George W. Bush To Debate Bill Clinton At Radio City in February (UPDATED)

It’s being called “The Hottest Ticket in Political History.”

The debate, including a question-and-answer segment, is part of a MSG speaker’s series, “Minds That Move the World.” The two willl “debate topics ranging from the economy, to foreign policy, to the current administration,” MSG promises.

Tickets will range from $60 to $1250.

UPDATE: The New York Post reports the event has been cancelled.…

Democrat Bill Owens The Winner In NY-23

This seat had been held by Republican John McHugh. The region had been considered solidly Republican for more than 100 years.  It was the most closely watched race of the night.

He defeated Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, who was backed by national conservative and GOP leaders, who was disenchanted with the positions taken by Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava. Scozzafava, out of money and running a poor third in the polls, dropped out of the race on Saturday and endorsed the Democratic candidate on Sunday.…

Not So Fast, NBC (UPDATED)

Ben Smith at The Politico reports on the NYC mayoral race:

NBC called it for Bloomberg — but just reversed that call. The New York Times continues to indicate that Bloomberg has won.

UPDATE: Bloomberg ended up winning anyway.…

Chris Christie Projected Winner In NJ Governor’s Race

Republicans will consider this a referendum on Obama.…

On Tuesday’s Radio Show…

• Political Analyst Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics joins Alan to analyze the results of today’s elections.

• Are Republican victories at the polls a referendum on President Obama? We’ll debate it.

• Travel guru Rick Steves, author of Travel as a Political Act, explains why he believes America needs to join European countries in decriminalizing drugs.…

Louisiana Justice Of The Peace Who Wouldn’t Marry Interracial Couple Resigns

The Louisiana Justice of the Peace who refused to marry an interracial couple has resigned.  Keith Bardwell refused to perform the honors when Terrence McKay and Beth Humphrey got hitched.

Bardwell has acknowledged he routinely recuses himself from marrying interracial couples because he believes such marriages cause harm to the couples’ children.

Another justice of the peace eventually married the couple.

Humphrey and McKay have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Bardwell.…

Cops Called In NY-23 To Quell “Voter Intimidation”

Police were called to at least two polling places in St. Lawrence County because of “overzealous electioneering”.  June O’Nell, former Democratic state chairwoman reported this to the NY Daily News, calling it “voter intimidation.”

“We’ve gotten reports that people are standing there, covered with Hoffman stickers and yelling anti-choice stuff at voters,” said O’Neill, a St. Lawrence native who has been running the party’s GOTV effort for Bill Owens in NY-23.

“Apparently, there’s some woman claiming to be a commissioner,” O’Neill continued. “Commissioner of what, I don’t know. She’s from Texas, I think, and she won’t leave.”

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Gore: “I Put My Money Where My Mouth Is”; Cons Resent His Green Investments

Conservatives who claim they love capitalism somehow resent that Al Gore invests in what he believes, and that it’s paying off.  The headline in the UK’s Telegraph, “Al Gore could be come world’s first carbon billionaire,” really annoys the global warming deniers.

Last year Mr Gore’s venture capital firm loaned a small California firm $75m to develop energy-saving technology. The company, Silver Spring Networks, produces hardware and software to make the electricity grid more efficient.

The deal appeared to pay off in a big way last week, when the Energy Department announced $3.4 billion in smart grid …

Palin Last Election: “I Don’t Want To Go Back To Alaska”

A new book by two reporters who traveled with Sarah Palin during the 2008 election has some revealing tidbits.  Sarah from Alaska, by Scott Conroy and Sushannah Walshe, tells the story of how Palin insisted she was going to give a concession speech on election night, but never told any of her staff that the McCain people nixed the idea, causing great confusion.  In spite of being told otherwise, she insisted to her staff, “I’m speaking. I’ve go the remarks Figure it out.”  Palin finally had to be told by senior McCain adviser Mark Salter that the vice …

Joe Wilson Blames Obama For Flu Vaccine Shortage; Voted Against Funding

Congressman Joe “You Lie” Wilson told the right-wing CNS News that the Obama administration is “solely responsible” for the vaccine shortage.

“The current administration is solely responsible. They can’t blame this on any prior administration,” said Wilson. “This is the responsibility of the current administration. They’ve put the lives of Americans at risk.”

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee shows that it was Wilson and other Republicans cast votes that got us to this point.

The DCCC pointed to a June vote on a supplementary appropriations bill as evidence. Wilson joined 95% of Republicans and voted against …

On Monday’s Radio Show…

• Former Religious Right activist Frank Schaeffer, whose latest book is Patience with God, says Republican paranoia caused the conservative revolt in the NY-23 congressional race. He’ll tell Alan why.

• Does the H1N1 vaccine shortage prove that America is underprepared for a bioterrorist attack? Former Sen. Bob Graham, who chairs the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, shares his concerns with Alan.

• How crazy can they get? Alan shakes his head at the latest example of wingnuttery in Washington.…