Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Gossip Girls

I have something embarrassing to admit. I read the Politico. It is like reading Perez Hilton every day, except the people being gossiped about are significantly uglier. Thought Politico was a politics and policy paper. Hmmm, some of the current headlines.

Obama vs. McCain: Stimulus Rematch -- Catfight! Except most people can't remember who McCain is. They remember him as the old dude who went around sweating an unlicensed plumber who was behind on his child support payments. I might as well ask "Penny Dude" what he thinks. Who is Penny Dude? He is the guy who asks me for my spare pennies on the way to the metro every night. He believes in handouts.

Could Stimulus Make Your Kids Fat? -- Go look on the website, I am not making this title up. The thesis is that language in the stimulus bill could discourage schools from building gyms. The thesis is retarded.

NAACP Wants To Hold Obama Accountable on Race -- This is a common meme, where Politico writers try and pit Democratic interest groups against each other. To support the "split" they usually cite some looney contrarian.  Here is how Obama met the race test: He got a black dude elected president. If that is not enough for someone at the NAACP, they can go eat sand. 

Did the White House Encourage Defiance of Pelosi? -- More cat fight! Some Obama folks said it was ok for Rep. Jim Cooper (TN) to oppose the House Stimulus bill. Encouraging Cooper to exercise his conscience. Bitch slap times 10 to Pelosi. The, um, slow people who write for the Politico assume that the Dems have to be like the former Republican House majority, where the Congressmen did as they were told by leadership. There is no explanation for free thinking Democratic congressman save for defiance of the Democratic leadership. 

In the next few days -- if you are a masochist -- try to count how many times the following words are used in headlines featuring democrats -- clash, defy, reject, struggle, stumble, or nervous. Don't make it a drinking game. Shitfaced is no way to go through a weekday.