A DAY IN THE LIFE OF OUR CATS

Hunting for dinner;



A little after-dinner nap;

Followed by bedtime.

WHERE ARE DEMOCRATS FROM? Gaia? Pandora?

My own opinion is Lake Wobegon, where everyone is above average and no one ever fails.

David Brooks, the right-leaning columnist for the New York Times, illustrates the "Wobegon effect". Taking President Obama as a proxy for Democrats, Brooks writes:

The country is now split on Obama, because he is temperate, thoughtful and pragmatic, but his policies are almost all unpopular.

"Temperate, thoughtful and pragmatic" - above average. The president - and by proxy, Democrats - are from Lake Wobegon.

"His policies are almost all unpopular" - below average. But, but ... Obama - and by proxy, the Democrats - are from Lake Wobegon. No one from Lake Wobegon ever fails. Therefore the failure must be with those for whom the policies are unpopular.

THAT'S THE IDEA: Democratic defeat imperils health care overhaul.

Obama may have obtained the worst possible result: blame for a crummy process that caused Democrats to look crooked and out of touch with no result to show for it.

Well, that's because (a) it was a crummy process; (b) it proved the Democrats were crooked (though probably no more than the Republicans); (c) it proved the political establishment (both parties) is completely out-of-touch with the electorate; and (d) ObamaCare should fail.

But other than that, the Times editorial is right on the mark.

LIBERALISM should be diagnosed as a form of mental illness. But if it were, there would be no one left to treat it.

LOSING INDEPENDENTS: "Perhaps most troubling for Mr. Obama and the Democrats is that independents are souring on them. That bloc backed Democrats in 2006 and 2008. Now, by a nearly 2 to 1 margin, independents said they would prefer Republicans to control Congress after November. Still, distaste for Democrats isn't translating into more love for the GOP. Just 30% of voters felt positively about the Republican Party, compared with 39% for the Democratic Party."

There is still time for the Republicans to peel off the independents, but only if they get aboard the Tea Party Express before it leaves the station. Contrary to media assertions, the "teabaggers" are not "racist rednecks", but moderates of both major parties concerned about the direction the Obama administration is taking.

OH BOY! The White House has a new iPhone app. The bad news is that you must purchase the CricketToy app separately.

ANN COULTER writes a column about the Massachusetts senatorial election results, the Democrats’ propensity to implode nearly immediately after being being returned to power, and Obama’s immensly short coattails. The title of the column is "That Old Obama Magic is Back".

Hmm. Obama magic. Black magic. I wonder when the Left will erupt with the “ra-a-acism” cry?

PROMISES KEPT, PROMISES NOT. He kept the promises he made to his family; to the country, not so much.