Ted Kennedy Returns to Senate

About an hour after CNN called it "doubtful," Ted Kennedy made his first appearance in the Senate since being diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor two months ago in order to cast a procedural vote on a Medicare bill. I return to the Senate today to keep a promise to our senior citizens and that’s to protect Medicare. Win, lose or draw, ...

Kennedy’s Brain Surgery Successful

Good news: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy underwent what his doctor called successful surgery Monday to treat his cancerous brain tumor, and told his wife shortly after that he felt "like a million bucks," a family spokeswoman said.

Michael Savage Mocks Kennedy Cancer

Right wing shock jock Michael Savage had fun at the expense of Teddy Kennedy while announcing that the senator had being diagnosed with a brain tumor. Following the announcement that Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, nationally syndicated radio host Michael Savage opened his May 20 show by interspersing audio of Kennedy singing "Ay Jalisco ...

Teddy Kennedy Has Malignant Brain Tumor

Sad Breaking News from CNN: Sen. Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor. The hospital treating Kennedy released a statement today saying that the tumor was found during tests after the senator had a seizure Saturday. The tumor is in his left parietal lobe. AP adds, His treatment will be decided after more tests but the usual course includes combinations of radiation and ...

Caption Contest Winners

The Semper Fido Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: charles austin - Goin' shark fishing with man's best chum. Second: Timmer - The smallest member of President Carter's Secret Service Detail prepares for his turn on Rabbit Watch. Third: Bithead - Ted Kennedy's Dog HONORABLE MENTION Cowboy Blob - Having conquered the Rio Grande through ...

Caption Contest Winners

The Most Likely To... Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (Andrei Kasprishin/Reuters) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: Rachel Edith - "To guns and religion!" Second: Cowboy Blob - Crown Royale. It's the one in the Bag. Third: Bithead - I don't care how much she drinks, Charlie... she's not going to get better looking. HONORABLE MENTION Maggie Mama - Hillary doesn't know what ...

Caption Contest Winners

The Group W BenchTruck Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AFP/File/Banaras Khan) ✰ THE WINNERS ✰ First: Elmo - 'Shock & Awe' ... the outgoing Bush administration's military doctrine. Was promptly replaced by new President Obama ... with 'Aw Shucks.' Second: Bithead - Unlike these guys, Ted Kennedy has a confirmed kill.... Third: stillearly - Abdul: "Keystone Cops?! What does that ...

Caption Contest Winners

The Immigrant Song Edition OTB Caption ContestTM is now over. (AFP/Carl de Souza) THE WINNERS First: Kenny - Sen. Obama knew he'd have to endure some unpleasantness for the coveted Kennedy nomination, but he never expected a visit like this ... Second: yetanotherjohn - I really think the press is overdoing the "Ragnarok '08" political coverage meme. Third: Wyatt Earp - ...

The Conservative Minority

I feel like I'm beating a dead horse on the issue, but the continued high pitched battle between conservative Republicans who have rallied around conservative-come-lately Mitt Romney in hopes of defeating Teddy Kennedy's Good Friend John McCain remains the most interesting story this election cycle. Conservatives Love Romney The most recent Rasmussen poll shows that "Romney leads by sixteen percentage points ...

McCain’s Gay Bashing Robo Calls

Floridians are being treated to some robo-calls attacking Mitt Romney that HuffPo's Sam Stein and some homosexual activist leaders call "gay bashing." Here's the ad in question: Mitt Romney thinks he can fool us. He supported abortion on demand, even allowed a law mandating taxpayer-funding for abortion. He says he changed his mind, but he still hasn't changed the ...