Gov. Scot Walker (R-WI) Using Forclosure Settlement to Balance Budget

Gov. Wanker. Image from Think Progress

Honestly? It seems like prominent Republicans (particularly the Governors and Presidential candidates) are trying to out dick each other, doesn't it?


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Gov. Scott Walker To Use Foreclosure Settlement Money To Balance His Budget, Not Help Homeowners 

Yesterday, 49 states joined the federal government in announcing a $26 billion settlement with five of the nation’s biggest banks over the banks’ foreclosure fraud abuses. The money from the settlement is meant to aid homeowners who lost their homes to foreclosure or who find themselves underwater, meaning they owe more on their mortgage than their home is currently worth. . .

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Um. . .Did Kathy Griffin Just Say What I Think She Said?

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Unless my ears deceived me, I'm pretty sure Kathy Griffin just made allusions to Anderson Cooper's fairly open secret on CNN's New Year's Eve coverage. Something about knocking the. . .well. . .objects out of Cooper's mouth. I can't imagine this is going to go over well with Coop. But Kathy will have loads of new material. Video as it comes (and it surely will). . .

UPDATE: OK, after some quick searching, it looks like she was saying that to the crowd, and not to Cooper after all. But I doubt I'm the only one who thought she'd directed that at him. And I'm sure the CNN bosses weren't thrilled with the on-air comment. Still, it's win-win for Kathy.

UPDATE: The Video!