Posted by
The Hermit Crab on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 9:47:38 AM
I was listening to Laura Ingraham on the way home from church, and she mentioned the fan-mail type reporting on Michelle Obama that publications like the Washington Post are passing off as journalism. Day after day, the drive-by media writes worshipfully about her beauty, grace and style. (I assume the fan magazine "M!" will be coming along in due course.) A few Crab notes:
Condeleeza Rice is easily better-looking than Michelle Obama.
Laura Bush is at least as good-looking, and infinitely more attractive. There is a difference. For attractiveness, you have to add in the personality. This makes Mrs. Bush pull away from Mrs. BO like the Road Runner dusting Wile E. Coyote in a Warner Brothers cartoon.
The most chilling thought of an otherwise fine morning came when she used the phrase "...businesses should be able to set executive's salaries without Barney Frank breathing down their necks." To a hetero male like the Crab, the thought of Barney Frank breathing down your neck is among the most terrifying thoughts that one could have a nightmare about.... (Don't bother commenting that I'm being insensitive. The last time I looked, TownHall blogs are protected by the First Amendment. The Barackites haven't managed to repeal it...yet.)
Unrelated thought -- if the solons of our legislature were serious about "sharing the sacrifice" of these times which require such massive deficit spending, they would pass a law requiring them to sacrifice one percentage point of their salaries and perks for every percentage point of the budget which is deficit spending. The sacrificed portion of their compensation would go back to the Treasury for use in closing the budget gap. How's that for feeling our pain?
Upon reflection, the above wouldn't work. They would simply make up the difference by accepting more bribes and illegal gifts...