Frank Chow: Asian- American Political Pundit

If on the day my high school was celebrating Chinese New Year (which I don't recall it ever doing) a group of students showed up wearing American flag tee shirts and bandannas; I would have thought " those kids want to fight ." I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Greg Sargent catches an increasingly disturbing trend amongst Republicans. If there is a terrorist attack, "there is an opportunity." Sargent : Whit Ayres is a prominent Republican pollster who has co-founded something called "Resurgent Republic," which bills itself as a message testing outfit for GOP lawmakers -- part of an effort by Republicans to build an infrastructure to retake power in Washington. So it was interesting to see how Ayres characterized the politics of the Times Square bomb scare in an interview with Karen Tumulty and Paul Kane: Two days after the dramatic arrest of Times Square bombing suspect Faisal Shahzad, Republicans were engaged in a full-bore effort to rewrite the good-news narrative. Yes, we have been lucky," House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (Ohio) said Thursday, "but luck is not an effective strategy for fighting terrorism." Whatever the merits of their argument -- and, where terrorism is concerned, it is prudent t...

Friday! Which means? I get older in a couple of days . True story. The lady has already treated me to new clothes, but apparently she has more around the corner. Honestly, she doesn't have to, however I appreciate it. I am one lucky guy. At this point in my life birthdays only matter when they are milestones; 30, 40, 50 and so on. So this year to me is just one year closer to a milestone!!! WOOHOO!!! I am excited for our dinner on Saturday, I chose Blue 13 in River North. The lady and I saw it on Check Please a while back and I loved the idea of fine dining with a punk rock aesthetic. I am super pumped to try the Lobster Pizza and some strange dish entitled "Steak and Eggs on Acid." Here are your highlights: Job Growth in April , but I fear the Obama administration has moved on. Line item spending cuts trump 9.9% unemployment? NOT GETTING IT! Wall St. Chaos! Caused by a typo...oh and Greece Real Uhmerikans favor Martial Law HOLY CRAP THIS IS AWESOME. Street Fighter: Le...

The RNC reveals its " counter-our-own strategy " strategy. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

PZ Myers : Do we really need the government telling people to appeal to an invisible magic man in the sky? There is more . I am Frank Chow and I approved this prayer

Red State's anointed one Erick Erickson proves to me yet again , why I cannot take teh Right seriously. After all these years they still can't get Katrina right and continue to offer zero solutions to our nation's pressing problems. In short: they need to grow up. I am Frank Chow and I approved this message

Last night was a fantastic evening of liberalism and comedy. My lady was kind enough to accompany me as we laughed at the Accountants of Homeland Security , marveled at a magician and looked awestruck at the walking Wikipedia Rick Perlstein . All in all a great event. I happened to go fanboy and noticed Rick Perlstein sliding out of the event. Yes I had to grab my copy of Nixonland and get it signed. He happily obliged and offered me one of the best lines I have heard in a while. As I asked for him to sign the book, I went to grab a pen and he said "that's ok I have one, I am a writer." Simply put and with a smile, he couldn't be more correct. I just recently picked up Nixonland and it epic is length, but read as a novel. I highly recommend it. Here are your highlights: Toxic Oil Dispersant Used in Gulf Despite Better Alternative I'm so old I can remember when Bloc Party was the next "great" band ...sigh Financial Regulation Update , Audit the Damn Fed ...