this is snorting funny

Sarah Palin as Deloros Umbridge?

You bet!

who's yer daddy?

The weekend started with a rousing volley at work over McCain's choice of Sarah Palin. Some rediculous thing about shoring up the base. The base of what...Idiots? That's an insult to good Republicans, and yes, there are good Republicans. Not to mention an insult to women. But I digress.

Yesterday I had a dinner party where the rumor was that Palin was covering up a daughter's unwanted pregnancy by claiming the baby as her own - her youngest.

Today, on what was to be the first day of the GOP convention altered because of Hurricane Gustav (conveniently eliminating Dubya's speech), we learned that the rumors aren't true because Palin's 17 year old is currently pregnant. Oops.

So, I figure tomorrow we'll see those Palin nude pix everyone is talking about. What? They're actually her daughter? Oops again. Then what? Oh, that's right, Troopergate.....and, oh shucks I thought the bridge to nowhere was a great idea but changed my mind...give me that gun, dang it, I got me a caribou in the way of my oil drill!....FIRE.....tasty.

And to borrow sentiments from my pal Josh...see the McCain/Pailn Campaign photo below

Priceless!

I want to believe - the unexpected grief

There's something about this picture that really bothers me.

I've been haunted ever since the democratic primary when I cast my vote for Obama. Momentum was on his side and I got caught in the wave like everybody else. It's not that I don't like him - but, as I heard someone say recently, it wasn't his turn. Dammit - it was Hillary's turn - she'd earned it, deserved it, knew exactly what she was doing and was about to fulfill so many things she tried to fulfill before the boy's club pushed her back into the kitchen. Well, I'll be damned if they didn't do it again. Here we go taking a backseat to the boys...again.

That said, there's absolutely no denying that Barack Obama has the ability to rally the troops, as it were. It is a skill that all great presidents have had - Lincoln, Kennedy, Clinton. It is a sign of great leadership, in my opinion. And while Clinton and Obama sounded identical on many levels, he has managed to unify people inside and outside the democratic party as no one else ever has, and doubtless few ever could. He is a smart, confident, competent man and I believe him.

I miss Hillary and I don't think I'll ever get over not voting for her but I trust Barack Obama to do what's right, to be a stand up guy for everyone, to be the man who makes sure my veteran parents are never denied health care, or someone's children are never denied a decent education, or that people are allowed to love who they want without fear of persecution, that women will be paid the same as men and given the same opportunities, that our civil liberties are reinforced without closing our borders, and that we fight only the wars that really have to be fought.

Now, wouldn't it be great if his first act as president would be to strip Dubya and Cheney of all their assets to help repay the money they've flushed down the toilet with Haliburton and the rest of their snake oil debacles....or, better yet, why not use those assets to rebuild New Orleans! And just after seizing the assets, try them both for high treason against the United States and send 'em to Guantanamo....or maybe Anthrax Island. Or maybe just lock 'em in a sound proof cage in the middle of Capital Hill where they'll have to watch the country grow into what it's capable of instead of being reduced to the lowest common denominator they left us.

I'm extra proud of the Democratic party, too. I came away from this convention feeling as if we are the party of the educated, the kind, the tolerant, the compassionate, the understanding, the caretakers and caregivers, the strong. We're a good bunch and we are made up of every facet of American there is. How cool is that?

I still don't like that picture though.

here - this is very good

http://www.imvotingrepublican.com/

why this guy?

OK, I'm the first to admit that I'm not a brilliant political strategist. Heck, I didn't even pay attention to politics until I was in my late 20's (though I did vote regularly). I had far better things to do than worry about America's foreign standing or our economic stability. But, as with most adults, these things increasingly concern me, among so many others like health care, for instance. And, now, after 8 years of complete and utter stupidity in the white house (and that nasty man, Cheney, who we all know is really calling the shots), even young folk are getting involved. Thank God for that - we might have a chance to get back up on our feet with them pulling for Obama. The down side: I have a sinking feeling that someone will off Obama (some crazed racist is just evil enough to do it, you know they are) so, for me, who he chose for his running-mate was nearly as important as running himself.

So....somebody explain to me why Joe Biden is a good choice for VP? Yeah, I've read all the reviews - all the pontificating about his being an insider (as if that's a good thing), a foreign policy guru (could have chosen a number of people for this bit), filling in Obama's gaps (that's what a cabinet is for), yadda yadda yadda. I look at Joe Biden and I see a white man with bad hair who's the same old political bullshit we've had forever and a day.

So much for change.

I feel like change has been traded for votes - soothing all those independents who can't seem to understand how bad the Republican party has screwed us over, all of us - that somehow electing a war hero (with little else going for him as far as I'm concerned) is a good thing... forget that Grandpa doesn't even know how many friggin' houses he owns (doesn't really matter, though - his wife is the one with the money).

I'll still go for Obama but I have serious doubts about his winning now - and about his commitment to real change. You just can't scream change then turn around and hire a guy like Biden and expect me to believe change is really what you want. The only thing I see changing now are the leaves.

Disappointed.

a total bummer

All the comedians are dying (Bernie Mac was the latest) and now it seems all the great musicians are following suit....first Isaac Hayes then, yesterday, LeRoi Moore of one of my all-time favs; Dave Matthews Band. They called it "complications". hmmm I wonder if it's similar to the "complications" that killed Bee Gee Maurice Gibb? I'm sure there's a ton of other "complications" that I can't think of off the top of my head.... a real pity and a real loss one and all.

R.I.P. LeRoi

Pic from Dave Matthews Band website

history

...and then he stood alone with #8 - way to go Michael!