Quote of the Day

"To rid the world of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and Moammar Qaddafi within six months: if Obama were a Republican, he'd be on Mount Rushmore by now."

- Andrew Sullivan, "The Dish", 10.20.11

Goodbye Steve...

You will be missed. Thanks for all of the cool gadgets and changing the modern computing experience as we know it.

President Barack Hussein Reagan

This video speaks for itself as a reminder of how far the Republican party has moved to the right.

 

A Microcosm of What's Happening Within the Republican Party

If you haven't seen this video yet, it's absolutely hilarious. Hank Williams Jr. of Monday Night Football fame compares President Obama to Hitler and the Fox and Friends crew are absolutely stunned!

I think it's a pretty good example of what's happening on a grander scale within the Republican party. Normal Republicans, who are too busy planning to make lots of money and shooting varmints with Mitt Romney (that's code for actually making lots of money), are thinking that they might end up with a normal centrist nominee that could feasibly win the Presidency and help them make even more money (if some gays are shebanging or getting married during this process these Republicans don't really care so long as the stock market is up). But what they don't realize is, is they have a good chunk of crazies in their midst like Hank Williams Jr., who will nominate a crazy person who can't get elected.

On Chris Christie's Weight...

There's a lot of blog and lamestream media buzz going around discussing and dissecting columns by Michael Kinsley and Eugene Robinson posing that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is too fat to be President of the United States.

I for one don't really care. I think the main hurdles to the presidency for Chris Christie revolve around the lack of time and lack of organization needed to mount a successful campaign (see Fred Thompson).

The discussion of Chris Christie's weight is not a referendum on him or fat people at all. The discussion is a referendum on US; the stupid and superficial American voter, who requires their candidates to look a certain way post-JFK. Trust me, McCain definitely lost some votes because he couldn't lift his arms above his shoulders and has old man posture. Unfortunately, looking good matters a great deal in American politics, which is why candidates like Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann even have a shot and the current GOP front runners are Mitt Romney and Rick Perry.