It's been one in which the 112th Congress opened for business with the GOP controlling the House and the Democrats still holding the Senate (thank God) and we're all getting used to writing or typing 2011.
While the year may have changed, our ongoing mission of finding the Shut Up Fool of the Week hasn't.
I'm still taking nominations for the 2011 Shut Up Fool Lifetime Achievement Award which will be handed out Oscars weekend.
As always, we had our usual bumper crop of fools to bring in the New Year. Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ), Megyn Kelly, the GOP, Fox Noise, Sean Hannity, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Tucker Carlson ...
But I had to give this week's award to Bill O'Reilly. In a debate with Dave Silverman on his show, O'Reilly showed his total ignorance of science.
Now you see why I call them conservaidiots?
Bill O'Reilly, shut up fool!
