SMASH THE WEASEL ON THE HEAD WHEN HE POPS UP

This morning my pal Danny sent me an interesting little piece of Oh Wow! trivia: "This year, both Groundhog Day and the State of the Union Address fall within hours of each other. 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."

Molly Ivins found the proximity as noteworthy as Danny.