Politics gave us the gift of great humor this week. From the latest hilarious Bad Lip Reading video to Newt Gingrich's silly whining about Mitt Romney's negative but clever "too much baggage" ad. Newt kept the ridiculousness coming with his complete surrender to gay voters later in the week.
Gingrich was funny, but nothing could touch the laughable antics of House Republicans. The GOP gave President Obama an early Christmas present, rejecting the payroll tax cut extension before being forced to reverse field and pass the proposal. The Congressional song-and-dance around the tax cut issue (which was nowhere near as fun as this Nutcracker favorite played on wine glasses) was severely criticized, with retired Republican Senator Alan Simpson providing the harshest review of the performance.
While Republicans stirred things up in Congress, a would-be Facebook presidential assassin made trouble for himself online, and a new Nike sneaker wreaked havoc in shopping malls. If you'd rather avoid the holiday insanity, you can stay home and listen to this terrific a capella jazz rendition of Christmas Time Is Here, while trying out these morosely funny holiday recipes for one.
With only a few days left in December, we'll soon be flooded with 2011 retrospectives. YouTube already released its 10 best video clips of the year, and the adorable sad-talking dog alone is worth the viewing effort. Like most people, I'm always introspective at the end of the year, and having attended the funeral of a friend this week, I'm even feeling a bit spiritual. I'll close this post the same way I started the blog this week, with the beautiful and inspiring Alison Krauss gospel song that I posted to honor the memory of my friend Scott.
As always, thanks for reading, and happy holidays to everyone.
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