Tannishblog

The Blogocube is buzzing about the NSA and phone call data mining. WaPo is conflicting itself with two articles: Most American support NSA, which Maven Malkin has run away with; and a tirade about our Favorite Shrubbery doing what he does best – Lying. ABC News confirms WaPo’s findings, whil USAToday tries to play on our fears of Big Brother.

So what else is new?

The Dems are chasing another Red Herring ostensibly acting in the best interests of POTUS but really stoking the few bonfires of extremism which already burn uncontrollably. And the news maching grinds on doing what it does best: sensationalizing. My take: This is yet another non-issue

If you’re rooting for a Democratic sweep this autumn, don’t hold your breath or put money down on it. That kind of upset only happens in fiction, or in a just and beneficent world; ours is neither. But there is hope…

What will take out the Republican majority is the Republican majority. In a word – hubris - will be their downfall. It’s already begun. The damage has been noted, and the tally will be counted nest November. Anything between now and then is posturing, therefore nothing to be concerned with. The lines are drawn, the cards dealt, ad nausea, and time will indeed tell.