What a strange morning.
Has a U.S. president ever delivered a nationally televised address at 7 a.m. Eastern? And, until today, had I ever turned on the television machine at 6 a.m. Central?
On both counts, I think not.
Then, upon switching said television machine to "On" — because of the NYT's top story — I heard President Obama say that he "welcome[s] a robust debate with Congress," and that "this is not the time for politics or posture."
It was at this point that I began to suspect not my Kafka-esque metamorphosis, but that I had somehow become L. Frank Baum.
I then turned the page to Vox for enlightenment, since it is the site that explains the news — and there, in Matthew Yglesias' coverage, was this:
Benjamin Netanyahu says the deal is a historic mistake
Followed by,
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Well, it sure would have been, if only I had learned to read Hebrew yesterday, as I meant to. Damn my lazy Ozian ass.
Now, on to the right-wing freakout, buttressed by congressional Democrats in the pocket of Bibi and AIPAC.