rivercityvibe   “Puerile, smutty, schoolboy nonsense” – My Mom

There was something endearing about Corrine Brown’s speech praising the UF Gators. I mean, if it had been Tim Tebow’s grandmother at a family picnic, tipsy on white wine spritzers, it would have been a hands-down success. The fact that it was our elected representative addressing a full house of Congress gives me pause, but it was endearing nevertheless.

It may come as a shock to some readers that there are members of congress that possess no endearing qualities. Among these, there are representatives that are bogus, representatives that are delusional, representatives that are mean, and representatives  so dumb it is breathtaking. Michelle Bachman (R MN) is firmly in the latter category. She is a dangerous idiot, and she is loose on Capitol Hill.

Not so smart.

I realized this when I was DESTROYING my personal trainer on the treadmill at lunchtime, yesterday. I was watching the House Financial Services Committee question Treasury Secretary Geithner on the so-called stimulus plan and witnessed Bachmann asking a question so FATUOUS (good word) that if I was a Minnesotan I would have handed in my driver’s license and moved to North Dakota.

It seems that I am not the only one who noticed this, and Bachmann does it ALL THE TIME!  Talking Points Memo has recorded the facial expressions of some people Bachmann has addressed (including Geithner), at the exact moment she says something SO STUPID that it is barely understandable to anyone with a high school education and up.

TPM calls it the Bachmann Effect. I’d describe it as confusion, slowly giving way to amazement. Check out this video – watch the faces:

She also farms babies.

Many of us in the rivercityvibe community have little love for Democratic attack dog James Carville.

But the redneck in all of us will appreciate this:

Aware, as always, that we have readers all over the world (including Tuvalu) and that they might have problems with Carville’s Cajun accent, I translate here:

“Absent some unforeseen circumstance, he [McCain] can call the dogs in, wet the fire and leave the house. The hunt’s over.”

[NOTE: Carville’s alma mater is Louisiana State University (LSU). What’s special about LSU?

Nothing at all.

Except for they lost to the Gators, Saturday.

If you would like to read about it, there’s a nice article in yesterday’s Washington Post, entitled, Gators Easily Take out Tigers

Geaux Gators!]