By now, the National Republican Congressional Committee "May earned media opportunities" memo has been in so many inboxes that we expect it to be forwarded to us next by Mom, along with the recipe for Neiman Marcus cookies and a plea to help get somebody's family fortune out of Nigeria. But we understand the appeal: It is super-educational -- May is "Older Americans Month"! (Who knew?) And, hey, Norm Coleman has legislation whose "acronym is 'CHAIM,' which, in Hebrew, means 'LIFE.'" Oy vey! The memo is intended to help representatives use May dates and events as opportunities to echo the RNC agenda, and dude, the message? "I care." Oh, wait, I'm sorry. . . Really, the message is more "I care but I'm not listening."
May Days
May Days
May Days
By now, the National Republican Congressional Committee "May earned media opportunities" memo has been in so many inboxes that we expect it to be forwarded to us next by Mom, along with the recipe for Neiman Marcus cookies and a plea to help get somebody's family fortune out of Nigeria. But we understand the appeal: It is super-educational -- May is "Older Americans Month"! (Who knew?) And, hey, Norm Coleman has legislation whose "acronym is 'CHAIM,' which, in Hebrew, means 'LIFE.'" Oy vey! The memo is intended to help representatives use May dates and events as opportunities to echo the RNC agenda, and dude, the message? "I care." Oh, wait, I'm sorry. . . Really, the message is more "I care but I'm not listening."