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Top Ten Reasons why Hugh Rodham (Hillary’s brother) getting $200,000 (now returned) to lobby in favor of pardons and commutations for convicted drug trafficker Carlos Vignali and herbal supplement king Almon Glenn Braswell ain’t as bad as it looks.

5. Hugh Rodham won’t need those secret payments from Marc Rich anymore.

4. Gives Jack Quinn someone to look down on.

3. Even drug traffickers need a break sometimes.

2. Makes clear Bill ain’t the only one with a loser brother.

1. Gets that whole Marc Rich thing outta the headlines.

P.S. Hey, you said Top Ten! What happened to 10 through 6? Hey, it’s *&#$%&@ free site. Gimme a break!


P.P.S. So Talking Points, are you still a big fan of Bill Clinton’s. Yeah, no doubt. But this one’s at least good for a laugh, isn’t it? And sometimes, hell, if you can’t beat ’em join ’em.

P.P.P.S. Is your face a deeper shade of red right now then it normally is? Absolutely.

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