On the other hand, we have the Republicans' answer to Judy Garland (explicitly advertised as such) and Madonna, when it comes to wooing the gays.  Ann Coulter, hostess of Homocon.

Ok.  He hates 'em, she woos 'em.

Not so fast.

She now comes out and announces her strong support for ... Paladino.

The Obama administration announced today that it is lifting the moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

But Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), who has been holding the nomination of a new director for the Office of Management and Budget in protest of the moratorium, said she will not release her hold.
...
"Today's decision is a good start, but it must be accompanied by an action plan to get the entire industry in the Gulf of Mexico back to work," she said in a statement. "This means that the administration must continue to accelerate the granting of permits in shallow and deep water, and provide greater certainty about the rules and regulations industry must meet." TPM

Crowds cheer as Mary shouts "Drill baby, drill."

J's last thread on this is here.

So I'm hoping that with more seats, the Republicans will feel a greater sense of responsibility to work with us to solve some of these problems," he said.

A federal judge has blocked enforcement of "don't ask, don't tell" and has instructed the Defense Department immediately to "suspend and discontinue any investigation, or discharge, separation, or other proceeding" related to the policy.

PERMANENTLY ENJOINS Defendants United States of America and the Secretary of Defense, their agents, servants, officers, employees, and attorneys, and all persons acting in participation or concert with them or under their direction or command, from enforcing or applying the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Act and implementing regulations, against any person under their jurisdiction or command;

ORDERS Defendants United States of America and the Secretary of Defense immediately to suspend and discontinue any investigation, or discharge, separation, or other proceeding, that may have been commenced under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Act, or pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 654 or its implementing regulations, on or prior to the date of this Judgment.

A copy of the full order can be found here.

A potential stay from the Ninth Circuit and then the issue of appeal, should the DOJ choose to do so (they have 60 days to do so) could delay or overturn this riling. OpenLeft

With a 9.1 out of 10 average rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 95 out of 10 score on Metacritic, The Social Network is without debate the best reviewed movie of 2010 so far.
Criticisms have been lobbied against the film over its supposed veracity, as well as its portrayal (or lack thereof) of social networking itself. Others, meanwhile, are less than thrilled by its depiction of women.
Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin has been dismissive of most of these criticisms--all except one.

"We made a promise to never surrender, and we kept it," Pinera said at about 5:45 p.m. local time (4:45 p.m. EDT), shortly before two rescue workers were expected to go down to prepare the miners for their trip. The president said the first miner will be brought up about two hours later. AP

well actually Rich, we can.