Danation: The Big Gulp
So, I’m sitting watching the State of the Union last night, and the response of course. I’m tweeting out all sorts of quasi-funny nuggets, like: As he grows older, Mitch McConnell just looks more and more like a turtle. It’s starting to get eerie. #SOTU Or: “We must do more to combat climate change.” Yeah, [...]
Macho Mayor: Why Carlos Alvarez’s Return Is So Typically Miami
What do you see when you gaze into the rippling, babbling, lush-and-beefy orange pectoral muscles of Carlos Alvarez? Earlier this week, when Miami New Times broke the story of his participation (and victory!) in a bodybuilding competition last November, I was hypnotized by the former, infamously recalled mayor of Miami-Dade County and his Herculean torso. [...]
Danation: You! Yes, YOU! Help Bring an American Home From Iran
Look, I don’t ask much of you, America. And I certainly don’t have a whole lot of faith in our nation’s government to do the right thing anymore. The administration and Congress can’t seem to get their act together on some of the most basic functions of governance, much less sticky, contentious problems like gun [...]
Dear Allen: Don’t Cry for Me America! (Crying Is for Commies)
Note from the editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Until we get a response to our query, we will do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. Dear [...]
Danation: Farewell to Daniel Inouye, the Senate’s President Pro Tempore — and Its Biggest Badass
Among all the talk of fiscal cliffs and shootings, the death of Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii on Monday didn’t reach the level of newsworthiness to which it was perhaps due. Following the death of Sen. Robert Byrd in 2010, Sen. Inouye became the longest-serving member of the Senate’s majority party, and thus the Senate [...]
Danation: Repeal the Second Amendment
This is a weird headline coming from me, I know — long-time readers of my screeds (Hi, Mom!) will know that one major sticking point I have with liberal acquaintances is my defense of the Bill of Rights; the whole thing, not just the ones I like. And above and beyond that, I enjoy shooting [...]
Dear Allen: I Will Guard This Cafeteria Till My Dying Breath
Note from the editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Until we get a response to our query, we will do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. Dear Allen [...]
Danation: As Long As We’re Going to Keep Talking About This Fiscal Cliff Business, Can We at Least Have Some Details?
Weeks have passed now, and the negotiations over whether to cut spending, raise taxes, do both, by how much, who for, and — what were we talking about anyway? — have continued at a pace that makes glaciers look like Usain Bolt. The president’s initial plan, which called for $1.6 trillion in tax hikes, was [...]
RIP Jenni Rivera: Not Just a Latin Music Icon, But a Progressive Ally, Too
Sunday marked a devastating loss for the Latin music community with the death of Jenni Rivera, a Long Beach, California-based artist dubbed the “queen of grupero.” After a concert in Monterrey, Mexico, around 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Rivera, age 43, boarded a private Learjet 25 with her publicist, stylist, lawyer, and make-up artist. All were [...]