Hi everyone,
Welcome back. A very happy Wednesday to you all. Who had a good Valentine's Day? Who doesn't want to talk about it? BDH had a very nice birthday, thank you all so much for your good wishes. Little Buddha has started asking about his birthday party, but I had to remind him that his birthday isn't until this fall. He seemed accepting of that, as he does of all things. Okay, enough with the birthday talk. Grab yourself a medium DD, and let's clear out a little Clutter.
It looks like no one wants to fight over payroll tax cuts, unemployment benefits, or Medicare cuts in an election year, as Democrats and Republicans seem to have come to an agreement on all three issues. I'm confused, policy can be advanced without threatening to shut down the government?
The Obama administration recovered a record $4.1 billion in health care fraud money last year. I expect this to somehow turn into a GOP claim that the administration has done nothing on this front.
Mitt Romney's problems continue, as a new poll shows his favorability is dropping with GOP voters. That's the price to pay when you're seen as an inconsistent politician who can't win a primary without drowning his opponents in negative ads. That would seem to be why Romney's in so much trouble in his home state of Michigan right now.
Maybe I'm being too hard on Mittens. Let's see what this new ad from a pro-Romney Super PAC has to say:
Here we have Rick Santorum's tasteful response:
As pressure grows for Maine to reconsider the results of their recent caucus, I'd like someone to make a move to reconsider the usefulness of caucuses in general, because they're not smelling like roses so far this year.
Elizabeth Warren ripped into Senator Scott Brown for Brown's support of a proposed radical anti-choice bill that would allow any employer to deny coverage for contraception in their health insurance plans if they find it objectionable. As out-of-touch with the mainstream as this bill is, Brown's support is actually a consistent position for him. He sought to weaken the now-state law that would have required all hospitals to inform rape survivors about the existence of emergency contraception and to provide it upon request when he was a state senator.
Meanwhile, the very notion that the GOP would go all-out with their attempts to turn the clock back 50 years on such a basic issue as birth control just highlights the fact that now that the economy is improving, they have nothing else to work with except for hoping culture wars will come through for them again.
I'm sorry, what is this Mormon custom of posthumously baptizing people of other faiths? Does that mean I can convert every Mormon to an atheist after they die?
I'm a bit of a gym rat, but it's not because I need huge muscles popping through my shirt like The Rock. It's because I need to keep this large brain powered to keep clearing through all this Clutter that accumulates each day. Can you imagine what would happen if this gigantic head wasn't operating at peak performance? It would be chaos! Yeah, that's the ticket. Chaos!
Justin Bieber's not my cup of tea, but cheers to the singer for making a sick young girl's dream come true.
Now that David Ortiz is set with his contract for 2012, ESPN's Tim Kurkjian explains Big Papi's value to the Boston Red Sox:
Legendary Boston Globe sport columnist Bob Ryan will be retiring later this year. That will be the end of an era in local sports.
The Tampa Bay Rays signed manager Joe Maddon to a new three year deal. Given what a great job Maddon does with that team, he should have the option of coming back every year for the next 10 years.
We all know the odds are pretty good that Peyton Manning isn't coming back to the Indianapolis Colts next year, so there was really no reason for Colts owner Jim Irsay to throw Manning under the bus by saying it's entirely the quarterback's decision. The more Irsay speaks, the longer I think it will take the team to become a viable contender again.
Just stop talking. (pic via bleacherreport.com)
Singer/scumbag Chris Brown doesn't care if you don't approve of him, because he's got a Grammy now, so he wins.
Okay kids, that's going to do it for now. We had a new theme song for Rick Santorum, what last week? I think it's time to choice one for Mittens this week. Adele is the talk of the town after her terrific performance at the Grammys on Sunday, so perhaps this cover of hers would be a good fit for the Romney campaign. Check out today's, "Song of the Day" and tell us what you think:
Thanks for stopping by, everyone. It was great to see you as always. Today's going to be a low-key day at Clutter Headquarters after yesterday's rager for BDH, but you're welcome to hang out with us if you like. Otherwise, we'll see you for more fun in the sun tomorrow. For now, today's Clutter is cleared.