The Internet was all atwitter last night following a tweet from a certain president of ours that “we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming” in response to record low temperatures across much of the nation.<\/p>\n
I have been making this joke for years, though I usually phrase it something like\u00a0global warming, why have you forsaken us?!<\/em><\/p>\n The president’s comment is an attempt at humor. It’s a cheap joke. The man, though his talents may be many, is not a good comedian. His detractors should be thrilled he’s trying his hand at\u00a0comedy<\/em> rather than politics, just as I’ve suggested they should be thrilled by how often the guy plays golf (as opposed to, you know, spending time screwing up the country).<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the temperature outside my home really is about 17 degrees, and that’s probably as warm as it’s going to be all day.<\/p>\n Actually it’s going to be 70 all weekend where I’ll be.<\/p>\n New Year’s at home never looked so good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Internet was all atwitter last night following a tweet from a certain president of ours that “we could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming” in response to record low temperatures across much of the nation. … Continue reading