Month: January 2012

I Like It When They Listen to Me

I could talk about a lot of things that were included in the State of the Union address. There were parts that I loved and parts that I hated. The following excerpt, however, addressed something I have been begging the...

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State of the Union Thread

What do you want to hear about tonight? It’s a weird situation with the administration resigned to the fact that they won’t achieve anything legislatively this year. Here are some excerpts from the speech: “Think...

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Are Republicans ready for dessert?

Republicans face a stark choice for dessert: One bowl contains the worst kind of vanilla ice-cream: poly-saturated garbage infused with artificial flavor, high-fructose corn syrup, laboratory color, and the consistency of a glob...

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Good For Benen

No one in the blogosphere deserves a higher profile, more money, and something more interesting to do than Steve Benen. I like his (soon to be former) boss, too. Paul Glastris gave me a guided tour of the West Wing of the White...

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The State of the Republican Party

Today’s Republican Party is full of talented and accomplished leaders, like Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana and former Governor Jeb Bush of Florida. Sadly, not one of these leaders has chosen to run for President....

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