Arianna Huffington writes in her blog today: On or about December 1910,” Virginia Woolf wrote, “human character changed.” We can be much more specific: “On November 4, 2008, just after 11 pm Eastern, America changed” (human character remains rather intransigent). The change was driven by two things: our country’s remarkable capacity for regeneration, and Barack Obama’s remarkable ability to tap …
Republicans whiners like David Frum are already complaining that Obama is “muscling his way into power.” If he had anything to do with the choice of the rug in the Oval Office seen in the picture below published by CNN , it’s definitely alright with us. Obama and Bush confer over the Banner of Michael *Compare to the Urantian Sojourn …
“My wife is going to kill me” Joe Scarborough, the conservative host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, was describing Barack Obama‘s new Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel‘s bedside manor this morning and shocked his fellow bobble heads by describing him as routinely flipping people off and saying “Fuck you.” Oops. No doubt the Bushies will delight in handing the commies at …
GRAND CAYMAN — President-elect Barack Obama met with several impressive new cabinet members today to discuss a plan of action to solve the many problems facing his new administration, the United States, and the world. The meeting was held on a private beach on Grand Cayman Island, which Obama noted was symbolic of the “sea change” that was coming. The …
• Ebony And Ivory Live Together In Perfect Harmony Side By Side On My Piano Keyboard, Oh Lord, Why Don’t We? —Paul McCartney It strikes me as an unfortunate bit of necessary shorthand that Barack Obama has been thought of almost exclusively as a “black” man. Barack is biracial. He’s not the first “black president.” He’s the first “black and …
The Wasilla Hillbillies As Sarah’s gleaming White House carriage turns into a rotting pumpkin, this edition of Republicans Eating Their Own comes with the revelation that Sarah spent a wee bit more than $150k on clothes for herself, First Dude, and their adorable kids. Newsweek reports that: “…Palin’s shopping spree at high-end department stores was more extensive than previously reported. …
