Simpsons Episodes for a Dreary Election

“You must have a few tricks left up your sleeve.  Smithers, boil some coffee, we’re not licked yet!” – C.M. Burns “Yes we are.  Come on boys, the old guy’s finished.” – Campaign Manager America’s biennial exercise in the most basic kind of math there is – counting – takes place today.  And while there is unlikely to be any really useful information about just how large Kang’s victory margin will be until after 8pm Eastern time, that will not stop the internet, radio, and television (to say nothing of telegraph and telex machines) from pumping out breathless horseshit that…

Quote of the Day

“Didn’t you hear what the guy in the building said?” – Homer Simpson “But, Dad, don’t you think-” – Lisa Simpson “Ah, Lisa, the whole reason we have elected officials is so we don’t have to think all the time, just like that rain forest scare a few years back.  Our officials saw there was a problem and they fixed it, didn’t they?” – Homer Simpson “No, Dad, I don’t think-” – Lisa Simpson “There’s that word again.” – Homer Simpson