I too, was very surprised by Netanyahu's announcement regarding the two state solution. He has always supported it in the past. Either he has come to realize that Israel currently has no peace partner or, as you said, he's become a bit desperate and is grasping at straws to appeal to the right.

Excellent post and comment thread.

I may not be the real Frank Underwood, but we have a lot in common and I believe he was 100% right when he gave the entitlement speech. Charles Sizemore did a great job of taking a fictional speech and explaining why its important to real people. Nicely done.

Short but concise. I have to agree with your brief analysis.

Nicely done, I agree completely.

Some of the BEST shows aren't even available on cable TV. For instance, all those great productions that Netflix, Amazon and Yahoo are starting to put out themselves. Like my personal favorite... House of Cards which is a Netflix exclusive. And now that new TVs are primarily smart - and come with these apps pre-installed, often with a dedicated button on the remote, it's never been easier to give up on cable.

So states and municipalities can impose new taxes on the internet and get a piece of the pie? Great idea... higher prices.

Safety is now hiding in Europe.

Excellent post. Not only entertaining, but I think you've hit the nail on the head on every point. In particular the part about workers getting fatter and lazier. As it is most people spend way too much time at their desks and its simply not healthy. I myself only get up when I need to. What happens when I no longer need to?