In the immortal words of President Barack Hussein Obama, "There's something about August going into September where everybody in Washington gets all wee-weed up. I don't know what it is. But that's what happens." Well, Mr. Obama may not know what it is, but you and I do, and this year it’s especially true of Republican elites. The spirit of Joan Crawford lives on. America’s Thin Coastlines Versus Its Vast Heartland                   Perhaps you’ve seen the 1981 cult movie classic, Mommie Dearest. In the short video clip you are about to watch, Christina Crawford asks her mother, Joan, the fading screen star, “Why did you adopt me?” You see, Christina knew the real Joan, not the image carefully crafted for public consumption. Tea Partiers for years have asked the Republican establishment what is essentially the same...(Read Full Article)