"Cheer Up, Donkey!" Follies

So these scandals (real and totally trumped up alike), and a general sense of foreboding at the likely results from uber-gerrymandering of the House for the foreseeable future have left me in my political sad place.





I need a pick-me-up.  You probably do, too.


Here are some things to cheer us up...

I'll Give You A Conspiracy Theory

Senator Inhofe wants to limit the purchases by the U.S. Government of ammunition based on a whacked-out conspiracy theory that the government is buying up all the ammo.  The NRA said this was not true.

The NRA.

I have now had it with the crazed "government is coming to get us" thing from people who claim to be patriots.

It's dangerous to gin up people who are already prone to believe the worst of the government and whose common denominator is a love for weapons.  It's bizarre for a Senator in a representative democracy to demonize the government.

Hey, Conspiracy Brother Senator ("climate change is a hoax!" "they're coming to get your ammo!"), you want a conspiracy theory?

10 Things That 90 Percent of Americans Agree On

Color me angry.  The Senate is about to fail to pass even the compromise version of legislation to improve background checks for gun purchases.

Sen. Joe Manchin tells me "we will not get the votes today" expanded background checks to fail in Senate. Try again he says.
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) April 17, 2013

                                                         

So as a sort of follow-up to my "10 Things That Are More Regulated Than Guns" post, I decided - on this day of the Senate vote on a compromise, bi-partisan, non-universal background check bill - to take a look at some things that are as popular with Americans as universal background checks for gun purchases...

Leaders Wanted. Apply Within.

                                                          

"There go my people, I must find out where they are going so I can lead them."

Gay Marriage Follies

So.  Many.  Gay.  Marriage.  Memes.

Arithmetic: A Memo to CPAC

So we've heard from conservatives now.  And as much fun as that was, I feel like it's important to underline something.

But Seriously, Let's Ban Some Guns

It looks like there is impressive progress on universal background checks for guns.  And that's great, that needs to happen.  Now.  But it's not enough.

Watch This. Pretty Please.

Top 5 Reasons the Sequester Sucks

Presidents Day Follies

Happy Cray-Cray Valentine's Day

Alright.  The crazy has become too much.  I must comment.

Friday Follies: #Hillary2016

1. Bubba DNC Speech - 

Regularly-Scheduled Programing?

So Mandi and I are going to be posting sporadically for awhile.  We're both pretty busy right now, and we're experimenting with time management and priorities.

Here are a couple of stories I've found interesting to tide you over:

Happy MLK Jr./Inauguration Day!

                                                   

                       

Friday Follies: Inauguration Madness!

So President Barack Obama's second inauguration is almost upon us.  I thought I would visit (and revisit) some memes from times past:

Remember Aretha Franklin's hat from the 1st Inauguration?  I do.