Tempest, Teapot; Teapot: Tempest.

And, as the wheels of democracy creak  with the startup of the festive 2012 voting about stuff season, and we somberly and soberly discuss the Great Issues facing the electorate of this Great Nation, a scandal has riven the body blogospheric, a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party of a scandal.

Literally, I mean. And they are literally a-twitter about it, too.

Excuse Our Deferral

We have now entered the New Hampshire Primary Noise Zone. There is nothing I can say that would be heard against the backdrop of “I hear America Pontificating,” and so …

Faced with this inescapable (un)reality, I fear that I must respectfully defer to shriller voices.

But I will add this: the only thing that can stop Mitt Romney is widespread voter recognition that he’s a world-class douchebag. If it’s only money and organization, he’s pretty much a shoo-in.

As for voter recognition — we ARE talking about Republicans, after all, who still think that “trickle down” economics and tax cuts are the path forward. ‘Nuff said.

Courage.