In Brief: Susan Rice

John McCain got his wish on Susan Rice. In exchange, Obama is still president.

Rice may not have made for a great Sec.State. But it has nothing to do with Benghazi. It's because she's a lousy diplomat. Republicans could use that argument, but then they'd have to face John Bolton comparisons and admit that Rice is just the kind of condescending, truth-bending operative they usually adore. And then they'd have to let John Kerry keep his Senate seat, which is all they really want.

I was going to stay off of politics until January (a decision that partly explains the lack of production around here), but it's worth coming back to point out again what inconceivable jackasses the Republicans are. The party for whom elections only have consequences if they win. For whom everything is permissible, so long as it serves ideology. For whom politics is a game to be won or lost because governance is for nerds.

Seriously, fuck these guys. I hope they all get pink eye. And then they pick at it for a few weeks, making the infection worse and rendering them unfit to appear on Sunday morning talk shows without wearing paper bags on their heads. And the paper bag headed Republican leaders all blame Obama, their voices slightly muffled by the bags and the pus seeping down into their mouths. Then Obamacare kicks in and they all get the care they need and walk away from the hospital clean and healthy and ready to continue working. And as they try to cross the street, they all get hit by a bus. The bus doesn't even slow down, just keeps going.

That's what I seriously hope happens.