Merely Tweeted, “After SOTU Government Is Back To Picking Winners And Losers…” Edition

Highlights, lowlights, links, and big government innovation from Thanksgiving through the SOTU, from the Mere Rhetoric Twitter stream:

I for one am glad to know that government is back in the business of picking winners and losers, esp in the energy market. Terrific.

So is Obama going to revisit the staggering geopolitical significance of the Panda Issue during SOTU?

The SOTU boasting about containing Iran, on today of all days – which apparently is really going to happen – seems pretty bold.

Why are Democrats holding poor people hostage to their Big Government incompetence?

This is going to end in tears | RT @BreakingNews: U.S. debt crosses $14 trillion, less $300 billion from mandated limit http://bit.ly/dJeDdE

John Perez, CA Assembly Speaker, sent me booklet partly paid for with my tax money, bragging about passing legislation I didn’t want. Yay?

CA economy can certainly afford it! | RT @BreakingNews: Calif. regulators OK nation’s most sweeping rules to cut greenhouse emissions

Begging q: why pass cap if there’s 0 industry to regulate | RT @karldotcom: L.A.’s Unemployment Hits Record High http://bit.ly/hRS4nP

Mickey Kaus on Obama re money vs social inequality is quite good http://is.gd/jGa1N – old mixed housing book ch even better http://is.gd/jGagd

Just so I understand the left’s current position: negotiating with Iran is not like Chamberlain but negotiating with GOP is

This Thanksgiving, I’m thankful for having Michelle Obama’s permission to eat pie http://is.gd/hMOoN