John McCain can’t stop stressing the enormity of the financial crisis. A month ago he told Katie Couric, “The financial crisis is on the verge of a very, very serious, most serious crisis since the end of World War II.”
McCain got carried away again on Sunday with Tom Brokaw, when he attempted to describe the [...]

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Meghan McCain gushes about the Ramones in a recent post. She writes:
I have been a fan since around sixth grade when I first heard the song “I Want To Be Sedated” on the radio and was immediately hooked (I even had my first kiss while “Beat on the Brat” was playing in the background). The [...]

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He may look mellow, but Joe Wurzelbacher told the media he’s “completely flabbergasted” by the attention he’s eliciting.
To be flabbergasted means to be struck dumb with astonishment and surprise, to be astounded. There are not degrees of flabbergastation. It’s an absolute: You either are or you aren’t.
In the competition for headlines and eyeballs and voters [...]

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