Hey Matt, just wanted to let you know, you mentioned 2012 in your latest article on Franken.
So, I am sending you an e-kick-in-the-balls,

Job well done, Matt.

This was my fifth election. With 1992 — when I was 21 — my first election, I never before felt so damn good voting in a presidential election. In fact, normally a swing voter I went ahead and expressed my desire to see no Republican elected in my home state of Michigan. (I wish, for the moment, I lived in Rep. Joe Knollenberg's district; ah well, he did go down in defeat.) But rather than a Democratic Straight Ticket check-off, I went political race by political race. Just so that I could get to the presidential race and physically indicate there my vote for the Barack Obama-and-Joe Biden ticket. Man, what a thrill. And he won my state by nearly 3-to-2 (57 percent).

To the post above from "medicine tastes bad"....

Sorry, the Keynsians proved that you Friedman-ites are wrong. FDR's kensian New Deal recscued America from the conservative Republican Great Depression 70 years ago. Reaganomics (Friedman-voo-doo stuff) unraveled New Deal success and then Clinton fixed it. AND then W. did a friedman/Ayn Rand move AGAIN. Gonna take another Obama/FDR/Kensian to fix it AGAIN !

Adam, economically, Reagan actually was awesome.

You're mischaracterization of it does not hold up to legitimate economic rigor. It's like suggesting that because it gets dark when humans get tired, we cause night to happen when we sleep. Correlation != causation. In truth, we have been ruining our currency and with it our economy and Reagan had the balls to stop our addiction to borrowing and creating more money. It was painful, but the end result was much better(not to mention much more moral).

Ignore the Keynesians and the exploitative thieves who profit from manipulating currencies and redistribute property. They are right that their way can be very economically stimulating, but they don't tell you the consequences of that form of interference or who exactly benefits from it. Listen to guys like Peter Schiff, who not only explains this whole economic mess, but predicts it before it happens with flawless accuracy.

saw you on Imus on the Intrepid this AM..........good show........

I hope you get into the 'bailout' with your investigative/sceptic glasses on, and in full focus.

Lot's of BS out there, Matt. Get it exposed.

Thanks for all the hard work.

PM

I'll admit it. I voted for McCain. I consider myself a Democrat..more or less..but I did like McCain's stance that gov. is too big and it needs to be scale back to become fiscally responsible. I also never could latch on..like so my have..to Obama's message. To me he presented himself thru an amazingly well crafted media campaign and with expertly written speaches. That doesn't matter. Its over and he won. I've actually been very interested in OBama forming his staff and what not, its the first picture of him I'm getting as president and not a bullshitting politician trying to get in the White House. His victory speech, I thought, was terrific for everything it wasn't. Obama had that crowd in his back pocket. He could have whipped them up into a frenzy for his own satisfaction. But instead he calmed them down, told them its a long road and that he will stumble and (yes he said it) fail. He showed humility. THat character trait has been missing from the White House for a while and I felt good to see it back.

I still can't decide what was more entertaining through this election, you, or "McCain's Brain". Thanks for the spot-on observations and the acerbic humor. Rarely do I await commentary the way I've awaited yours.....and most importantly the timliness of your observations...just as I started to think something, you directed your lense on it and brought it into a focus I couldn't conjure on my own. Get some sleep.

Definition of a cynic: An idealist whose rose-colored glasses have been ripped from his face and smashed into the ground, thereby improving his vision. Really enjoyed your coverage of the campaign, Matt. You see more clearly than most others.

Matt, you are my patron saint, the Patron Saint of Cynics. Keep it up. (not that...the insight on the widespread bullshit in our system is what i meant.) I'm with Tom F. above. From "The Great Derangement" to these RS articles, I always feel better -- more hopeful -- after reading these things that maybe, just maybe, as long as you're calling it like it is - and there's enough of us cheering you on -- that perhaps there is enough sanity out there to get us through. And as you always point out, somehow we do. Amen, brother.

Stop being such a slacker, get back to work!

Thanks for the great reporting Matt. Your articles have kept me sane.

Also you have created the greatest catchphrase of all time when you were on real time with bill maher back in january. You were talking to tony snow and said "I wouldn't trust you people to tell me the fucking time!"

I use this line pretty much every time I hear a Republican talk about Iran or Hugo Chavez or any other bullshit terrorist threat.

You must have taken the right combination of drugs this morning. That was really nice.