Gun Show

The first time I ever heard gym-toned arms called "guns" was in Anchorman: The Ron Burgundy Story, when Will Ferrell had his shirt off to impress Christina Applegate. Earlier this week I saw Madonna's arms (sleeveless an Oscar party) referred to as a "gun show" as well.

Then along comes President Obama's first State of the Union address...and look who brought her rifles to the Joint Session (apologies for poor video quality):



There are better views in a slideshow on HuffPo here. And what this says about the new First Family is very clear: they're in the best shape of their lives and ready to lead a new, leaner, more muscular America. Times may be tough, but these arms were made for work.

Especially in contrast to the rather skinny, young Gov. Bobby Jindal (maybe growing up to Robert by the time he tries to run for President?). Physically, it looks like our First Lady can kick his butt. So intellectually, the sauce is just as weak -- per Paul Krugman:

And leaving aside the chutzpah of casting the failure of his own party’s governance as proof that government can’t work, does he really think that the response to natural disasters like Katrina is best undertaken by uncoordinated private action? Hey, why bother having an army? Let’s just rely on self-defense by armed citizens.

The intellectual incoherence is stunning. Basically, the political philosophy of the GOP right now seems to consist of snickering at stuff that they think sounds funny. The party of ideas has become the party of Beavis and Butthead.

Is it any wonder that Gov. Schwarzenegger recently considered switching political parties?

Who's the girly man now...