Did Ya Hear About the Hurricane?

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Dick Cheney, Election 2012, gay rights, GOP, hurricane Irene, Media, Mitt Romney, weather

You may have missed it. The media hasn’t really emphasized it that much.

So just an update. There is a hurricane along the east coast. It’s raining and the wind is blowing. Most of the people are gone. The media, by the thousands, are strung out along various shores, bays, boating marinas and so forth showing you how good they are at standing in windy rainstorms. It’s exciting.

They give a lot of useful information. Like “get out of here” and “don’t stand in front of windows,” and “don’t go outside.” They specialize in speculating about what could happen if a whole lot of “ifs” should all simultaneously occur. I like that. It’s like a game. “If it wasn’t low tide now, and if the winds should increase, and if the waters should come over the sand dune here, and if the houses weren’t all built on stilts across the way here, well if all those things happen, it could be really bad here.”

This is only surpassed by reporters driving around in circles trying to find “some damage” to report on. So far some roofing shingles have been show flapping and a piece of aluminum siding is loose. A fine politico from Massachusetts advised that “this is gonna affect different parts of Massachusetts differently.” Yeah I bet. Boy informative!  

I don’t mean to minimize the troubles that certain people are facing, but this is the usual media farce that we would expect. Heading for the movie channels today.

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Oh, by the by. I have another blog. It’s one you may have little or no interest in. It’s not designed to be a big conversation blog. It’s really my personal cookbook made public. I have tried to make hard copies of my recipes and put them in order, and nothing works well, and so I hit on this idea. Where I can organize easily and get rid of all the paper, and I don’t have to worry about losing anything.

Phew. So anyway, it’s called “What’s on the Stove?” If you like recipes, well then the best thing to do is just subscribe by e-mail and you’ll get it when I post one. I post irregularly. There are only four up now. I think. Lol. I’m going to put up one later. I also post on Just a Pinch. They have about 100 new recipes a day which are nice to run through and then bring up any one that looks interesting. For $10 you get a recipe organizer and shopping list capabilities. Also a nice apron. And their tech people are awesome. Again, if ya like recipes.

Oh the only really unique thing about the blog, is that no recipe is or will be listed there that I haven’t made and added to my regular repertoire of menu items. I’m probably going to incorporate a page just for a comprehensive shopping list, which could be adaptable to your needs. If you are so inclined. I’m anal. I know.

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Ya see, when some goofy jackass starts really getting all homophobic, then’s the time to start paying attention to his behavior. Did you hear about Mr Hinkle? The Indiana State GOPer? The one who is always pushing DOM legislation? Oh ya didn’t?

Seems Mr. Hinkle, who is pushing 60, got himself a boy on Craigslist which is a teen. And they were at a motel. And well, you can guess. Mr. Hinkle says they talked about sports. And as he put it, “he went to the edge” but thank God pulled himself back in time!

So he claims nothing happened, except the kid stole his money and his electronics. Except that his wifey, gave the kid’s sister $10,000 in hush your mouth money, except she told everybody anyway.

Will they never learn? Mr. Hinkle assures everyone he has no interest in marrying the boy.

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Did you happen to see the latest dust-up Mitty (I WANT to be President) Romney had with a lady who came to his whatever speech? She asked him would he mind stopping all the platitudes, before he cut her off. He comes off in these encounters awfully nasty, arrogant, and playing gotcha with words. He is rude and obnoxious frankly. Case ya didn’t here, he’s trying pledging not to spend one dollar on “global warming” in an attempt to stick his nose deeper into the collective butts of the TeaNutz®.

I think Mitty is starting to crackle around the edges and it appears so far at least that RIcky is surging hard and fast. I’m having a ball watching this train wreck.

Speaking of things that make your skin crawl, that’s about how I feel when I see or hear Dickie Darth Cheney these days. He is actually evil in every sense of the word. He loves him some torture. I bet he does something unmentionable to his nether regions every time he hears those immortal words, “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” Duval has him shaking with delight, and oh, I don’t want that image in my mind! Help! Erase, Erase!

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Time to get back to the hurricane coverage. I sure don’t want to miss anything.

 

 

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• Hurricane Irene Exposes Charlatans on All Sides of Climate Science (forbes.com)

All the News That’s Fit to Read

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climate change, college students, DADT, Dick Cheney, election 2010, empathy, EPA, gay rights, GOP, GOP Machine, House of Representatives, insane right wing evangelicals, Iowa, John McCain, Megan McCain, potatoes, Recipes, wingnuttery

The Iowa Independent reports that a Sioux City “church” has made a video which it has been disseminating on YouTube, claiming that our same-sex marriage legalization will ultimately lead to legalized incest. Such unholy crap has been used again and again by the morally bankrupt right.

“Pastor” Cary Gordon is under IRS investigation for trying to organize other churches to back his efforts to unseat the three Iowa Supreme Court Justices who are up for re-election.

Groups are frantically trying to stem the tide of such bullies as Vander Platts and idiot boy Steve King (R-IA).

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I’m not fan of John McCain’s spawn, but I have to admire his daughter Megan who said that Christine O’Donnell was  a “nutjob” and had no qualifications to run. We hear O’Donnell came back with a question about Megan’s credentials. OOOOh, that was a sharp comeback witchypoo.

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Michael Tomasky has a piece on a study done on whether college students are more empathic today than in the past. Seems empathy has fallen off sharply among present-day students. The fact that these kids were raised under conservative Republicanism is certainly no shock is it. Tomasky wonders how GOPers will twist out of this argument. It’s little wonder we got this teabagger–I’m out for myself–mentality so strong in Merika these days is it?

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As I’ve said before, I have trouble figuring out why right wingers are against the concept of man-made climate change. But they are. Some say it’s biblical, but frankly, that seems only the extreme fringe nut jobs. Most right-wing Christians that I’ve talked to claim they just came to it, based on the “lack of evidence.” Code for, I only listen to Foxy Noisebox for my news and information. Because certainly the evidence is there, in volumes, from every reputable science organization in the WORLD.

Rethuglians claim it is a left-wing conspiracy, though for what purpose I am not yet sure. Most are simply bowing to their corporate benefactors–filthy lucre sad to say. Some I think don’t much care, and it’s just part of the say NO to everything that comes from Democrats, country be damned. 

This goes back to Cheney and his revision of EPA reports, sanitizing them of all references to climate change due to human endeavors.  And Cheney, who benefited while in office from Halliburton success, apparent white-washing of everything to do with the subject has prevailed from 2000 onward. Sadly, Republicans cannot think for themselves, and care nothing for the country or the planet.

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Always fun, the Daily Beast gathers the top 25 wing nuts in the House. All our favorites are there! Yes, yes, crazy-eyes Bachmann and Steve (Needs a bag on head) King are on the list!

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Speaking of the utterly disgusting: the man who said he would abide by the decision of the military brass on DADT, and then of course, reversed himself to make himself appropriately palatable to the insane right just said this in reference to DADT:

“The President of the United States has no military experience, no impact with the military, went over to San Diego and called the corpsman ‘corpse’ man. I guess he thought it was ‘The Day of the Living Dead’. And has made this decision because of a political promise to the gay and lesbian community. Absolutely I will filibuster or stop it from being brought up until we have a thorough and complete study on the effect of morale and battle effectiveness.” – John S. McCain

Up yours John Sidney, dishonorable two-faced f**ktard of the decade.

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I guess I have to admit it, the Democrats are buffoonish organization-wise. Although Obama ran a brilliant campaign for election, he has run a pretty awful administration, all things considered. Democrats are never on the same page, never in line, never it seems tired of bickering among themselves. While I can admire that in some sense–they are somewhat more “real” as politicians, frankly it’s not enough when so much is at stake.

The GOP on the other hand, keeps its ducks lined up rather perfectly, and much as we boo them for it, it doesn’t seem to harm them. The message is always crystal clear, down to the exact phrasing. E. J. Dionne in an article for the Wash Po, says they have the 1-2-3 punch that is hard to beat. Yeah, I have t admit to being a bit jealous.

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Okay, You didn’t ask. But I’m tellin’ ya anyway. Cook’s Magazine has a simply to die for method for making “oven fries.” I know, I know, the Chicken Tandoori was a bust, not because it didn’t taste good, but it didn’t taste like CHICKEN TANDOORI. But  the oven fries, I made ’em Saturday, and they were terrific. More work than usual, but still better than deep-frying and all that MESS.

Oven “Fries”

• 2 very large russet potatoes (enough for say three people)
• 1 TBSP oil
• 1 tsp salt

Pare and then slice into fries, trying to keep the size uniform as you can. Place in big bowl, with oil and salt, mix. Cover the dish with Saran wrap TIGHTLY and microwave for  2 1/2 min. Remove, shake bowl to remix and back in microwave for another  2 1/2 min.  Remove and lay out on tea towel or paper and thoroughly blot, letting them cool as much as you can while:

• Heat oven to 450
• Place 5 TBSP of oil in a jelly roll pan

When oven heated, put the pan in the oven for 3 or so minutes to heat up the oil. Remove and quickly lay out the fries keeping them apart of course. I got them all on one pan  but it was tight. Into the oven for 15 min. Remove and turn them over. (this is a total pain, but necessary because they are browning on the underside and will be too done on the one side if you don’t). I used a wooden skewer and my fingers to tip them over. Return to oven for another 10-15 min.

Spatula them off to a plate covered with towelling and then use more to blot off excess oil. Add some more salt.

They are simply the best!

On the stove today: slow-roasted barbecued boneless pork ribs, grits with jalapeno and cheddar cheese, cole slaw.

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Oh Yeah, Oh Yeah, You Go Girl

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Dick Cheney, Election 2012, GOP, Neo-cons, Sarah Palin, teabaggers

Before we start, just remember this post come 2012, and if things go as I say, I’d say I was due payment (gold is acceptable) as a profound pundit. K, so remember that.

I’ve not posted a good deal about Sarah (that woman is an idiot) Palin lately. A few days ago, we (I love the royal we, don’t you?) reported on a CBS poll that had her favorables at an exciting 22%. That’s pretty sucky.

It’s hard to know exactly where that comes from, there is so much to draw on. Could it be that grating whiny voice? or the blatant  attempt to skirt the truth about important things and things of no importance? Her mangling of the English language? Her total reliance on sexy phrases that mean NOTHING? You pick.

Cases in point–Sarah has resurrected her “death panel” diatribe of late. Everyone knows it’s nonsense, but she relies on a cadre of know-nothings and they don’t know, so it works for her tiny band of sillies.  And just the other day, in Alabama I believe, she made this lovely turn of truth: Sarah claims she was talkin’ to Bristol, and she up and said, “Gee Bristol, how ’bout Dad and I packin’ the kids into the motor home and driving down there to the show and seeing you dance? And ya know what? We did.”

Except that the DWTS studio is some 3300+ miles away, and she was spotted in Wasilla two days before the show, and she was also seen at the airport coming into LA. But it sounds good doncha think? Being a regular mom, like the folks? That’s our Sarah.

Now, much ado has been made about whether Sarah will run in 2012 or not. I was initially agin’ the idea, thinking her greed for the good life would way overcome her greed for the limelight. And don’t mistake limelight for power. Sarah gets bored with actually doin’ the job, but she likes the perks–AirForce 1, the copter, the WH, the limos. Seductive. The actual mounds of reading? Not so much.

But like I said, that limelight stuff is C-duc-Tive. The crowds of fawning sweats-wearing men and women of Merika have been soooo well, fawning. I mean, it can turn a girl’s head ya know. And after she has had a 4-year term, if she can manage not to quit after two, why there will be more books, and more speechifying tours, and more idiotic candidates to back to further ruin the GOP.

So I can see why she might go for it. In fact I think she will, figuring that that 22% favorable is merely a concoction of the lamestream media and all. Her Rasmussen folks tell her different, as well as all the sycophants who hope to ride the gravy train on to another exciting adventure.

What of the GOP? Now that’s where my crystal ball really heats up.

One would think that they would find the idea abhorrent. If the recent Bloomberg poll is correct, Obama will beat her by a 16-point margin. But, there is a method to my madness.

I think that that is what some in the GOP are banking on. 

Follow along now.

What has Sarah done so far?

She has managed to get nominated a whole bunch of lunatics, most of which cannot be elected, even when the general voting population really doesn’t like the Democratic opponent. This has caused all sorts of troubles to the GOP, including having them argue among themselves whether they will back, support, or fund such delights as Christine “the witch” O’Donnell and Sharron, “we might have to get our guns” Angle. Joe Miller wants to kill Social security, unemployment benefits, and medicare and Medicaid. These are not winning tactics.

The GOP knows this, but attempts to distance themselves from Sarah’s band of angry only engenders threats that they will can their sorry butts as well. So what to do?

Let, nay, encourage the Palinator to run in 2012, knowing full well she will be chewed up and spit out. This accomplishes a couple of things. First, it purges the Wasilla wacko from the ranks of power in the party. She’s toast, she’s so yesterday. She can still tool around the country speaking to smaller and smaller groups of women and men who still have the hots for her, and nobody will care.

Second, perhaps a few of the down-ticketed nut jobs will get elected by clinging to her panties. Perhaps. But they are now leaderless, and most easy to control. In fact the entire teabagger zoo is manageable, something they were always intended  to be in the first place.

Once upon a time a small group led by Dick  “the dick” Cheney and George Shultz, sat down and decided that they could groom a backward kind of doofus Bush kid who had a wacky “born again” following. They could make him their own, and dance him around to do their bidding. And they did, and he did.

So it ain’t so farfetched to think that a similar band of neo-cons can reason that their Sarah has gone rogue on them, and their teabagger know-nothings have as well. By sacrificing four years, they can solve a lot of problems.

I can see that kind of reasoning among the evil kids.

Whatcha think?

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An Island in the Storm 07/16/10

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Bethsaida, bible, Buddha, Dick Cheney, Humor, LeBron James, mice, religion, Zoology

Well, it’s Friday and as promised we are sticking to good news today. And the first good news is that the awful humidity (in the 80’s humidity wise with temps around 95) broke the next day and Thursday and today are ever so much better. Hope you are doing as well. This is vintage July weather and most welcome.

Good news that the oil spill appears to be capped for the time being. At least we can breathe a sigh of relief and turn our thoughts to the massive cleanup that will be required over perhaps decades. But at least the ugly gushing is no more and we can but pray that it stays that way.

First let me say that I am collecting good things throughout the week and so you may have already seen one or more of these depending on the blogs you follow. That said.

We have two lovely entries from Jan at Yearning for God. She shows us the Great Buddha statue in Kamakura, Japan. Imagine standing at the foot of this!

The other is a marvelous quote she included that has stayed with me as so very wise. The quote is Ann Quinlan, and the link is here. (Worth it to see a beautifully modern edge bookcase.

“I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.”

One might have thought that Western Civilization was a stake in the recent hoopdedoo about Lebron James move from Cleveland to Miami. Amidst the schizophrenic entries, I thought this one rather amusing: Zombies Plague Florida as LeBron Fever Spreads. This brought to you by SPN Headlines.

Our own dear OKJimm calls for calendar reform as only he can do it. If you missed it, oh please don’t miss it. If you are blue because of the calendar before you, then join in and change it to something more palatable. G’wan, you know you want to.

Jay Leno loves pics with animals reduced to embarrassment at the funny ideas of their allegedly superior owners. I thought this one was too funny. I Can Have Cheeseburger of course.

Dating tips anyone? VodkaandgroundBeef has the skinny on how to woo an Indian stud. You can judge how successfully it will work. Me, I have always found Indian men sexy. Women not so much. It’s the hetero thing in me no doubt. This goes back to my love affair with tennis stars. Armritraj brothers? Anyone remember?

Just had to throw this one in from Wounded Bird. If you are having trouble deciphering what it says, pull gently the corners of your eyes.

And excuse me, but I couldn’t pass up this. I actually said this last night when we heard the news. Dick Cheney has no pulse. He really is Darth Vadar. I mean how creepy is that? Thanks to Zaius Nation.

Since I’m always reading some sort of biblical studies text, I always peruse The Bible and Interpretation for interesting articles. There is a nice one on Bethsaida, so prominent in NT writings. Archaeological finds produce a picture of what life was like there during the time of Jesus. A lovely read. Enjoy.

I can’t help it, but the following headline just tickled me:

Oxygen therapy slows mouse wrinkles

I figured I could mention it to any “friends” the cats brought in, but I’m at a loss how to alert the rest of the mousy population who mostly lives in the greater out of doors. Perhaps little signs? I’m not sure where they can find a hyperbaric chamber. Scientists say they don’t think the findings are useful to humans. I’m glad that Japanese tax payers are thus footing the bill on this one.

That should be enough to keep your neurons firing. Happy weekend!

What’s Up? 06/03/10

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Dick Cheney, faith, fundamentalists, gay rights, Halliburton, intelligence, Iowa, mind-body issues, oil spill, psychology, religion, same-sex marriage, Ted Haggard, wealth

Sooo, it’s Thursday, and you know what that means! Oh, maybe you don’t? Well, it means the weekend is only a coupla days away. That used to be the only thing I frankly lived for.

Now, not so much. Being REtired ( not more tired mind ya) but, as in not working a formal gig meaning job, I don’t pay as much attention to the humpy Wednesday, maudlin Monday kinda thing any more. But it’s hard to shake, cuz the rest of the world seems to, so well, I succumb to public pressure.

Which all means nothing whatsoever. But as usual, I aim to dazzle you with my wordy abilities.

Saying that, hey, ever wondered where all the smart people are? Other that moi and Contrarian here, well, things are probably a little intellectually bereft here in the hinterlands of northern Linn county Iowa. Not to cast aspersions upon my fellow Iowans or nuttin’ . I am not a caster, having no rod and reel, nor a bean to save my soul. Should those things work at saving one’s soul that is. Anyway, The Atlantic has a kinda weird story and charts about where all the smart people live. Take a look.

Oh I got a new word for ya from Dr. McGrath over at Exploring our Matrix. It’s sarchasm. Meaning those who are unable to grasp the sarcasm of what you said. I thought it was a good one. He had a couple of others. It was one of yesterday’s posts I believe. He’s a multiple poster, which might be sexually deviant, or maybe just an addiction. I don’t know for sure.

Apparently while I was a sleepin’ the dang old fundies have been at it again, here in I-O-WA. It seems 834 “pastors” of “churches” in Iowa have sent letters to all candidates informing them of hellfire and damnation opposition, should they not push for a constitutional amendment redefining marriage as between only a man and a woman. It will require that to pass muster before the Iowa Supreme Court. Ain’t these idiots got anything better to do? Like feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and such? This comes by way of Rightwing Watch.

Well, dintcha just know he would? Disgraced fundie gay blade, Ted Haggard and his stand by yer man wifey, are planning on starting their own church. I don’t think the New Life Church of which he was the head honcho before the, err, scandal, wanted him back. So, because of public demand he is baaakk. Shall we all say a prayer for the poor souls who will become his newest victims?

Speaking of fraudulent stuff (we were weren’t we?) the Bible and Interpretation has a great article on some folks penchant for stuff that “proves” faith. We are talking about shrouds and pieces of the cross, and other such stuff. If you are religiousy, you might enjoy it.

If you want some heavy duty reading about mind-body issues–how does our brain relate to our our mind–then read a thoughtful post from Robert Lawrence Kuhn, at Science and Religion Today. It’s fascinating if a bit complicated to untangle. Best I can discern is that there is no real consensus among the experts. Are we reproducible or is there something about us that is, well, not biological?

It’s long been my contention that having the ability to acquire most anything, leaves one with little enjoyment of much of any commodity so obtained. (If you can afford a 100 cashmere sweaters, how much do you enjoy wearing or looking at one of yours?) Psychology Today reports on some findings. (Hint: I’m sorta vindicated, sorta.)

Anybody notice? That old Dick “THE DICK” Cheney has been silent during this BP disaster? Mr. Bigmouth warning us how Obama was destroying Merika for the whitey man, has shut his pie hole tight as of late. I shouldn’t wonder since, Halliburton is busy lining the coffers of all those Rethugs up for election who just happen to sit on committees that will be investigating the oil spew. These asswipes have NO shame. Did I just manage to waste time stating the obvious? Sure did.

That’s it for today. A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Use yours today!

Curiosity Didn’t Just Kill the Cat

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brain maturity, Dick Cheney, empathy, evolution, human development, immigration, oil spill

I’ve been wondering lately if our human curiosity will be the end of us as well. That is, assuming, that the above adage is indeed correct. And since it’s had a long play in the American lexicon of sayings, undoubtedly it is true.

I figure that at best, it’s the creator of all the crazies that inhabit planet earth these days. They seem to be everywhere, in fact you can call it an infestation without any qualms that you are overstating it. I mean when folks get down to offering chickens to their doctor in payment as a SYSTEM alternative to health care reform, you gotta know, we are in deep cow poop.

We are just way out in front of ourselves here. We apparently have a part of the brain that works super good at figuring out stuff. We can build it bigger, higher, deeper, and purtier. We can have these tube things that truck information everywhere at lightening speed, and make everyone your neighbor (wouldn’t Mr. Rogers be proud!). We can make food out of cardboard, and devise all manner of idiotic play toys that we must have to hear music in the forest and watch the Knesset in session while sailing off the coast of Australia. We know too much, and we know very little.

But this other part of the brain, why it barely has moved forward over the eons of time. We are only slightly less willing to kill each other at a moment’s notice for all manner of imagined wrongs and slights. We’re even willing to do it preemptively if pushed.

We smugly sip high end designer beers on the patio in the evening, nodding sagely as our neighbor points out that those illegals are just a darn bunch of lazy so and so’s who want to come up here and steal the good life out from under us.

We haven’t the time to actually read books any more, but we sure can get a synopsis of all we need to know from our favorite media outlet. Then we can spout our new found expertise at the next luncheon while eating faux chicken glop, and pretending feigned concern for those folks in Tennessee or the Gulf Coast, facing their Armageddons even as we swallow.

We elect a president and no sooner than it takes to try out that new hair color at the salon, we are ready to lay blame for everything under the sun at his doorstep. Mostly cuz we are livin’ on the moment, and each moment is well, a long time, and we gotta get on with it don’t we? I mean, there is soccer practice, and stopping at the farmer’s market (doin’ our part for  the environment), and picking up the movie for tonight, and then, awww heck, who has time to learn any facts about immigration?

Lip service we give to it all. We haven’t got time, we haven’t got patience, we haven’t got the emotional care to even CARE any more. We just want it all to stop, we wanna get off, we want all we got, and maybe a good deal more, but we want all the crap problems to go AWAY. We want Little House on the Prairie, with the SUV and the IPad.

Can’t somebody, somebody we can trust, just give us a one-page condensation of the day? They are all yelling in my ear, all competing and telling me only they can save me. I hear drill baby drill, overcome by spill baby spill, and people are dying both brown and white as the snow at the border, and it’s SOMEBODY’s fault! Not mine, no not mine. I’m just weeding the flowers and trying to figure out what to make for dinner for cryin’ out loud.

Sorry folks, our brain is one-sided, one side unable to keep up with the other. That’s what I’m a thinking. We just left that cave a few thousand years too early. Something about that woman wanting a bigger cave? Or that man wanting a more varied diet? Either way, they just let their hands outstrip their ability to funnel all that information. We forgot us in the pursuit of I.

Just so you know I’m not insane, the following will help you, I hope synthesize a bit of the news this day:

These posts seemed worth reading in regards to the issue of immigration today:

Obama Hedges on Immigration by Michael Tomasky

You Got to Chill ‘cuz They are Strictly Business, by Jamelle Bouie

The Easy Call, the So-Called Search, by Dara Lind

And on the Oil spill and who is responsible:

Challenging Cheney, by Steven Benen

Oil Spill: Cheney Did It, by Joe Klein

BP Deepwater Horizon Well. . .  by Heather

And if after all that, your head is a swirl with more than you can process, I invite you to take some time and relax with:

5 Essential Zen Habits for Balanced Living, by Anastasiya Goers

Happy sanity!

Munching on the Jawbone of an Ass

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Canada, Dick Cheney, DOJ, gay rights, Harry Reid, hate mongering, health care reform, Liz Cheney, Michael Steele, RNC fundraising, Roy Ashburn, Sarah Palin, teabaggers

Seems like everywhere you look these days, Republicans are bellying up to the table for a snack. And the snack of choice seems to be each other. Yes, as reported here before, they GOP is eating its own. And just when they thought they had the Dems on the run and were looking to sweep the 2010 mid-terms.

First up is the lovely spawn of Dick “the Dick” Cheney. Lizzie, who amazingly, like her dear dad, is able to live without a heart (it is only a rumor that “the Dick” has one–it’s never been confirmed by independent sources), is busy trashing the Justice Department in that adorable McCarthyite kind of way.

In this she shares repugnance with Billy “nobody cares Nerd” Kristol. Both are blowhearting their ways out of Republican hearts and souls with their hateful, and undemocratice remarks about the Justice Department.

Enter, a bunch of upstanding lawyers and politicos from the GOP, who have sent a letter expressing their utter disgust at Lizzie and her brand of bigoted hatred for democratic principles. It’s worth the time to follow the link and read Andrew Sullivan’s excellent report, and excerpts from the letter.

Of even more ravenous appetite are the responsible Republicans who are up in arms at the Michael Steele RNC fundraising plan to “scare” America! Plenty of big name donors are saying no to this bit of nonsense. Civility is dead quite officially now. You can read more about that at Crooks and Liars. Has it only been a bit more than a year since the Rethugs chose Steele to make them look “inclusive”? After let me see, a dozen or so scandals of differing size, one would like to ask the Rethugians, “How’s that workin’ for ya?”

Do follow some of the links at Crooks and Liars. Nicole Belle has done your work for you on this one, and there is plenty of red meat to fill even the most demanding carnivore.

We can report today, that Roy Ashburn, the California  Republican state senator who touts “family values” all the while hanging at gay bars, has come out of the closet. Yep, he confesses, he is gay. No doubt this makes gay men around the globe just excited as heck. (NOT).

The Rethugs newest hypocrit has not voiced yet whether he will now vote for gay rights measures in California or continue to speak out against them. I mean I guess he could be  a self-loathing gay man. That would be sad indeed, but frankly it’s pretty bad to be a two-faced liar. Pick your poison Senator.

Teabaggers, meet George Wallace. We seem to remember somewhere, the phrase, “those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it.” Or words to that effect. Reading around, (not akin to sleeping around I can assure you), I’ve discovered that in primaries, the teabagger candidates are not doing so well. It would seem that they are cutting into the votes that would otherwise go to moderate Republicans, and of course, this ends up helping the Democratic candidate.

Such is in fact happening in Utah to Harry Reid, Democratic Senate Majority Leader. Reid, who has been having an awful time in the polls, is to be given credit that he has stepped up to the plate and continues to push Obama’s agenda, even though it may hurt him at home. But, enter the teabaggers! Their candidate is polling upward, and that means the actual Republican candidate is losing ground.

I can only say,  C O N T I N U E. One can but cross fingers and finger crosses that the same thing will happen to one Johnny Sidney McCain, all around hypocritical unprincipled and thoroughly dishonorable chit.

I figure hypocrisy and irony are words that our Sarah Palin has never heard of. I mean the echo in her head must be huge. She has actually admitted to traveling to Canada in years past for of all things HEALTH CARE! Yep, couldn’t afford that good ole Merika kind, so her and Toddy slipped across the border and got some from Canada.

Given her position today, she called it ironic. I call it hypocrisy Sarah. Plain and simple. Or was that Plain and tall? No, that was a movie. Plainly Sarah you should stick to the children’s table. Ya just ain’t an adult yet sweetie. Leave politics to grownups whydoncha?

Now, that is enough news to make progressive smile wouldn’t you say? I’m grinnin’ and I betcha you are too!