Potpourri

While I take a break from bloghopping, here are a few random thoughts that crisscrossed my mind:

I love America; I just can't stand fifty-one percent of the people who live here.

Republican voters aren't too bright. The proof is in the fact their party treats them like morons, and they eat it up with a spoon. The latest example is the flapdoodle about "lipstick on a pig." Obama used that ancient American figure of speech in reference to Ace's allegations that he'll change politics. Then Ace's campaign staff and frakkin' holes like Limbaugh pretend to get their panties in a twist and start whining like sissyboys about sexism and how Obama called Sweet Pea a pig. First of all, Obama was talking about McCain, but even if he wasn't, Pea's the one who claimed to be a pit bull with lipstick. Pit bulls are among the ugliest creatures God ever wadded a gut into, even uglier than your typical pig, so this is the price Pea pays for trying to be cute by flirting with the redneck male contingent.

It's like the Repub party is constantly whispering, "Come over here, little boy. I got some candy for ya." And their voters fall for it every single time.

Some analysts are writing that Ace's big advantage in the latest polls is a result of red states getting redder, maybe less significant than originally believed. Still, it's almost impossible to imagine Ace losing the election. He couldn't have a better setup: An opponent most voters consider an uppity N, and media coverage that's just short of adoring hero worship. How can he miss ? If he loses, he and Pea ought to consider diving off a bridge hand-in-hand.

It's easy to keep up with politics when you grasp the concept of codewords, linguistic shorthand in which one or two words are understood to represent much broader concepts. Common examples of codewords in current use: uppity, Rove, and values voters. For purposes of this blog family, I'm designating mooseburgers as a codeword. Mooseburgers will be shorthand for the psychological immaturity and cultural deficiencies in America that allow Limbaugh, Hannity, Fox News, and reality TV shows like American Idol to thrive. The inspiration for and latest manifestation of mooseburgers is the Palin craze. Like the popularity of Regis Philbin, it's almost impossible to understand. The Palin fad, like hula hoops, is a measurement of what is rather than what should be, and must be accepted as such.