Commentary: March 2005 Archives

I have stumbled across what may be the best quote ever from an actual press release by a United States Senator.

"I am very concerned about [the] Spidey-Signal’s potential impact on our environment..."

That's Representative Diane Watson speaking.

Now, maybe she just wants to lock up J. Jonah Jameson's endorsement her next election cycle. Or maybe I'm taking her quote entirely out of context.

But maybe--just maybe--she's actually the Green Goblin.

I just saw a very pointed political ad. It points out that the projected budget surplus in 2000 was $2.2 trillion, adding, "That's $8000 for every American." But--the ad warns--a president who is willing to squander the surplus and create a deficit puts America's economy in danger.

The ad was from 2000, of course, and the spendthrift America was being warned about was Al Gore. The thrifty fiscal conservative who could be trusted not to blow through $2.2 trillion was George W. Bush.

Ah, the good old days.