Push those clocks back to a simpler time

The issue of the New York 23rd is so incredibly fascinating too me, but not just for the media attention. Scozzafava's decision to suspend her campaign is to me more of a metaphor than anything else. It is a symbol of the "moderate" republicans throwing their hands up in the air and saying one thing: I quit.

I don't mean they quit the party or they quit politics. There may be as many of them in the party as there are "Teabagger"conservatives, possibly more, but the louder they teabag, the harder it is to think, much less try to run any sort of political strategy. The Teabagger philosophy is one purely of negative action and negative thinking: attack the liberals, attack the Obama administration, attack the republican party if it is not in line with their ideology perfectly. They are a destructive element in the conservative movement.

For all we know, Hoffman will most likely win now, which will cause the teabaggers to cry victory. But I do think the price of this will be greater than someone being slightly more pure ideologically in a solidly conservative district.


Anyways, Happy November assholes.

I don't want to make a big deal out of this...

As I sip this effeminate energy drink, I realize how awesome my joke in class was. Thats right motherfuckers, nothing is funnier than comparing the cap and trade system to seminar discussion rules.

I know that I should make some statement about Obama winning the Nobel Prize. Honestly, I think the main thing I am getting out of it is just seeing conservatives' heads explode, but besides that, I'm currently indifferent.

I did notice that Twitter kind of exploded during the announcement. It actually was the first bit of news I ever heard about through Twitter. This is supposed to confound me. It didn't.

The best tweet, at least from what I saw was from the ever awesome Eugene Mirman:

Congratulations Mr. Obama! You won fair and square, even though I’ve been texting Hamas & Isreal requesting peace for weeks.

Also, Jesse Thorn had some pretty good ones too:

Without the new diplomatic tone set by Pres. Obama, my wife and I would never have reached our historic new-apartment closet-sharing accord.


But that's just me.

Please, Please, Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

Ridge Crushing Their Heads

First things first, I think this interview proves that Rachel Maddow is the best debater on television. She makes her points known, and challenges others, but doesn't lie, cheat, or intimidate in order to make her point. I think she should be applauded for this. Honestly.

Also, I must say, Tom Ridge, what's your problem? Why are you so scared of just admitting what you have already said? I know he says that the hullabalo about his book is taken out of context (that there was political pressure on him to raise the fabulously color coded terror alert system), but from what has been laid out, it seems hard to believe that.

If there was pressure to raise the terror alert based on politics, then we have an issue. That would be akin to using any other government agency or organization to aid a presidential administration. Hell, at least Nixon had his people do the Watergate break-in on their off hours. Also, this negates the entire purpose of their being such a system in the first place. The fact that he seemingly admitted this, and had strong feelings on it, in his book is a powerful statement, yet his unwillingness to follow along with the common understanding is more fascinating.

Is he blaming this issue on his PR? I understand the need to buy books, but to have on the cover of your book a statement that you don't seem to believe in is quite suspicious. He must not have a good enough ghost writer, or maybe his ghost writer knows more than Tom Ridge is will to let out. Either way, you should watch this interview:

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Death Panels!

Jesus Kitty Christ. Is this what Obamacare is promising?