Rand Paul on The Offensive

If this is what the next six years of Rand Paul will be like, I'm looking forward to it:

Up to this point I've been cautious about stating support for Rand Paul, but this exchange with Eliot Spitzer raises my level of confidence. He brilliantly deflected an attempted attack on his personal financial success by directing attention to Spitzer's personal failure, and he ended the interview with a long-overdue critique of liberal activism in journalism.

Good job, Rand.

Hat tip: architekt010

Cross Posted at Left Coast Rebel

2008: Good Riddance, You Rat

Year In Review

It may have had its ups and downs, but 2008 was anything but dull.

We saw an historic primary race between Senators Clinton and Obama, and the election of our first African American president. Governor Sarah Palin captivated fans and foes alike, and Tina Fey's impersonation put SNL back on the map.

Michael Phelps made Olympic history, and T. Boone Pickens told us the answer to our energy crisis was blowing in the windmills.

There were the epic falls from grace: John Edwards, Eliot Spitzer, Rod Blagojevich.

The credit crunch and mortgage meltdown dominated headlines as the nation slipped into a recession.

We endured a seventh year of war as things got better in Iraq and worse in Afghanistan.

We said goodbye to Charlton Heston, Jesse Helms, Tim Russert and Tony Snow, among others.

From CBS News

2008 was designated as:

International Year of the Potato.

International Year of Sanitation.

International Year of the Frog.

International Year of Planet Earth.

International Year of Languages.

The Year of the Rat (by the Chinese calendar)

In a 'Bad' Year, the Good News of Our Time