On Tuesday, President Obama announced that “we’re proposing a complete elimination of capital gains taxes on small business investment.” The very next day, the Democratically-controlled House voted to more than double that tax rate. Oops.

“Kasra is dead & I don’t know where is Masood, lost him in the crowd yesterday.” So writes a young Iranian, formerly known only as “Change_for_Iran,” on the Internet service known as Twitter.

We as Americans must take care to remember that the election season is over – we are no longer divided by the goal of the electorate, but are again bound by the indissoluable ties of nationality. Again we have but one overarching goal, and that is to improve and perfect our wonderous Union.

Recently Charles Barkley revealed to CNN’s Campbell Brown that he intends to run for governor of Alabama in 2014. He believes the state has nowhere to go but up, and while Alabama is “number 48 in everything,” Arkansas and Mississippi which are apparently 49 and 50 “aren’t going anywhere,” which means to Mr. Barkley that at the very least, he can’t screw things up any worse.

I am angry because this is not the political process. It is not even the process of justice, if one believes there is justice that needs to be served to this woman.