Monday, July 25, 2011

Oh, the irony...

Ironic Times

HEAT WAVE BLANKETS COUNTRY
NEW YORK HAS RECORD 104°
Adjusted for subway with no air conditioning, feels like 212°.

Texas Ed Board Compromises on Evolution Materials
Children will be taught Christian Republicans descended from Adam and Eve, everyone else descended from apes.

Report: Army of Lobbyists Working Feverishly to Reverse Financial Reforms
They're countered by a vague collective memory of what just happened.

Vocabulary Builders
Showcase vote n., A vote held on a bill that has no chance of passing, but still gives lawmakers a taste of what a career in the circus, their first choice, or acting, a close second, would have been like.

The corollary:

Politician intransigent n., Career for circus performer or D-list actor with no skill or talent whatsoever.

1 comment:

Fixer said...

... a vague collective memory ,,,

The Republicans owe all their success to the fact that most Americans have the attention span of a gnat.