I've said numerous times that I am thrilled to share "Hoosierdom" with David Letterman!
Let's get SPARKy. :D Speaking of comedians, just guess which person's been the subject of the most jokes on late night over the past few months? This Marine can really pump the iron - Semper Fie indeed!
I've heard of lots of crazy reasons for traffic tie - ups, but this "blockage" takes the...uh...seed. ;D I'm betting most participants at this event are single; I won't make any guesses about living in their parents' basements! Finally, I can think of oh so many deserving folk of this "honor!"; the mind reels!
Let's Countdown!
#5 "Slip Slidin' Away?" AKA "Race on the Right" AKA "War on the Poor" - Nope, I didn't feel the quake in Indianapolis today. Governor Secession's poll numbers are on the rise; the bat$hit sisters' numbers are on the slide. Governor Secession's in the lead in IA, and $aint $arah from Wasilla didn't take kindly to TurdBlossom's remarks that she'll enter the POTUS race. Let's all remember something about "that woman."
Evan McMorris Santoro gets bat$hit duty tonight. It would seem the tea bagger love affair with Bat$hit Bachmann & $aint $arah from Wasilla may be coming to an end in favor of the Governor running to lead the country he wanted to secede from, who equates civil rights to corporations not being taxed, and getting rid of that darn 16th Amendment all together! Again, let's remember what Governor Secession's been Governor of.
Having said that, boys & girls, I'm telling' ya'; Governor Secession will be the GOBP nominee. When I'm proven to be correct, y'all can have shirts made that say "CityLightsLover Knows Her Tea Baggers!" or something! :D Jon Huntsman thinks the poor should be taxed more?! Well, that should help balance out his climate change comments. Bruce Bartlett, however, doesn't like that idea; remember, he's the one who called Governor Secession an idiot! Organizations who donated to Rep. Paul Ryan's campaign stand to do quite well in the tax loophole game. Jeff Madrick gets the lovely duty of making poor people pay more taxes. The whole shtick of half the American people not paying taxes conveniently forgets that the majority of those pay FICA taxes - Social Security. Mr. Madrick thinks the GWB tax cuts have to expire; don't hold your breath on that, dear. *&^%$#@!
#4 "Oil's Well?" AKA "To the Victor Goes the Oil" - Rebels captured Kodaffy's complex today, but Colonel Kodaffy must've been out buying humus or something because he wasn't home. ;D Big oil companies are creaming in the jeans at the prospect of getting their paws on all that oil. How the oil spoils get divided up will absolutely affect our economy. The markets responded favorably to the good news concerning Libya the past couple of days. Kate Sheppard gets Kodaffy & oil duty.
Both Kate & Keith discussed the influence of oil in any involvement in the Middle East; that's not entirely true. Israel doesn't have oil for $hit, but we give a $hit load of coin to them! She also said people thought it would be easy to get Kodaffy out?! Uh, I think she's wrong on that score; I don't think anyone thought this Libya $hit would be a cake walk.
"Time Marches On!" - A bright red cardinal tried his darndest to fly through a window. Some dude on a skateboard actually landed in the pool he was supposed to land in! Despite of technical difficulties, still funny stuff. ;D
#3 "Pipeline Protest" AKA "Oil Spoils" - Environmentalists were once again arrested today in front of the White House for protesting the Tar Sands pipeline that is supposed to carry very acidic crude oil from Canada all the way down to the Gulf. Yea, nothing can go wrong there!
Texas Congress critters are all ready to support the pipeline running through their state, and, if there's an accident, they will call on the federal government they decry to help their a$$ out. Bill McKibben spent most of the weekend in a jail with other protesters. Yea, I'd never heard of this thing until his diaries have appeared here. Mr. McKibben's been pretty disappointed in President Obama's environment creds; President Obama can make this pipeline decision without Congress. So, we'll see what happens!
WPITW - Jabba the Ailes does give talking points to FAUX News employees; I know that comes as a big 'ol shock. ;D Governor Jan Brewer's written a book?! Oh good grief. She's blaming President Obama for her book being late. Oye! Some SC "lady" posted a joke on Facebook about killing President Obama & Mrs. Obama. She removed it & claimed she was just joking. Sure...
#1 "Shock Treatment" - Again, I didn't feel the quake today, but I can just imagine the reaction in NYC & DC. A courtroom presser was evacuated. I can also imagine the media falling all over themselves claiming the sky is falling. The epicenter of the earthquake was right in the middle of Rep. Eric Cantor's district; he's the 1 who decreased funding to earthquake preparedness. Every once in a great great while, karma works itself out. Paul F. Tompkins is stating the obvious; the west coast is laughing their a$$es off at the east coast reaction to the earthquake! ;D