Helluva job, boys! Meanwhile, the Hobbits trudge on. **** update: McCain is himself an objective correlative, a dust-farting faux “realist” relic whom an awakened populace is now (thankfully) getting wise to. The truth, Mr McCain, is that it would have taken 3 or 4 Democrats to break with their party — of the 20 or so who ran on balancing the budget — to pass CC&B. Several of those Dems

An objective correlative. Up is down. Black is white. Superman is Lex Luther. (thanks to Thomas D)

Adam Bitely, echoing Sarah Palin, among others: Many elected officials have fallen prey to the belief that because America is exceptional, they as the leaders of the government must also be exceptional. And that is why the responses from these people when their credit rating was downgraded came as no surprise. Some seemed shocked that S&P would point out that over $14 trillion in debt is slightly high. Others claimed

Muggings, beatings, and looting? Why, it’s a solidarnosc for the 21st century!