Barack Obama's practice of appointing left-wing zealots to positions of political power without having them undergo congressional scrutiny continues, even as he maintains (for now) majorities in both houses. The latest example is another Harvard leftist named Elizabeth Warren who has been put in charge of a new government burocracy called "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau." Skeptics see this as another step toward taxing all financial transactions as part of Obama's endless effort to extract money from those who earned it in order to buy the votes of society's parasites.

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As one of Sarah Palin's earliest admirers in the "Lower 48" (as Alaskans call it), I would like to offer a helpful hint. Get a voice coach, and take it down about two octaves. The voice will wear much better over a long campaign if you get rid of the occasional shrillness factor. More than one Sarah admirer has pointed out that, at times, her voice reaches a screech level that would, as the saying goes, "take paint off the walls."

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One of the most detestable characteristics of the Republican Establishment is evidenced by two losing Republican primary candidates, Lisa Murkowski in Alaska and Mike Castle in Delaware, both defeated by candidates with Tea Party backing. Instead of accepting defeat with at least minimal grace, both are looking for ways to sabotage the winners. They would clearly prefer to see liberal Democrats win rather than see their own party's candidates continue on the road to Washington. They are scum... should be treated accordingly... and so should any other Republican pols who support them.

Oprah, longtime queen of the daytime TV talk-show genre... isn't. Not any more. Judge Judy now roundly whips her in the ratings with far more viewers. One might conjecture that The Big O's decline seems to have been concurrent with her leap into political campaigning on behalf of Obama.

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Stockholders have approved a merger of United and Continental airlines. Oh, goody! Now, instead of being poorly served by two big airlines, we can expect consumer abuse from one MONSTER airline.

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If you're a football fan, you've doubtless seen the replays of the Philadelphia Eagles player whose concussion caused him to stagger and fall as he headed for the sidelines following the play. Four plays later, he was sent BACK into the game. Whichever coach--doubtless one of Head Coach Andy Reid's assistants--made the decision to return to the game a player with an obvious head injury should be summarily fired and banned from coaching for life. Football will always be a violent game, but it passes the boundaries of civilization to further endanger a player in such circumstances.

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Just wondering.... How many people really care about that useless skank, Lindsay Lohan?

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It's Conan O'Brien's line...

Q: Have you heard about McDonald's' new Obama Value Meal?

A: Order anything you like and the guy behind you has to pay for it.