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Jonathan Rauch has hit the nail on the head: so-called Tea Bag conservatives have more in common with George Wallace than either Goldwater or Reagan. His piece in The National Journal is well worth reading.
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I’m not sure if KODE’s Justin Lattimer is really a journalist. Ergo fluffing Roy Blunt is business-as-usual. Too bad Carole Parker was busy bothering Branson celebrities. She would have asked Roy whether he prefers ketchup or mustard on his burger. It’s important to know these things. A mustard man, I could never vote for someone who uses ketchup. At least real Globe journalists can provide professional follow-up and pin the lobbyist down on whether or not he’s ever flirted with mayonnaise. Although mustard has Gallic origins, mayonnaise screams post-Vichy French socialism. Of course ketchup is from Latin America and we all know what that means.
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It’s comforting to know that our local newspaper’s editorial writer is broadening his political horizon by watching Sean Hannity. There is nothing like a dose of Sean to keep the natives well-informed. Not every “Great American” has the balls to showcase David Bossie’s public service. I can’t imagine Rachael Maddow giving Bossie free air time to hawk “The Clinton Chronicles 2.0”. But then Maddow is a liberal elitist who thumbs her nose at pikers blaming “dirty fucking hippies” for ruining the Bush Administration’s stellar economic stewardship. Assuming a certain opinion page professional digs “Generation Zero”, he’ll find careful viewing of “Howard the Duck” downright illuminating. Be sure and take notes. A jigger of extraterrestrial foul always gives the average bar stool blow more spangle than banner.
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Sarah Palin didn’t like President Obama telling John McCain to STFU. Calling the president “arrogant” for reminding Maverick that he lost the election is yet another reason why she’s qualified to star as Fox News’ highest paid lap dancer. It was rather uppity of the post-colonial black Marxist to interrupt an ancient, white “Songbird” in mid tweet. After all, McCain did put ‘Country First” when plucking the ambitious beauty pageant flutist from obscurity. Had McCain treated the vice presidency with reckless disregard, Carrie Prejean might be sullying Reagan’s reputation. Choosing Sarah over Carrie is proof that McCain isn’t a mentally unbalanced flake, no matter what Rush Limbaugh thinks.
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Here’s some good news. Rep. Paul Ryan’s plan to restore fiscal accountability means I’ll only be 104 years old when the federal budget is finally balanced. That will give me plenty of time to enjoy my golden years without worrying about the “Death Tax”.