The pragmatic (i.e. GenX) President

Word is Obama has been tapping “Republican Brent Scowcroft, who was national security adviser in the first Bush administration” for advise and input as he makes his transitions, as well as considering keeping Robert Gates on as Sec. of Defense, evidence that Oamba is being pragmatic in his approach:
During a recent appearance on CNN’s “Fareed [...]

Happy Toilet Day!

Now that the election is finally over, it is time for the public to turn its attention to more important matters.
Such as: World Toilet Day!
No. I am not making it up. It is a real deal. Hey, it was in the Washington Post, the paper that broke Watergate, so, you know….

Happy Toilet Day
For those who believe [...]

Unexpected house guest

So I get a call at work today from the Principal of the middle school near our house, telling me there’s been an incident involving our house and one of the students. I was confused. First, because I thought the call was about my daughter, and I wondered if she was in trouble for something. [...]

Generation X enters White House

So reads the headline from and AFP article.
The lead:

Nov 7, 2008
NEW YORK (AFP) — Generation X used to stand on the sidelines. Now, with Barack Obama’s victory in the presidential election, they’re taking the White House.
Read full article here
For those knuckleheads so obsessed with attaching the Generation Jones labl to Obama, just keep reading:
Ironically, Generation X, [...]

Name the movie

From this quote:
Character 1: I’ve met Mr. Felts.
Character 2: Well, then, we don’t have any problem –
Characters 1: I wouldn’t pee on him if his heart was on fire.

Hilary as Sec. State

(CNN) — President-elect Barack Obama met with his former rival Sen. Hillary Clinton to see if she would be interested in a role in his administration, two sources told CNN Friday.
Read full CNN article here.
I skip watching the news one night and this is the kind of thing I miss. Danm! I didn’t hear about [...]

More evidence to boot Lieberman

I missed Rachel Maddow last night but apparently she really went after Lieberman, urging the Dems to dump his ass. Watch:

Pretty compelling, anyone would have to agree, even if not publicly.  Got me thinking, well, you know, maybe he should go. I mean, you jump to the other side you deal [...]

Should Lieberman stay or should he go?

I just go this email that reads:
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Supporters,
Joe Lieberman has launched consistent, deeply partisan attacks on President-elect Barack Obama, questioning his patriotism and fitness to lead. While Lieberman campaigned for John McCain and spoke on his behalf at the Republican National Convention, he spread some of the GOP’s nastiest smears. And yet [...]

Looks like Alaska’s senate race could go blue after all

Last night Olberman reported the breaking news on his show Countdown that Democrat Mark Begich had taken a 3 vote lead over Republican Ted Steven as a result of absentee ballots being counted. The web site FiveThirtyEight.com confirms this development in the Alaska Senate Race and also reports that Begich’s lead has since grown to [...]

A GenX apology to the Baby Boom?

You got to be fucking kidding me?
But no, it is true. That is the form that this article about election night from salon.com takes, beginning thus:
Dear boomers: We’re sorry for rolling our eyes at you all these years. We apologize for scoffing at your earnestness, your lack of self-deprecation, your tendency to take yourselves a [...]