Heck Of A Rationalization Brownie

You ever notice how conservatives are always saying that liberal/progressive Democrats exploit every tragedy. Take a look at what Scott Brown just did.



Is he saying that the same thing that motivated Joseph Stark to crash a plane into an IRS building is what motivated Massachusetts voters to elect him? Is he fucking serious?

I'm not surprised that someone on the Right is using this incident as some signifier for whatever point they are trying to make, but to link this to dissatisfaction with the Obama administration ( which is precisely how I am reading Brown's statement here ) is beyond ridiculous.

The Corporatization Of The Message

Is this is first step taken by a corporation as part of their new "personhood" status?

CPAC hasn’t even officially started and already its making news. Mediaite has learned that leading center-right web site Hot Air has been acquired by Salem Communications for an undisclosed sum. Sources close to the deal claim that Michelle Malkin, the conservative pundit and sole owner of Hot Air, has been in talks with Salem for some time, but the announcement was timed to coincide with the Conservative Political Action Conference, which opens tomorrow in Washington D.C.

I'm sorry - a "center-right" website? Do they expect us to take that seriously?

That aside, I'm quite curious as to how Hot Air's message is going to change now that they are owned by a communications company. And while Ed Morrissey insists that the website and their mission will stay the same, it's not a great leap of logic to know that little Eddie and his pals now have a new master to answer to.