminds me of an old episode of The Office (Michael is the white boss, Oscar the Mexican employee).

Michael: Um, let me ask you, is there a term besides Mexican that you prefer? Something less offensive?
Oscar: Mexican isn't offensive.
Michael: Well, it has certain connotations.
Oscar: Like what?
Michael: Like... I don't... I don't know.

Same here. I said Oxygen. Clearly I am responsible for perpetuating the stereotype that conservatives are anti-science rubes.
Actually, the results show that only 20% answer this question correctly. By far the lowest rate in the quiz, with the next being the question about electrons at 47%.

Moscow Mule.

Bonus points for serving it in a copper mug and using Goslings.

Love Gaffigan.

I don't know much about the bible myself. I haven't read it 'cause I don't have to, 'cause I'm Catholic. Oh, not a lot of Catholics have read the bible. It's a different perspective on rules for Catholics. It's not like other religions. Hindus are not supposed to eat meat. They don't eat meat. Catholics are like, "Don't eat meat on Fridays... unless you forget. Eh, do whatever the hell you want."

Men and women don't share locker rooms. At least not where I am from. Are you saying you wouldn't mind showering in the same locker room as women at the gym?

Do you have message board gaydar?

In Milwaukee they need outreach programs just to teach mothers how not to roll over and smother their kids after they fall asleep.

Breast feeding is like a graduate level course by comparison.

Tom Sowell

That wasn't the point I was making, although it is my fault for being unclear. The point I had hoped to convey is that the ugliness (perceived or real) of right and left wing pundits is not a definitive driver of voting patterns for "persuadable" voters. At least that is my personal experience.

What was Romney's most persuasive argument? As far as I can tell from acquaintances, what low information voters heard was, "I made money in business, trust me."

Is that Mark Levin's fault?

This is overwrought to the extreme. There are a million equal, if not significantly worse, examples from Ed Schultz and Bill Maher. The people in the middle are not listening to anything that has even a small whiff of partisanship or rigid ideology. They tune out talk radio, and its left wing counterparts, completely.

I doubt that even 10% of the participants in a Frank Luntz "focus" group have ever heard of Mark Levin.

Glad to see the Wisconsin GOP delegation going 5 for 5 in opposition to this horrible bill. We had two newcomers take out Democrats in the 2010 wave, and both appear to be solid so far. 

As far as I know Senssenbrenner has a pretty strong record on opposing tax increases. Tom Petri is the one I'd have expected to support this.

Uncommon Knowledge probably has good stats on the number of downloads/views which would justify Sowell's regular appearances.

There was a Sowell divide during the GOP primary season as I recall. He came out in favor of Newt to at least some extent, which provided for several entertaining threads.