The Sunshine Empire

“There’s a rumor that NBC is so upset with me that want to keep me off the air for three years. My response to that is if NBC doesn’t want people to see me, just leave me on NBC.” -Conan O’Brien

“Blow, blow, thou winter wind, thou art not so unkind as man’s ingratitude.” -William Shakespeare

Vice President Joe Biden, during a Democratic presidential debate said of the former mayor of New York City, “Rudy Giuliani… I mean, think about it! Rudy Giuliani. There’s only three things he mentions in a sentence — a noun, a verb, and 9/11. There’s nothing else! There’s nothing else!” But Mayor 9/11 himself seems to [...]

“I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood.” -Bill Watterson

“Where force is necessary, we have a moral and strategic interest in binding ourselves to certain rules of conduct. And even as we confront a vicious adversary that abides by no rules, I believe the United States of America must remain a standard bearer in the conduct of war. That is what makes us different [...]

“I’m talking about a Senate minority that is now entirely owned and operated by a right-wing fringe that glorifies ignorance and demands total obstruction of President Obama’s agenda. Filibusters used to be a last resort. These Republicans use them like most people use their toothbrush.” -James Carville (From a DSCC fundraising email)

A good friend of the site and The Sunshine Empire Grammar Czar Jolemite and I were discussing the latest hysterical rant by Glenn Beck and it was brought up that Mr. Beck states he is guided by Thomas Paine. He thought it was ironic that Beck and conservatives seem to ignore one of Paine’s most [...]

We are nearing the finish line with regards to health care reform, as much as those nutty earl gray ingrates insisted we would not. With the Senate Finance committee’s vote today the Baucus bill was passed to the full Senate for a vote. After only getting Olympia Snowe to vote in favor of passing the [...]

I’ve been thinking of this quote lately, and I’ve posted it two times before but I was looking through some posts from a year ago this month and found it. “In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of [...]