Hiya TRex!

Can’t be a Zed?

omg, new Amy!

Oh, boo. A two.

Hey TRex. Good to see you.

Ultimate beehive!

Great video. How that huge voice comes out of that tiny person, I’ll never know.

New Amy – woohoo

Loo Hoo. @ 6

Ultimate beehive!

She rocks that beehive, no?

LoudounLib @ 9

Loo Hoo. @ 6

Ultimate beehive!

She rocks that beehive, no?

Absolutely.

NH Republic Johnny Boy Sununu is looking at a long, uphill re-election.

Sen. John Sununu, New Hampshire Republican, appears to be in trouble, with only 31 percent in the poll saying he deserves re-election and 47 percent saying someone else should get his seat.

-GSD

Good to be home. Especially good to be home tonight.

Man, I don’t know what was wrong with me today. Just hateful, bristling with annoyance all day. EVERYTHING pissed me off today.

And my hair looked like greasy string and I’ve got a massive, very painful pimple way up under the skin of my right cheek, and I’m tired and I’m achy, and if I wasn’t so goddamn glad to be home, I’d just sit right down in the middle of the floor and cry.

My friend Alicia says I’m menstrual.

I was talking up Amy with a friend of mine the other day, but sadly my friend wasn’t buying it. She said she’d rather listen to Dido.

Awww TRex, want some chocolate? I’ve got some Ritter Sport dark chocolate with hazelnuts here…

TRex @ 12

Good to be home. Especially good to be home tonight.

Man, I don’t know what was wrong with me today. Just hateful, bristling with annoyance all day. EVERYTHING pissed me off today.

And my hair looked like greasy string and I’ve got a massive, very painful pimple way up under the skin of my right cheek, and I’m tired and I’m achy, and if I wasn’t so goddamn glad to be home, I’d just sit right down in the middle of the floor and cry.

My friend Alicia says I’m menstrual.

Then you need chocolate, dear, lots of chocolate.

TRex @ 12

Good to be home. Especially good to be home tonight.

Man, I don’t know what was wrong with me today. Just hateful, bristling with annoyance all day. EVERYTHING pissed me off today.

And my hair looked like greasy string and I’ve got a massive, very painful pimple way up under the skin of my right cheek, and I’m tired and I’m achy, and if I wasn’t so goddamn glad to be home, I’d just sit right down in the middle of the floor and cry.

My friend Alicia says I’m menstrual.

Read this. It will make you feel better. A big bowl of Uncle Marty (Lederman)’s chicken soup.

TRex @ 12

Good to be home. Especially good to be home tonight.

Man, I don’t know what was wrong with me today. Just hateful, bristling with annoyance all day. EVERYTHING pissed me off today.

And my hair looked like greasy string and I’ve got a massive, very painful pimple way up under the skin of my right cheek, and I’m tired and I’m achy, and if I wasn’t so goddamn glad to be home, I’d just sit right down in the middle of the floor and cry.

My friend Alicia says I’m menstrual.

You need sleep, TRex. You’re trying to do everything for everybody (I feel guilty here) and you just need rest. You’ll feel better mentally and physically.

Stay home for a while as much as you can.

A little snack for TRex.

She rocks that beehive, no?

I’m kind of looking forward to when she gets sick of it and cuts it off. It must be a bitch to keep up with. Can you imagine waking up late for something with that to contend with every day? Oof.

Not that Amy cares. Hell, they’ve already asked her to do the new Bond theme. She got the thumbs-up from Dame Shirley Bassey, who said:

“There aren’t many female artists of her generation with such an unusual sound. I can’t think of anybody better to sing the Bond theme tune.”

And what better endorsement could you get than from the woman who sang, “Goldfinger”?

LoudounLib @ 14

Awww TRex, want some chocolate? I’ve got some Ritter Sport dark chocolate with hazelnuts here…

Give…me…

*hugs TRex*

(uploads Ritter Sport dark chocolate with hazelnuts through the toobz for TRex)

TRex, you will also need to eat something salty, like chips and will need a hot water bottle.

TRex,
That’s the look that all the tough chicks in junior high wore, right down to the eye makeup!
OK, maybe their beehives were a tiny bit smaller.

Oh yes, what Suz said! ;-)

She said she’d rather listen to Dido.

I’d rather gargle with Drano!

Dido?!

How insipid can you get?!

Bruce Fein says:

Dick Cheney must be stopped.

Cheney is now being talked about like a horror movie villain.

-GSD

TRex @ 26

She said she’d rather listen to Dido.

I’d rather gargle with Drano!

Dido?!

How insipid can you get?!

I know, right? I just had to sigh at that one.

TRex,

TRex, ygm

Boohoo, no notification of a new post!!! The eternal circular wheel clued me in, late!!!

Her voice is great, but i can’t get past the music that’s used. It’s too far off. To my ear it doesn’t suit her as well as it could.

Maybe it’s just that song though. I’ll dig up some other stuff and see what i think of it. Because i DO like her voice. Shirley Bassey is right to endorse her. That kinda growl is very rare.

GSD @ 27

Bruce Fein says:

Dick Cheney must be stopped.

Cheney is now being talked about like a horror movie villain.

-GSD

Yeah… The Invisible Man. :)

Rehab by Amy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD5sahXoj0U

Suzanne @ 23

TRex, you will also need to eat something salty, like chips and will need a hot water bottle.

Check this out.

Poco Dolce Chocolates
Worth Their Salt

Poco Dolce chocolate tiles are a welcome addition to the artisan chocolate pantheon. Marrying 63 percent cacao Guittard chocolate with grey Celtic sea salt crystals from the salt marshes of Brittany, a kind of chocolate magic transpires. You don’t get salty chocolate. Salt, which enhances the taste of everything from meat to apples, elevates the bittersweet chocolate flavors like a pas de deux between Nureyev and Fonteyn.

Sign me up.

CTuttle @ 31

Boohoo, no notification of a new post!!! The eternal circular wheel clued me in, late!!!

Au contraire — check comment #236 on the last thread ;-)

LoudounLib @ 7

Great video. How that huge voice comes out of that tiny person, I’ll never know.

Well, she wasn’t always that tiny. Her new size is rather alarming.

CT, there was notification. I saw it.

Have you seen “once” ?

puppethead @ 37

LoudounLib @ 7

Great video. How that huge voice comes out of that tiny person, I’ll never know.

Well, she wasn’t always that tiny. Her new size is rather alarming.

Holy crap — now I worry about her!

Where was that video filmed? Some very interesting people in interesting costumes.

Suzanne @ 38

CT, there was notification. I saw it.

My humble apologies, LL, it was sandwiched in there! Time to get new spec’s!!! (Literally!!!) *g*

I’ve been trying to figure out why Amy doesn’t do it for me.

I think I’ve finally got it.

I’m old enough to remember Dusty Springfield.

I think I’m going to have to order myself some Bittersweet Tiles from Poco Dolce.

burns, Dusty was in a league of her own for sure.

TRex, does that mean online shopping? You gotta watch out for Jane… I’m just saying

Her voice is great, but i can’t get past the music that’s used. It’s too far off. To my ear it doesn’t suit her as well as it could.

What?! I love the music! It’s so retro.

Wait, how old are you?

Suzanne @ 46

TRex, does that mean online shopping? You gotta watch out for Jane… I’m just saying

Method to madness, maybe? Taser would definitely take your mind off pimples and greasy hair. :)

montag @ 33

GSD @ 27

Bruce Fein says:

Dick Cheney must be stopped.

Cheney is now being talked about like a horror movie villain.

-GSD

Yeah… The Invisible Man. :)

I just did a read of the Fein piece. I think it was canned and waiting for the OK to let drop. It read just a little too “pat” for my taste. And it also doesn’t give us anything new except that the Vice President is…Dick. This is not news.

To me at least, this is part of the orchestrated series of eruptions in the media designed to deal with any problems from Cheney or his allies. JM2C, YMMV, TTALE, etc etc

TRex, shopping while hormonal can cause significant damage to the credit cards.

I’m 47, and I think Amy rawks ;-)

Suzanne @ 50

TRex, shopping while hormonal can cause significant damage to the credit cards.

And if it’s not too nosy, whatever happened on the phone deal?

LoudounLib @ 45

burns, Dusty was in a league of her own for sure.

But Dusty was a totally different flavor of singer. Her voice is sweet and soft like…feathers, or white chocolate souffle or something. Any is more like Dinah Washington or Shirley Bassey. Foggy, gritty. Dirty-sounding.

Dusty was like the queen of mentholated. She never got that not-so-fresh feeling.

Her (vocal) spiritual heir is Sarah McLachlan.

LoudounLib @ 51

I’m 47, and I think Amy rawks ;-)

I’m still at Days Of Wine And Roses, myself…

TRex, another snack for you.

Suzanne @ 50

TRex, shopping while hormonal can cause significant damage to the credit cards.

You wouldn’t happen to know that from painful, personal experience, would ya Ma’am??? ;-)

holymoly

TexB @ 55

TRex, another snack for you.

those are too forking cute!

TRex @ 47

Her voice is great, but i can’t get past the music that’s used. It’s too far off. To my ear it doesn’t suit her as well as it could.

What?! I love the music! It’s so retro.

Wait, how old are you?

I’m 29 :P Grew up about an hour north of motown too, so i’ve had a huge exposure to that form of music too. So i knew the sample used in that, but it still seemed off. It’s hard to describe and harder still to figure out how i’d like it better. It’s not her, so much as her accompaniment :P

CTuttle @ 56

Suzanne @ 50

TRex, shopping while hormonal can cause significant damage to the credit cards.

You wouldn’t happen to know that from painful, personal experience, would ya Ma’am??? ;-)

Visa has fewer potential side effects than V*l*um.

~~~ModNote: Content edited to clear filters.~~~

Eva Cassidy, anyone?

Aw, crap.

Suzanne, Mayday! Mayday! I put the name of a drug in a comment.

newspaperbrat @ 57

holymoly

Just saw this one on there:
From Truouthout.org:

Former Marine Claims Illness From Mystery Vaccine
WLWT NBC

Tuesday 08 May 2007

Military source believes experimental shots may have been given.

Clermont County, Ohio – Target 5 has discovered that an alarming number of U.S. troops are having severe reactions to some of the vaccines they receive in preparation for going overseas.

“This is the worst cover-up in the history of the military,” said an unidentified military health officer who fears for his job.

A shot from a syringe is leaving some U.S. servicemen and women on the brink of death.

“When the issue, I believe, of the use of the vaccine comes out, I believe it will make the Walter Reed scandal pale in comparison,” said the health officer.

Lance Corporal David Fey, 20, has dialysis three days a week. His kidneys are failing, his military career is over, and he feels like his country abandoned him.

“I can’t look at my old pictures. I really can’t,” said Fey. “I start looking at my old pictures, and I start crying.”

Fey grew up amid the farm fields of Clermont County.

“I never missed a day at school,” he said. “I was never sick. I was never sick.”

A passion for sports and a sense of patriotism prompted the Blanchester High School athlete to join the Marines the day he turned 18.

“I looked at every branch, but I wanted the Marine Corps, because the Marine Corps was the few and the proud,” said Fey.

Fey said he loved every minute of boot camp and combat training at 29 Palms in California. But on Nov. 28, 2005, his life would change forever. Fey was one of a group of Marines who lined up for an undisclosed shot.

“They asked us our name. We stood on these yellow footprints, and they gave us this shot, and we got the rest of the day off,” he recalled. “After that shot, I started swelling up. I gained 30 pounds of water. My eyes swelled up where I couldn’t see. I started snoring. I developed a rash on my hand.”

Three weeks later, Fey was back in Clermont County on his death bed at Clinton Memorial Hospital. His kidneys were failing, and his body was so swollen that it left stretch marks.

“I would pray a lot,” said Fey’s mother, Cindy. “I would pray a lot, ‘God take him.’ When I couldn’t hug my son because he would scream in pain or yell at me for touching him and stuff, I used to pray to God, ‘just take him tonight.’”

Cindy Fey began pouring over medical records in search of answers. She said the shot was never listed in he son’s medical records. The military claimed he never received a shot.

But as Target 5 discovered, the military’s story would change.

The Department of Defense stated that “all service members’ vaccinations are documented in the individual’s permanent medical record.” But Fey’s military medical records revealed no shot on that day. Another Marine in Fey’s unit told Target 5 that there is no shot listed in his medical records either and also said that the people who administered the shot never told his unit what it was.

When Cindy Fey called the U.S. Marine Hospital in 29 Palms to find out what kind of vaccine her son was given, she was told that the information was confidential.

Eleven months later, her son’s medical records were mysteriously changed with a handwritten notation indicating that the mystery shot was a flu vaccine.

The military official who spoke to Target 5 on the condition of anonymity said that it was not surprising that nothing appeared originally in Fey’s records.

“We have a lovely term for that,” he said. “We call it C.Y.A. That’s unfortunately an S.O.P. in the military.”

Fey is one of a growing number of U.S. servicemen and women who are getting sick after receiving vaccines. And the highly praised Department of Defense medical officer who spoke with Target 5 said that the number is up in the thousands. The symptoms range from joint aches and pains and arthritic symptoms to death.

The Department of Defense said that it encourages “healthcare workers and vaccine recipients to report adverse (reactions) events.” But the military never reported Fey’s reaction to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the FDA.

“I see the way the propaganda and information war is waged against America’s sons and daughters and how patients are treated who claim to be injured from a vaccine,” said the unidentified health officer. “That’s troubling. That should trouble America.” The officer said those who have claimed to have had adverse reactions to shots are treated like it is all in their heads.

Asked whether servicemen and women are receiving experimental vaccines, the officer said, “I would hope to God not. But from what I’ve seen, I would have to say yes.”

more

newspaperbrat @ 57

holymoly

egad, newspaperbrat. (excellent link by the way)

burnspbesq @ 61

Aw, crap.

Suzanne, Mayday! Mayday! I put the name of a drug in a comment.

The Lurking Mod is fixing it – refresh and you shall see your comment :)

Trex-check out the sea-salt caramels at fran’s chocolates.com. heaven for humans and theropods!

Time for this right-coaster to get some sleep (well, past time!)

Good night, all…

g’nite LL.

TRex @ 26

She said she’d rather listen to Dido.

I’d rather gargle with Drano!

Dido?!

How insipid can you get?!

Dido: one well-placed “l” short of being useful.

Good night LL

montag @ 33

GSD @ 27

Bruce Fein says:

Dick Cheney must be stopped.

Cheney is now being talked about like a horror movie villain.

-GSD

Yeah… The Invisible Man. :)

On the principle that ridicule is sometimes more effective than rage, I have another Cheney metaphor for you:

Dick Cheney is Elmer Fudd!

First, there’s the baldness.

Second, they’re both armed and dangerous.

Third, they’re both angry and vengeful, spewing invective against their opponents, and frequently propose violent solutions to their perceived problems, including attacking the home territory of opponents.

Fourth, they may win some battles here and there, but they never win the war.

Fifth, they are both somewhat myopic, meaning that their view of reality is distorted.

Bob in HI

holymoly

punaise @ 68

Dido: one well-placed “l” short of being useful.

Or a “t,” for that matter…. :) (Just a joke for the typesetters.)

Night, LL, thanks for the song!

punaise @ 69

TRex @ 26

I’d rather gargle with Drano!

Dido?!

How insipid can you get?!

Dido: one well-placed “l” short of being useful.

She’d still be too slow to be of use…

Bob Schacht @ 70

Fifth, they are both somewhat myopic, meaning that their view of reality is distorted.

Bob in HI

Not to mention they both sound funny. :)

newspaperbrat @ 71

holymoly

NPB, you learning links? If so, you are learning well. That one just brought me back to this TRex post.

montag @ 73

Or a “t,” for that matter…. :) (Just a joke for the typesetters.)

Waiting for Didot?

We’ve switched Mr Broder’s usual Kool Aid with dark, rich Folger’s crystals. Let’s see what happens:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/…..inionsbox1

Frank Probst @ 78

We’ve switched Mr Broder’s usual Kool Aid with dark, rich Folger’s crystals. Let’s see what happens:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/…..inionsbox1

Certainly wasn’t decaffeinated:

Later, when presidential candidate George W. Bush chose Dick Cheney as his running mate, I applauded the choice, thinking that Cheney would fill the role Alexander had outlined. Boy, was I wrong.

punaise @ 77

Waiting for Didot?

Some will back it.

Bob Schacht @ 71

montag @ 33

Yeah… The Invisible Man. :)

On the principle that ridicule is sometimes more effective than rage, I have another Cheney metaphor for you:

Dick Cheney is Elmer Fudd!

First, there’s the baldness.

Second, they’re both armed and dangerous.

Third, they’re both angry and vengeful, spewing invective against their opponents, and frequently propose violent solutions to their perceived problems, including attacking the home territory of opponents.

Fourth, they may win some battles here and there, but they never win the war.

Fifth, they are both somewhat myopic, meaning that their view of reality is distorted.

Bob in HI

Elmer “the dick” Cheney.

Rep David Scott (D-Georgia) in today’s Iraq War hearing of the House Foreign Affairs committee, came close to saying that we’re Waist Deep in the Big Muddy.

Bob in HI

Suzanne @ 80

Frank Probst @ 78

We’ve switched Mr Broder’s usual Kool Aid with dark, rich Folger’s crystals. Let’s see what happens:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/…..inionsbox1

Certainly wasn’t decaffeinated:

Later, when presidential candidate George W. Bush chose Dick Cheney as his running mate, I applauded the choice, thinking that Cheney would fill the role Alexander had outlined. Boy, was I wrong.

My favorite part was how the Veep hasn’t done anything illegal. I would’ve flushed that thought out a bit: “Even with no Congressional oversight, Cheney’s right-hand man was investigated and convicted of four felony offenses and was recently sentenced to more than two years in prison.”

montag @ 73

punaise @ 68

Dido: one well-placed “l” short of being useful.

Or a “t,” for that matter…. :) (Just a joke for the typesetters.)

….
stet

Loo Hoo. @ 81

Elmer “the dick” Cheney.

Known in the Texas mafia as “Dick the Fudd.”

TRex @ 26

She said she’d rather listen to Dido.

I’d rather gargle with Drano!

Dido?!

How insipid can you get?!

Thirty five years ago, I had a patient that gargled with Drano…..believe me, you really don’t want to do that.

It was not illegal, and it was not unconstitutional, but it could not have happened unless the president permitted it and enabled it. And ultimately the president is responsible for what has become, in very large respect, the resulting wreckage of foreign policy, national security policy, budget policy, energy policy and environmental policy under Cheney’s direction and on Cheney’s watch.

I think the way cheeney did it was very illegal. But he did it with boosh’s permission and that makes boosh his partner in crime, his co-conspirator.

LoudounLib @ 51

I’m 47, and I think Amy rawks ;-)

That puts you in my “charming young lady” category! :-)

Bob in HI

montag @ 86

Loo Hoo. @ 81

Elmer “the dick” Cheney.

Known in the Texas mafia as “Dick the Fudd.”

Fudd-egg-about-it.

Aloha, Bob! I wanted to show you this e-mail from Mazie:

Dear Mr. Tuttle,

Thank you for contacting me to share your views on the war in Iraq.

Members of Congress have been deeply divided over resolution of this war, but an increasing number on both sides of the aisle are pushing for a change in course. From the very beginning of the 110th Congress (2007-2008), I have strongly advocated an end to President Bush’s failed war and have called for a time frame to redeploy our troops safely from Iraq. I have not wavered from this position.

On April 25, 2007, I voted for H.R. 1591, which required the President to certify that Iraq meet various benchmarks and adopted a goal of completing troop redeployment by March 2008. The President vetoed this bill. I voted to override his veto, but the House was unable to pass the bill.

On May 10, 2007, I voted for H.R. 2237, the McGovern bill which sought to redeploy troops in 90 days. While support for this bill surpassed expectations, it failed to pass (171 yeas to 255 nays).

Two weeks later, I voted against a measure in H.R. 2206 that provides for continued war funding because it did not contain a withdrawal timetable, troop readiness standards, or definite consequences for failure by the Iraqi government to meet its commitments. H.R. 2206 passed the House and Senate and was signed into law.

The fight to bring an end to this war is far from over. The House is planning to vote on multiple measures this summer to change the mission in Iraq, hold the Iraqi government and President Bush accountable, and redeploy our troops.

I have already signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 1460, a bill that not only de-authorizes the war but pushes for increased diplomacy and a concrete plan for troop redeployment. You can be sure that I will keep fighting to end this failed Iraq war and begin the redeployment of our troops as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Mazie K. Hirono

Time for me to get some sleep as well. See you fine people tomorrow.

TRex @ 53

LoudounLib @ 45

burns, Dusty was in a league of her own for sure.

But Dusty was a totally different flavor of singer. Her voice is sweet and soft like…feathers, or white chocolate souffle or something. Any is more like Dinah Washington or Shirley Bassey. Foggy, gritty. Dirty-sounding.

Dusty was like the queen of mentholated. She never got that not-so-fresh feeling.

Her (vocal) spiritual heir is Sarah McLachlan.

That’s why I love Emmylou Harris’s singing so much. She can put some grit in her voice when she needs it, or sing like a songbird.

Bob in HI

CT, I’ll see your letter and raise ya with mine:

Dear Suzanne,

I want to provide you with an update on my work on the issue of
discrimination based on sexual orientation.

I’m proud to cosponsor H.R. 1246, the Military Readiness
Enhancement Act, which repeals the Department of Defense’s
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, and prohibits the Secretaries of
Defense and Homeland Security from discriminating on the basis
of sexual orientation against any member of the Armed Forces or
any person seeking to become a member. It also authorizes the re-
enlistment of service members who have been discharged due to
their sexual orientation.

In my view this policy has been a failure since its inception. It has
caused the discharge of thousands of servicemen and women, and
done nothing to address the anti-gay harassment many soldiers
endure on a daily basis. In carrying out their duties in Iraq and
Afghanistan, American troops have been serving side-by-side with
openly gay members of allied forces, including soldiers from the
United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Thirteen coalition partners
in Operation Enduring Freedom allow lesbians, gays and bisexuals
to serve openly, as do eleven coalition members fighting in
Operation Iraqi Freedom in Afghanistan. Service members have
also been working side-by-side in the war on terrorism with
American CIA, NSA, and FBI officers and agents – all of whom
can be openly gay, and are also protected from discrimination on
the basis of their sexual orientation.

H.R. 1246 has been referred to the House Armed Services
Committee and I will do everything I can to see that it passes the
House. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is bad policy for our nation and
our Armed Forces and I’m fully committed to seeing it overturned.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, let me hear
from you.

Anna G. Eshoo
Member of Congress

punaise @ 89

Fudd-egg-about-it.

He’s a testy rare bit, alright.

Poco Dolce Chocolates
Worth Their Salt

Poco Dolce chocolate tiles are a welcome addition to the artisan chocolate pantheon. Marrying 63 percent cacao Guittard chocolate with grey Celtic sea salt crystals from the salt marshes of Brittany, a kind of chocolate magic transpires.

Oh my. That sounds divine. I put grey salt on vegetables, and it’s stunning how much flavor it adds. On really good chocolate? Oooooooo, me likey!

Trex, I’m sorry you’ve had a bad day. I’ve had days like that too. {{{{hugs}}}}

Thirty five years ago, I had a patient that gargled with Drano…..believe me, you really don’t want to do that.

What did it do?

You can tell me in a private email if you’d rather.

df530 at bellsouth dot net

I want the full medical work-up, please.

LoudounLib @ 40

puppethead @ 37

Well, she wasn’t always that tiny. Her new size is rather alarming.

Holy crap — now I worry about her!

i like the saftig look. and i agree about the beehive, TR. all in all though i just hope she stays healthy …..

Suzanne @ 94

CT, I’ll see your letter and raise ya with mine:

Dear Suzanne,

I want to provide you with an update on my work on the issue of
discrimination based on sexual orientation.

I’m proud to cosponsor H.R. 1246, the Military Readiness
Enhancement Act, which repeals the Department of Defense’s
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, and prohibits the Secretaries of
Defense and Homeland Security from discriminating on the basis
of sexual orientation against any member of the Armed Forces or
any person seeking to become a member. It also authorizes the re-
enlistment of service members who have been discharged due to
their sexual orientation.

In my view this policy has been a failure since its inception. It has
caused the discharge of thousands of servicemen and women, and
done nothing to address the anti-gay harassment many soldiers
endure on a daily basis. In carrying out their duties in Iraq and
Afghanistan, American troops have been serving side-by-side with
openly gay members of allied forces, including soldiers from the
United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Thirteen coalition partners
in Operation Enduring Freedom allow lesbians, gays and bisexuals
to serve openly, as do eleven coalition members fighting in
Operation Iraqi Freedom in Afghanistan. Service members have
also been working side-by-side in the war on terrorism with
American CIA, NSA, and FBI officers and agents – all of whom
can be openly gay, and are also protected from discrimination on
the basis of their sexual orientation.

H.R. 1246 has been referred to the House Armed Services
Committee and I will do everything I can to see that it passes the
House. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is bad policy for our nation and
our Armed Forces and I’m fully committed to seeing it overturned.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, let me hear
from you.

Anna G. Eshoo
Member of Congress

That’s what I’m talking about! Heyaw, get along little dogeys! Herd them Cats!!! *g*

CTuttle @ 91

Aloha, Bob! I wanted to show you this e-mail from Mazie:

Dear Mr. Tuttle,

Thank you for contacting me to share your views on the war in Iraq.

Members of Congress have been deeply divided over resolution of this war, but an increasing number on both sides of the aisle are pushing for a change in course. From the very beginning of the 110th Congress (2007-2008), I have strongly advocated an end to President Bush’s failed war and have called for a time frame to redeploy our troops safely from Iraq. I have not wavered from this position.

On April 25, 2007, I voted for H.R. 1591, which required the President to certify that Iraq meet various benchmarks and adopted a goal of completing troop redeployment by March 2008. The President vetoed this bill. I voted to override his veto, but the House was unable to pass the bill.

On May 10, 2007, I voted for H.R. 2237, the McGovern bill which sought to redeploy troops in 90 days. While support for this bill surpassed expectations, it failed to pass (171 yeas to 255 nays).

Two weeks later, I voted against a measure in H.R. 2206 that provides for continued war funding because it did not contain a withdrawal timetable, troop readiness standards, or definite consequences for failure by the Iraqi government to meet its commitments. H.R. 2206 passed the House and Senate and was signed into law.

The fight to bring an end to this war is far from over. The House is planning to vote on multiple measures this summer to change the mission in Iraq, hold the Iraqi government and President Bush accountable, and redeploy our troops.

I have already signed on as a cosponsor of H.R. 1460, a bill that not only de-authorizes the war but pushes for increased diplomacy and a concrete plan for troop redeployment. You can be sure that I will keep fighting to end this failed Iraq war and begin the redeployment of our troops as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Mazie K. Hirono

Yes, I saw this when you posted it before. You’re lucky to have her as your rep. (Mine is Abercrombie). Mazie’s the real deal– the 4th most progressive Representative of the new freshman class– but she still won’t support impeachment!

Bob in HI

Bob, I agree, but, isn’t Neil #1, or is it #2? I know it’s one or the other for Most Progressive, period!!! *g*

Every time I’ve written to Anna Eshoo on a variety of subjects, she has always been ahead of the game – whether Iraq, DADT, USAttorneys. I’m very lucky to have her and will miss her representation when I move.

TRex @ 97

Thirty five years ago, I had a patient that gargled with Drano…..believe me, you really don’t want to do that.

What did it do?

You can tell me in a private email if you’d rather.

df530 at bellsouth dot net

I want the full medical work-up, please.

He was the worlds nicest person. The Drano (lye_) burned everything from the inside of his mouth to the upper part of his stomach. After several surgeries to repair his stomach and esophagus, he was left with a straw sized opening from his lips to the back of his mouth. He ate through a straw for about six months; finally he had the inside of his mouth and lips repaired, could eat normally and was sent home after being in the hospital for a year. One day after being sent home,….he drank lye again. I don’t know what happened after that.

Suzanne @ 102

Anna Eshoo …I’m very lucky to have her and will miss her representation when I move.

how could you eschew Eshoo?

(gesundheit)

Steve @ 103

That makes teh Kool-Aid sound pleasant!

TRex…maybe I’m a little late but I think you take a shower, wash out the grease, mustard plaster your pimple and take a laxative

tw3k @ 105

Steve @ 103

That makes teh Kool-Aid sound pleasant!

No shit!!!

punaise @ 104

Suzanne @ 102

Anna Eshoo …I’m very lucky to have her and will miss her representation when I move.

how could you eschew Eshoo?

(gesundheit)

Bless You!!! Groan…

hey spidey

…check out jupiter and the moon everyone

Just curious:

Anyone out there decided that they absolutely, positively must have an iPhone no later than 6:03 p.m. on Friday?

lo, SP.

mr paws is dying for one but alas, his check did not come…hee hee

TRex, this is an Amy take on Tammy Terrell’s and Marvin Gaye’s “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” Totally. The whole musical line, rhythm, a “remake” kinda.

One day after being sent home,….he drank lye again. I don’t know what happened after that.

*blink, blink*

Ouch. Oh, god.

Now I’m kind of sorry I asked.

Was this something you would characterize as a suicidal depression issue or a schizophrenic compulsion? Was the patient trying to kill himself?

i saw on the news tonight that folks were lining up now to get the new iphone…. egad, that $500 would give me five months of groceries.

Suzanne @ 116

i saw on the news tonight that folks were lining up now to get the new iphone…. egad, that $500 would give me five months of groceries.

I’ll never give AT&T a dime.

burnspbesq @ 111

Just curious:

Anyone out there decided that they absolutely, positively must have an iPhone no later than 6:03 p.m. on Friday?

1. Too expensive.
2. AT&T cellular service sucks.
3. Don’t want to sell my soul to Cingular for the next two years. I’ve heard awful stories.

I think I can wait a couple years before I’m going to need one of those.

Suzanne @ 115

i saw on the news tonight that folks were lining up now to get the new iphone…. egad, that $500 would give me five months of groceries.

Wasn’t that from “Porgy and Bess?” “… credit line… and the livin’ is ea—sy.” :)

…let me know where you shop Suzi

TRex @ 115

One day after being sent home,….he drank lye again. I don’t know what happened after that.

*blink, blink*

Ouch. Oh, god.

Now I’m kind of sorry I asked.

Was this something you would characterize as a suicidal depression issue or a schizophrenic compulsion? Was the patient trying to kill himself?

I don’t remember the psycho/social history..but my take was that he was probably lonely and like the hospital environment and the attention that he got.

Remember how the hit job articles stressed Cheney’s kill the environment stance:

MSNBC says Key Republican Has Defected In Senate To Seal Deal To Cap CO2 Emissions.

Now, will chimpy sign it?

And as a footnote, a news anchor on MSNBC today burned, on the air, with her lighter, a script requiring her to open her show with something about Paris Hilton. She then ran with her lede, some kind of useless news about stocks, bonds, the economy, in other words non-Paris kerfluffle! No word on when she’ll be sent to Gitmo…

spiderpaws @ 119

…let me know where you shop Suzi

tis just me, spidey, and i don’t eat much. and i can stretch a whole chicken into a week’s worth of meals.

Suzanne @ 116

i saw on the news tonight that folks were lining up now to get the new iphone…. egad, that $500 would give me five months of groceries.

No lineups for this boy; I’m going to see Alison Krauss on Friday night. I’ll go to the Apple store at South Coast Plaza on Saturday while Man-Cub is at his dance class. I’m betting that I will pass for now; it’s going to be missing a lot of business-oriented features that I consider key, and I really like my current phone (T-Mobile Dash). When I can get my company Outlook email on it, and edit Word and Excel files on it, then it’s viable.

Now what about lowering interest rates?

He also said the most likely scenario is that the statement will acknowledge the recent drop in inflation, while continuing to point to the risk that prices won’t ease.

Even though housing is in a recession now…?

Higher yields make it tougher for the housing market to recover from its worst recession in 16 years because they are pushing up mortgage costs. Fed policy makers have identified housing as the main threat to their outlook for moderate growth.

Duh… If they know what’s coming — they’ll pull a suprise 25 basis point drop. Of course that would really light the fire under the over the counter stock market.

Alternatively, they could let China dose the money supply by borrowing back some of their trillion or so greenbacks. (Wouldn’t that make them redbacks?) (I would call them that because we’ll be seeing Red when our EastAsian debt masters call in their markers.)

Or, they can just buy the US lock, stock and barrel…

BEIJING — China’s government unveiled plans Wednesday to inject $200 billion into a company responsible for investing part of its foreign reserves abroad, giving the first official sign of the size of what will be one of the world’s richest investment funds.

It has already started … Today’s tech action confirms it for me.

Anybody see Frank Moore for prez 08?

OT-PBS-Hawaii is showing the Boss in Dublin, I’m wondering if I’ll hear Born in the USA or Danny Boy? Any takers? ;-)

why would you want to carry Word files around with you? Whatever happened to traveling lite? Sheeeesh

CTuttle @ 126

OT-PBS-Hawaii is showing the Boss in Dublin, I’m wondering if I’ll hear Born in the USA or Danny Boy? Any takers? ;-)

Thank you very much. My inner DJ just did an instant cognitive mashup of “Oh Danny Boy” by Deam Martin and “Born in the USA” by Teh Boss.

Now I’ve got “Oh Danny Boy…Born In The USA!” running through my head and it won’t stop.

AK, my cure for ear worms is to start singing Sugar Sugar by The Archies. That is one that I can turn off and it will replace that strange mix you got going.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 129

CTuttle @ 126

OT-PBS-Hawaii is showing the Boss in Dublin, I’m wondering if I’ll hear Born in the USA or Danny Boy? Any takers? ;-)

Thank you very much. My inner DJ just did an instant cognitive mashup of “Oh Danny Boy” by Deam Martin and “Born in the USA” by Teh Boss.

Now I’ve got “Oh Danny Boy…Born In The USA!” running through my head and it won’t stop.

I think he’s got Danny Boy percolating, he has an awesome Irish ensemble supporting him!

…what is all the to-do about this young Hilton woman? Why is every news station carrying information on her? I don’t get it at all. there is no ‘there’ there

Suzanne @ 102

Every time I’ve written to Anna Eshoo on a variety of subjects, she has always been ahead of the game – whether Iraq, DADT, USAttorneys. I’m very lucky to have her and will miss her representation when I move.

I feel the same way about my congresscritter Sam Farr dear Suzanne.

On that upbeat note I bid all good night and pleasant dreams and thanks for being such fine company and making this the finest blog anyone could ever hope for.

My musical shares for the evening:

Dixie Chicks – Travelin’ Soldier– never fails to choke me up

Mary Chapin Carpenter’s Hard Way– with a little help from her (many) friends.

And another one for the fierce women of FDL:

Mary Chapin Carpenter-Tender When I Want To Be

Oh, yeah. I like MCC. And Natalie Maines. And Emmylou. And Linda Ronstadt….

Bob in HI

exactly, spidey. she is the shiny distraction from the real news. infotainment has taken over the media. instead of covering the destruction of our constitution, the media goes from missing white girl to missing white girl to jailed rich white girl.

newspaperbrat @ 133

Suzanne @ 102

Every time I’ve written to Anna Eshoo on a variety of subjects, she has always been ahead of the game – whether Iraq, DADT, USAttorneys. I’m very lucky to have her and will miss her representation when I move.

I feel the same way about my congresscritter Sam Farr dear Suzanne.

On that upbeat note I bid all good night and pleasant dreams and thanks for being such fine company and making this the finest blog anyone could ever hope for.

Nite, NPB!!!

spiderpaws @ 131

…what is all the to-do about this young Hilton woman? Why is every news station carrying information on her? I don’t get it at all. there is no ‘there’ there

Well, today… she got out of jail. Guess that makes it a news event. :)

I think she’s the Eva Gabor of our time. Or something.

Suzanne @ 123

i can stretch a whole chicken into a week’s worth of meals.

so that’s what the rubber chicken circuit is all about.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 122

Remember how the hit job articles stressed Cheney’s kill the environment stance:

MSNBC says Key Republican Has Defected In Senate To Seal Deal To Cap CO2 Emissions.

Now, will chimpy sign it?

And as a footnote, a news anchor on MSNBC today burned, on the air, with her lighter, a script requiring her to open her show with something about Paris Hilton. She then ran with her lede, some kind of useless news about stocks, bonds, the economy, in other words non-Paris kerfluffle! No word on when she’ll be sent to Gitmo…

Here’s the video if anyone wants to see Mika Brzezinski before she’s disappeared.

CTuttle @ 101

Bob, I agree, but, isn’t Neil #1, or is it #2? I know it’s one or the other for Most Progressive, period!!! *g*

Neil is no longer the #1 Progressive, by any means. Both Mazie and Dan Akaka rank ahead of him. I think Neil is slipping a bit. See ratings at Progressive Punch.

Bob in HI

Alfred,

I like your new blog. It taught me a lot. Not just about your subject matter. I got so inspired I put up my own. Thanks.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 129

My inner DJ just did an instant cognitive mashup of “Oh Danny Boy” by Deam Martin and “Born in the USA” by Teh Boss.

Now I’ve got “Oh Danny Boy…Born In The USA!” running through my head and it won’t stop.

oh, oh! did you ever read “skinny dip” by carl hiaasen? Skink had some bizarre mashups going on….

WooHoo ET! Bookmarked

burnspbesq @ 124

Suzanne @ 116

i saw on the news tonight that folks were lining up now to get the new iphone…. egad, that $500 would give me five months of groceries.

No lineups for this boy; I’m going to see Alison Krauss on Friday night. I’ll go to the Apple store at South Coast Plaza on Saturday while Man-Cub is at his dance class. I’m betting that I will pass for now; it’s going to be missing a lot of business-oriented features that I consider key, and I really like my current phone (T-Mobile Dash). When I can get my company Outlook email on it, and edit Word and Excel files on it, then it’s viable.

Alison Krauss is the real deal. Not much growl or sass in her vocabulary, but an enormous talent, and her music is much more sophisticated than it sounds.

Bob in HI

Bob Schacht @ 140

CTuttle @ 101

Bob, I agree, but, isn’t Neil #1, or is it #2? I know it’s one or the other for Most Progressive, period!!! *g*

Neil is no longer the #1 Progressive, by any means. Both Mazie and Dan Akaka rank ahead of him. I think Neil is slipping a bit. See ratings at Progressive Punch.

Bob in HI

Uhoh, sounds like he is getting too used to the Beltway! I’ve loved Mary Chapin Carpenter, ever since I saw her Alexandria, La.!!! Dixie Chicks rule, also!!! 8-)

Ed*ard Teller @ 141

Alfred,

I like your new blog. It taught me a lot. Not just about your subject matter. I got so inspired I put up my own. Thanks.

woohoo! bookmarked to read tomorrow after i’ve had some sleep

Tomorrow’s market action report today — so you’ll know before it happens…

I’m expecting a gap down on opening…2590 or so, followed by a rally, but not all the way back until…

The interest rate announcement unleashes volatility that see-saws the action. If the opening low holds then it is smooth sailing with a higher close. The alternative of a lower close seems less likely in my opinion but a consolidation after today’s big run-up is quite possible.

In case you were wondering, this is going to be a huge rally. I see about a 10% kick in the broad technology market over the next three weeks. But that’s just me… So far…

Suzanne @ 143

WooHoo ET! Bookmarked

We put the new float in the water today. Ms ET and I were joined by our kids and three of their friends to turn it over, put it on my modified boat trailer, walk it a couple of blocks to a friend’s beach, pick it up again, walk it into the lake, pick up the debris of the one it is replacing, and clean up our mess. Then the kids took it out on the lake on a warm – 75F – evening, to dive off, swim and stuff. Cool.

sounds perfectly lovely et. warm summer evenings spent swimming in the lake.

TheOtherWA @ 138

Alfred Kelgarries @ 122

Remember how the hit job articles stressed Cheney’s kill the environment stance:

MSNBC says Key Republican Has Defected In Senate To Seal Deal To Cap CO2 Emissions.

Now, will chimpy sign it?

And as a footnote, a news anchor on MSNBC today burned, on the air, with her lighter, a script requiring her to open her show with something about Paris Hilton. She then ran with her lede, some kind of useless news about stocks, bonds, the economy, in other words non-Paris kerfluffle! No word on when she’ll be sent to Gitmo…

Here’s the video if anyone wants to see Mika Brzezinski before she’s disappeared.

she ain’t gonna get disappeared, she’s Zbignew Brzezinski’s daughter. And if anyone knows where the bodies are buried, it’s him and Kissinger…

Tonight I watched the Smithsonian tribute to Paul Simon. It blew me away. His music has always reached out and grabbed me in ways I couldn’t explain, and in fact embarrassed me. Tonight, I realized that he has contributed to almost every genere of music that I appreciate: latin, country, african, regae, zydeco, spiritual.

The only one he might have missed is hard-core blues, but I’d bet I’m wrong on that.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 150

she’s Zbignew Brzezinski’s daughter. And if anyone knows where the bodies are buried, it’s him and Kissinger…

and Richard Armitage…

spiderpaws @ 128

why would you want to carry Word files around with you? Whatever happened to traveling lite? Sheeeesh

Bob Schacht @ 144

burnspbesq @ 124

No lineups for this boy; I’m going to see Alison Krauss on Friday night. I’ll go to the Apple store at South Coast Plaza on Saturday while Man-Cub is at his dance class. I’m betting that I will pass for now; it’s going to be missing a lot of business-oriented features that I consider key, and I really like my current phone (T-Mobile Dash). When I can get my company Outlook email on it, and edit Word and Excel files on it, then it’s viable.

Alison Krauss is the real deal. Not much growl or sass in her vocabulary, but an enormous talent, and her music is much more sophisticated than it sounds.

Bob in HI

Not to mention the three very special talents in her band: Jerry Douglas, Ron Block, and Dan Tyminski.

They did some shows in the Southeast in April and May with Tony Rice as a guest artist. Those must have been epic.

Ed*ard Teller @ 140

Alfred,

I like your new blog. It taught me a lot. Not just about your subject matter. I got so inspired I put up my own. Thanks.

Thank YOU sir. Believe me when I say that I think you have far more to offer the Blogging Public than I do, and that is not false modesty. (I WISH it were false modesty…) And ditto on the bookmark.

And despite my Geek Spook Squad badge, I can’t yet figure out how to reply to comments in my own dayam blog, I’ll answer your question in re four missing genders here.

The reason I postulate only four is simple, I’m basing it on the possible permutations of our known genders. The exact details are too much even for here, but I’ll try to get a post up on it in a week or two. It’s old news, been speculated on in various medical venues for over a century. But until we figure out the missing X we won’t really know.

I’m rather partial to Lucinda Williams.

ET, have you been following TPM’s Josh’s musings on AK politics and the Stevens’ Family travails? It is quite the read!!!

wigwam @ 151

Tonight I watched the Smithsonian tribute to Paul Simon. It blew me away. His music has always reached out and grabbed me in ways I couldn’t explain, and in fact embarrassed me. Tonight, I realized that he has contributed to almost every genere of music that I appreciate: latin, country, african, regae, zydeco, spiritual.

The only one he might have missed is hard-core blues, but I’d bet I’m wrong on that.

my son has a pretty hard blues Simon did back in the early 80s. he’s asleep and it’s on his iPod, but it strikes me as authentic. I thought somebody else was doing the song when I first heard it. Simon also hasn’t dabbled in classical like Paul McCartney has done successfully, and Billy Joel has failed at totally. I heard an NPR tribute today on and off, while I was in and out of the shop. it didn’t bring me to tears, but brought back memories.

Paul Simon was a key player in the heightening of awareness in the USA about the pernicious evil of the last white South African regime. I wish he could find a way to be so eloquent about the similar situation in the Bantustans of the West Bank.

AK, first make sure you are logged in (signed in) at your blog. Click on comments of the post you wish to respond to. Or, if on the post already, at the bottom is a link that say POST A COMMENT. That will bring up a separate haloscan window that contains comments but no post. On the right hand side of the page, is the box for you to post your comment.

Blogger software, since you are signed in, will automatically post your name. Just type away and then click on post this comment.

Suzanne @ 135

exactly, spidey. she is the shiny distraction from the real news. infotainment has taken over the media. instead of covering the destruction of our constitution, the media goes from missing white girl to missing white girl to jailed rich white girl.

Don’t forget Anna Nicole. Dead rich white girl.

And on that sobering note, I’m off to bed.

Good night, my sweet firedog friends. You guys rawwwk.

Hope the chocolate helped. Sweet dreams, TRex.

Ed*ard Teller @ 156

Paul Simon was a key player in the heightening of awareness in the USA about the pernicious evil of the last white South African regime. I wish he could find a way to be so eloquent about the similar situation in the Bantustans of the West Bank.

Unfortunately, there’s no Palestinian equivalent of Ladysmith Black Mombaza. If the inroad is music, there’s been damned little of that coming out of the occupied territories, from what I can gather.

Suzanne @ 157

AK, first make sure you are logged in (signed in) at your blog. Click on comments of the post you wish to respond to. Or, if on the post already, at the bottom is a link that say POST A COMMENT. That will bring up a separate haloscan window that contains comments but no post. On the right hand side of the page, is the box for you to post your comment.

Blogger software, since you are signed in, will automatically post your name. Just type away and then click on post this comment.

Ah! I was looking for a way to put my response right after the comment. I guess I don’t get to do that. okay, that will make it easier. Also, tomorrow I’m arranging for a new gmail account just for the blog. that way I can keep track of email and comments on the blog separately from my personal/business email.

[last para removed by author, who forgot he wasn’t on gmail. getting sloppy folks, may have to turn in again…]

TRex @ 159

Suzanne @ 135

exactly, spidey. she is the shiny distraction from the real news. infotainment has taken over the media. instead of covering the destruction of our constitution, the media goes from missing white girl to missing white girl to jailed rich white girl.

Don’t forget Anna Nicole. Dead rich white girl.

And on that sobering note, I’m off to bed.

Good night, my sweet firedog friends. You guys rawwwk.

Rawwwk On, TRex!!! Nite!!!

night trex!

You’ll have to catch TRex about the phone, AK. I don’t know.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 162

Suzanne @ 157

AK, first make sure you are logged in (signed in) at your blog. Click on comments of the post you wish to respond to. Or, if on the post already, at the bottom is a link that say POST A COMMENT. That will bring up a separate haloscan window that contains comments but no post. On the right hand side of the page, is the box for you to post your comment.

Blogger software, since you are signed in, will automatically post your name. Just type away and then click on post this comment.

Ah! I was looking for a way to put my response right after the comment. I guess I don’t get to do that. okay, that will make it easier. Also, tomorrow I’m arranging for a new gmail account just for the blog. that way I can keep track of email and comments on the blog separately from my personal/business email.

Since he didn’t answer, do you know how TRex’s cell phone thing came out? If he’s having problems still, my lawyer might be able to help; he has a friend who is working up a class action lawsuit against PayPal due to their sloppy fraud enforcement.

Speaking of gmail, I had to get one to comment on your site!!!

CTuttle @ 145

Bob Schacht @ 140

Neil is no longer the #1 Progressive, by any means. Both Mazie and Dan Akaka rank ahead of him. I think Neil is slipping a bit. See ratings at Progressive Punch.

Bob in HI

Uhoh, sounds like he is getting too used to the Beltway! I’ve loved Mary Chapin Carpenter, ever since I saw her Alexandria, La.!!! Dixie Chicks rule, also!!! 8-)

Progressive Punch Ranks our representatives as follows (second figure is “progressive score”):

Rep. Mazie Hirono: ranks 2/433(T), 98.52
Sen. Daniel Akaka: ranks 17/100, 91.20
Rep. Neil Abercrombie: ranks 114/433, 87.10
Sen. Daniel Inouye: ranks 37/100, 82.13

And for reference,
Sen. Joe Lieberman: ranks 46/100, 76.70

Bob in HI

Suzanne @ 164

You’ll have to catch TRex about the phone, AK. I don’t know.

sorry. I’m so comfortable here at the Lake, I tend to forget it’s not a real gathering of people and everyone can “hear” everything you type. If he’s not bringing it up, i suspect we should let sleeping therapods lie.

Alfred Kelgarries @ 154

But until we figure out the missing X we won’t really know.

I think about that. We know so much more about everything so quickly, as computers assist us assimilate and correlate data collected old ways and new. Why only four? was a sort of snarky question, anyway.

Bob Schacht @ 167

CTuttle @ 145

Uhoh, sounds like he is getting too used to the Beltway! I’ve loved Mary Chapin Carpenter, ever since I saw her Alexandria, La.!!! Dixie Chicks rule, also!!! 8-)

Progressive Punch Ranks our representatives as follows (second figure is “progressive score”):

Rep. Mazie Hirono: ranks 2/433(T), 98.52
Sen. Daniel Akaka: ranks 17/100, 91.20
Rep. Neil Abercrombie: ranks 114/433, 87.10
Sen. Daniel Inouye: ranks 37/100, 82.13

And for reference,
Sen. Joe Lieberman: ranks 46/100, 76.70

Bob in HI

Notice the higher ranks are the Outer Islers! Oahu Sux!!! ;-)

montag @ 160

Ed*ard Teller @ 156

Paul Simon was a key player in the heightening of awareness in the USA about the pernicious evil of the last white South African regime. I wish he could find a way to be so eloquent about the similar situation in the Bantustans of the West Bank.

Unfortunately, there’s no Palestinian equivalent of Ladysmith Black Mombaza. If the inroad is music, there’s been damned little of that coming out of the occupied territories, from what I can gather.

There’s always music, always will be particular with those under incredible hardship. The problem is getting it to the outside world. And that region is treated? It’d be a rare thing to happen. *sighs* Meanwhile i’ve such a burning curiosity just to hear music from that whole region in general. Mostly because it’s not explored over here much less the atonal qualities that run through the middle east and far east.

don’t mind my geekery…^_^;;

CTuttle @ 165

Alfred Kelgarries @ 162

Ah! I was looking for a way to put my response right after the comment. I guess I don’t get to do that. okay, that will make it easier. Also, tomorrow I’m arranging for a new gmail account just for the blog. that way I can keep track of email and comments on the blog separately from my personal/business email.

Since he didn’t answer, do you know how TRex’s cell phone thing came out? If he’s having problems still, my lawyer might be able to help; he has a friend who is working up a class action lawsuit against PayPal due to their sloppy fraud enforcement.

Speaking of gmail, I had to get one to comment on your site!!!

yeah they’re fussy about that. Have no idea why. And thanks for all the kind words. I’ll try to live up to them.

And BTW, the reason I’m doing all this is that my mental “hairs” are all standing on end, have been ever since I read that first piece. Something is out of kilter, badly out of kilter, but I can’t tell what. So if my posts help somebody, somewhere, to figure it out in time to do whatever is needed to prevent the worrisome future my “hairs” are responding too, good. If not, well I’ve enjoyed it and others apparently have too. And that’s a lot better than average, these days.

Ed*ard Teller @ 168

Alfred Kelgarries @ 154

But until we figure out the missing X we won’t really know.

I think about that. We know so much more about everything so quickly, as computers assist us assimilate and correlate data collected old ways and new. Why only four? was a sort of snarky question, anyway.

But it is, in fact, scientifically valid. Without any solid experimental data to base my assertion on, I must defend my cardinality with other means.

aliasofwestgate @ 170

montag @ 160

Unfortunately, there’s no Palestinian equivalent of Ladysmith Black Mombaza. If the inroad is music, there’s been damned little of that coming out of the occupied territories, from what I can gather.

There’s always music, always will be particular with those under incredible hardship. The problem is getting it to the outside world. And that region is treated? It’d be a rare thing to happen. *sighs* Meanwhile i’ve such a burning curiosity just to hear music from that whole region in general. Mostly because it’s not explored over here much less the atonal qualities that run through the middle east and far east.

don’t mind my geekery…^_^;;

hey alias! done the GITS SSS yet?

montag @ 161

Ed*ard Teller @ 156

Paul Simon was a key player in the heightening of awareness in the USA about the pernicious evil of the last white South African regime. I wish he could find a way to be so eloquent about the similar situation in the Bantustans of the West Bank.

Unfortunately, there’s no Palestinian equivalent of Ladysmith Black Mombaza. If the inroad is music, there’s been damned little of that coming out of the occupied territories, from what I can gather.

You’re so, so right on this. I’ve worked with two Palestinian groups and observed several more. A rich, multicultural musical tradition – yes, multicultural in many pre-1947 villages, towns and urban quarters – has been decimated as fully as most Native American cultures were here 100 years ago.

Here’s an understatement…

In the past two years, Wall Street firms have issued investments similar to the Bear Stearns holdings, worth about $500 billion on paper. If those were to tank, the damage could be felt broadly. It would likely become harder, for instance, to get loans for everything from homebuying, which supported the economy for most of the decade, to leveraged buyouts, which have buoyed the stock market.

It’s only money…

In the coming year, interest rates on some $850 billion in mortgages are scheduled for their first increase. Over half of that is in subprime loans. That is the dangerous financial world we live in.

Quick… Rotate!

aliasofwestgate @ 170

There’s always music, always will be particular with those under incredible hardship. The problem is getting it to the outside world. And that region is treated? It’d be a rare thing to happen. *sighs* Meanwhile i’ve such a burning curiosity just to hear music from that whole region in general. Mostly because it’s not explored over here much less the atonal qualities that run through the middle east and far east.

don’t mind my geekery…^_^;;

There’s not much getting out. Life there is not conducive to recording, and even opportunities to teach kids music are diminished. (One example was the community arts center in Bil’in. It was in the middle of a cordoned-off zone, and not long after the Palestinians got the money to fix it up, the IDF seized it as a command post. Things like that go on all the time.)

Remember, this is not a temporary thing–it’s now been going on for forty years. There’s music around, particularly recorded in Egypt, but not a lot of the homegrown variety, from what I can find. If one spends most of one’s time trying to cross checkpoints and find food, there’s not much left for making music with others.

Gnome de Plume @ 41

Where was that video filmed? Some very interesting people in interesting costumes.

Probably Brixton or maybe Camden Town (not sure). My guess is somewhere in London ….

Alfred Kelgarries @ 172

CTuttle @ 165

Speaking of gmail, I had to get one to comment on your site!!!

yeah they’re fussy about that. Have no idea why. And thanks for all the kind words. I’ll try to live up to them.

And BTW, the reason I’m doing all this is that my mental “hairs” are all standing on end, have been ever since I read that first piece. Something is out of kilter, badly out of kilter, but I can’t tell what. So if my posts help somebody, somewhere, to figure it out in time to do whatever is needed to prevent the worrisome future my “hairs” are responding too, good. If not, well I’ve enjoyed it and others apparently have too. And that’s a lot better than average, these days.

What instills hope in me, is that, the sheer number of disgruntled Federal Bureaucracy types will leak like sieves, and produce KKKarl’s missing RNC e-mails!!! *g*

signing off, with a tip of the hat to new bloggers AK and ET.

boy those short naps are great!

Until your cat decides your dangling fingers are a new cat toy! Yeeeouch! Now the cat is on top of the china cabinet hissing at me and refusing to be picked up. Not to mention all the foul names in cattish it is calling me with its tail. I don’t know where she picks up that kind of language, we don’t let her out. Personally I think she uses my granddaughter’s cell minutes, since Tamara INSISTS she didn’t….hah! Got her! She’s down and streaking for the master bedroom, no doubt to report evil grandpa to the Momma.

Bottom line, I better go to bed while I can. See everyone tomorrow. Tomorrows Blog article is called Wacht Am Potomac (Watch on the Potomac…stolen from the novel about WWII)

nighty night! (poof)

g’nite punaise

sleep well AK

punaise @ 180

signing off, with a tip of the hat to new bloggers AK and ET.

Nite, Punster!!!

Suzanne @ 183

sleep well AK

Sigh, the Lake’s tide wanes again! Nite, AK!!!

Sometimes I fel sad when I see Amy. She would benefit from being with someone who just loves her and has just agape for her. She seems tender and with kind inclinations.

Just popping in here to say hey

SteveAudio @ 186

Just popping in here to say hey

Hey, SA. How goes it?

we had a great meet-up with Digby at Drinking Liberally tonight,

John Amato, RJ Eskow, and skippy were bloggers in attendance.

Oh, and me.

about time for me to head to bed myself. see ya’ll same bat time, same bat channel

hey steve audio

montag @ 188

SteveAudio @ 186

Just popping in here to say hey

Hey, SA. How goes it?

Pretty great. I just want to encourage everyone to connect in the real world, and not only the vrtual world.

Meatspace is pretty cool too.

SteveAudio @ 187

Just popping in here to say hey

Whatcha got on the Stack, Steve? I’m watching Lyle Lovett do ‘50 ways…’ at a tribute for Paul Simon!!!

And with that, good night all.

SteveAudio @ 189

we had a great meet-up with Digby at Drinking Liberally tonight,

John Amato, RJ Eskow, and skippy were bloggers in attendance.

Oh, and me.

so, tell us about it! it had to be very interesting.

CTuttle @ 192

SteveAudio @ 187

Just popping in here to say hey

Whatcha got on the Stack, Steve? I’m watching Lyle Lovett do ‘50 ways…’ at a tribute for Paul Simon!!!

Very cool!

Suzanne @ 190

about time for me to head to bed myself. see ya’ll same bat time, same bat channel

hey steve audio

Bon Nuit, Ma Cheri!!!

anybody interested in a post card of Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska from WW II stamped by Army Base 1717 on the back? picked it up at a junk sale.

CTuttle @ 178

What instills hope in me, is that, the sheer number of disgruntled Federal Bureaucracy types will leak like sieves, and produce KKKarl’s missing RNC e-mails!!! *g*

It was months and months ago when Sid Blumenthal was here, and I asked him if the whistleblowers were ready for the Dem oversight onslaught to come, and he said, approximately, “they’re everywhere.”

I don’t think we’re going to see defectors from the WH, at least in noticeable numbers. Too much kool-aid in the water coolers there.

But, I think the big bunch waiting in the wings is going to be civilians in the bureaucracy at the Pentagon, talking about political influence in contracting violations, etc.

Then it starts to get interesting.

SteveAudio @ 195

CTuttle @ 192

Whatcha got on the Stack, Steve? I’m watching Lyle Lovett do ‘50 ways…’ at a tribute for Paul Simon!!!

Very cool!

Ziggy doing Only an Emotion away!!! Kewl!!! PBS-Hawaii!!!

SteveAudio @ 190

montag @ 188

Hey, SA. How goes it?

Pretty great. I just want to encourage everyone to connect in the real world, and not only the vrtual world.

Meatspace is pretty cool too.

Digby still pleased about TBA?

montag @ 198

CTuttle @ 178

What instills hope in me, is that, the sheer number of disgruntled Federal Bureaucracy types will leak like sieves, and produce KKKarl’s missing RNC e-mails!!! *g*

It was months and months ago when Sid Blumenthal was here, and I asked him if the whistleblowers were ready for the Dem oversight onslaught to come, and he said, approximately, “they’re everywhere.”

I don’t think we’re going to see defectors from the WH, at least in noticeable numbers. Too much kool-aid in the water coolers there.

But, I think the big bunch waiting in the wings is going to be civilians in the bureaucracy at the Pentagon, talking about political influence in contracting violations, etc.

Then it starts to get interesting.

My money is on the DoJ! Interior, might have some juicy tidbits lying around too!!! Hmmm… Should get mighty hot within the Beltway, Summer and all…!!! ;-)

spiderpaws @ 197

anybody interested in a post card of Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska from WW II stamped by Army Base 1717 on the back? picked it up at a junk sale.

interesting.

for Suzanne. And any other facebook pups…

CTuttle @ 199

SteveAudio @ 195

Very cool!

Ziggy doing Only an Emotion away!!! Kewl!!! PBS-Hawaii!!!

Now they’re showing Paul’s tribute to Joltin Joe in Yankee Stadium!!!

Alas, the Lake grows still, with that I shall bid a fond adieu!!! Aloha Oe!!!

There’s not much getting out. Life there is not conducive to recording, and even opportunities to teach kids music are diminished. (One example was the community arts center in Bil’in. It was in the middle of a cordoned-off zone, and not long after the Palestinians got the money to fix it up, the IDF seized it as a command post. Things like that go on all the time.)

Remember, this is not a temporary thing–it’s now been going on for forty years. There’s music around, particularly recorded in Egypt, but not a lot of the homegrown variety, from what I can find. If one spends most of one’s time trying to cross checkpoints and find food, there’s not much left for making music with others.

That’s what i’d figured. The thing is the music will likely persist as a purely cultural thing. Lullabies from mothers, traditional songs having to do with rites of passage and the like. Little things, a simple song for the few joys they know. Those won’t be recorded–but they’ll still be there. I’d love to see what would happen with a real arts program that could get hte recordings out, but it likely won’t happen any time in the 20 years at the rate we’re going. That’s if they manage to make it another 20 years.

It’s still a crime that its’ happening, and i blame both sides for being too obstinate to bother trying to make even a bit of peace. That slow eradication has been going on longer than i’ve been alive. An incredible thought there.

Hey. Anyone still awake?

Mornin’ all!

twolf1 @ 207

Mornin’ all!

Good morning.

Mornin’, twolf1! (Marion, you here yet?)

oh, my TexB – bad night?

Hi TexB, ixnay. Coffee’s almost done….

ixnay @ 210

oh, my TexB – bad night?

Not in pain. Just hard to sleep with the light and sound show outside. (Central Texas storms)

Last Throes™ Report 6-28-07

20 beheaded bodies found in Iraq

Twenty beheaded bodies were discovered Thursday on the banks of the Tigris River southeast of Baghdad, two Iraqi police officers said.

The dead — all men aged 20 to 40 years old — had their hands and legs bound, and some of the heads were found next to the bodies, the officers said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.

Bombs kill 25 in Baghdad, 3 UK troops in Basra

A car bomb killed 25 people on Thursday at a busy intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers…

In the southern city of Basra, a roadside bomb killed three British soldiers and seriously wounded another in the early hours of Thursday, the British military said.

Good morning twolf, you’re up mighty early :)

Cheney Unbound
By David S. Broder

…What they [Barton Gellman and Jo Becker] discovered, in a year of work that reveals more about the inner workings of this White House than any previous reporting, is a vice president who used the broad authority given him by a complaisant chief executive to bend the decision-making process to his own ends and purposes, often overriding Cabinet officers and other executive branch officials along the way…

egregious @ 214

Good morning twolf, you’re up mighty early :)

Mornin’ egregious. You’re up egregiously early too.

What up ya’ll!

1,567 DAYS AND THE KILLIN’ GOES ON AND ON AND.

Goood mornin’ Firepup Patriots and others who have the courage to hang out in dangerous places. Let’s not ferget the kidz sweatin’ it out in the desert, jest tryin ta keep each other alive until their country returns to sanity. No peace until they’re home.

KEEP THE FAITH BUT DO THE WORK!!

Hey raven, norske—

Good to see ya. Coffee?

Fired Prosecutor Says Gonzales Pushed Death Penalty

Paul K. Charlton, one of nine U.S. attorneys fired last year, told members of Congress yesterday that Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales has been overzealous in ordering federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty, including in an Arizona murder case in which no body had been recovered…

1,567 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..

Make mine sraight up…I’m workin’ ’til 0730 CDT.

KEEP THE FAITH ALL THEY GOT LEFT IS OUR MONEY!!

NorskeFlamethrower @ 218

1,567 DAYS AND THE KILLIN’ GOES ON AND ON AND.

Goood mornin’ Firepup Patriots and others who have the courage to hang out in dangerous places. Let’s not ferget the kidz sweatin’ it out in the desert, jest tryin ta keep each other alive until their country returns to sanity. No peace until they’re home.

KEEP THE FAITH BUT DO THE WORK!!

Putting together a care package for my buddy in the 2nd ID. Dumb ass graduated from college and joined up. 11B20 stationed in Anbar.

egregious @ 219

Hey raven, norske—

Good to see ya. Coffee?

The bride, the pup and I are about to set off on our morning hike to the bakery for our soy milk Jittery Joes!

Good morning, pups. The NYT has Cohen, Egan and Kristof this morning, writing about Blair’s legacy, farm subsidies, and climate change.

http://mgpaquin.wordpress.com/

Coffee and tea are ready, and the biscuits are hot out of the oven. Have a grand day.

1,567 DAYZ AND THYE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..

Citizen Raven and the Firepup Patriots:

I remember listenin’ to my father and grandfather, both of whom earned Purple Hearts while Dad got Silver and Bronze Stars ta go along…they both lamented the hubris and hormonal stupidity of the young male and his sense of adventure. Don’t be angry with yer buddy, jest hold him close ta yer thoughts and be there for ‘im when he gets home…AND THROW THE BASTARDS OUT WHO LET ‘IM GO OVER THERE!!

KEEP THE FAITH WITH THE YOUNGSTERS…WE CAN’T AFFORD TA LOSE THE FUTURE ALONG WITH OUR PAST!!

NorskeFlamethrower @ 225

1,567 DAYZ AND THYE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..

Citizen Raven and the Firepup Patriots:

I remember listenin’ to my father and grandfather, both of whom earned Purple Hearts while Dad got Silver and Bronze Stars ta go along…they both lamented the hubris and hormonal stupidity of the young male and his sense of adventure. Don’t be angry with yer buddy, jest hold him close ta yer thoughts and be there for ‘im when he gets home…AND THROW THE BASTARDS OUT WHO LET ‘IM GO OVER THERE!!

KEEP THE FAITH WITH THE YOUNGSTERS…WE CAN’T AFFORD TA LOSE THE FUTURE ALONG WITH OUR PAST!!

Aw, I’m not mad at him. I try to send some geedunk as often as possible and hope for the best. Seeings that I joined on my 17th and then, after my tour in Korea, me and three buddies at Ft Lewis paid a guy in post replacement to get us into an outfit going to the Nam it would be pretty silly to be mad.

From WaPo…

Proof that privatization of Government is a big bad idea. Hey, isn’t the foundation of Republican thought? Turns out they were as wrong as the Communist Russia where they basically had the same problem – no competition, which breeds fraud, complacency, mismanagment, etc. Stupid Republicans.

Roughly half of the money spent on all federal contracts in 2006 was awarded with little or no competition, according to a congressional report released yesterday.

snip

The report also said that audits and investigations had found that 187 contracts, valued at $1.1 trillion, “have been plagued by waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement.”

A New Hampshire presidential poll by WHDH-TV and Suffolk University shows that local Democrats prefer Al Gore to any of the current contenders.

Check it out

1,567 DAYZ AND THE KILLIN’ GOEZ ON AND ON AND..

Citizen Renee in Ohio and the Firepup Patriots:

Yes, when are the move3rs and shakers in the Democratic Party gunna turn on the lights and open their eyes…Al Gore is not only the most popular accross the board with the base but is the only candidate (includin’ my guy Edwards) who could herd the cats and prima donnas in Congress and deny the oligarchy free reign.

KEEP THE FAITH AND DO THE WORK…GOD IS WATCHIN’!!

Mornin’ all!

Mornin’ Joe “talkin’ sausage-making” with Ron Paul. Recounts when he voted against something Jerry Lewis wanted and he was ever after tagged.

In Congress, you’re either an insider or an independent. They won’t forget.

Scarborough blasting both Republicans and Dems this morning. “Who the hell do the Americans look to.”

Now Mornin’ Joe repeating the Time story about Mitt “Vacation” Romney’s dog story.

Bears repeating: Sicc ‘im, Kobe.

Going to Scummy Shrummy and Acid Annie next. Whazza matter, Annie, can’t handle the grownups? Turning channel now. Sorry, can’t liveblog, must wrestle remote from Mr. Sunshine’s fingers….

‘Morning, FirePups. Everybody perking along nicely, I see.

twolf1, thanks for the WaPo articles; is it just me, or does Broder’s article seem as if it were written by a more lucid ghostwriter?

No surprises on the USA testimony story; we knew that there was a problem with the death penalty. Bush was the driving force behind the policy of increase its use.

Hey, Rayne,

No surprises on the USA testimony story; we knew that there was a problem with the death penalty. Bush was the driving force behind the policy of increase its use.

Bush is channeling his inner Saddam….

Disgusting, yes, Prairie Sunshine?

Party of Life, my arse.

It’s suspected that the death penalty might have been used as a wedge in my home state of Michigan as well, leading to the possible ouster of U.S. Attorney Margaret Chiara. No firm trail of information since Chiara has been extremely closed mouthed, and Congress hasn’t forced her to talk. The problem in MI is that the death penalty is not part of the state’s culture; it’s been outlawed for over a hundred years here. If it is discovered that Gonzo was pushing it here, it will do considerable damage to Bush’s basement JAR within the remaining fundie base in this state.

Somehow it’s fitting that Jane’s FireDogLake has been hot on trail of these natural born killers. I just hope the outcome is better…

New thread, by the way.

[Mods: please let the ghosts-in-the-machine know that the site still “spins” whenever hitting Submit Comment or Refresh Comments after a new post has been published, as if stuck in a loop. thanks.]

fahrender @ 98

LoudounLib @ 40

Holy crap — now I worry about her!

i like the saftig look. and i agree about the beehive, TR. all in all though i just hope she stays healthy …..

I noticed the linked article is about a year old. She certainly doesn’t look that thin in the video, thank goodness.

Yep, totally ripped off from Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, and the Motown funk brothers. See:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz-UvQYAmbg