We nearly have a complete "super Congress, and based on who's there, we have S...U...P...E...R GRIDLOCK to look forward to!
It's time for a little SPARK! :D If you don't feel like your arteries are clogged nearly enough, a trek to this destination should be in your future. Some might call this method of eviction "creative"; I call it, "What the Spark?!" Finally, even though I think Starbucks coffee sucks donkey droppings, I'd nearly consider this act a random act of kindness!
On with The Rachel Maddow Show!
"Asking For It" - The DOW had another $hitacular day - a drop to the tun of 519 points pretty much wiping out yesterday's gains & then some. Again, European worries were the source of much of the drop. Can our recovery help the rest of the world? SPARK NO! And, nothing is down the pike to change that.
...have the White House take the several hundred letters GOP lawmakers have sent to the executive branch since 2009, asking for public investments [to create jobs], and let President Obama announce he'll gladly fund all of the Republicans' requests that have not yet been filled.
That IS pretty good! :D Bat$hit Bachmann's got a whole mess of them letters! Rachel asked why the GOBP hypocrisy can't be used against them; it won't be used against them because
it's not in President Obama to use it against them. Here is Steve Benen to chat up his BRILLIANT plan! Rhetoric is truly irrelevant now; we're way past that because the world & US economy is in a world of hurt. Infrastructure spending used to be an economic plus issue among both parties; well, that was when the GOBP wasn't bat$hit!
"Rick 20:12" - The Ames, IA straw poll is Saturday; it is a lot of sound & fury signifying nothing. Yes, I quoted "the Bard!" ;D Mittens Romney isn't participating. Governor Secessionist is running second in a lot of polls behind Mittens, and said Governor is making stops in NH, SC, & IA this weekend. His little revival rally's finally done & done, too. All Governors were invited; only Sam Brownback showed up. ;D He can now finally "officially" distance himself from some of these bat$hit "religious" crack pots that ran this event with the Governor. Rachel, I can't listen to bat$hit "religious" crack pots, so I'm fast forwarding through them - sorry! The New Apostolic Reformation thinks they are modern day prophets with direct lines to the Almighty; hell, a whole bunch of people have felt that - like David Koresh, Jim Jones, and Charles Manson! They must clear the way for the world to end by taking over the government. This "Christian" movement has political goals. A couple of pastors from this movement visited the "good" Governor back in 2009, and he is their "chosen one."
"Big Announcement, Jr." - The Jon Huntsman campaign is all agog about its endorsement from Jeb Bush's nephew?! Oye... ;D
"Rick 20:12 Part Deux" - Forrest Wilder got to write the story about Governor Secede & the New Apostolic Reformation movement - lucky him! This "religious" movement is actually a political movement with political goals. These peeps sound like some of the peeps Bat$hit Bachmann & $aint $arah from Wasilla hang out with!
"Wisc Assessment" - Last night in WI was the proverbial nail - biter. 2 Dems won; 3 were necessary to take over the state Senate. According to Rachel, Dems in WI are ready, willing, and able to begin recall efforts for Governor Scotty. Nate Silver thinks a recall effort would be close.