For the Record's week in review: Giving thanks
Happy Small Business Saturday, For the Record friends! We've been thinking a lot about what we're grateful for. Saturdays. Readers. Candidates to make jokes about.
It's the little things, y'know?
So, let's recap what we're thankful for in particular this week.
1. POLLS
How else would we know who is theoretically going to be the next leader of the free world based on something he/she said/did/accidentally thought out loud? This week, we learned that Hill and the Donald both pulled ahead in Iowa. And we were told that the Great Iowa Caucuses are less important than the Super Bowl and slightly more important than Star Wars: The Force Awakens. We wonder about your priorities. You do realize that J.J. Abrams is a god among men for rebooting this franchise, right?
2. EXPERTS
As journalists, we rely on experts to explain exactly why things are the way they are. And this week, the ones that contribute to Paste BN's GOP Power Rankings tell us that things aren't looking so hot for sleepy Ben Carson. "Carson is cratering. Support was soft to begin with and his campaign was woefully unprepared for front runner scrutiny," one of those handy experts says.
3. GOVERNORS
Leading a state's executive branch is tough, guys. Let's give it up for the people who do it/will get to do it/won't get to do it and decide that maybe they're just kinda done with public office.
4. TV
You don't want to know how much television we watched this year. Hell, we don't want to know how much we watched this year. But we're going to guess some candidates might like to know, given how much they care about TV time as of late. Enjoy the consequences of that, Iowa.
5. BARBRA STREISAND
One, she understands how it ain't so funny being a funny girl. Two, she speaks her mind. She thinks a President Trump would be "terrifyingly scary," but she also admits that watching Clinton and Trump face off would be "one of the greatest moments in television history." We concur.
6. YOU
No explanation necessary.
See you Monday morning in your inboxes,