I finally saw Trumbo last night, the amazing movie about the blacklisted communist & Oscar-winning screenwriter Dalton Trumbo…who was a good friend and comrade of my grandma Dorothy Healey.

It’s been a tough month. I tore my miniscus, had knee surgery, and watched daytime TV for three weeks straight. (Since when has Drew Carey hosted Price is Right?? For me, it’s Barker or Bust.) My man Russ Feingold lost his Senate seat in Wisconsin to a Tea Party millionaire….