Blue Monday, Grateful Dead edition

Happy birthday, J.S. Bach

Hiding under my desk, indeed

Oh, Jesis.

More seriously, the financial sector expects to be able to choose the next Republican presidential nominee. In the words of one political strategist, with Chris Christie on the rocks, ”The establishment is now looking for another favorite. . . . And by the establishment, I mean Wall Street.” At the moment, the big money is desperate enough to be looking at fringe candidates like Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio (although what they most long for is the third coming of Bush). Basically, there are huge piles of cash looking for a friendly political home, and the level of hysteria is likely to surpass what we saw in 2012. We should at least get some entertaining quotes out of it.

She's pulling out the pin

Not bully enough, I guess

I'm sure glad that Alessandra Stanley, the Times TV critic, is looking out for presidential dignity.

More than any other president, Mr. Obama surfs the media, looking for new ways to reach viewers who don’t watch the news or even television. The president doesn’t seem worried about tarnishing the dignity of his office. As his tenure nears its end, he seems more intent on being the salesman in chief. 

 The president really should think about the children the traditional media outlets.

Blue Monday, Janis edition

Thinking about CPAC...

How is the weather? indeed.

Blue Monday, Big Mama Thornton edition