The Right Sphere: You want to know why 53% of the American public is poised to blame Republicans for going over the fiscal cliff? You want to know why 53% of the American public still blames Bush for the recession caused by the housing bubble Bush had almost nothing to do with? [Incurious, dishonest] Journalists have failed to do their jobs. Their jobs used to be to provide the information

Stock tip: invest heavily in Doritos and Hot Pockets. And it wouldn’t hurt to throw some bones behind whatever that stuff is that Ferris Bueller’s teacher claims takes the red out. I suspect sandals will be making a furious comeback, as well.

Which on the surface sounds a bit like discussing rock n’ roll after Aha! But who knows. Maybe during their reunion tour they’ll ditch the digital keyboard for piano, a flying V guitar, and an actual drum set. Keep hope alive! (h/t sdferr)

I’m promoting this Ernst comment into a post of its own because I think it shows a clear understanding of what we are fighting structurally, not only culturally, when we take on the left. Borrowing from Jim Geraghty’s Morning Jolt, which quotes a number of bloggers and Tweeters (though not me) on the Jovan Belcher – Jason Whitlock – Bob Costas triumvirate of evil and stupid, Ernst writes: More on

You know, the one we lay claim to by not being True Believers and idealists, but rather by appealing to moderates and independents? Turns out that conservatives and libertarians need not apply. Or rather, they’re welcomed in — but only so long as they follow the leadership of John Boehner and Eric Cantor. And hew to the party line, which aims at cutting deals, spinning surrender into Pyrrhic victory, and