Pro-America Redux

I knew I should've waited. What I was trying to say the other day was said pretty much perfectly by the inestimable, invaluable billmon (yes, billmon, formerly of The Whiskey Bar blog).

Avenue W

No, no, no. Not what you're thinking at all. A distraction from the freakin' politics.

"Special Comment" Goes Nightly

Hang on to your hats. As the esteemed Mr. Olbermann puts it:

When I wrote the first Special Comment more than two years ago, I had no idea if there'd be a second one, let alone an irregular series. Flatly, I didn't know if I'd still have a job the next day - or even a country.

But as the premise evolved (and my bosses asked, shyly), I was adamant that they would never become a regularly scheduled feature.

And tonight, with Bill Hurt's line in Body Heat fresh in my mind ("Sometimes [it] comes down so heavy I feel like I should wear a hat"), I may have to break that self-imposed limitation.

If they're going to pile it on for the next two weeks, I'm going to have to throw it back.

Barring the pleasantly unforseen outbreak of common sense and restraint, the Special Comment will briefly become a nightly feature.

The very first one is on what we've been talking about here all weekend: Hatred Repackaged As "The Real America".

Fifteen more days. Keep your arms and legs inside your democracy at all times.