Top Political Pundit in America: Karl Rove?

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Karl freakin' Rove? Are you kidding me? Pundit isn't even in the top fifty words I'd use to describe the man. Saying that the sight of him makes me physically ill may be a stretch, but not by much. There is so much this man has done to harm America, figuratively, literally, and in the eyes of other nations--often in concert with many of the others on this list--that it remains one of my fondest wishes to see him frogmarched away in handcuffs.

That said, notice how many of the people in this list are right-leaning or full-blown conservative wing-nuts. Then see how many of the whole 50 that you can definitively nail down as lefties.

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The most influential US political pundits

1. KARL ROVE

Dubbed the “architect” and “Bush’s brain”, Rove plotted to rise of George W Bush and departed the White House after the disastrous 2006 mid-term elections. Successful punditry is a combination of real political experience, intellectual nimbleness, a provocative turn of phrase and a coherent point of view. Rove, a Fox News commentator and contributor to Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal, has all these qualities. . .

Read more at: Telegraph.co.uk

Top 50 Most Prosperous and Stable Nations

We're Number One! We're Number One! We're Number. . .um. . .twenty-four? Yes, we come after such illustrious nations as Liechtenstein, Andorra, and Malta. And don't get me wrong, I'm not casting aspersions on those countries. I'm just saying, wow.

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Top 50: the most stable and prosperous countries in the world

A one-year investigation and analysis of 235 countries by Jane's Information Services has put the UK joint seventh in the premier league of nations with the US at 22nd and Switzerland, normally associated with wealth and untouchable stability, is rated 17th. . .

Read more, and see the list at: Times Online

Most Loathsome People of 2007

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Like clockwork, the end of every year brings us countless lists. Best and worst movies, most fascinating people, top political blunders, best web sites, you get the idea. And the thing about most of these lists is that they're utterly subjective, and are pretty much BS.

But I for one find them kind of fun. Here's one of my favorites.

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The BEAST 50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2007

47. Mike Huckabee

Charges: What's worse, a calculating politician pretending to be a devout Christian, or a genuine heartland preacher who didn't come from no monkey? Huckabee is both -- a Southern Baptist who rejects Darwin, wants to give everyone a gun and thinks people with AIDS should be quarantined, and a seedy, corrupt politician who's never seen a payoff so low he won't stoop to pick it up. Democrats see Huckabee as easily defeated in a general election, but they shouldn't be so sure -- Smooth talking preachers tend to do well in this country. Huckabee is well-spoken, kind-faced, and the opposite of worldly -- he's Obama for hicks. . .

Read the whole list at: BuffaloBeast.com