Politics and other nightmares

And strangely, for a car no one wants to have:

Those who contend that Republicans can always find a way to screw up a sure thing certainly got evidence of it this week. As the Wall Street Journal put it:

Can't we all just get along? No, but I'll think much better of you when you're gone:

Hugs, laughter and a few tears closed the year for City Council on Tuesday as three members bade farewell to their colleagues.

Three-term Councilman Tim Pape, D-5th; one-term Councilwoman Liz Brown, R-at large; and one-term Councilwoman Karen Goldner, D-2nd, cast their final votes as council wrapped up its year-end business.

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I use to get a kick out of Sen. William Proxmire's Golden Fleece awards for creative wasting of taxpayer money. It looks as if Sen. Tom Coburn is trying to fill that niche with his "Wastebook 2011" report highlighting over $6.5 billion in examples of "some of the most egregious ways your tax dollars were wasted."

Examples of wasteful spending highlighted in “Wastebook 2011” include:

Politifact.com, the so-called truth detector run by the St. Petersburg Times, is catching a lot of grief from certain liberal quarters for its selection of the No. 1 political falsehood of the year: That Republicans, in supporting Rep.

Seems like this book would be a good read:

Listen up, Tea Partiers and Occupiers. This kind of crony capitalism crap should honk off all of you:

Big Business usually loves it when the GOP goes to war over federal rules.

But not when it comes to light bulbs.

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Sadly, I was not invited:

An all-star list of progressive and liberal media folks came to the White House today to chat with President Obama over coffee in the Roosevelt Room.

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This would certainly make the race interesting:

Republican diners haven't yet picked their entree, but they've narrowed it down to the steak or the fish. Still, just as interesting as their main course will be their side selection: Will they go for a drab salad, or something more exciting? Maybe a spicy Rice dish?

Yes, that Rice: Condi. She's rested and ready - and buff.

All right, troops. Tenhut! All those ready to get your Indiana automatic refund, take one step forward. Not so fast there, silly Hoosier!