Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Spilling the end game before they can coat it in frankl luntz-approved dogwhistles.

Nothing worth doing is easy.

Too often we confuse noise with substance. too often we confuse setbacks with defeat.

Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.

The party of Reagan has become the party of Putin.

People are complicated. Love is not.

I know this must be bad for Joe Biden, I just don’t know how.

They love authoritarianism, but only when they get to be the authoritarians.

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

Whoever he was, that guy was nuts.

The revolution will be supervised.

The worst democrat is better than the best republican.

Jesus, Mary, & Joseph how is that election even close?

Within six months Twitter will be fully self-driving.

Authoritarian republicans are opposed to freedom for the rest of us.

Is it negotiation when the other party actually wants to shoot the hostage?

The most dangerous place for a black man in America is in a white man’s imagination.

The GOP is a fucking disgrace.

Second rate reporter says what?

Prediction: the GOP will rethink its strategy of boycotting future committees.

Schmidt just says fuck it, opens a tea shop.

“And when the Committee says to “report your income,” that could mean anything!

Battle won, war still ongoing.

You are here: Home / Politics / Media / Something To Keep In Mind

Reader Interactions

315Comments

  1. 1.

    Comrade Stuck

    Clown pundits of course. They always show the way for laughs.

    which is always more important than 6 sides of cured porkulous, or a years supply of Wingnut Tea Parties.

  3. 3.

    TenguPhule

    Obama SOTU Drinking Game:

    Drink to having an adult in charge and making the speech for the first time in 8 years!

  4. 4.

    ronin122

    I’m going to believe the morons in clown shoes who are out of touch with everyone else in the nation, who thinks this stimulus bill was a Republican victory, who thought that Obama’s mandate means we have to do what the Republicans want, and who were the same people who thought in the debates that McCain tied or even won even though most thought otherwise. Why not, isn’t it our job to listen to these dipshits whose job is to glance over a list of talking points (though the more experienced ones hardly need them, hell they’re usually the ones writing them!) and try to remember them while yelling them out by rote as loud as they can?

    Oh it isn’t? You mean I can think for myself and not listen to the pundits? Well never mind, I don’t think I will listen to them. Not that I ever did but hey now I won’t feel as guilty for not reading the op-eds or watching cable news.

  5. 5.

    valdivia

    OT–so am I crazy to think that the fact we are getting out of Iraq in 19 months is good and not as Rachel Maddow say a total slap in the face of the progressives. 3 months is a slap? Huh?

  6. 6.

    TheHatOnMyCat

    Well Keith and Tweetie are bashing the crap out of Jindal and the Republicans right now.

    Lovin it.

  9. 9.

    John Cole

    OT—so am I crazy to think that the fact we are getting out of Iraq in 19 months is good and not as Rachel Maddow say a total slap in the face of the progressives. 3 months is a slap? Huh?

    I think most of us like Rachel Maddow, but as was noted during the campaign, she scares easy.

    update- or what zzyzx said.

  14. 14.

    RandyH

    Watch it on C-Span and listen to real people call in and talk about what they thought afterward. It’s much more interesting to me to hear a cross-section of America (including the crazies) rather than a bunch of Washington Bobbleheads.

  15. 15.

    valdivia

    @John Cole:

    I have deep respect for her too but so many times she gets very very (negatively) excited about things that seem pretty good to me.

    so why are they clapping so hard for the supremes? (I am watching Cspan now, can’t stand the people meter)

  17. 17.

    JGabriel

    Hulu.com is streaming the Fox coverage. Kind of disappointing, but still a place to watch online if you have problems with CSpan.

    .

  18. 18.

    Tymannosourus

    I wonder if Michelle Bachman will be waiting near the center aisle to make out with the new president…

  21. 21.

    John Cole

    Is it just me or does Hillary look about ten years younger than she did during the campaign and far less stressed? Although if I had to spend every day with that idiot Mark Penn I would probably look like shit, too.

  26. 26.

    valdivia

    did anyone catch the idiotic smile on justice Thomas when Michelle walked in? Hilarious to see that.

  28. 28.

    JGabriel

    AhabTRuler:

    Do you know how hard it is to wash the smell of sulphur out of your clothes?

    Unfortunately, yes. But I’m having a few codec problems with the CSpan site, and thought it might be a good idea to share the Hulu info in case anyone else had the same problem.

    .

  30. 30.

    Laura W

    And the First Lady wears a bold, sleeveless dress. I’m guessin’ she’s the first to do that, and the only sleeveless one in the room.
    That’s gonna strain some tongues.
    I love it. (Also love the color of Pelosi’s suit.)
    Fashion chat now concluding.

  31. 31.

    CaseyL

    I’m watching on C-SPAN, because I hate the bobbleheads, even though they might be useful to tell me who’s who. I can’t identify most of the people milling around – they’re probably Representatives, because I think I know what most of the Senators look like.

  37. 37.

    D-Chance.

    LOL!

    They introduce the cabinet members, CNN announces that the president is next once the cabinet gets to their seats, then…

    the cable went out. Every channel = nothing.

    I’m sure it’s just coincidence.

  38. 38.

    Zzyzx

    It’s so weird watching the intro to the state of the onion and not freaking over out how much I hate the President… No need to shoot my ray gun prop at the tv…

  40. 40.

    CaseyL

    Aww. Love watching him work the crowd. Do Presidents usually do that? It’s, oh, 8 years or so since I watched a President give one of these speeches.

  44. 44.

    gbear

    @Tymannosourus:

    I wonder if Michelle Bachman will be waiting near the center aisle to make out with the new president…

    She’s hiding a whip cream pie and laughing wickedly on the inside while staying cool and calm on the outside. Her moment is coming…

  47. 47.

    Jon H

    I wonder if any wingnuts will note the bound-rods (fasces) decorative motif on the fromt of the podium…

  50. 50.

    Conservatively Liberal

    And he’s off and running! :)

    Time to enjoy someone speaking in full sentences that we can understand.

  51. 51.

    Ash Can

    I’m going to reiterate a link I posted this morning, to an outstanding and insightful article by linguistics expert George Lakoff on how Obama communicates. I recommend it especially to anyone concerned that he doesn’t say enough of the right things. You may feel differently after reading this.

    PS: I can’t watch the speech myself because Bottle Rocket is doing his homework, so I’m enjoying the commentary here. Many thanks, all.

  54. 54.

    Josh Hueco

    @Zzyzx:

    My laptop is grateful that Obama is giving the SOTU speech, meaning that I’m not tempted to pick it up and throw it against a wall, as I often was while watching Bush give the speech in years past.

  57. 57.

    TheFountainHead

    Does anyone else feel like Biden always looks like he’s in on a great joke and he knows you aren’t?

  58. 58.

    Laura W

    @Ash Can: Thanks. I clicked thru to that this morning, let it sit open all day intending to get back to it, and never did. Appreciate the re-prompt.
    (Edit: Pelosi just can not stop smiling. She, too, looks 10 years younger. She likes the dude sitting next to her for a change. That helps.)

  60. 60.

    Ugh

    who is this black man on my teevee claiming to be the president?

    must. cut. down. on. everclear.

    let’s try another channel – WOW! Same dude!

  61. 61.

    Zzyzx

    Weird that the McCain voters are giving Obama better reviews than the Obama ones on the MSNBC dials… I think they’re broken as the red line hasn’t left the top.

    Edited to say, no it moved now… They’re just liking Obama.

  63. 63.

    Jon H

    That’s right assholes, sit on your thumbs like you did for the prior 8 years of profligate spending.

  68. 68.

    TheHatOnMyCat

    Goddam, those Republicans look absolutely ridiculous sitting there silently while the room applauds the stimulus.

  72. 72.

    Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse

    This is scary. I can get the stream via Hulu over at Shakes — but it’s Fox. And it’s a few seconds ahead of MSNBC.

    (I usually can’t get Hulu from Canada. Is it just because this is a speech of global importance?)

  78. 78.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    .. that’s why I’ve asked Vice President Biden to take the Republican leaders in Congress quail hunting..

  79. 79.

    CaseyL

    Oh, hell. I have to leave – made arrangements to go to a show and forgot all about it.

    Heh. I’m gonna made my ride listen to NPR the whole way.

  83. 83.

    TheHatOnMyCat

    A few Repubs standing this time. I think it’s killing them to sit there and pretend that they aren’t in manlove with this guy.

  87. 87.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    .. and fifth, we’ll pay Republicans $1000 for every abortion clinic they blow up.. (red line appears above Obama’s head)

  91. 91.

    4tehlulz

    @Jon H: NOT TRUE. It’s a little known fact that the Jesus went apeshit at the Temple because his car loan application was rejected.

  95. 95.

    Zzyzx

    Neither line has once come close to the 0’d out mark, let alone negative territory. This would have been more fun two years ago, with one line at the bottom and one at the top.

  100. 100.

    Jon H

    @4tehlulz: "It’s a little known fact that the Jesus went apeshit at the Temple because his car loan application was rejected."

    This is a widely-held misconception.

    He actually was pissed off because they wouldn’t let him open a Christmas Club account.

  103. 103.

    Andrew

    The Republicans look super confused right now. They keep standing up and applauding in sporadic bunches which means they all have to stand, and then they just look desperate.

  105. 105.

    Rome Again

    @Zzyzx:

    Those lines are both hanging around at the top. Absolutely amazing. If McCain voters are responding this way, I think Repubs are in a hell of a lot of trouble.

    Couldn’t happen to a better bunch.

  106. 106.

    Laura W

    @demkat620: I was trying to guess how many answers I’d get in the first minute, and how many variations on a theme would be offered. Never disappointed around here.

  111. 111.

    sgwhiteinfla

    You gotta know that the Republicans are feeling shitty about having to stand up over and over and applaud this guy but he isn’t saying anything they could complain about. I frikkin love it!!!

  112. 112.

    TheFountainHead

    That bit about our hybrid cars’ batteries being built in Korea had to ring home. Well written.

  113. 113.

    NonWonderDog

    Barack somehow got the entire Republican delegation to stand and applaud something that sounded exactly like nationalization of failed banks. Funny, that.

  114. 114.

    Nicole

    Oh my God, thank you for not listing Defense as one of the three areas not to abandon. I actually got anxious for a moment there.

  118. 118.

    DougJ

    He actually was pissed off because they wouldn’t let him open a Christmas Club account.

    And let’s face it, he pretty much phoned in the whole Messiah thing after they capped his salary at 500K.

  122. 122.

    TheHatOnMyCat

    I think Repubs are in a hell of a lot of trouble.

    Me too, I think they are well and truly phukked.

  123. 123.

    Andrew

    Shit, now he’s got the Republicans applauding en masse for everything. This guys is pretty good. He might go somewhere in life if he gets his act together.

  124. 124.

    Jon H

    @TheFountainHead: "That bit about our hybrid cars’ batteries being built in Korea had to ring home. Well written."

    I dunno, Korea? Sounds like batteries might not be a godly industry. Could even be pagan boodist technology.

    We may not want to get mixed up with that.

  127. 127.

    TheHatOnMyCat

    "Healthcare reform," and he looks directly at the Republicans, and they stand up!

    This guy IS Jesus!

  131. 131.

    Jon H

    One day, they’ll just remain sitting and the whole stand-applause-sit thing will be CGI rendered.

  134. 134.

    Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse

    He speaks, the audience monitor lines peak, everyone applauds, stands up, sits down, he speaks some more, everybody stands up and sits down — so when does everyone get some wafers and wine? Or loaves and fishes, at least?

  136. 136.

    Comrade Jake

    Let’s predict Jindal’s response:

    "We cannot spend our way out of this problem. What we really need right now is lower taxes!"

  138. 138.

    Laura W

    @Jon H: Listen, it takes a certain skin tone/hair color and eclectic sense of personal style to wear Exorcist Green well.
    (The style is bizarre and not so flattering…but I’m all about chartreuse green wherever I find it.)

  139. 139.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    "Health care reform cannot wait, it must not wait, and it will not wait another year" I think I am in love. THUD.

  140. 140.

    Comrade Stuck

    @Zzyzx:

    He’s explaining things again. This is weirding me out.

    After 8 years of hearing "It’s hard work I tell ya, hard work" for detail, it is kind of surreal to have an intelligent brain talking to me.

  147. 147.

    sgwhiteinfla

    Jindal is fucked. What is he gonna say?

    "Hell no we don’t want healthcare, education and energy reform, tax cuts bitches!"

    I can’t wait to hear his EPIC FAIL.

  149. 149.

    Andrew

    I wonder if Republicans really don’t realize they look like huge assholes when they don’t applaud healthcare for children.

    I’m counting the number of single issue 2010 election ads you could make from the footage of the Republicans acting a fool and I’ve run out of fingers and toes.

  152. 152.

    TheFountainHead

    Every American will need to get more than a high school diploma. And dropping out of high school is no longer an option. It’s not just quitting on yourself, it’s quitting on your country

    Fuck. I just came.

  153. 153.

    gbear

    After 8 years of hearing "It’s hard work I tell ya, hard work" for detail, it is kind of surreal to have an intelligent brain talking to me.

    I wonder if Shrub is watching this? He’s enough of a dick that he wouldn’t.

  154. 154.

    Conservatively Liberal

    If that red line is right, the Rushubs are truly fucked. They are rating him higher than the Obama voters! That has to piss the wingnutz off.

    Great!

  159. 159.

    Comrade Jake

    Good luck to the little Indian dude who’s got to follow this. I think he’s probably looking for a stand-in from Slumdog Millionaire.

  166. 166.

    TheHatOnMyCat

    @Rome Again: If he were smart, he’d never have agreed to make a speech tonight.

    He’s not, and so …. we wish him the best of luck.

    Heh.

    Heh heh.

  173. 173.

    Ash Can

    After reading the commentary here and at the GOS, I had the same thought that a few folks above had: Right now, Bobby Jindal has the worst fucking job in the entire world.

  182. 182.

    Andre

    I think Jindal’s going to go down the "OBAMA IS TEH BESTEST! But government is bad (except when it’s Republican.)" route.

  189. 189.

    Ash Can

    I just read some wag on the GOS wishing it were Joe the Plumber giving the GOP response tonight. Beautiful.

  191. 191.

    TheFountainHead

    Living our values doesn’t make us weaker!

    Ho00000ooooolllyyy fuckin’ Moses this is uncharter territory folks…

  195. 195.

    gwangung

    I just read some wag on the GOS wishing it were Joe the Plumber giving the GOP response tonight.

    I think Jindal is wishing that as well…

  197. 197.

    Conservatively Liberal

    Pelosi has a smirk on her face that shows she is enjoying this. McCain has that look of a forced smile, phony as shit.

    Damn this guy can speechify. I am loving every minute of this so I know the wingnutz are not.

  199. 199.

    gbear

    I just read some wag on the GOS wishing it were Joe the Plumber giving the GOP response tonight.

    I’m kinda wishing it was Michael Steele.

    Arlen Spector’s got to be feeling a little bit giddy this evening.

  204. 204.

    Rome Again

    A guy who gave away lots of money to those who had less than he did gets standing ovation by everyone. :)

    A new respect for sharing is on the horizon.

  205. 205.

    Comrade Jake

    "Also the fact that all the networks played the President’s entire speech just shows again how the media is in the tank for Obama also!" /Sarah Palin

  215. 215.

    Ash Can

    @Rome Again: Actually, by "GOS" I mean Daily Kos. The gist of the comment was, "wouldn’t it be priceless if.."

    And on that note, holy shit — I also just read someone saying that Jindal’s speech was pre-recorded. Holy crap, is that true? If it is, he’s fucked seventeen ways to Friday.

  218. 218.

    Comrade Stuck

    And with all the traffic it is an added omen for success that Balloon Juice didn’t crash. Knocks on wood/

  222. 222.

    Brick Oven Bill

    I am a fan of the men who built the transcontinental railroad. The President told us that it was built in the midst of the Civil War. He is full of crap. Theodore Judah did a lot of leg work during the civil war, and is a true hero, a la Sullenberg, but this was the permitting and funding phase.

    In April 1865, Collis Huntington drew a line from Sacramento to Salt Lake City. Thirty one miles of the Central Pacific was built as of January 1st, 1865. The transcontinental railroad was completed on May 18th, 1869. I have been to Promontory Point and have watched the two engines join. It gave me goose bumps.

    The inauguration was six minutes late, opening a Constitutional question for a period of time. This time the delay was sixteen minutes. I have previously explained about academics in executive positions. He is on teleprompter again, you can tell by the alternating forty-five degree eye shifts. This disturbs me.

  225. 225.

    Andrew

    How many SOTU speeches have gotten multiple laughs, to say nothing of the number of total, bipartisan applause lines?

  227. 227.

    Zzyzx

    You know what I missed? The random Bush wacky issue like human/animal hybrids or steroids in baseball. What is John Stewart going to mock?

  232. 232.

    Rome Again

    @Brick Oven Bill:

    The inauguration was six minutes late, opening a Constitutional question for a period of time. This time the delay was sixteen minutes. I have previously explained about academics in executive positions. He is on teleprompter again, you can tell by the alternating forty-five degree eye shifts. This disturbs me.

    You can’t be serious.

  234. 234.

    Jon H

    Jim Lehrer helpfully pointing out Obama’s Secret Service guy.

    Ana Marie Cox is going to twitter Jindal’s "rebuttal".

    She tweets:"I hope Bobby Jindal’s underwear is made of steel because I bet he is shitting bricks."

  238. 238.

    Dave

    Ah, here comes BOB.
     
    For the record, building the railroad started in 1863. If I remember correctly, that leaves a little more than two years before the war ended.

  239. 239.

    Comrade Jake

    Oh goody, BoB’s here to make arguments that only make sense in the echo chamber that is his brain. Good times.

  248. 248.

    Andre

    @Rome Again:

    It’s an irrefutable truth of the Internet that even if he was joking, there would be someone else out there making that same argument in complete seriousness.

    Note that this same rule works when dealing with "joke" sexual fetishes, like balloons and sneezing.

  252. 252.

    Bostondreams

    BOB:

    The inauguration was six minutes late, opening a Constitutional question for a period of time.

    Wrong, Bill. The new president’s term begins as soon as the old one’s ends. Amendment 20, Section 1: "The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin."
    The ‘swearing in’ is basically a formality at that point.

  253. 253.

    Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse

    If Jindal really is pre-recorded, this could be the speech that finally tops Dion’s cellphone video.

    [Dion’s] reply to Harper’s Speech to the Nation Wednesday night was a horror show. Dion was supposed to tape his speech ahead of time and deliver it to the Radio-Canada broadcasting Centre in Ottawa for distribution to five major television networks. But instead of hiring a professional firm to tape the speech, Dion turned a friend, Mick Gzowski, son of the iconic Peter Gzowski, who happened to have a digital camera. Hey, why hire an expensive professional when you’ve got a friend who can do it on the cheap with his own camera?

  256. 256.

    Comrade Jake

    @Andre:

    It’s an irrefutable truth of the Internet that even if he was joking, there would be someone else out there making that same argument in complete seriousness.

    It’s called conservation of wingnut.

  269. 269.

    TheHatOnMyCat

    Oh my fucking god, tell me this fool isn’t saying what I hear.

    From the lunch counter, to the Oval Office?

  270. 270.

    Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse

    "Hi. I’m Bobby Jindal. Happy Pancakes and Beads-for-Boobs Day. And hey — our president is black. Isn’t that wonderful? Too bad he’s wrong …"

  272. 272.

    Polish the Guillotines

    @Dave:

    True enough. But as a Californian, I gotta shout out to the guys who worked their way over the Sierras.

  273. 273.

    Zzyzx

    Wow Jindall is a horrid speaker. I didn’t know he had a squeaky voice. I thought he was supposed to be amazing or something…

  275. 275.

    NonWonderDog

    I had no idea Bobby Jindal was such an uncharasmatic douchebag. I knew he was a crazy wingnut, but I’d never heard him talk.

  276. 276.

    Conservatively Liberal

    Right before Jindal started speaking, someone on MSNBC said "Oh God"…lol!

    Jindal sounds like a dork. Sorry, a real dork.

  277. 277.

    Andre

    @JGabriel:

    Shouldn’t we have a new post-coital thread by now?

    That would be the equivalent of jumping out of bed straight away to fix a sandwich and a Coke! Just lie here with us for a while and talk about your feelings.

  278. 278.

    John Cole

    Is Jindal addressing the nation or auditioning for the job as Mr. Rogers replacement? WTF is up with this sing-songy delivery? He sounds like he is addressing gradeschool kids.

    Then again, maybe the Republican voters tuned in for him, so maybe he just knows his target audience.

  280. 280.

    Litlebritdifrnt

    @TR:

    Ditto. I cannot say how much this was a home run of home runs.

    Jindal already screwed up he called it a "state of the union" baby conceived prior to his parents arrival in the US, couldn’t get health insurance due to "pregnancy" being a pre existing condition, this is going down hill Bobby, quit now, you are not helping.

  281. 281.

    TheFountainHead

    I can’t stop thinking of Woody from Toy Story when listening to Jindal…don’t know why.

    Was this really pre-recorded?

  284. 284.

    Dave

    Wow…a folksy southern GOP governor. That worked out so well last time.
     
    And what the fuck does this damn boat story have to do with salvaging the economy?? Oh, and nice way to remind all of us about Katrina.

  288. 288.

    MaurS

    Brian Williams just asked Rahm about "bipartisanship"and "How will Obama get the Rethugs to work with him??? " Do ANY of the media EVER get out of Washington and out into the real world? The man could not be more tone deaf to what is actually going on outside the Beltway. It is truly nauseating to listen to an anchor of the network news ask such a asinine question. Have to hand it to Rahm, though. He cut Brian right off and pointed to all the support the Recovery Act received by Republican governors.

  290. 290.

    ChrisB

    @Bad Horse’s Filly:

    The mom in me is loving that Michelle has wrapped her arms around that high school student and held her hand the whole time the President was talking about her.

    Great observation.

  294. 294.

    JGabriel

    Someone should tell Jindal that lying about a train from Vegas to Disney isn’t going to help his pleas for trust.

    .

  297. 297.

    Waingro

    Is Jindal addressing the nation or auditioning for the job as Mr. Rogers replacement? WTF is up with this sing-songy delivery? He sounds like he is addressing gradeschool kids.

    Yes! A Ravi Shankar/Mr. Rodgers hybrid.

    It’s freaky hearing an Indian guy with a Southern accent. That shit is just weird.

  302. 302.

    garyb50

    Oh, and Jindal says Washington can’t solve anything… he says he/they (locals) stepped up after Katrina & did what had to be done. Then I hear the Feds spent $152 BILLION?

    WTF ???

  303. 303.

    Mike in NC

    Jindal was such an uncharasmatic douchebag. I knew he was a crazy wingnut, but I’d never heard him talk.

    I remember Jindal when I was working at Unisys on the Medicare mess in Louisiana almost ten years ago. Total douche! Yeah, he’ll be GOP presidential material in about 30 years…

  304. 304.

    Chuck Butcher

    Re Jindal, Rachel is speechless – despite being paid never to be so.

    Chris Matthews after Obama = he’s cut off all the political ground for Republicans except far right.

    Matthews after Jindal – WTF??? A Republican uses the Republican response to Katrina to attack government’s ability. Not to mention WTF re: deficits, R allowed themselves to be led to pork & deficit – led by whom?

    Obama brings an absolute confidence without a speck of bluster – damn refreshing. I’ll admit to being 55 so time passes a bit quicker but the last 8 years felt like an eternity in hell.

  305. 305.

    RandyH

    Someone alert the wingnut american-blood purists!

    During Jindal’s response, he admitted that his parents immigrated to the US while his mother was pregnant with him. That can only mean……

    He’s an anchor-baby!

    Oh NOES!

  306. 306.

    Chuck Butcher

    RE: Chuck on Jindal

    WTF??? Please please please Republicans run this guy just like this. Somebody tell me how this guy has more of a clue than Palin? McCain looks positively professional and Presidential.

  307. 307.

    D-Chance.

    Caught the speech via CNN Livestreaming… had it in the background while surfing elsewhere.

    Great oratory. Now, let’s see if The Party has the convictions of its beliefs. They can do anything they want, and the Republicans can’t do a damn thing to stop it. The Democrats OWN the government right now. They want all this, go for it. If they don’t get it, it’s their own damn fault. If it works, great; if it fails, it’s THEIR failure and theirs alone.

    But I’m keeping my money tight to my vest. The only safe place for your assets right now is in your mattress. Anyone throwing more money out there right now is a fool. Keep it in cash, horde it at all costs. At best, it will be another 2-3 years before this unwinds… IF, IF, IF it ever unwinds in any meaningful or positive way, which is highly doubtful.

  309. 309.

    Joshua Norton

    Oh, and Jindal says Washington can’t solve anything..

    He does realize that Katrina was botched by a 100% republican administration, doesn’t he? An administration which was intent on screwing things up just to prove that "big government" didn’t work, I might add.

  314. 314.

    Cain

    @Delia:

    Hi Delia! I watched it on CSPAN! It was a great speech. I wish I could have watched it and chatted on here. Oh well.

    cain

Comments are closed.

Trackbacks

  1. […] That was Chris Matthews, and while the folks on the right will be screaming about liberal media bias, they might be wise to remember that Matthews is a superficial twit, but he was responding to the optics of the entrance, which was not good. Watch Jindal goofily lope in his weird gate out to the microphone with that weird smile on his face- all of which happened after Obama’s command performance in the regal chamber in front of hundreds of clapping people. “Oh, God” is right. And then he started to talk. My snap reaction: […]