Teabag Republicans Love Pure Bullshit Example 5,572 – The gold standard

There will be a lot written about the fact that the Republican shooter in Arizona wanted a return to the gold standard. The gold standard is a big thing amoung teabaggy 2nd Ammendment Republican gun nuts. Glen Beck has made some great money by telling the morons who follow him to hoard gold. Amanda Marcotte at Pandagon makes the case that the love of gold among whack-job Republicans has no basis in any intellectual arguments about money supply at all - but is based on pure and shallow emotion.

Christmas Eve Traditions

The house is ready for the big family dinner tomorrow, through no effort on my part. My contribution, so far, as picking up the standing rib roast from Bachetti Bros yesterday. [Seven bones! It is now dry aging in the fridge. If ever there was a plutocratic, over the top, trust fund looking standing rib roast, this is it.]