It’s Saturday morning, kiddies, and you know what that means! I’m cranky! And why am I cranky? Because I started the day by watching cable “news” programs. Of course, we all know that there’s nothing going on today, so the hosts were bantering and mugging for the camera and … I’m sorry, hold everything. I’m hearing something is going on: Dems, GOP still at loggerheads as clock ticks.

But that didn’t stop CNN’s T.J. the News Dee Jay from wasting time on a segment about naming babies, including the Jermaine Jackson “Jermajesty” moment. How did we ever get through our day without hearing that story?

Over at MSNBC, at least they acknowledged the political insanity that is currently taking place in Congress. Punditiot Pat Buchanan opined on the fake debt ceiling fiasco and came out with the remarkably deep and meaningful, “I think we’ll end up with both parties being extremely bitter.” Gee, Pat, ya think?

In an earlier conversation, Alex Witt was talking to a Texan Congress member (I missed his name) who refused to answer her questions, relying instead on the tired old conservative talking point, cuts, cuts, cuts work and raising taxes doesn’t create jobs.

Of course Witt failed to follow up with, “How do cuts, cuts, cuts create jobs?” because from here, it looks like our troops are worried about not getting paid for the jobs they do, and people are being laid off right and left (no pun) because of cuts to government agencies and programs, hence, slashing a slew of jobs, and… well.. this:

For instance, teacher training, making college affordable (Pell grants), public school systems, libraries and museums, disease research, small business assistance, public safety/law enforcement, child care, community development, airport improvements, all major ports, roads, bridges, buses, light rail, highways, sewers and other infrastructure improvements, food and agriculture products, including Florida citrus, substance abuse and mental health treatment, disaster mitigation, immigration, job training and violence against women efforts are all connected to some federal program that could be affected by budget cuts. The next time you renew your passport, see a bus stop or a painted line on a U.S. Highway, take a sip of water or breathe clean air, know that your tax dollars are being put to use, and funding for one of the programs that helps you and your family could be cut.

But nobody bothered to get into any of that. Not Alex Witt, not T.J. the D.J., nor anyone else.

And so I remain cranky.