• Cain-Gingrich Debate Recap: You Won! No, YOU Won! No, We Won!
When your great-grandchildren have the American History 101
microchips implanted in their forebrains they will learn about
the event we witnessed last night: historic importance upon
historic importance, as a scandal-plagued former fast-food
executive and a formerly-scandal-plagued former Speaker of the
House massaged each other's egos at a Tea Party fundraiser, just
like Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. (":</ {^&," your
great-grandchildren will tweedle on their iThinks, as they grasp
the significance of the moment.)      In case you "had plans on
a Saturday night" or "have friends" or whatever, here's what you
missed.      * Iowa Rep. Steve King kicked things off with a
slideshow about deficit spending, unenlivened by zingy graphics.
(As everyone on the internet knows, the secret to a great
slideshow is Kardashians, cute animals and/or foods that will
kill you.) I fell asleep for a minute. When I woke up, Steve
King was still talking