Weekly Purge [2-17-12]

Sometimes when you live a busy lifestyle on the road you have to improvise. In my case, living between three corners of the state of Ohio– a 9-hour triangle driving– I’m on the road a lot. Which is why, this week, I’m writing my article from my car on my iPhone.

Granted, Clark Griswold did worse to his dog.

In Mitt Romney’s case this means that taking everything you need with you can fill a car rather quickly. I guess this is why in the late 1980′s Romney decided it was a good idea to strap his dog to the roof for family vacation. But, at least he gave it a proper hose down when it went number two on his roof.

It’s really unbelievable how far ahead Romney should be compared to where he is. What’s more unbelievable is its starting to seem like he’s just not going to be able to secure the bid. With all of these distractions, it should be interesting to continue to watch.

Rick Santorum filed for Secret Service protection this week, as his arguably extreme views on controversial issues has caused him to fear a bit for his well-being. Part of this includes the fact that he has all but started an actual war on contraception this week. This follows the White Houses mandate on contraception coverage, even if you’re a church providing healthcare (which since has been compromised to prevent restricting religious freedoms).

Speaking of war, we heard from Thailand on Thursday that Iran is actively planning acts of war against the Israeli government. Three Iranians were found to be plotting an attack on Israeli diplomats, a traditional taboo in warfare. This comes just a week after Iran flaunted its nuclear developments in front of the world, and a few days after they told the UN they were still willing to hold talks.

I’m really, truly, fearful that should the Republicans find their way to the White House later this year we will enter another, much larger, multi-nation war because of Iran or because of our police politics. You can decide which is at fault.

Speaking of wars on terror, Al Qaeda is suspect in the recent Syrian bombings.  The New York Times writes that fighters linked in the Iraq war to the extremist terrorist group are showing up as seasoned veterans to help in the extremist causes in Syria. Clearly, the last ten years were successful in eradicating terrorism from the face of the planet. Victory!

(I lost my train of thought just now when a great Steve Aoki song called Ladi Dadi came on Sirius Radio. So I’m going to jump to a whole new subject and call this a transition).

The Nigerian underwear bomber will get a life sentence. Oh, I guess I found my way back to terrorism after all. Good.

The payroll tax cut is closer to nearing agreement as Republicans and Democrats show a slim sign of bipartisanship.

Spain’s economy continues to shrink following a slow fourth quarter.

Santorum, in the spirit of 2012, released 4-years of income taxes and as it turns out he’s a rich white male too!

The Colbert Report abruptly cancelled two tapings of the show. Hopefully it’s just because Stephen decided to go bear wrestling, but no real reason was given.

Annndddd I’m at my destination. Until next week!