Anthony R Mignini

By now, most of the American political class should have seen Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) go ballistic on House Republicans for blocking a bill to provide free health care for 9/11 responders and cleanup workers who were exposed to toxins from Ground Zero. But the series of GOP objections that set him off is not getting quite so much attention.\r\n\r\n

Recently, the UK-based Currys electronic stores hired a couple of familiar spokespeople for their new round of advertisements: Celebrity droids C-3PO (voiced by Anthony Daniels) and R2-D2. My first reaction was, Really? Lucasfilm is allowing its beloved characters to advertise for a department store?

The R-rated revelation from Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) that may wreck his marriage, ruin his career and destroy his reputation appears to be the result of a one-letter typo: "@" instead of "D." Weiner, who admitted Monday to posting a lewd photo of his bulging briefs on Twitter, is hardly a social media newbie.

Anthony Weiner on Hardball referring to Dems doing battle with Republicans.\r\n“Democrats bring library books to knife fights.”\r\nTrue. It would be nice if both sides would show up with library books but unfortunately, one side has chosen to remain illiterate.

The story.\r\nPlace: The U.S. House of Representatives\r\nThe Issue: Vote on a bill that would provide $7.4 billion to cover health care costs for responders who were affected and sickened by the 9/11 attacks.

According to Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the Anthony verdict, is precisely why the U.S. should no longer be allowed to bring suspected terrorists to trial in its civilian federal courts: because juries cannot be trusted to convict in all cases.

The christian conservative Family Policy Network -- a group best known for confronting homosexuals and telling them their ways of life are making Jeebus cry -- sent a letter to Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) calling on him to follow the lead of Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) and resign.