In happier news, I did a major refurbish of the blogspot blogs. I was going to do a complete redesign, but it turned out to be unnecessary. Each blog now features pages with the Superfeed and my latest Tumblr content, as well as redirects to the other blog -- so they're a lot more like just one blog now. I got rid of some widgets made redundant by the pages, so things should load a little more quickly. Other than that, the only real obvious change is a black menubar under my Fighting Bob banners (I might dress that up a little at a later date). Poke around and see how you like it -- and let me know if there's a problem. All the changes should work on all major browsers, but you never know. If you find a bug, please be sure to include what browser you're using.
The economy is still a drag on President Obama's approvals, as his disapproval ratings on that issue hit a new high in a CBS News poll. The question is, will the public find Republicans' economic ideas more palatable? Other recent polling suggests not. If his eventual opponent's diapprovals are higher than his own on the issue, it doesn't seem like it'd make much difference how high Obama's were.
Republicans simply will not let go of the myth that Fannie, Freddie, and government regulations brought down the economy.
Karl Rove's American Crossroads ads are so egregiously false that at they're being pulled off the air in Montana.
With Herman Cain being the latest wingnut darling to crash in a tailspin, Nate Silver predicts the next flavor of the month will be Newt Gingrich. What is it with the Republican voters and their love for vanity campaigners anyway? Trump, Cain, Gingrich. Poor Rick Santorum; all that perfectly acceptable pure, naked crazy and he can't get anyone's attention.
More trouble brewing at Occupy Oakland.
Tennessee state Rep. Rick Womick is a jackass.
Former lobbyist, prisoner, and scandal Jack Abramoff says that members of congress bragged to him about insider trading. For the record, as a lobbyist Abramoff dealt mostly with Republicans and exclusively with conservatives.
Finally, Christian right nutjobs want Jesus to chase the moneychangers out of the temple. Oops! Misread that; they want Jesus to chase away the people chasing away the moneychangers. That's the beauty of the Bible -- it contradicts itself so often that you can get it to say whatever the fuck you want it to say. Sermon on the Mount? Shut up, you commie hippie!
