Quote of the Day

In their own distinct ways, Snyder and Emanuel are perfect examples of what happens when politicians base their entire public careers on the principle that the people who elect them can be trusted to do only that. Once they elect you, their job is to sit down, shut up, and take what comes. The difference is that Snyder seems a bit more likable than Rahm Emanuel. So is a gaboon viper. That doesn't matter a damn any more.

—Charlie Pierce on Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel