OK, this is it. If you haven’t gotten your taxes filed, you have until midnight tonight to get ‘er done. Or at least file for an extension. Or just blow it off, and hope they forget about you. If you’re old enough, are permanently disabled, or are a corporation operating out of the Cayman Islands, you can even join the teabag movement and tell Obama to keep his Kenyan hands off your government handout.
The feds are claiming that former Illinois Gov Rowdy Roddy Blagojevich tried to get his wife a State job, despite the fact that she was less than qualified for it. Hey, that’s called taking care of your family, and I thought family values were important. Besides, if they start imposing “qualification” requirements on State jobs, we’ll have to fire the entire New York State legislature.
Speaking of wives, I know we all thought this would be the one, but, sadly, Larry King and wife number seven are getting a divorce (fun fact: seven wives, but eight divorces; some dummy married him twice). His soon-to-be former wife is apparently alleging that old Lar’ had an affair – with her sister (though the sister is denying it; god knows I’d certainly deny having sex with him). I’ve never been a big King fan, but you have to give him credit. For somebody that looks like a dried up old frog, he certainly seems to do pretty well with the ladies. Go figure.
Sometimes I really wonder about you women.
Sometimes I really wonder about you men!
The GOP faces an uphill battle to defeat the plan — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) does not have the votes to block Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) from going to the floor with reform legislation next week, because Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is refusing to sign a letter committing to block any bill Reid puts forward, reports The Hill.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/15/gop-warms-to-breaking-up_n_539412.html
The Senate on Thursday reauthorized jobless aid programs which had lapsed after an epic congressional delay that jeopardized emergency unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands of people. Republicans Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and George Voinovich (R-Ohio) joined Democrats to break a GOP filibuster.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/15/senate-finally-reauthoriz_n_539573.html
Maron tonight