Lux Americana

Last week, I received the following message from my older brother, who is also quite politically inclined:
One thing I love about Eastern Europeans is that they already lived through all of the BS were are heading toward. The 2nd page is better, I think it was translated from Russian it’s so a little choppy.
http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/107459-0/
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It’s been a rough couple of years for you, hasn’t it?  Why don’t you relax for a few… grab a cold beer, smoke ‘em if ya got ‘em… maybe talking about it will help.
You see, we really do care about you.  You’re our brothers and sisters, and while we may fight sometimes, we’re all Americans [...]

After the navy snipers’ recent heroic rescue of Captain Richard Phillips from the hands of 4 Somali teenagers who attacked the Maersk Alabama, piracy has become a serious concern for many Americans.  While some have accused the U.S. media of “hostage jingoism,” it’s worth noting that several news outlets have been following the increase in [...]

Both houses of Congress passed budgets very similar to President Obama’s blueprint this week, despite a grand total of zero Republican votes in both the House and the Senate.
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, apparently unaware the bill passed, applauded what he called a “bipartisan rejection of a partisan bill,” echoing the GOP line from when [...]

With Al Franken 225 votes in the lead and Norm Coleman’s own attorney predicting that Franken will come out on top in the upcoming Minnesota Supreme Court ruling expected any day now, Coleman has said he is “not ruling out anything.”
Coleman said at the Capitol last week, “I think Minnesotans deserve to know each and [...]

My headline today is as much a statement of general fact as it is a reference to a current event.  Bob Cesca over at Huffington Post wrote a great article today breaking down the sheer silliness of the “New Tea Party” movement.
After Rick Santelli’s now-famous rant on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange where [...]