You're A Mean One, Newt Gingrich

Season’s Bleedings from Newt Gingrich and the Fright Wing Repubs.I doubt Dr. Seuss could conjure a villain as mean-spirited as Mr. Gingrich. While the Grinch’s heart swells to let in transformative love, the Gingrich’s head swells to accommodate grandiose delusions, historical re-writes and plots to reform America’s impoverished youth.

Dickens had Newt's number. It's like he fell out of Oliver Twist, and he can't get back in.

Drive safe. Play nice. Think peace.

aba

Lennon's Wisdom Still Shines On

"Society is run by maniacs for maniacal ends." John Lennon.

John Lennon, gunned down on December 8, 1980, is still a prophet. War is over if we want it. Sadly, the world is still not ready to embrace that simple, but profound concept. But for those who imagine peace, John Lennon's legacy will shine on. And on.

Drive safe. Play nice. Think peace.

aba

Hall of Fame Rolls in New Rockers

It took a few tries, but the late legendary singer-songwriter Laura Nyro finally got her ticket punched to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame today. Others who will receive the high honor on April 14 at the hallowed Hall in Cleveland:

Donovan


Beastie Boys


Guns N’ Roses



Red Hot Chili Peppers



The Small Faces/The Faces



The Ahmet Ertegun (non performer) Award goes to producer/rock impresario Don Kirshner; Freddie King gets the Early Influence Award; Cosimo Matassa, Tom Dowd and Glyn Johns will receive Awards for Musical Excellence.

The Moody Blues, America, Hall & Oates will have to wait until next year. Again! HBO will air the festivities in early May.

Drive safe. Play nice. Think peace.

aba

The Mitt Has Two Faces

Mitt Romney: "He invented Obamacare before he was against it." - Jay Leno

As Mitt flips, the Romney campaign flops.

Everything old is Newt again? Bring it, Gingrich. Obama and the Dems need all the help we can get!

Drive safe. Play nice. Think peace.

aba

Black Friday: Getting Malled or Mauled?

Okay, so Steely Dan wasn't talking about shopping. The video--now four years old-- speaks to our ongoing plight. Things haven't changed for most people. At best, the economy remains stagnant; at worst, it's perilous. For those who've been teetering on the precipice, times just keep getting harder. Oh, but the banksters on Wall Street seem to be doing just fine, all Bonus Babies once again. Hard to fathom for average investors, who open our statements and see nothing but less and less.

It's enough to make you want to stand up and 'Occupy' something. Other than the mall. Either way, we're all getting mauled.

Drive safe. Play nice. Think peace.

aba

Gobbling Up GOP Debaters

As I count my many blessings this season, I must include the GOP's field of dream presidential pretenders. Most true blue libs and comedians are thankful for a bounty of debates that has already yielded a cornucopia of flubs, brain freezes and meltdowns. The more these luminaries talk, the better Obama looks.

Let's hope the elephants talk themselves right out of the room. Not to mention the Congress. And the White House.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Drive safe. play nice. Think peace.

aba

Oops... They Did it Again!

Sure Rick Perry flamed out. Again. He seems to suffer a meltdown midway through every debate. Guess that's when his meds start to wear off; you know sort of like Paula Abdul's classic "American Idol" druggy fade-outs. A good omen for his presidency. He'd need more naps than Regan. But it ain't gonna happen.

Oh, wait, that's a variation on Herman Cain's latest line. Given his alleged sexual misconduct, the Cain Wreck piled on his rep as at best an insensitive lout ( at worst a serious sexual predator) when he brandished Nancy Pelosi with the sexist moniker "Princess Nancy"

These guys never learn. And it probably won't matter. Like him or not, the Repubs seemed poised to hold their noses and vote for Romney.

So us true blue libs can stopping laughing now. With all his flip-flops, Mitt seems to be the guy who will give Obama the biggest run for his money. And we all know, the former gov with the game show host hair and cozy relationship to the corporate greed machine, has plenty of that.

Drive safe. Play nice. Think peace.

aba