While The Preznit busies himself fending off the Puritan Left, the Charlatan Right continues its Crusade against the Kenyan Infidel:

Members of the Congressional Prayer Caucus have written to President Obama asking him to correct a speech he gave in Indonesia incorrectly replacing the nation’s motto of “In God We Trust” with “E pluribus unum.”…

“For the president of the United States to incorrectly state something as foundational as our national motto in another country is unacceptable,” said [Virginia Congresscritter and Caucus founder J. Randy] Forbes. “The president is the primary representative of our nation to the world, and whether mistake or intention, his actions cast aside an integral part of American society.”

The judges have to award the point to Forbes: “In God We Trust” is indeed Our Nation’s Motto.

Since, um, 1956. Not exactly “foundational”.

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That’s what mom said when I “nearly” won the 200 sprint race in high school, or nearly got an A in a class. Or nearly got in to Harvard. The list goes on. You get the point.

Needless to say a Pavlovian reflex triggered when I saw the Gray Lady’s headline: Tax Package Will Aid Nearly All, Especially Highest Earners

Who are these “Nearly” People?

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How can you not love Christina Applegate?

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No words:

Information on becoming a Knight [Christian Concepts, via Gen JC Christian]

MasterCard, Visa shut down electronic donations to WikiLeaks [Raw Story]

Obama caves in – press conference happening now.

If he can’t win this fight, if he can’t explain why rich people don’t need tax cuts and won’t create jobs if they get them, he can’t explain why we should re-elect him.

“Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who doubles as President Barack Obama’s point man on Gulf Coast oil spill recovery, is pressing America’s armed services to consume as much Gulf seafood as possible.” [NOLA, via Yahoo]