Idaho: Obama

As Digby points out, somebody needs to tell Glenn Beck that proof has been found that Obama is actually trying to kill Republicans.

Republican men nationwide may have experienced a drop in testosterone levels the night Barack Obama was elected president, according to the results of a small study that found another link between testosterone and men's moods.

By taking multiple saliva samples from 183 young men and women on election night, researchers found that the testosterone levels of men who voted for John McCain or Robert Barr dropped sharply 40 minutes after Obama was announced the winner.

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Low testosterone levels in men are linked to increased risk of premature death.  read more »

Like the adage about no atheists in foxholes, during a natural disaster everyone becomes a socialist.

• Treasured Valley: Treasure Valley blogs
  #IB3 deadline, Vandals don’t suck this year, photo Friday, Boise River in October…

• The Political Game: Quote of the Day
  "Does he have the respect of the people in Washington, D.C. to get the job done? I question Craig's morality."

• NewWest Boise: Stomped by Sasquatch - or Swine Flu?
  “Ha ha ha, I don’t believe in flu!” I used to toss off that stupidity when I was young and, well, stupid, and had never had the flu.

• Fort Boise: Seems a little early for that
  Living in Norway gives one a different perspective OK, but with the first year of his Presidential term still underway, the Nobel Peace Prize?!

A heckler is a person who shouts a disparaging comment at aperformance or event, or interrupting set-piece speeches, for example at a political meeting, with intent to disturb its performers or
participants.

Heckling appears to be the Republicants best hope for countering Obama's health care plan. They've used it in town hall meetings, even heckling chronically ill persons in wheelchairs trying to explain what they've endured, now they've done during a President's speech.

My initial reaction to the angry ejaculaton of YOU LIE! by House Rethuglican Joe Wilson, from the birthing place of the Confederacy and the Civil War - South Carolina, (also home to a philandering and mendacious Governor), was to attribute it to his crackerassed angry racist white man's contempt and derision for a powerful black man in a position of authority who was exercising it.

Reality is a crutch for people who do not have access to a copy of Photoshop.

• Treasured Valley: Friday’s politics brief
  In case you missed it yesterday, perpetual candidate for Governor/Senate/Representative Rex Rammell opened mouth, inserted foot, hence creating today’s slew of posts from both the media and local blogs.

• The Political Game: Goodnight, Uncle Teddy
  "Those of us who loved him and who take him to his rest today, pray that what he was to us and what he wished for others will some day come to pass for all the world."

• NewWest Boise: Crapo, Simpson, Risch and Otter Repudiate Rammell Remarks
  The day after calls to the Idaho congressional delegation from columnists, bloggers, and constituents to respond to Rex Rammell’s statement about buying an “Obama tag” during a speech about wolf hunting tags, they have.