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- 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.
(Hurdling rapidly toward retirement mode here. I shall be among the hardcore unemployed on March 15th. Why March 15th? I don't know, there's just something appealing about the Ides of March, don't you agree? Just thought I'd check in and see what's happening with those wacky Republicans. Let's digress together, shall we?)
- First off, let's consider the funniest guy on the podium this week, Little Ricky "Please Don't Google Me" Santorum. Ricky is perhaps the most insanely pious of all the Bible-thumping preachers running the Republican show this time around. Recently, after warning of the dangers of “the NBA” and “rock concerts,” Ricky proceeded to excommunicate 45 million Christians from "the world of Christianity." Wow, what a guy!
- A Roman Catholic Bishop, a Lutheran Reverend, a rabbi and two male professors walk into a Republican congressional hearing on birth control. Start of a bad joke? Well yeah, you could say that. Read it here.
- “Back in my day, they used Bayer Aspirin for contraceptives. The gals put it between their knees and it wasn’t that costly,” chortle chortle. Get it? See, if the gal hold an aspirin between her knees while she's on a date, she can't spread her legs for sex. Cheap contraceptive, see? Billionaire mega-funder to Rick Santorum Foster Friess embarrassing old guys all over America. Chortle chortle.
- Mitt Romney once drove his family from Boston to Canada with their Irish setter, Seamus, in a carrier strapped to the roof of the car. (“Dad, gross!” one of his sons cried, as he saw diarrhea sliding down the back window.) Mitt insists to this day that the dog enjoyed his ride. But now we get to the backlash. Dogs are against Mitt Romney!
- Weird Christian-based Republican lead legislation in Virginia. Earlier this month, a bill requiring women to receive an ultrasound before they can receive an abortion passed the Virginia senate, and it recently cleared a state house committee with an overwhelming majority. To quote this article "Simply put, it is difficult to distinguish a law requiring women to be vaginally penetrated by a long metal object from state-sponsored rape. Worse, discussions among lawmakers leave little doubt that its supporters understood just what they were trying to write into law — they just didn’t care. As an unnamed lawmaker told a fellow Virginia delegate, a woman already consented to being 'vaginally penetrated when they got pregnant.'" Lord save us from people like this.
