Are you sure the people doing the stoning were Yezidi? Or are you using ‘they’ to refer to ‘people in that part of the world in general’?

Suzanne @ 330

If the rumor that Rove was pushed out by 41 and co, then cheney is going to be pushing back like that wounded coyote jane wrote about so long ago.

Perhaps these Iran articles are part of Cheney’s pushback to retain his power over 43?

I don’t think either Bush the Younger or Rove give a flying flatulence what “41″ thinks. If either his father or mother is lecturing him, his first impulse would be to push back–to do exactly the opposite of what they thought was best.

It’s his nature.

That’s true. But Bush 41, Baker, Scowcroft et al. are not just “thinking.” They have their own resources to push back with. And remember that Poppy spent some time in the CIA.

They don’t want to *ruin* Bush 43; they’re just into damage control– including damage to the family name. And right now, damage control means keeping Bush 43 from doing anything dangerously moronic or stupid. Which includes heading off a whole passel-full of Cheney plots and subterfuges, I’d imagine.

I suspect maybe they don’t want the water poisoned for Jeb a few years hence.

Bob in HI

Bob Schacht @ 303

I’m much more impressed by a gal with her own tools, who knows how to used them, than I am with a foul-mouthed fem. The former radiates competence and ability to do something positive. The latter makes me suspect an angry nag. Guess who I’d rather spend time with?

Bob in HI

bob, you DO know the “foul mouthed fem-blog” stuff is from the press release susan collins press guy put out today because a vlogger is following her around with a video camera….we’re mocking it to annoy the trolls who may be watching or dropping by…

sorry if i’m teaching grandpa to suck eggs here…(I have NO idea what that aphorism is based on and I don’t think I WANT to…)

Al,
Yes, but some seemed to be wearing the “foul-mouthed fem-bloggers” label as a badge of pride. I appreciate your note because at times I am snark-impaired.

However, I really can understand the temptation to wear the “foul-mouthed fem-bloggers” label as a badge of pride! Back in the day of the John Birch society, when they were writing down names of “Commie sympathizers” in their doomsday books, some of us wanted our names thus inscribed as a badge of honor. I mean, if the John Birch society called you a dirty stinking Commie, then, well, you were really someone special!

So, for example, if Jane is on Susan Collins’ list of “foul-mouthed fem-bloggers,” then I tip my hat to her (Jane), and if she self-identifies with Collins’ list whether or not she’s on it, then I’d love to spend some time with her, too (although I would hope that I would not have to forego some face time with NewDealFarmGrll and her box of tools :-)

Bob in HI

wesgpc @ 148

It’s the little things that count in manliness.

Gently clue in the chicks that they are out of their frilly little depth and chuckle if they try to talk abouit ‘man’ things, which is war. If they try to talk abouit foreign policy or other countries and are not talking about war, pat them on the head and say ‘Aww, honey, don’t bother your pretty little head about that.’

If they talk about foreign policy and do talk about war, do the same thing. Unless they go total genocidal maniac, in which case, consult a man-expert and see if she really means it, and an exception should be made.

Mix all your food up on the plate, no matter what it is, and say “Waal, gee, it’s gonna get mixed up down thar anyhoo, har har.”

Always drink milk from the carton. Spill some.

Toilet seat up. (Unless you have a habit of sitting down on the rim in the middle of the night, especially in winter. Get some counseling about yoiur toilet habits in that case and get it fixed. Toilet seat should be up).

Burp.

Fart.

Scratch.

Yawn.

Shirk.

Pick.

Laze.

Order.

Follow the leader of the pack. This is important. Dogs and wolves are man animaals. Watch them carefully and follow their wisdom. This includes ass sniffing. If you don’t know how to sniff ass in polite symbolic way among humans, get my new bestseller at manly news stands everywhere. Lady dogs sniff ass too (I said they were man animals, didn’t I) But don’t let any wimmin kin do it, no matter how manly you are making your family.

Find your inner strawboss.

Raise your leg to pee. At least in spirit. My book on how to do that will be coming out soon.

Be sure people understand the philosophy deep wisdom and foundational logic of neo-retro man life: Do it, or can o’ whoop ass.

(had to go rummage around for this one)

Three men were sitting together bragging about how they had given their new wives duties.

The first man had married a woman from Iowa, and bragged that he had told his wife she was going to do all the dishes and house cleaning that needed to be done at their house. He said that it took a couple days but on the third day he came home to a clean house and the dishes were all washed and put away.

The second man had married a woman from Wisconsin. He bragged that he had given his wife orders that she was to do all the cleaning, dishes, and the cooking. He told them that the first day he didn’t see any results, but the next day it was better. By the third day, his house was clean, the dishes were done, and he had a huge dinner on the table.

The third man had married a Minnesota girl. He boasted that he told her that her duties were to keep the house cleaned, dishes washed, lawn mowed, laundry washed and hot meals on the table for every meal. He said the first day he didn’t see anything, the second day he didn’t see anything, but by the third day most of the swelling had gone down and he could see a little out of his left eye. Enough to fix himself a bite to eat, load the dishwasher, and telephone a landscaper.

Us Minnesota women know how to treat a man!

There’s Better Times a’comin’ (Jimmy Martin)

Verse 2:

Well Mary Lou could pull a plow if only I would let her
She’s twice as strong as any ox but looks a little better
I didn’t kiss that Mary Lou but once and then I had to leave her
She made my collar get too high and start the burning fever

There’s various male chauvinist versions of this verse, such as riffing off the line “but looks a little better”, e.g. “and doesn’t smell much better”, as well as whole sale re-writing of the last two lines by various errant wits. Its a popular song at Bluegrass festivals, where hen-pecked male chauvinist pigs are in abundant supply.

Bob in HI

Hope we’re around to enjoy it!

Who knew all the talk of Star Wars and the Empire back in 1977 were presaging the dawning of a reconfigured America.

It will take more than all the kings horses though.

-GSD

Cheers and stay loose.

Thank you both very much — this is what we have been working towards all along.

Even though Rove is a short-timer, He’s still there. People forget that. We shouldn’t.

No electable republicans left — it’ll be a bait and switch somehow (Like Ford). There is a great danger that the new configuration will not allow elections however.