"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...



1. Hey, Booker's In.   That's some good news.  Not up on your Cory Booker?

Cory Booker, a Primer - 
                     

• He's Good at Explaining Democratic Beliefs.

• Excelled During/After Hurricane Sandy, Using Twitter as a Rapid-Response Tool (go read the article, it's pretty darn funny). 

• Did a Week on Food Stamps.  Shared All the Pain. -

• Has Some Super-Hero Tendencies.

• Saves a neighbor (an older woman) from a burning house -

• For Mandi -

• Saves a cold dog -

In Summary:

                       




2.  Elizabeth Warren Is Busily Kicking Butt and Taking Names for Average Americans.

• On the Wide Disparity Between Increases in Worker Productivity and Minimum Wage Increases:

                       

• On Banks Not Being Prosecuted, While Individuals Are:

                                                     

• On Federal Regulators Protecting Banks Who Broke the Law in Foreclosures:

                       

• On Students Being Charged Nine Times the Interest Rates of Big Banks Because... They Are a Bigger Risk?

In Summary: 

3. Oh, and Hillary Joined Twitter.

She's made one tweet... and 368,122 followers later (in less than one day)...