About a year ago, Obama made the statement that this was "Silly Season" in politics. I think at the time he was refering specifically to the primaries. Yet again, our President has proven his understanding of the political game. Precient...yet, polite! Focused...yet, forthcoming! Conciliatory...yet, commanding!
Personally, I'm sick of Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall...wash, rinse, repeat.
Here's what America needs: A renaming of the seasons. I want 'Change', I voted for 'Change', I demand 'Change'! Real change would be a re-naming of the seasons:
Silly Season, After Silly Season, Slightly-Serious Season, and Getting Ready for Silly Season (it is important that this last Season be overlapped with the War on Xmas...extremely important).
I've begun referring to these season about a year ago. Yes, I get that look: What...the fuck...are you talking about (as an aside, I extended my new seasonal perjorative in a federal grant, reviewers comments: Applicant seems delusional, seek help), but I power on...un-bouyed by conventional wisdom.
Looking back, After Silly Season last year was a little boring. As it should be. It was kind of like after X-mas, we've been hoping for so long, kind of got what we wanted but nobody hit the big "A" on my wish list. I'll hope for next year. Next year will be great!...but it's really too early to formulate a plan, first I need to reduce an inch or two from my waistline from the holidays.
Then Slightly-Serious Season took over. We all want to look like we're working (it's the only seasonal time where we can have an excuse to look like we're working (no politics)), but it never happens. We want so much to be productive, but... It's the time we start screaming at the screans (TV, computer, etc.) DO MORE! DO MORE! Berlin? Give me a fucking break! Berlin is so done! Berlin. Don't get me going!
But I'll tell you, Getting Ready for Silly Season was a GREAT season! Ring...Ring...Ring...Yah! Oh, Don'tcha know this is Sarah Palin? Well, even if this is the wrong number, I would be interested in your VP offer. I've never heard of it, can you tell me a little about it?
It comes WITH the GOPsu knives? (Aside: Todd, how are our knives? No, I don't care about your snowmachine carbourator, it's the knives...KNIVES! What are the knives like...Jesus, you mormon..I mean moron, are the knives sharp or not?...FUCKING GOPsu is on the phone, I...we could use them?). Well, see ya know. You betcha, also, too. And then there was Grandpa Simpson.
Some Memorable Quotes (paraphrased):
'Back in Dickety-six, see the Kaiser stole the number two, so we had to say Dickety'
'Dear Mr. President, there are too many states, please remove three'
'I'll be cold and dead in the ground before I recognize Missouri as a state' (funny since it endend up voting for him in the election).
Getting ready for silly season was so Mmmmm, Mmmmm delicious. So what do we have this year? Spoiler Alert: It's FAN-tastic!
And now this season of Silly Season. It's been great!
House GOP commits 0 votes to stimmulus sends out Doodie Houser (Eric Canor) to promote plan. Yells loudly: TAX CUTS! (Eventhough there is a shit-load of tax cuts in the bill)
GOP elects new head of party: Michele Steale. When it comes to the pigmentation of his skin, he is darker than me. When it comes to his vocabulary, he's whiter than Joe the Plumber (A prominent feature in Getting Ready for Silly Season).
GOP: Obstructionism is good! Read a poll. The leaders of your party are more hated than Gdub! Oh, I'm sorry that was when Gdub was in office...Oh, I seem to be wrong, it included Jan., Fed of THIS year. Way to go on carrying out your fomer leaders objective.
Jindall. I love it when politicians include as their friends racial profiling sheriffs. I love it when politicians from areas of our country that were the most devastated by naturual disaster say that federal government isn't the answer (to give credit on this issue, the guy is young, maybe he doesn't remember Katrina). Following in a long line of LA politicians (from all political stripes): EPIC FAIL.
God, I love Silly Season. It's what makes me wake up in the morn'in! I just really, really wish our current president could get onboard with the agenda he proposed.