An English friend saw this announcement today:
Hereditary Peers By-Election Result
Nominations for the by-election to replace Lord Milner of Leeds closed on 24 October.
11 candidates registered to stand for election, as follows:Lord Biddulph
The Earl of Carlisle
Lord Clifford of Chudleigh
Lord Grantchester
Lord Hacking
Viscount Hanworth
Lord HolmPatrick
The Earl of Kimberley
Lord Monkswell
Viscount Samuel
Lord Vaux of HarrowdenThe result was announced by the Clerk of the Parliaments in the House at 3 pm on Thursday 30 October 2003.
Three votes were cast. Lord Grantchester received two first-preference votes and Viscount Hanworth one. Lord Grantchester was therefore the successful candidate.
Yep. There’ll always be an England.
KRUGMAN NEVER FAILS: With his unerring instinct for the deceptive cheap shot, Paul Krugman disinters the Dowdified quote from Congressman George Nethercutt. You can read the context of this doctored quote here. Here’s how Paul Krugman puts it:
Some Americans may share the views of the Republican congressman who said that progress in Iraq was “a better and more important story than losing a couple of soldiers every day.” (Support the troops!) But whether or not you think troop losses are important, there’s growing evidence that our Iraq strategy is unsustainable.
Here’s the original quote in full: “So the story is better than we might be led to believe – I’m – just – indicting the news people – but it’s a bigger and better and more important story than losing a couple of soldiers every day which, which, heaven forbid, is awful.” Does that sound like someone not supporting the troops or, in MoDo’s words, putting the casual back into casualty? Or does it sound like the Dowds and Krugmans distorting the truth again for cheap partisan advantage?
The Dish 