Time for these women to tell him where to go.

And when.

Any woman who would let John McCain tell them what they are and are not allowed to do is not a woman that we here at FDL can respect, really!

And how sad is it? She has no need for that parasite!

Isn’t that the truth!

Did anyone else think the military folks marched a lot more mellowly today at the concert? Was I dreaming?

What a sad scene John McCain has left for himself. War hero, okay we will give this to him, but a great American, I will not. There are too many “anomalies” in his record to afford him the status of great American. I just don’t care what anyone else has to say on the subject. the Keating Five incident is just one anomaly, there are many others.

Get back in that kitchen and tell Maria to make me a pie!

What kind of pie would you like/s

Chicken pot pie, or something sweet? These ads on the right are enough to make anyone puke, though.

I must say I make great pie…anti/s

I would only make pie for a progressive though…..Obama does like pie, so I am proud to say I make a great pie…

Nothing quite like a wonderful pie. I’ll take peach.

When peaches are in season, I will happily send you a peach pie…:P

Make that a :0

sorry I meant it to be a ;-)

I’m older and not very good at the signs, please forgive me…

How long before Sasha loses it? My daughter would have made a mark by now!!

I’ll take any! ;~)

because I am older I DO make a very good pie though, do not belittle this ability….Good pie is good pie. I make a mean flaky tasty crust.

I say that she will have “issues” soon as a teenager, who wouldn’t, seriously, particularly as a teenage girl?

please put me on the list tooo..

strawberry-rhubarb or raspberry. mmmmmm

I live in the Camarillo, Oxnard, Somis area of Ventura County in California, we have the best strawberries, I swear. I can send you homemade jam, or pie if you would like during the season, which begins in March.

Google our strawberries:-)

Obama’s favorite pie, which he spoke often about on the campaign trail was sweet potato. Pie is important…. :-)

I have a 22 year old daughter who has never tasted a pie of any kind. It’s the weirdest thing. I’ve made pies over the years, and she has never tasted one. Sad.

sophie, you are a gracious and generous woman.

I’ll settle for a virtual strawberry treat – not sure transcontinental travel would agree with a pie.

That’s amazing. Is she a particular eater or is it just pie?

How could anyone not eat pie. I swear a good pie is as good as anything made on god’s green earth. Whether it is a fruit pie like apple, cherry, strawberry, banana, or peach or a squash pie like pumpkin, or a nut pie like pecan, walnut or macadamia, or chocolate or lemon merangue. Then there are the savorie pies like chicken, beef, or seafood potpies, or eggbassed quiches like quiche lorraine or mushroom and spinach. How can you not like pie?

She’s just not an experimental eater. My younger daughter eats all kinds of foods, including sushi, many of which I won’t try. (octopus, etc.)

Check this, from the WaPo:

On the dawn of this historic inauguration, I have reflected on the times that my father and I were able to share together. Even as a child, I knew that he was doing something big, though I was not quite sure of the magnitude. I’ve remembered the time I was teased by classmates who called my father a “jailbird.” When I came home from school in tears, my mother told me that “your father goes to jail to make the world a better place for all God’s children.” I went back to school with a new sense of pride.

ah but I believe a pie can travel well, or strawberrie jam can……

No intiendo! I love pie!

Woops, Martin Luther King lll.

My strawberry jam is mostly strawberries and a tiny bit of sugar. I don’t need pectin, which is normally used in jam making, because the strawberries are soooooo good. We are one of the strawberry capitals of the world….

This is almost as sad as the part in “Pretty Woman” when Julia isn’t allowed to shop at the nice store (wiping tear). The boyz in Sturgis are gonna be just as pissed as when the EmEssEm disses Britney. I hope this isn’t going to change her commitment to do “Camo Honeys: Desert Butt Blasters V” with Dana Vagino.

I looked back through the thread…thought you left a link to your strawberry fields.

The strawberries grow just yards from my house. Just a fact.

Even though Obama kicked his keester, just think about how many Americans actually voted for the freakshow know as McInsane/Paylin. Tens of millions thought that they should be in one of the most powerful jobs in the world. Shrub was bad enough, but these two?!?! Truly disturbing.

Great.

That was a shocker. But we won…

If I knew how to link anything I would link you all to get the best strawberries during the season that anyone could get. The farm stand for them is less then a mile from my house, as are the fields from which they grow. I don’t want to anger the lurking mod although my email is sophiehunter at live.com, for jam and/or pies during the season, March through August.

Great Essay by MLK III, thanks LooHoo!

Here’s an odd quote from the wapo:

But the most accomplished public servants will be in demand regardless, said lobbyist Tony Podesta, whose brother, John, co-chairs Obama’s transition team.

“I think the reports of their unmarketability are exaggerated,” Podesta said. “If you’re an economist at Treasury and you’re smart and skillful, I don’t think the fact that Bush was president and Democrats found him to be unpopular will kill anyone’s chances of finding a good job.”

Democrats found him to be unpopular Spoken like a true flack.

Good morning, pups. It’s Kristol, Cohen and Krugman today. That bloodthirsty festering boil on the ass of humanity Bloody Billy Kristol has excreted a thing called “The Next War President.” He says like President Bush before him, Barack Obama knows he, too, will be a war president and that the decisions he makes as commander in chief will be his most consequential. Bouncing rubble gives Bloody Billy a woody… Mr. Cohen gives us “Start the Fire,” a tribute to President-elect Barack Obama, with apologies to Billy Joel. Mr. Krugman discusses “Wall Street Voodoo,” and how many influential people in Washington seem to believe that by performing elaborate financial rituals we can keep dead banks walking.

Here they are.

The coffee, tea and hot chocolate are ready, and the biscuits are out of the oven. Approximately 29 hours and 40 minutes to go. Has there been any word on W’s pardon dump yet? 7888888888 (Hoover has taken up numerology, and may be trying to convey something.) Have a great day.

See the top bar on your computer? ( the http:// gizmo)? When you get to the site you want to share, click on it. When it’s blue, go to Edit at the top of your computer, and copy.

Highlight the word you want to use to share your site, hit control v (or command v on a macintosh) and edit to paste. Then just hit submit comment.

Octopus seems a waste of chewing energy. Much like eating rubber bands.

I can’t make myself eat octopus.

I was tickled at Cindy’s appearance at the GOP convention — introducing John. I swear to you — she was just like Ellen Griswold from all the “Vacation” movies. Remember when Cindy clutched the microphone, saying in a heartfelt way, “I love John with all my heart.” Exactly like Ellen saying she loved Clark “with all my heart.”

“The Next War President.”

Have Congress declared war? When did that happen? My understanding is that America is engaged in two illegal occupations of sovereign countries. Less than thirty hours of the WH asshole…. a long 30 hours.

I remember. I thought she’d puke into the microphone. Guess I was projecting.

Would not have dreamed fruit pies would travel, but I trust your expertise
and much appreciated the cornstarch lesson.

the decisions he makes as commander in chief will be his most consequential.

dream on bill…

What I don’t understand is how Cindy would have been able to dance with that washing machine tied to her ankle anyway!

HI KayinMAine. We got another foot to shovel how about you…. is it still snowing and, most importantly, are you going to be deathly ill tomorrow so you just have to stay home and watch the festivities?

She’s alleged to be a perfectionist – perhaps she *just can’t* walk away from John, washing machine or not. Sad.

Morning,
racist creeps out in force this morning on WJ

7:45-8:15 RON WALTERS
University of Maryland
Government & Politics Professor http://www.umd.edu
American Leadership Center – Director http://www.academy.umd.edu

Topic: Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy and his affect on the Obama Presidency. Dr. Walters will discuss the role that the Voting Rights Act played in the election of Barack Obama as president.

8:15-9:00 ROBERT SCHLESINGER
Author, “White House Ghosts”
U.S. News & World Report
Deputy Editor http://www.usnews.com

Topic: Pres.-elect Barack Obama will become the 44th President of the United States and deliver his inauguration speech from the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Guest will discuss the history of inauguration speeches and the role of speechwriters.

9:00-10:00 Newspaper Articles/Phones/Hits & Phoners on Inaugural Preparation

9:00 Lisa Farbstein
@ Newdesk Metro
Media Relations Director http://www.wmata.com

Topic: Discuss ways to get around the city on Inauguration Day, security concerns, as well as the additional cost to Metro.

9:20 SAL LAURO
@ Newdesk U.S. Park Police
Chief http://www.nps.gov

Topic: Guest joins us to discuss the role of the park police in Tuesday’s inauguration, as well as give advice and suggestions for those attending the inauguration.

9:30 MALCOLM WILEY
U.S. Secret Service
Spokesman http://www.secretservice.gov

Topic: Guest will discuss security issues surrounding the Inauguration and reports of closing checkpoints as crowds reach capacity.

9:40 BOB RYAN
News 4
Chief Meteorologist http://www.nbcwashington.com

Topic: A look at what we can expect tomorrow for Inauguration Day weather & how the weather has impacted past inaugurations.

That bloodthirsty festering boil on the ass of humanity Bloody Billy Kristol has excreted a thing called “The Next War President.”

But, don’t mince your words, tell us what you really think, Marion.

So, has Bush shipped Saddam’s pistol out to the Skull & Bones tomb yet?

gift wrapped

….. we can keep dead banks walking. …….

Maybe one of Sarah Palin’s pastors could help with that !

Top of the morning to ya !!

One more day !!!

Yep. We got @ 10 more inches of snow. *sigh* Spring coming yet?

I would love to see that…Cindy dragging a washing machine behind her. ;-)

Good morning, Elliott. Thanks for your Oxdown post on Andrew Wyeth. I greatly admired the sort of bleak beauty of his work.

I’ve also always been a been fan of the folk revival music of my youth, and was curious about Pete Seeger’s age. Wiki says he is 90. He jogged off the stage yesterday, at the Lincoln Memorial.

Morning!
thanks.
wow, you’re right Seeger is energetic. Gotta love that guy.

Pete Seeger’s 90 ? He looked old when I was a kid !

Back to back storms here 9″ on Saturday 6 inches more last night .
Damn I gotta shovel that shit!!

Swim’s up

Good Morning, Since Mc has such outdated ideas of the place of the li’l woman, Sarah big mouth must have driven him all the more crazy. How did he pick her?

A fresh, well prepared tentacule is rare. I’m a fan.

On the Cindy front, I’ve believed that she wanted to be first lady at any cost. And even after the sound trashings her bad flyboy took last year, she still thinks she might get there. Creating realities, living in a fully delusional bubble is all she has left.

I never listen to these celebrityreality tv shows, but, I might have made an exception to watch that disaster.

It must get lonely out there in the wilderness. From the Krugman column:

What I suspect is that policy makers —possibly without realizing it— are gearing up to attempt a bait-and-switch: a policy that looks like the cleanup of the savings and loans, but in practice amounts to making huge gifts to bank shareholders at taxpayer expense, disguised as “fair value” purchases of toxic assets.

Wonder what kind of odds Krugman really would give on their “realizing it?” He ascribes their reluctance to a dread of even raising the question of nationalization of the banks. Fair enough, but back of that ideological allergy is the insistence of insiders at these ghosts that they not take a penny of loss —that TARP and the like make them whole at public expense by purchasing the trash at contract, rather than actual, value. If government will not do that, these insiders are then perfectly happy to drift along into the nearest whirlpool, even if large chunks of the rest of the economy be dragged under with them.

If there were such a thing as a bank that was a good corporate citizen, it would have recognized its obvious losses and proceeded from there on its own months, maybe a couple of years, ago.

Oh honestly, Cindy doesn’t want to go on TV and John is simply taking the heat for her. Marriage kabuki. How could she anyway, with the battered arm from so much handshaking. She’s not one to suffer the masses very well.