The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

Just as it appears that a growing number of modern-day Republicans have gone off the deep end - going so far to the right that they've completely fallen off the spectrum and have started their own - it appears that a growing number of Libertarians are following a similar path. Libertarians tend to like the saying, "I want the government out of my wallet and out of my bedroom!" In other words, they have attempted to differentiate themselves from the two main parties by saying the government shouldn't be involved in our lives from an economic standpoint (differentiating themselves from the Democratic Party) and from a social-issues standpoint (differentiating themselves from the Republican Party). Sure, that sounds well and good from a sloganeering standpoint, but then many take that very slogan and run with it as far as their minds can wander and it gets them into trouble on multiple fronts. Libertarianism's main concern is in maintaining our freedom. Again, tha...

Between the music, the dialogue and the acting, these Kay commercials come across to me as a hybrid of a soap opera and an awful made-for-tv movie. The basic outline for a Kay commercial is as follows: 1) Cue the cheesy Hallmark music - Go! 2) Present Hollywood-esque romantic scene that has a 2.2 - 3.09% chance of presenting itself in reality. Check. 3) Have the male chime in with a dramatic one-liner with cliché written all over it, such as, "You deserve everything, which is why I got you this..." 4) At this very time, he presents his gift from Kay. 5) Overdramatic reaction by the female. Teardrops. Mouth agape. Phony smiles. Check. 6) The female then responds with a lovely one-liner of her own, such as, "I'll never cheat on you again. Now, kiss me." 7) Cue the kiss. 8) Now for the closer - "Every kiss begins with Kay." After having to sit through these darn things, I think I can say for many people that no longer does kiss begin w...