Daily Archives: June 3, 2011

Random Thoughts

Here are some random thoughts to brighten your day:

Stop following Sarah Palin.  Obviously she wants to antagonize the media to stoke their curiosity about a possible presidential bid.  No one really takes a family vacation in a tour bus with their name on it and a lifesize image of the constitution next to another image advertising their PAC, unless their the Partridge Family.

The real lesson of “Weinergate” is that we should not apply the word “gate” to every scandal.  Robbing a hotel is not quite the same as showing your junk to a college girl on Twitter.  Just a side note, Richard Nixon’s nickname was “Tricky Dick.”  So, maybe we should have applied the term to his scandal a long time ago.

The Casey Anthony trial is now getting about as annoying as the royal wedding!

Which country will implode first: Yemen or Syria.  The U.S. probably can’t respond to either, so it doesn’t really matter.

Chris Matthews really is just the liberal Bill O’Reilly.

Mike Barnacle is on “Morning Joe,” but I have no idea who he is?

Why are all guys in a computer store managers named Brian?  More importantly, why are they always out to lunch? (my aunt told me that joke a few years ago, and I thought it was applicable since I am buying a new laptop).

Reading an Ayn Rand novel in the developing makes you feel like a jackass.  It is hard to imagine objectivist philosophy being that great when poverty is all around you.

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Morning Memo: Friday, June 3

Forrmer Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is apparently hoping to delay his formal entry into the Republican presidential nomination race as long as possible. - Forrmer Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney is apparently hoping to delay his formal entry into the Republican presidential nomination race as long as possible. | Alex Brandon/AP

Good Morning!

Here is a dose of politics and foreign policy comin’ at ya…

Top Foreign Policy and Politics Stories:

Moody’s threatens downgrade over debt ceiling fight

Lawmakers say action will be taken soon

Clinton calls for Assad to leave and international unity on Syria

Google hacked by China

France wants a meeting in Paris to restart Israel-Palestine peace talks

U.S. announces boycott of Durban III, U.N. racism conference

Gates in Singapore for military conference with Asian nations

White House is against ending Libyan military intervention

Romney declares, Guiliani attacks, and Palin continues her magical mystery tour

Cantor wants Weiner to come clean

GOP election challenges to Weiner

Ron Paul: Dictatorship in Washington

Figures of Note:

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Opinions of Note:

David Bosco on how Dean Acheson hurts Obama at the U.N.

Howard Fineman on Romney’s unimpressive presidential announcement

Video of Note: GOP 2012 Madness

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Photo Credit: Globe and Mail

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