Weekend Update - MOTS

• Republicans are getting queasy at the gruesome sight of their party eating itself alive, savaging the brand in ways that will long resonate.  “Republicans being against sex is not good,” the G.O.P. strategist Alex Castellanos told me mournfully. “Sex is popular.”  Maureen Dowd explains the sad sad state of Republican politics in her NYT column.
• There's something about this story that just pisses me off, know what I mean?  A banker left a 1% tip in defiance of 'the 99%' at a Newport Beach restaurant the other week, according to his dining companion and underling who snapped a photo of the receipt.  His companion said this about his boss: "Mention the “99%” in my boss’ presence and feel his wrath. So proudly does he wear his 1% badge of honor that he tips exactly 1% every time he feels the server doesn’t sufficiently bow down to his Holiness. Oh, and he always makes sure to include a “tip” of his own."  Check out the picture that accompanies this article.
• Ever consider what Europeans think of the recent thoughts of Republican presidential candidates, especially Rick (Sweet Jesus Don't Google Me) Santorum?  Read this fascinating article about what they're saying, including :  "He's thrown contraception back into question and would protect America from 'the attacks of Satan,' but is he really conservative enough?" runs the first line of an article in French paper Libération, the hint of puzzled humor coming through loud and clear. Laure Mandeville at Le Figaro calls Santorum's anti-gay marriage stance "a fight conducted with quixotic ardor in an America where something like seven states have legalized gay marriage."
• Be sure to watch HBO on March 10th.  That's the night they'll air the new movie "Game Change," which is all about our favorite Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin.  It promises to be a doozy.  Apparently the Palin people are all discombobulated about this movie even though none of them have seen it yet.  Who knows, it might actually make her look human.  Nah.
•  One more report on the Rickster before we go this week.  In spite of the nearly unanimous scientific consensus on the manmade causes of climate change, Santorum has repeatedly dismissed global warming as a “liberal myth,” “bogus,” and “a hoax.”  And that's not the only silly and/or just plain stupid thing this idiot has said lately.  Here's A Compendium of The Goofiest Things That Rick Santorum Has Said So Far.  Enjoy your week.