Eclectablog

I’ve been marveling lately at how totally amazingly awesomely great it is that we finally have grown-ups back in charge in Washington, D.C. Then, during the Conservative Political Action Conference this week, they trotted out this little Alex P. Keaton wannabe:

I thought Sarah Palin was bad (and she was.)

I thought “Joe the Plumber” was bad (and he was.)

I though Bobby Jindal was bad (and he is.)

But this kid is more eloquent than all three of them.

Funniest commentary on this is, as usual, over at Wonkette.…

This past week after President Obama gave what can only be called an inspirational speech to Congress and the nation about his agenda for the next four years and beyond, Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal gave the official Republican Response.

Before I go on, it should be noted that his performance during this “Response” has been panned by nearly everyone but the most in-denial conservatives. His delivery was sing-song, stilted and seemed aimed at an audience of 4th graders. (Perhaps that’s the intellectual level of his followers, I don’t know.) For me, it was just creepy. He emerged from the shadows in a hallway in his huge home and sorta slinked up to the camera.…