I was glad that Jeff wrote the piece earlier today about how President Obama deserved credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden for two reasons. First, it proved that Jeff was still alive, which was something that we all…
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Just sit right back, and you’ll hear a tale A tale of some rightward twits Who threw a party serving tea Aboard a flound’ring ship The mate was a vocal Birtherman The skipper a greedy rube If the passengers should…
AR-GOP: Denny Altes as Vezzini
Let’s ponder something together. C’mon, it’ll be fun. (Note: Author makes no guarantee as to fun of the following exercise.) OK, first, Dictionary.com defines “conservative” as: con·serv·a·tive /kənˈsɜrvətɪv/ [kuhn-sur-vuh-tiv] –adjective 1.disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore…
Adventures In Idiocy: The Worst Letter To The Editor, November 11, 2010
The dumb letters to the editor in yesterday’s Democrat-Gazette were just your run-of-the-mill, garden-variety type, and none really warranted a post. You knew THAT couldn’t last, however. Now when men like Clyde Holloway of Searcy were out there to opine…
Adventures In Idiocy: The Worst Letter To The Editor, November 9, 2010
I’d already planned on making today’s Democrat-Gazette the first from which I hoped to pull the worst letter (as judged by me) and write a post about it. Little did I know that today’s paper would be a veritable cornucopia…
GOP: And So It Begins…
All aboard the Crazy Train! Next stop: ScienceFailAdelphia! Fresh off a dramatic victory in which it retook the House leadership, the Republican Party intends to hold major hearings probing the supposed “scientific fraud” behind global climate change. [***] Holding hearings…
Random Questions
All of the Tea Party types are talking about less government, which I can only assume means cutting entitlements. Most every Republican I’ve heard talks about less spending AND cutting taxes at the same time. So, two-part question: 1. Are…
Reality Check: Adventures In Political Fiction
About that “Obama’s Approval Has Plummeted” lie. Has his approval rating gone down slightly? Yeah. But, unless your meaning of “plummet” differs from mine (and everyone else’s), a drop of four points isn’t exactly a free fall. (Also worth noting:…
Think Tank Memorial End-of-Day Miscellany
[For an explanation of the title, see here.] Here’s the stuff we didn’t get to today (or yesterday, as the case may be): Blue Arkansas says supporting the DREAM Act and painting Timmy! Griffin as a carpetbagger are winning issues…
I Guess Glenn Beck Hasn't Written This On His Chalkboard Yet
Overheard this morning at Starbucks: I mean, Obama got into office and immediately started bailing out the banks. This is the second time in a week that I’ve heard someone “crediting” President Obama with TARP. Which is interesting, given that…