That was the day . . .

. . . the music died

February 3, 1959

Mason City, Iowa

No we won't . . .

. . . yes, we will

In 2008, then-senator Barry O was opposed to a health care reform that required individuals to purchase insurance, and said this:

"If a mandate was the solution, we can try that to solve homelessness by mandating everybody to buy a house."

The man has never met a position he will not change.

Chicago politics writ large.

I have seen two . . .

. . . monumental tragedies as they happened.

9/11, and this.

The first was monsters believing they would reach heaven. May their souls rot in hell.

The second was brave men and women on their way to the heavens. May their souls rest in peace.

Another good way . . .

. . . to thin out the Democrat party

Tuesday night after the speech, Obama adviser David Plouffe said to NBC News that the president would not let the moment after the Arizona shootings pass without pushing for some change in the law, to prevent another similar incident. “It’s a very important issue, and one I know there’s going to be debate about on the Hill.”

"Never let a good crisis go to waste."- Rahm Emanuel, Barry buddy and non-resident of Chicago

The White House said that to avoid being accused of capitalizing on the Arizona shootings for political gain, Obama will address the gun issue in a separate speech, likely early next month.

Rephrased: "Let's capitalize on it, but avoid being accused of it."

Do it. The last time your party tried, they had their collective arses handed to them.

Suggestion: when you're deep in a hole, stop digging.

It's that time of year . . .

. . . buy some cookies from this girl

Or, maybe her daughter.

You have to love an army . . .

. . . with pink minis and go-go boots

It is not only spoken . . .

. . . it is also written.

The first thing you will wanna get out is a sauce pan and heat it on a medium low flame.

Is it not bad enough that our speech has become terribly sloppy? Does our writing also have to be this undisciplined? I understand that "wanna" and "gonna" roll off the tongue easier than "going to" and "want to," but it is lazy speech.

It also seems that a new style has emerged.

Why use 10 words when 50 will do?

Perhaps: "In a sauce pan on medium heat . . ."

Yes, I'm grumpy today.

Deal with it.