3 Things To Know This Wednesday

1. Chris Dodd is in trouble.

2. "It took a couple of days because I like to know what I'm talking about before I speak." .

3. NYT and USA Today out, Ebony and Politico in.

Vegan Until Six

Mark Bittman, food writer for the NY Times, was told by his doctor that he was 35 pounds over weight, developing high cholesterol, had borderline high blood sugar, bad knees and sleep apnea. Bittman was told that a good option for him would be to go vegan. A food critic and lover of all five food groups, knew that would not work for him. He did the next best thing, go vegan until 6PM. A few months of sticking to a strict vegan diet before 6PM and then eating anything he wants for dinner he had lost the weight and dropped to normal levels on all of the docters tests. Interesting idea, forces you to eat fruits, veggies, and whole grains and you still get to splurge for dinner...nice

Read the full article here.

Karl Rove Is A Weird Dude

The New York Times did an interview with Karl Rove and each one of his answers were shorter and stranger than the last. I would have hated to be this interviewer...awkward. Below is my favorite back and forth.

Are you going to send him (Obama) a little note congratulating him?

I already have. I sent it to his office. I sent him a handwritten note with funny stamps on the outside.

What kind of funny stamps?

Stamps.

Oooookay.

Click here see read the entire interview.

Kiplin’ vs. Palin - A Great Op-Ed From The NY Times

This explains Sarah Palin perfectly. Her cutesy crap has no place in politics. period.

Click here to read Roger Cohen's article. You'll appreciate it.