The presidency is a bully pulpit

"I'm just saying..." Steve writes to say" The education president speaks. Whoever among you voted for this guy… congratulations."
Is there an "ex cathedera" thing for presidents?

I'll be happy when every science textbook has a sticker instisting that all scientific data may only be the result of our perceptions being manipulated by a Cartesian Evil Genius and any resulting theories are therefore not valid in Texas and Florida.

On a wholly unrelated topic, anyone else hear Joe Biden say he'd like to split a ticket with John McCain on the Daily Show last night?