The Reaction in Review (September 6, 2009)

By Carol Gee

A weekend's Reactions that deserve a second look:

Sunday

By (O)CT(O)PUS: "Happy Labor Day Banana Republic Day" -- Our author provides an alternative, and probably much more realistic, view of the real meaning of Labor Day.

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "The children are the future: Barack Obama, Van Jones and right-wing insanity" -- Michael's brilliant post concludes, "It's not Van Jones that's the problem. If it's insanity you're looking for -- insanity mixed with ideological, partisan extremism -- look no further than today's Republican Party and its conservative base."


Saturday

By Capt. Fogg: "MarXrays from Planet Obama" -- Read great word-smith Fogg's concluding graph,"In a way, it's encouraging that after nearly eight months, giving a speech to America's students is the worst thing they can pin on Obama, but that this pathetic collection of misbegotten miscreants will buy into it as enthusiastically as monster-hunting peasants surrounding castle Frankenstein makes me continue to be ashamed at any country with such people in it."

By Mustang Bobby: "Trial balloons" -- Bobby's great analysis ends with the fulfillment of a wonderful fantasy -- what we would all love for the President to say when he addresses Congress on Wednesday.

By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Craziest Republican of the Day: Michelle Bachmann" -- One of The Reaction's favorite themes, CRD produced a comment dialog with "anonymous," showcasing a couple of our best debaters, Capt. Fogg and Mustang Bobby.

(Cross-posted at Behind the Links.)