On a lighter note…

A friend sent me this video of Aussie trio Tripod, which I linked in the comments over at Shakesville, where it wound up as a post. These guys have musical and comedy chops! Gotta spread the geek love - and if you’re a fan of Flight of the Conchords, or a gamer, you’ll love this. Although as Melissa McEwan notes, to apply to bloggers, “they need a verse that includes “just let me finish this post…”"

(Cross-posted at Vagabond Scholar)

Fox News’ Half-Hour Comedy Hour proved once again that comedy and conservatism aren’t the most natural fit. Nonetheless, Republican politicians unwisely chose to challenge Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert this past week.

But I’ve Played the Game Risk a Buncha Times

On Wednesday, Mitt Romney challenged the foreign policy experience of his Democratic opponents.

Yes, you heard that right. Romney is asserting that being the governor of Massachusetts for one term - and a world-class panderer - makes him more qualified than them. The man who one week said catching bin Laden wasn’t worth the time and money, and the next week told a conservative audience he’d catch and kill him, will lead us to glory.

Romney is probably the biggest snake oil salesman of all the candidates (since Newt Gingrich hasn’t declared, but Romney would still probably have the edge). Perhaps he can argue that his constant flip-flopping has required him to become very knowledgeable about different foreign policy positions.

I Used to Be So Poor I Drank My Wine Out of a Box

Rick Perlstein notes that prominent conservative Grover Norquist has argued that the rich are discriminated against. Furthermore, Norquist argues that fighting for a flat tax to help out the poor beleaguered super-wealthy is the moral equivalent of the civil rights movement of 1960s.
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