Those are my Inauguration boots.
Every time I wear them I say to myself — sometimes silently, sometimes out loud — “these are my Inauguration boots.”
One year ago today, my Inauguration boots saved my life (or at least my toes) as I stood in them for 12 hours straight along with thousands of my fellow frozen [...]
Critics have accused the president of “dithering.” Supporters say it’s been a period of “thoughtful reflection.” Whatever the case, this speech has been months in the making (the war in Afghanistan has been eight years in the making). So I have a feeling the speech won’t be one of those seven-minute George Bush specials. I’m [...]
Transcript of speech
I’m worried about Obama’s speech tonight.
I’m worried that he’s going to listen to the pre-speech pontificating I’ve been hearing and go all hyper-specific about the kind of healthcare reform he wants. He’s been pretty quiet on this score and that hasn’t worked, this line of reasoning goes. Time to give the American people [...]
What About the Children?! Edition
Keep the kids home from school! Lock your doors! Write your congressman! We have to protect our children! No, not from swine flu — from the president!
Jim Greer, chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, wins the prize this week as either Right Wing Wingnut in Chief or Best Exploiter of [...]
Take a Chill Pill (If You Can Afford One) Edition
Jesus Christ, are you kidding me with these friggin idiots?! Just stab me in the ear with a ballpoint, it will hurt less.
Many of the same hardened corps of nutballs who are convinced that President Obama is a Kenyan-born Muslim are now bringing their special [...]
“Where’s She Going? I Dunno, Alaska” Edition
“See ya … wouldn’t wanna be ya!”
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is now just Sarah Plain and Tall, after leaving office this week for … well, no one’s really sure.
In her farewell speech, Palin said:
It is because I love Alaska this much that I feel it is my duty to [...]
Facing His Waterloo Edition
If we’re able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him.”
Sen. Jim DeMint, Republican of South Carolina, was caught in the accidental act of telling the truth this week, when he took an issue that affects all Americans — their access to affordable heathcare — and [...]
As President Obama strides to the podium for tonight’s press conference, I notice he doesn’t really have what I’ve come to think of as a presidential walk. He’s so cool and casual: none of that stiff arms, cowboy frog march we got from President Bush.
President Obama has a few good moments during the news conference. [...]
Why can’t America be exactly like America, but with decent health care and maternity leave?! Then it would be, like, a normal country!
– Mr. Goddess, cogently analyzing America’s health care crisis.
President Obama was on all three broadcast channels and the cable news networks yesterday. I think I spotted him on Animal Planet discussing White House puppy options and the Food Network sharing his favorite omelette recipes.
What was supposed to be a full-throated defense of the economic stimulus package turned into a mea culpa marathon, as [...]
