Make It Stop: The Worst of the Week of 01.04.13     2. People
explaining the fiscal cliff to you. If there's anything people
in the media adore, it's breaking down a seemingly complicated
tax policy agreement for you, the ignorant layman sitting at
home. It gives them a chance to play professor for a day, and
EVERYONE in the media loves playing professor for a day. They
type those posts in nothing but a tweed jacket. No shirt. No
undies.  3. The idea that someone is going to have Kim
Kardashian for a mother. Awww, what an adorable prop! What if we
were to mount it on one of the convertibles?  4. Chris Christie
being the world's most adorable Republican. I'm onto you, Chris
Christie. You now have enough stature to challenge members of
your own party, and you know how much the media ADORES it when
one Republican criticizes another (they love it even more than
playing professor!). I see the game you're playing. You're gonna
keep shitting on your colleagues for good publicity all the way
to 2016, and then weasel