I guess that rules out McCain and Obama

Be a constitution voter!

Jeralyn, in the comments:

[W]hose policies better support it? Who will be worse for the Constitutional rights and values? It's not even close.

This is where I split with liberals. I do not see the right to have an abortion and the right to free health care in the Constitution. Whether or not those things are good ideas are separate issues.

Snark of the week

Billy Beck: "What...was Nuremberg booked that week?"

Fits this blog's theme well.

Whore.

And I sincerely mean that. I hope they take your house first, although I imagine your connections would never allow that to happen. Lucky you.

Favorite Franklin quote

Mine is, "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." But I don't see you guys throwing that one around.

Amateur

Susan Sarandon threatens to leave if McCain wins:

“If McCain gets in, it’s going to be very, very dangerous,” she says.

“It’s a critical time, but I have faith in the American people. If they prove me wrong, I’ll be checking out a move to Italy. Maybe Canada, I don’t know. We’re at an abyss.”

Pansy. I can beat that. If McCain, Obama, or Clinton wins, I'll leave the country.

Thanks, Libertas.

More sports investigation

Yes, it's right there in Article I of the Constitution somewhere: Congress shall pester the fuck out of professional sports leagues.

Sure, I'm sick of the Pats too. But this fucking fossil needs a hobby.

Indescribably stupid

This is the dumbest thing I've read in 50 years, and I'm only 37.

For as long as I remember (yes, even before that West Wing episode), I’ve supported abolishing – not lowering – the voting age barrier. Kids should have the vote. I believed so vehemently as a child, of course, but since I’ve had the vote I’ve only grown more adamant in my conviction.

I know it may seem kooky, but it’s not. Hear me out.

By all means, hear him out. It is kooky. It's a long read, mostly because you'll be stopping after every sentence, cocking your head to one side, and asking yourself, "Did he really just fucking say that?" Like this one (coincidentally, the next two sentences).

First, let’s dispatch the most common argument against my little obsession: that kids are not reasonable enough to understand the issues and make an informed vote. I disagree.

He comes close to making a point when he mentions that some stupid jackasses are already voting to control your life. It never occurs to him that perhaps this entire concept is more fucked up than Peter O'Toole on his birthday.

Kooks everywhere love his idea.

Thanks to Joyner, who has a commenter who is on the right track. But I'm thinking more like 130.