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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:00:53 GMT -5
With Valentine's Day coming up tomorrow, why not chocolate?
Wanna blog?
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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:03:45 GMT -5
OUCH!! Good thing I can't see too well without my glasses, because that red tie would be BLINDING otherwise.
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Post by moonstone on Feb 13, 2009 20:04:22 GMT -5
With Valentine's Day coming up tomorrow, why not chocolate? Wanna blog?  Why not? Like Blogging for Chocolate. And a little Champagne Chocolate to get us rolling.  |
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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:07:45 GMT -5
Oops. Moon, where'd the Moet and Chandon go? Meanwhile, two of my favorite things in one: chocolate and roses.  |
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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:10:24 GMT -5
I cannot understand, for the life of me, why the new administration had any sort of hopes of bipartisanship with the GOP. Especially the bunch of petulant ones who managed to hold on to their seats.
John Boehner was speaking on CNN this PM, puffing and blowing about the stimulus package and how the GOP wants to help people blah blah blah--Well, it don't look like it from out here. He pissed me off so bad I had to change the channel.
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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:11:36 GMT -5
With Valentine's Day coming up tomorrow, why not chocolate? Wanna blog? Why not? Like Blogging for Chocolate. And a little Champagne Chocolate to get us rolling. That's about too pretty to eat--but not quite. |
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Post by moonstone on Feb 13, 2009 20:13:23 GMT -5
I cannot understand, for the life of me, why the new administration had any sort of hopes of bipartisanship with the GOP. Especially the bunch of petulant ones who managed to hold on to their seats. John Boehner was speaking on CNN this PM, puffing and blowing about the stimulus package and how the GOP wants to help people blah blah blah--Well, it don't look like it from out here. He pissed me off so bad I had to change the channel. If I were Obama, I would have given them two weeks. Two weeks are up. That's all you get. They were never serious, anyway, for the reasons I said last night. They knew from the start they would lose, and if they actually blocked at least this attempt, it would have changed the power balance, and it would have been a BIG victory for them. It seems to me that everyone is analyzing this on too shallow a level. You can bet the republicans are looking down the road on this. |
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Post by moonstone on Feb 13, 2009 20:14:09 GMT -5
 Ummmm. Strawberries. |
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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:18:37 GMT -5
I cannot understand, for the life of me, why the new administration had any sort of hopes of bipartisanship with the GOP. Especially the bunch of petulant ones who managed to hold on to their seats. John Boehner was speaking on CNN this PM, puffing and blowing about the stimulus package and how the GOP wants to help people blah blah blah--Well, it don't look like it from out here. He pissed me off so bad I had to change the channel. If I were Obama, I would have given them two weeks. Two weeks are up. That's all you get. They were never serious, anyway, for the reasons I said last night. They knew from the start they would lose, and if they actually blocked at least this attempt, it would have changed the power balance, and it would have been a BIG victory for them. It seems to me that everyone is analyzing this on too shallow a level. You can bet the republicans are looking down the road on this. Not only on this either. Did you see Rory's post about the four GOP idiots in the TN General Assembly who have joined in a frivolous lawsuit about Pres. Obama's birth certificate? The one who's speaking for the four of them insists that they're not trying to be obstructive or any of that--they're actually only interested in putting it to rest once and for all. The hillbilly word for that is bullsh*t. Fortunately, none of them are from my district. I can still hold my head up partway (although I'm still mortally embarassed over the "nay" votes cast by Sens. Alexander and Corker and Rep. Duncan--who do not adequately represent all the people of TN and of Duncan's 23rd district). |
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Post by moonstone on Feb 13, 2009 20:19:03 GMT -5
 Seems to me that this dessert has it all. |
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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:20:46 GMT -5
Seems to me that this dessert has it all. Wow. You're right. Or close enough to reach out and give "all" a bear hug. |
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Post by moonstone on Feb 13, 2009 20:21:09 GMT -5
If I were Obama, I would have given them two weeks. Two weeks are up. That's all you get. They were never serious, anyway, for the reasons I said last night. They knew from the start they would lose, and if they actually blocked at least this attempt, it would have changed the power balance, and it would have been a BIG victory for them. It seems to me that everyone is analyzing this on too shallow a level. You can bet the republicans are looking down the road on this. Not only on this either. Did you see Rory's post about the four GOP idiots in the TN General Assembly who have joined in a frivolous lawsuit about Pres. Obama's birth certificate? The one who's speaking for the four of them insists that they're not trying to be obstructive or any of that--they're actually only interested in putting it to rest once and for all. The hillbilly word for that is bullsh*t. Fortunately, none of them are from my district. I can still hold my head up partway (although I'm still mortally embarassed over the "nay" votes cast by Sens. Alexander and Corker and Rep. Duncan--who do not adequately represent all the people of TN and of Duncan's 23rd district). Yes. I did see that. It's all about getting power, and holding it, and nothing about actually governing. It's a sort of hybrid libertarianism, liberally laced with cynicism. |
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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:21:58 GMT -5
Ummmm. Strawberries. And very pretty too. Again, almost but not quite too pretty to eat. |
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Post by moonstone on Feb 13, 2009 20:23:14 GMT -5
Talk about a sad coincidence with that September 11 widow
dying in that plane crash. Ironically, while they were talking about the
crater caused by the crash, I was thinking about Flight 93.
OMG I didn't realize was her husband actually ON Flight 93?
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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:23:22 GMT -5
Not only on this either. Did you see Rory's post about the four GOP idiots in the TN General Assembly who have joined in a frivolous lawsuit about Pres. Obama's birth certificate? The one who's speaking for the four of them insists that they're not trying to be obstructive or any of that--they're actually only interested in putting it to rest once and for all. The hillbilly word for that is bullsh*t. Fortunately, none of them are from my district. I can still hold my head up partway (although I'm still mortally embarassed over the "nay" votes cast by Sens. Alexander and Corker and Rep. Duncan--who do not adequately represent all the people of TN and of Duncan's 23rd district). Yes. I did see that. It's all about getting power, and holding it, and nothing about actually governing. It's a sort of hybrid libertarianism, liberally laced with cynicism. And becoming increasingly nasty and in my view seditious, if not outright treasonous. |
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Post by moonstone on Feb 13, 2009 20:24:44 GMT -5
Ummmm. Strawberries. And very pretty too. Again, almost but not quite too pretty to eat. Oh, it would be a shame to waste them. There's plenty more in the virtual place that those came from. |
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Post by moonstone on Feb 13, 2009 20:27:05 GMT -5
 And what that last dessert didn't have, this one might. |
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Post by moonstone on Feb 13, 2009 20:29:22 GMT -5
Yes. I did see that. It's all about getting power, and holding it, and nothing about actually governing. It's a sort of hybrid libertarianism, liberally laced with cynicism. And becoming increasingly nasty and in my view seditious, if not outright treasonous. You may not believe this, but I first started believing they were seditious back in the late 70's, when they seemed to be doing things I would call unpatriotic solely for the purpose of unseating President Carter. Ironic that he should be on tonight. I think the republicans were, in reality, more afraid of Carter than of any democrat since then. |
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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:30:03 GMT -5
Talk about a sad coincidence with that September 11 widow dying in that plane crash. Ironically, while they were talking about the crater caused by the crash, I was thinking about Flight 93. OMG I didn't realize was her husband actually ON Flight 93? I missed that bit. As a corollary though, dare we hope that Coultergeist--who included Beverly Eckhardt in that group of 9/11 widows she said such vile things about--will keep her big ugly mouth shut this time? |
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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:32:02 GMT -5
And what that last dessert didn't have, this one might. Wow. That is--Words fail me. |
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Post by moonstone on Feb 13, 2009 20:32:07 GMT -5
Talk about a sad coincidence with that September 11 widow dying in that plane crash. Ironically, while they were talking about the crater caused by the crash, I was thinking about Flight 93. OMG I didn't realize was her husband actually ON Flight 93? I missed that bit. As a corollary though, dare we hope that Coultergeist--who included Beverly Eckhardt in that group of 9/11 widows she said such vile things about--will keep her big ugly mouth shut this time? You may dare to hope, but you should be prepared to be disappointed. |
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Post by moonstone on Feb 13, 2009 20:32:36 GMT -5
 By the way, thank you for the chocolate rose. And another one back to you.  |
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Post by moonstone on Feb 13, 2009 20:33:48 GMT -5
And what that last dessert didn't have, this one might. Wow. That is--Words fail me. Suggestive was one word that occurred to me. But then, almost everything is suggestive to me. |
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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:35:32 GMT -5
And becoming increasingly nasty and in my view seditious, if not outright treasonous. You may not believe this, but I first started believing they were seditious back in the late 70's, when they seemed to be doing things I would call unpatriotic solely for the purpose of unseating President Carter. Ironic that he should be on tonight. I think the republicans were, in reality, more afraid of Carter than of any democrat since then. Know why? Because he is a genuinely good man--and none of them are. Incidentally, did you ever read Mr. Jimmy's book THE BLOOD OF ABRAHAM? It's twenty years or more old--I read it back in the eighties sometime, after Anwar el-Sadat was murdered--I was and remain so impressed by his foreign policy acumen--which most of us thought (wrongly) he didn't exhibit over the Iranian hostage crisis. |
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Post by Fairweather on Feb 13, 2009 20:38:03 GMT -5
I missed that bit. As a corollary though, dare we hope that Coultergeist--who included Beverly Eckhardt in that group of 9/11 widows she said such vile things about--will keep her big ugly mouth shut this time? You may dare to hope, but you should be prepared to be disappointed. She may have troubles of her own at the moment. She is currently being investigated, according to some of the blogs, for voter fraud, this time in Connecticut. You may recall she's already been so investigated once in Florida. Hopefully those woes will keep her quiet--or she'll have a backset with the broken jaw and have to be wired shut again. |
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