Some of us have been there.  When we tried to hide our collective deceit we asked the other person to try not to make it look so obvious.  You know, like sit on the other side of the table or show up at a different time, come in a different door or play the good cop, bad cop routine. I suspect that Rush Limbaugh has required more.  The leader of the Republican Party appears to have demanded his subjects to enter the room at the same time and kneel down and kiss his ring...in public. 

Rush Limbaugh has made it no secret that he wants President Obama to fail.  In his normal arrogant manner, the entertainer shouted it to the world.  When Michael Steele, the figurehead leader of the GOP objected, Limbaugh banished him to the dungeon. Now it's Bobby Jindal and Fred Thompson in a lockstep unity chorus singing praises to King Limbaugh that they want the President to fail.  Is it coincidental that Jindal and Thompson are singing the same GOP lyrics? I don't think so. One is a past presidential hopeful failure and one is a hopeful doomed to fail. To earn their commission, it seems that Limbaugh has required them to market an outdated product to an enlightened public. It won't sell beyond talk radio, because we the American people have tasted change and we like it much better.  

Persons with common sense will never allow Limbaugh to pick the next or any future president of the United States.  Sadly for some, presidential aspirations is an addictive drug that clouds good judgment. So expect the kissing of Rush's ring by the GOP to continue. If Jindal and Thompson have friends, someone should wake them while the train is still at the station to help them avoid the fate of becoming modern day "Rip Van Winkles" forced to face the reality that (civil)ization has left them behind.

Ed Henry will think twice before his next smart-a follow-up question to the President. In substance, the President told Henry not to pigeon-hole him or play silly games and compare him to someone else.  The President made it clear to Henry that he sets his own "presidential" standard.  Ed will need micro-surgery to remove Obama's stinger from his rear end.

Isn't it refreshing to have a President who is quick on their feet?  Old Ed should have checked the President's resume more closely, especially the part that reads editor of the Harvard Law Review.  That achievement alone implies that the President is use to participating in a good debate.  So Republicans and unsuspecting reporters take note.  If you plan to one up the President, you had better bring your "A" game or make sure that you are wearing your chastity belt!