Apologies for the recent period of inactivity.  Offline life has been incredibly busy, but after watching Rachel’s opening segment last night (Feb. 28), I felt compelled to post it.  If you haven’t been paying attention to the remarkable events in Wisconsin these past two weeks, Maddow will bring you up to speed:

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Following Obama’s prime time address to the nation from the Oval Office, Jon Stewart offers us a reminder that energy independence has been a presidential priority for quite some time:

“Counting President Obama, he last eight presidents have gone on television and promised to move America towards an energy-independent future.”

Stewart’s hilarious, yet sad, commentary should serve as a reminder to us all:  Presidents can only lend rhetorical weight to the nation’s goals.  Without support from the electorate, they’re just words.

Rachel Maddow dropped by The Daily Show, discussing MSNBC‘s upcoming documentary, The McVeigh Tapes.

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Think Progress reports that Virginia isn’t the only state harboring nostalgia for the Confederacy —  Both Mississippi And Georgia Have Confederate History Proclamations Without Any Mention of Slavery.