50th blog, suckas.

50. Fifty. Fify. Or is it Fifee?



Anyway, welcome to WVPC's fiftieth blog. It was all the way back in 2007 when we first brought you the best Internet coverage of politics and cats. How are we going to celebrate? Hot chicks who cover politics. That's right. As promised, here are the top six (we couldn't come up with fifty) babes in the world of political coverage. They're all hot, so we won't rank them in any ascending or descending order. Enjoy.

Rachel Marsden. Commentator. Canadian.



This right-leaning babe was a Faux News favorite until her ouster. That's not the only time that things have been rough for my north-of-the-border beauty. Double trouble: psycho and conservative. Growl.

Claire Shipman. ABC News.



My Sunday mornings become so much better when Claire joins the Round Table on This Week.

Katherine Mangu-Ward. Reason.



Her blogs are concise. Her tilt is libertarian. Her presence during my daily browsing: priceless. Katherine, keep up the good work for women with hyphenated last names everywhere.

Mika Brezinski. MSNBC.



She can tolerate Joe Scarborough. What can't she do? Always a pleasure, Mika.

Ana Marie Cox. The founder of Wonkette, now with Time, is an obvious choice. Cute. Snarky. Partisan.



Annie Hlywak. Wevoteprocat.blogspot.com.


This feline knows how to get the political scoop and how to fill the litter box with genuine poop.

Enjoy your Sunday.

Obama readies for national fight, Hillary bows out and Russert waves goodbye

One smooth cat coasts to the nomination.

It was a long strange trip, but we finally have the main event (ok, it's still not official). Brooks assesses the matchup.

JMac has been prepping his attack plan for months. Expect more elitist accusations. Yawn. The jedi floats a new website to deflect the insults. In the age of arugula, the site is unfortunately necessary.

The old man also likes it town hall style, even on the first date. Why? It allows him to connect with voters on an intimate level. Let's just hope it's an unscripted format. The more the scribes write and advisers prep him, the stiffer he looks. Play to your strengths, JMac.

Now that Hillary is out of the spotlight, the number one topic is who will be number two? The media is, shall we say, caught in a Webb of speculation. Others think there's Nunn other like him.

To offset national security inexperience concerns, Webb is the smart bet. His Senate tenure is short, but, well, so was is prospective boss's. Other names you'll hear often over the next few weeks along with their strengths and weaknesses in parentheses:

Joe Biden (Strengths: experience, foreign relations committee. Weaknesses: long-winded, no military experience)


Chris Dodd (Strengths: Senate experience, nice head of white hair, Angus loves him. Weaknesses: despite experience, still not really a household name, no military experience, from affluent East coast state)

John Edwards (Strengths: left-leaning populist, connects with most blue collar voters, great hair. Weaknesses: already failed once, owns huge fucking house, performs poorly in debates)

Hillary Clinton (Strengths: more blue collar appeal (somehow), lures female voters, in-house adviser in husband. Weaknesses: in-house adviser in husband, rivalry is too fresh, hated by large portions of population (somehow).

Claire McCaskill (Strengths: red state appeal, brief gubernatorial experience, friendly. Weaknesses: little experience on the national stage, not-yet-a-household name syndrome, Rams fan).

WVPC will cover the GOP's VP search tomorrow in our 50th blog!

In a Sunday NY Times must read, we get some insight into JMac's time as a POW.

Finally, Wevoteprocat salutes Tim Russert. Sunday morning coffee will never be the same. Thanks, Russ. Go Bills!

Magic Number: 70.5

Gaze at the scenic beauty of a Democratic showdown.

50.5: WVPC's current fantasy baseball score. That's enough for last place for those familiar with CBS Sportsline's scoring system.

48: The number of hours necessary to transform a bumbling, inarticulate former press secretary into a left wing hero and/or Republican scourge.

70.5: Number of delegates Barack Obama needs to secure nomination. And what a strange fight it's been for those delegates.

Things got really loud in Florida yesterday. All of this infighting has the GOP licking its lips.

WVPC hasn't offered much commentary on the Democratic superdelegate fight. Quite frankly, it bores us. It's like paying attention to the conflict in a movie when you've already read a review that reveals the ending. Spoiler alert: the jedi wins.

The class issue (Whole Foods, "bitter," shots of Crown Royal in an Indiana bar) is the most fascinating issue of the second half of the 08 campaign. That said, the NY Times gives it some more exposure.

When it comes to arugula, Barack and Roll can shrug off elitist accusations. When it comes to lobbyists, he may have more difficulty. Newsweek looks at his ties to those with much sway in the Beltway.

The running mate search is on, and one name resonates: Webb.

Even if the GOP may have looked better than the squabbling Dems over the last eight weeks, the founder of the 2001-2006 White House Press Network, I mean Faux News, predicts an Obama landslide. WVPC smells conspiracy.

The L.A. Times looks at JMac's peculiar votes for veterans' benefits. Note to Obama campaign: read this editorial and start taking notes for the first debate.

All eyes are on Puerto Rico this Sunday. Either HRC or Obama's people will be nursing a severe Captain Morgan hangover. This just in: Hillary wins.

Sundays. Many Americans flock to the nearest megachurch, get spritualized and wash it all down with a heapin' helpin' of riblets at Applebee's. On this Sunday, the jedi, in a long overdue decision, says goodbye to Trinity.

WVPC out.