This year, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union Address fall...

[Sapphire Blue]

... on the same day.

Air America Radio pointed out:

"It is an ironic juxtaposition: one involves a meaningless ritual in which we look to a creature of little intelligence for prognostication, and the other involves a groundhog."

(Received this AM in an email)

[mrcheerful]

1. Ground hog day is feb 2 not Jan 31.

[stevedeshazer]

2. Huh?

SOTU - 1/31
Groundhog Day - 2/2

:shrug:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. Stephanie Miller corrected the email,

stating that the SOTU and GHD fall in the same week, within days of each other.

[rodeodance]

6. close enough.

[tocqueville]

4. groundhog fighter

[rodeodance]

5. ..we look to a creature of little intelligence.... te he

[dalaigh lllama]

7. thanks for the chuckle

I needed that!

[Oilwellian]

8. The GOP chooses a new leader on Groundhog Day

Now THAT is appropriate. :D

[Javaman]

9. Does this mean moron* will come out of his hole and see...

that we have another 3 years of his* tired lying ass?

[Totally Committed]

10. Yeah, and when Bush pops his head up out of his hole,

and sees his shadow, it'll mean 2 more years in the 13th century for all of us. Maybe more.

TC

[Sapphire Blue]

11. *