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...strength of the play lied with the actors and proved sufficient. Though friction between convention and creativity permeated the play, it did not rob its ultimate goal and, in fact, greatest success: providing a wonderfully whimsical comedy on a midsummer night...
Connecticut, of course, is Democratic turf. In 2006, the Democrats won a two-thirds majority in both houses of the legislature, relegating the reelected Republican Governor, M. Jodi Rell, to the role of official figurehead. Republican incumbents Nancy Johnson and Rob Simmons lost their hard-earned Congressional seats to Democratic newbies Chris Murphy and Joe Courtney. After their massive victory, starry-eyed Democrats fantasized about what they might do with such power...
...clear that the White House is ready to match its rhetoric with action. Some observers have suggested that outgoing budget director Rob Portman resigned unexpectedly last week because he doubted the Administration's commitment to fighting Congress' proposal to boost spending on veterans' medical care...
...unless he doesn't. Roger's latest book is called Your Movie Sucks - a collection of his thumbs-down reviews - and the anecdote that inspired the title is worth recounting. In an Oscar preview story two years ago, Los Angeles Time writer Patrick Goldstein made a joke about Rob Schneider's Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, "a film that was sadly overlooked at Oscar time because apparently nobody had the foresight to invent a category for Best Running Penis Joke Delivered by a Third-Rate Comic." Schneider, in a response that ran as a trade paper ad, wrote: "Well, Mr. Goldstein...
...bouquet arrives... A beautiful bouquet of flowers was delivered to the house the other day. A handwritten note paid compliments to my work and wished me a speedy recovery. Who was it from? A friend? A colleague? An old classmate? The card was signed, 'Your Least Favorite Movie Star, Rob Schneider...