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A Few Smaller

In this week’s edition of The Dawg Blog, instead of tackling one big topic, I am going to cover a few smaller – but no less interesting – topics.  Let’s Dive In
 
Michelle Bachman has made it known in a recent statement that she can, if elected President in 2012, return gas prices to less than $2 per gallon.  (Read the store here:  http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/18/news/economy/bachmann_gas_prices/index.htm?hpt=hp_t2).
 
Sounds good, right?  However, before we drink the Tea Party Kool Aid, let’s first analyze how stupid it was of her to actually say this in public.
 

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Gabrielle Giffords

If you haven’t been living under a rock the last week or so, you probably are well aware that the much-feared default of the nation’s debt ceiling was narrowly averted thanks to the hard work and dedication of our elected officials who always put the nation’s needs first.

(Yes, that was glaring sarcasm. How does that work in print?)

What many of you also no-doubt saw was the appearance Gabrielle Giffords, the congresswoman from Arizona who suffered a gunshot injury to the head courtesy of a total complete wackjob whose name will not be posted in this blog. Giffords, who nearly died as a result of the shooting, has shown amazing recuperative spirit and was

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