Current events

Piers Morgan is a silly ass:

On Monday’s episode of “Piers Morgan Tonight,” the British host called for a ‘gay marriage amendment’ to the Bible.

This seems like a pretty silly exercise in the obvious since, you know, Obama just got re-elected:

Washington (CNN) - A plurality of Americans think President Barack Obama will do a better job during his second term than he did in his first term in the White House, according to a new national survey.

Well, he could hardly do worse, could he?

Did you know they're naming winter storms now just as they do hurricanes and tropical storms?

Live Free or Die -- Literally:

When Patrick Henry said, "Give me liberty, or give me death," it was a revolutionary cry for freedom from British rule. Little did he know at the time that his words were prophetic because there is a strong relationship between economic freedom and life expectancy.

What First Familes Eat on Christmas. George Washington set a standard that's seldom been equalled:

He was 90. I was a big fan of "The Odd Couple," especially because I identified with the slovenly Oscar. The secret of life is that Oscars and Felixes need each other because their opposite traits create a weird sort of harmony. I also liked the early years of "Quincy, M.E." (before the protagonist started giving long, preachy speeches). But the best thing Klugman ever did was get the stalled Orphan Drug Act through Congress with the use of his star power:

Sometimes it seems as if there's just no justice in this world, eh, ladies?

Anybody else find this kind of nonsense distasteful?

According to NORAD, Santa Claus was last spotted over the Philippines on his travels delivering toys around the world. This location was reported at about 9:15 CST.

Al.com will update his position every two hours starting at 11 a.m.

In case you're not quite in the holiday mood yet, take this poll of favorite Christmas movies and compare the results to these earlier pols:

Goodbye and good riddance to Government Motors:

You may recall that during the presidential election, the Treasury Department refused requests by General Motors to unload the government's stake in the giant automaker.