Happy Easter!

I was wished a Happy Easter by a Jewish American and an Iranian Moslem.

From my rightwing fans, I received an email that said climate change was a cult and that it was meant to cover up for Obama never having done anything as President. So,it's Obama's fault!

++Maureen Dow must be getting soft or maybe it was the free plane ride. Her column "Obama's Last Tango" was sort of a begrudging tribute to Obama who is too cool for school. She mentions that the tango is often mentioned as "vertical solitude", which suits President Obama just fine. Mentioning the GOP hysteria over the Belgian attacks and Obama taking out the top ISIS commanders, she remarks," The President can go to a ballgame and still keep his eye on the ball.' I guess next week's column will trash talk Hillary Clinton.

++Ross Douthat on "Who Is Ted Cruz" actually shows some insight on the opportunistic ideological stances of Cruz. I thought this column was rare for Ross, who usually is clueless. He acknowledges that Cruz is loathed and would mean electoral ruin for the GOP. Ross says at least Barry Goldwater believed in what he said. Ouch!

++Frank Bruni writes "Lose with Cruz: A Love Story" which explains the tortured logic of the GOP establishment backing the one man they really,really do hate. 

++ Jennifer Weiner in "Naked Lady Politics" gives a feminist spin on the Trump-Cruz spat over their wives and the meaning of Melania's nude photos.