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What if ... President Pelosi? A Thought Experiment
Some musings that ran through my half-awake mind this morning while fending off hungry cats:What if both Bush and Cheney, by some unlikely constellation of events, were to be removed from office, thus...
View ArticleObamamania Sweeps Germany
So reads the headline on an article in today's online edition of Der Spiegel which takes a look at how political circles in Germany regard the candidates.In brief, Clinton isn't even on the radar...
View ArticleFriday Follies -- A Diversion From Doomsaying
Okay, we're all stressed out by the long slog through the primary season. Everywhere we look, at home and abroad, crises loom, suffering and misery abound, and that's on a good day. Even political...
View ArticleObama on Congress: "I'll Whup 'Em"
CNN has got a video up now, funny and deeply touching at the same time, of Obama receiving a long maple walking stick from a 95-year-old African-American man at today's town hall meeting in...
View ArticleIn Praise of Coasting
Recently I came across an offbeat proposal for saving gas when one drives: Coasting. The author (whom I can't remember now) noted how he (pretty sure it was a he) has been letting off the gas pedal and...
View ArticleIn Praise of Coasting: The Results Are In!
In my last diary, I talked about a modest experiment in fuel economizing. It seemed like a good idea at the time: Pick one's foot up off the gas pedal and coast wherever conditions permit. As I...
View ArticleMcCain: "I don't know" if Obama is a Socialist...
..."but by golly, I'm gonna insinuate that he is! Scary! Red scare! Boogah boogah boogah!"Okay, so McCain didn't say that last bit -- out loud. But the implication was loud and clear.Yep, folks,...
View Article"Obama has a speech he gave in 2002"
Remember that comment from Hillary during the primaries? How she has a lifetime of experience; Mccain has a lifetime of experience; Obama has a speech.Pissed you off royally at the time, didn't it?...
View ArticleAlabama comes to Massachusetts -- in search of Obama swag!
All right, truth in advertising -- the Alabamans of whom I speak hadn't come to Massachusetts specifically to score some Obama gear. Nope, they were tourists, bound from Boston's airport to the Great...
View ArticleHospice: My Mother's Story
There is a particularly disgusting and detestable propaganda tactic being wielded by those who would destroy any chance at health care reform: The rightwing scaremongering fantasy of a perverted plot...
View ArticleA Completely Irrelevant Diary: My (not so) Little Pony
There's a guy in my life I'm a devoted slave to. I serve his every need, fulfill his every whim, and gladly support his idle butt.A very handsome butt, I might add, the culmination of 16.1 hands of...
View ArticleTGIPF: Thank God It's Pootie Friday! (Woozles welcome too)
Hey hey hey! Let's say hello to a wee little pootie, a shelter baby who found shelter from the world with one cat-riddled Kossack.His name is Peanut, and when I got him he was indeed a wee peanut of a...
View ArticleYour Christmas Ponies! In the Snow! Whee!
What with all the talk about ponies around here lately, I figured the best gift I could give all your Kossacks is your very own ponies for Christmas!Well, okay, they're actually my ponies, and you...
View ArticleOn New Year's Eve I'm Taking You For A Ride
A ride on the beach, with ponies for everyone!Seriously, it's time to put aside seriousness for a night, put down the pies, put aside our differences, put our feet up and enjoy some put-put-putting...
View ArticleNixon's "Divide the Democrats" strategy -- sound familiar?
CNN is reporting that among Nixon administration documents released today by the National Archives is a research report on a strategy to divide the Democrats "by fueling a push for a black candidate...
View ArticleFor Pootie/Woozle lovers -- a change of pace
Love the pooties? Love the woozles? But want something different?Have some moochers! Moochers, who'll rifle your pockets for the carrots and sugar cubes they KNOW you have somewhere about your...
View ArticleGentle Giants
"Gentle giants" -- that's a term commonly applied to draft horses. They are massive, true, though some breeds are no taller than many riding horses; but the largest among them are awesome, almost...
View ArticleWhat was I thinking? A pootie diary
Why did I decide to adopt two more cats? Not even cute little kittens, oh, no; these are pudgy adults, 10 and 13 years old, in fact; surrendered to the local shelter when their elderly owner had to go...
View ArticleQuran arsonist "rethinking" the cancellation
Oh, crap.That's all I could say after clicking into cnn.com and spotting this story: "Florida pastor says he's 'rethinking' canceled Quran burning."It would seem he didn't get what he (claims he)...
View ArticleSharron Angle is counting on ME!
What an honor: I, an obscure woman of a certain age in New England, am the rock upon which the gallant Sharron Angle shall build her triumphant campaign to unseat the nefarious Harry Reid!Well, I'll...
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