Political Mumbo Jumbo

I live in the tiniest state in the nation: Rhode Island. I’ve been here for the past 17 years and I could blog about the oddities of this state for days. Not only do I make fun of the way people talk here (I’m not a native, so I can do that!) but I’ve...
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In April of last year I gave John Edwards an AssHat of the Week award. Just the fact that he was just such a pompous jackass when it came to his affair with Rielle Hunter was enough to give him a mention. Men have affairs. Women have affairs. It’s just something that goes on...
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I grew up in Massachusetts in a house where politics was a big topic of conversation. My parents were Kennedy fans.  I remember being about four years old curiously flipping through a huge book about John Kennedy that I could barely lift. In November 1963, when President John Kennedy was shot and killed, I...
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When Sarah Palin made her lame historic resignation speech last week, she mentioned ‘no more politics as usual’. What does ‘as usual’ mean when describing politics? Let me put a little disclaimer in here before I begin: I have always disliked talking about politics. When I was in school I paid far more attention...
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I was just thinking about the Sarah Palin situation. Here’s my take on it: Every so often a popular music group will announce to the press, “This is our final tour. The band is breaking up.” Ticket sales go through the roof. CDs sell out in minutes and everyone buys the “Final Tour” t-shirts for...
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If I hear the word “stimulus” one more time, I think I’ll vomit. It seems to me that getting an extra $13 in your paycheck is NOT cause for celebration. True, it’s more money than I make now because currently I don’t get a paycheck, but what in the name of crap is $13...
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