At Least She’s Not Your President

Sanity, where art thou?

Roseanne Barr is a pretty well-known celebrity for Americans who grew up watching her TV show. The comedienne and macadamia nut farmer lived in Colorado for many years early in her career, and she made a return of sorts in 2012 when her name was on the ballot for President in our state as the nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party (PAF).

Roseanne ended up with 5,059 total votes in Colorado, which didn't get her anywhere close to the Presidency. And that's a good thing, because she has apparently gone completely insane. From Salon:

In her latest perplexing move, Barr, whose history of erratic behavior is as long as her career itself,  has written an open letter to Congress “regarding blackmail from the Executive Branch.” The subject alone is a tip-off to the dubious content within — as writer Jesse Berney noted on Twitter Tuesday, “If Obama is blackmailing Congress, he is the worst blackmailer of all time.” But the self-described “Peace and Freedom Party” candidate confidently states that the president has made “direct attacks against the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th amendments to the Constitution,” including “false flag terror attacks to remove the 2nd amendment (Boston Marathon; case in point).” She goes on to cite the “Nazi origins” of “ObamaCare” and to muse, “Some of you in the congress live alternative lifestyles. Some of you cheat on your spouses. Why should the camera only be pointed on you?- it’s time the camera was pointed on Obama.” The letter includes 41 pages of footnotes “detailing the blackmail of congress.” They feature SPECIAL REPORTS of lurid “lesbian sexual trysts,” “underage male prostitutes” and “Obama’s gay trysts.” On the Daily Banter, Chez Pazienza notes, “Almost all of them [are] sourced to batshit crazy Internet conspiracy theorist Wayne Madsen.”

We're almost impressed by the level of political crazy here. You know you've reached a pinnacle of conspiracy nut nonsense when others reply with, "Wait, what?" Is Obama a lesbian? We're confused.

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Democrats Pick Morgan Carroll as Senate President

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Elizabeth Warren for President?

You may not have thought much about 2016, or Sen. Elizabeth Warren as a candidate, but there's some surprising news about both. From our friends at "The Fix":

But, a new Quinnipiac poll proves why Warren would be formidable in 2016 if she decided to run. Using a feeling thermometer — 0 meaning you feel totally cold about a politician, 100 meaning you feel warmly (aka) strong favorably toward a pol — Quinnipiac tested the majority of major national figures.

Warren finished third — behind only New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (53.1 degrees) and Hillary Clinton (52.1 degrees).  She finished ahead of, among others, President Obama, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Vice President Joe Biden.

Here’s why the thermometer matters — and matters for Warren in particular.  It’s a measure of passion, which is, of course, the sine qua non of politics. While passion isn’t everything — fundraising matters, organization matters — it’s hard to get elected to anything without passionate supporters.

And, Warren quite clearly evokes that passion. Need examples beyond the poll? Warren collected more than $42 million for her 2012 Senate campaign, a massive sum that is indicative of the passion — and national following — that Warren evokes. Then there is the speech she gave at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, which, if you forgot, was among the best received addresses of the gathering.

Sen. Warren hasn't indicated an interest in running for President, and it's unlikely she'd even try to challenge Hillary Clinton. But if Clinton chooses not to run, Warren may end up at the top of a very short list whether she wants it or not.

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