That article is terribly smug. I agree that other news outlets should have done some basic fact-checking before propagating the story, but damned if they don't sound contemptuous of their readers.

Also, I do have thumb muscles. Otherwise bending them would be quite the miracle.

He's going to start making money on the public speaking circuit and writing a book, guaranteed.

Or the next republican candidate will sell his soul to the Death Eaters and hire Rove for his campaign.

Or both.

Theo, Rove's not qualified to be a special prosecutor (He doesn't have a college degree as far as I know. He avoided Vietnam by enrolling part time and then dropping out).

Oh, ye of little faith. "Qualified", she says. Like that has anything to do with anything in this administration.

Oh, ye of little faith. "Qualified", she says. Like that has anything to do with anything in this administration.

Huh, when did I lose my hardened, cynical shell for this optimistic, sunny outlook?

Must go looking for my missing cynicism.

Here, Cyni, Cyni, Cyni...

Three electricians just showed up. Their names are Mike, Mike and Mike.

Bobbi, shoes my size! insent!

Shoes coming your way, Lisa. Enjoy!

Three electricians just showed up. Their names are Mike, Mike and Mike.

The sons of George Foreman's little known brother Mike Foreman.

I might have been a jerk on the bus this morning, what with a whole slew of seats being taken up by bags and nobody moving them so I could sit down until I got a little testy. And they were all, "You just had to ask!" So I felt a little guilty, but not that much, because I never make anyone else ask me to move my shit so they can sit down.

I'm a little post-convention cranky.

Wait, wait, don't we not have thumb muscles? Or any other finger muscles? I think they're all tendons actually in our hands, controlled by the muscles in our forearms. Right? Am I bullshitting? 'Cause I've been telling my students this for a while.

Mind you, I never read the thumbs article, 'cause freaky.

Thumb muscles: [link]