This week, in response to the open letter sent posted by #47 Senate Republicans, the Iranian mullahs seized control of Tehran, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war.
It was against this backdrop that an army of Real Israelis (and "droves" of them A-rabs) went to the polls to choose a new government.
Like every election in the Obama era—except, of course, the 2012 U.S. presidential election—this one was widely seen as a referendum on Obamacare.
And, because there is a God (and He hates socialism), Benjamin Netanyahu and his GOP-aligned Likud party ultimately prevailed over the anti-Semitic left-wing conspirators.
Obviously, this is great news ... for whichever clown faces Hillary Clinton in 2016!
Molotov!
Morning lineup:
Meet the Press: Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer; Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the U.N. Dr. Riyad Mansour; California Gov. Jerry Brown (D); Roundtable: Helene Cooper (New York Times), Former Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), Rich Lowry (National Review) and John Stanton (BuzzFeed).
Face the Nation: House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA); Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN); Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI); Former NFL Player Chris Borland; Roundtable: Peggy Noonan (Wall Street Journal), Michael Gerson (Washington Post), Michael Crowley (Politico) and Margaret Brennan (CBS News).
This Week: Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX); Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R); Astronauts Mark Kelly & Scott Kelly; NASA Administrator Charles Bolden; Former Astronaut Buzz Aldrin; Roundtable: Progressive Activist Van Jones, Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), Steve Inskeep (NPR) and Cokie Roberts (ABC News).
Fox News Sunday: CIA Director John Brennan; Republican Strategist Matt Rhoades; Roundtable: Radio Host Laura Ingraham, Judy Woodruff (PBS), Sociopath Liz Cheney and Bob Woodward (Washington Post).
State of the Union: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); Others TBD.
Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will feature: an interview with an Iraqi bishop who says waging war against ISIS fighters is the only way to save the Christian Church in Iraq (preview); a report on the only rare earths mine and processing facility in the U.S., which is in financial trouble (preview); and, an interview with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson (preview)
On Comedy Central...
Jon Stewart surveyed the aftermath of the Israeli elections. (03/18/15)
The Daily Show:
Monday: Author/Activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali; Tuesday: Author/Journalist/FilmmakerJon Ronson; Wednesday: Filmmakers Kirvy Dick & Amy Ziering; Thursday: Author John Hargrove.
And Larry Wilmore examined the racial politics of ordering coffee at Starbucks. (03/18/15)
The Nightly Show:
Guests TBD.
Elsewhere...
Aaron Schock's father commented on what's ahead for his son, now that he's resigned from Congress.
"He wears stylish clothing. And yet, he's not gay … and he's not married. And he's not running around with women. So, you know, everybody's throwing up their arms, they can't figure out Aaron. So he must be crooked." [...]
"Ten years from now, whatever he's doing, he'll be successful at it. I promise you that. Two years from now, he'll be successful … if he's not in jail."
Meanwhile...
Glenn Beck said goodbye to the Republican party.
"I've made my decision — I'm out," Beck said on his radio show Wednesday, according to Mediaite.com. "I'm out of the Republican Party. I am not a Republican; I will not give a dime to the Republican Party. I'm out." [...]
"Four years ago I was with them," Beck said. "Four years ago I said, 'Work from the inside, let's change it, let's get new guys in there.'"
But those efforts have proved futile, he said.
And...
Mickey Kaus parted ways with The Daily Caller after learning how the sausage is made.
"It's pretty simple," Kaus said in an interview, "I wrote a piece attacking Fox for not being the opposition on immigration and amnesty -- for filling up the airwaves with reports on ISIS and terrorism, and not fulfilling their responsibility of being the opposition on amnesty and immigration.... I posted it at 6:30 in the morning. When I got up, Tucker had taken it down. He said, 'We can't trash Fox on the site. I work there.'" [...]
Kaus says when he told Carlson he needed to be able to write about Fox, Carlson told him it was a hard-and-fast rule, and non-negotiable.
Oy vey!
- Trix