Saturday, May 02, 2009

Dear GOP,

When I walk, I will sometimes listen to podcasts and sometimes I listen to music. When I clean, I always listen to political podcasts in order to imbue the otherwise bovine-like activity with some sort of intellect.

On behalf of my entire household, I'd like to thank the entire conservative contingent (particularly the GOP) for its precipitous decline, which is delivering unto me an unusually clean house. The news for you righties is so bad and there is so much of it I can hardly stop listening!

So thank you GOP and the rest of the Right. Your demise is a gift that keeps on giving.

Love,

Erin

Confidential to the savvy: try KCRW's "Left, Right and Center" or Olney's "To The Point" if you'd like to hear some of the best political/news radio around.

Friday, May 01, 2009

Which center are you talking about, baby?

"America remains a center-right country," GOP strategist Whit Ayres argues. "They perceive Barack Obama as a liberal, and they perceive themselves as center-right. They voted for him not to support liberal policies but because he represented change."--John King for CNN

Oh really? I mean come on, Whit baby, really?

I'd buy that for a dollar

This incredibly fine short story collection by Maureen McHugh is on sale for $1 along with a host of other interesting titles.