In the past decade, nearly every pillar institution in American society — whether it’s General Motors, Congress, Wall Street, Major League Baseball, the Catholic Church or the mainstream media — has revealed itself to be corrupt, incompetent or both. And at the root of these failures are the people who run these institutions, the bright and industrious minds who occupy the commanding heights of our meritocratic order. In exchange for their power, status and remuneration, they are supposed to make sure everything operates smoothly. But after a cascade of scandals and catastrophes, that implicit social contract lies in ruins, replaced by mass skepticism, contempt and disillusionment.
—Christopher Hayes, in a TIME magazine piece that is well worth reading.
If I’m Blanche Lincoln, I’d consider converting to Judaisim just to thank Joe Lieberman for what he did for me.
— An anonymous source close to Sen. Joe Lieberman (R-CT), on how Lieberman’s obstruction of healthcare reform has allowed Lincoln and other conservative Democrats to avoid upsetting their Democratic base by voting against it.
Combined into one post for your mocking convenience!
Ok, so, this is total crap, we sit the kids down to watch ‘The Charlie Brown Christmas Special’ and our muslim president is there, what a load…..try to convince me that wasn’t done on purpose. Ask the man if he believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and he will give you a 10 minute disertation (sic) about it….w…hen the answer should simply be ‘yes’…
—Arlington, TN, Mayor Russell Wiseman, writing on his Facebook profile. (via)
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