Addicted

Gosh, it's been awhile, but Sarah Barracuda is back in the newspapers. She's pissed because one of Ricardo's political consultants used the term retarded, and wasn't referring to a Democrat when he said it. If it wasn't this, it'd be something else. The woman needs headlines like a junkie needs heroin.

Activism

There's something about the idea that legal bribery and free speech are the same thing that I don't understand. I first got on the McCain bandwagon in 2000 based on his efforts to enact campaign finance reform, and the laws that were finally passed didn't go far enough to suit me. Now the judicial activists on the USSC have thrown open the gates and turned the dogs loose. Unbelievable.

WWRD ?

This morning we have Republicans all over the country gloating about their huge win in the Massachusetts election yesterday. I sifted through some of the commentary linked at the usual op-ed pages, and finally came across something worth reading by the reliable observer, Joe Conason.

When the Democrats took over a year ago, I hoped they'd make noticeable progress cleaning up the fucking mess left by Republicans, but I was afraid they'd screw it up and they did. Now the GOP has a Senate voting bloc that can, for all intents and purposes, bring things to a screeching halt. In effect, Republicans can make a credible claim that they'll control the congressional agenda as soon as Brown is officially seated.

I can't honestly defend 99 percent of the things Democrats have done this year, so I'm ready to shift the blame for this shit back to the Republicans. Let them carry the burden again.

Dirty Harry

Harry Reid is in the soup again. I'm not the only one who's been wondering who died and left this guy the boss, and I'm pretty sure there are other people who'd like to see another Senate majority leader if the Democrats somehow hang onto the majority.

So there are a lot of reasons to be disgruntled about Harry Reid, but I doubt his comments about Obama's complexion and manner of speaking are among them. From what I gather, Reid was assessing those factors in terms of Obama's viability as a candidate, and it appears he was accurate. Still, there are probably a lot of hardcore rightwingers who despise Obama even more because his mother was white. Some old habits die harder than others.

The country's great loss

In America, there are a handful of men who possess infinite wisdom. In a nation struggling with the burdens of economic distress and terrorist threats, these men alone have the intellect, knowledge and insight to resolve every crisis and restore America's strength and security. Unfortunately, when we need these men most, they're sitting on their asses, posting online comments at newspaper websites.

Lardass sighting

Limbaugh flirts with mortality. Is this the part where I'm supposed to wish him a speedy recovery although I disagree with him ?