Moe Lane

Call this fallout from the defeat of Wisconsin Democrats; call it a wondrous example of political-themed poetry/music/parody songs THAT ACTUALLY SCANS; or just call it funny. Any way you look at it, this parody of John Denver’s “Country Roads” by Indiana legislators making (deserved) fun of their AWOL Democratic colleagues is worth watching. Via The Campaign Spot:

Moe Lane (crosspost)

I understand why Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin is couching the Left’s tantrum (H/T: Instapundit) over the Wisconsin budget bill in terms of  having public sector employees contribute more of their fair share to health care and restricting harmful collective bargaining practices; both sides of the issue are publicly and politely pretending that this were the central issues.  Only, they were not.  Oh, sure, limiting collective bargaining via statute (which makes it harder to reverse) is a clear and present danger to the ability of organized labor to keep its leadership fat and happy; nobody’s debating that, although some (dumb) people would dispute my depiction of said leadership.  But the real problem with the bill for the Democrats is much simpler:

The ending of automatic dues checkoff for public sector unions in Wisconsin. (more…)

Jim Geraghty’s Morning Jolt reader Matt F, on the sudden (and highly entertaining) end to the Democrats’ ongoing petulant whine in Wisconsin:

WI Senate Majority Leader Fitzgerald Unleashes the ‘Cee Lo Green’ Option in Standoff

That’s good.  Even if I don’t dare link to an unexpurgated version of that song.

Moe Lane

PS: The Corner has an entry on the nature of the CLG Option.  Short version: the Democrats told the Republicans that there would be no further negotiations; the Republicans said “Fine” and took the bill to the floor; and the Democrats were left looking stunned, stammering, and standing there with their naughty bits in their hands.

Oops?

I was playing Dragon Age 2 today, and I’m pretty unapologetic about it.  So blogging suffered.  Sorry?

Is that a synonym for “totally awesome?” Because I’m hard-pressed to say which one of these is better.  My normal “Batman rule-of-thumb” is in full opposition to “anything fighting Nazis rule-of-thumb,” here…

(via @keder)

Do tell, Dan Froomkin.  Do tell.  The aforementioned crazy 9/11 Troofer is one Paul Craig Roberts, who loves Ron Paul, loves Dennis Kuchinich, and hates the Jewcontrolledmilitaryindustrialcomplexoligarchyblahblahblah that openly runs the Republican party these days. But he was a “Reagan Republican,” which was apparently enough to have the metaphorical pants, ah, drop.

I have to say: it’s a shame that HuffPo realized its critical error so quickly.  I would have loved to see this show up on AOL.  The best part was this update (links to openly bigoted hate sites removed):

UPDATE: A reader notes that Roberts has also written several times that he does not believe the official explanations surrounding the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Roberts wrote an essay in 2006 espousing many of the so-called “Truther” beliefs, casting doubt on how the World Trade Center towers actually collapsed and raising the possibility of a military cover-up. Roberts defended those views in an email: “No real investigation has been done, and experts who raise points have simply been brushed aside or called ‘conspiracy theorists.’” He added that “until the ‘truthers’ are professionally answered, I will remain a 9/11 skeptic.” Roberts’ beliefs clearly raise questions about the soundness of his foreign policy views. He either should not have been cited in the piece or the article should have clearly noted his perspectives.

“Either?” Tsk, tsk, tsk. Also: note that without Roberts’ input there wasn’t a article in the first place; just a whine.

God, keep making my enemies ridiculous. Thanks!

Moe Lane

…Well, I know that “Another Brick In The Wall” is on, well, The Wall: but blessed if I can remember whether this is Part I, Part II, or both.  And I’m kind of in full Dragon Age 2 mode right now, so caring is not high on my list of priorities, sorry.

…not that I’m waiting or anything…

[Baseball "Charge!" doorbell from the last owners that I've never bothered to change]

Is this my Dragon Age 2 – Bioware Signature Edition? (more…)

In reference to a certain comment made here regarding Dick Lugar and pool, I can only say that well, either you’re closing your eyes to a situation you do not wish to acknowledge; or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated…

He’s reportedly going to oppose HR 1.

But in case Lugar’s just had a major mental malfunction and still plans to run… hey, you know how I’ve decided to try not to get involved in primaries whenever I can help it?

Yeah, well, I guess that I can’t help it.

Moe Lane

PS: Lugar has hastily dropped his opposition to HR 1.  I’M WATCHING YOU, DICK.

And I’m being told that my copy of  Dragon Age 2 – Bioware Signature Edition has a street value roughly one and a half times of what I paid for it.  I should have bought four, sold two, kept one for myself and upgraded my wife’s copy.

Hmm.  Maybe I’ll do that for Mass Effect 3, if/when they offer an upgrade.  Except that my wife won’t need a copy for that one.

This is, after all, what writer Neal Stephenson calls “The Age of Scrutiny:” there is no such thing as a private conversation or opinion any more.  Like that fact or hate it, but you must accept it: too many cameras, too many people who can afford them, and data storage just gets cheaper and cheaper.  It is also an age that has elevated hypocrisy to the first rank of sins; better by far to be a forthrightly unpleasant person in public than to be one who is unpleasant in private, but who never acts on it in public.  Combine the two, and hi-jinks ensue.

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