My brother went to high school with Schilling. Guess what, he was an asshole then too.

Tangent Man wants to make sure the good people of Massachusetts are wearing their long sleeved shirts, ties and jackets at all times. Andy’ll larn ‘em — no laissez faire locker room experience for them.

Thanks for the post, Attaturk and good morning all.

Does this mean that Andy has spent enough time with his family? Or….perhaps his family is encouraging his return to politics?

Good morning, pups. Prof. Krugman is off, so it’s solo Bobo. In “The Dime Standard” he says President Obama rested the credibility of his presidency on the assurance that his health plan will not add a dime to the deficit. He also refers to an extinct species, something I seem to remember from when I was younger, before Newt Gingrich began exterminating them — the “intelligent Republican.”

Here he is.

The coffee and tea are ready, and I’ve got blueberry pancakes this morning. Does anyone have any clever ideas on how to train a cat (stop laughing — I can hear that, you know) to stay off a dining table? Hoover has all of a sudden decided that it’s his favorite place, even though he knows it’s off limits to kittehs… Any and all suggestions will be gratefully received. Have a great day.

Andy Card has no chance of winning whatsoever. Curt Schilling even less. The one Republican that Massachusetts residents might vote for would be former Governor Bill Weld who is a fiscal conservative and moderate to liberal with respect to educational, environmental and social matters.

He’s the guy that Governor Deval Patrick should appoint to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat on an interim basis if he gets that power. Weld has a powerful intellect and integrity qualities that are in short supply in both parties. I would feel better about the chances for real health care reform with a guy like Weld than a Democratic party hack that will roll over to endorse the Obama health care reform giveaway to the private health insurance industry.

The sole reason that Obama/Emmanuel want an interim appointment is to get a patsy who will vote for their health care giveaway bill. They want nothing to do with an independent appointee (small “i” independent) who will vote for a real health care reform bill or not at all.

Card couldn’t egt elected dog catcher. The only caveat would be a health care reform bill that hoses ordinary Americans. Then you might see a backlash sufficient to get Card elected.

As for me, I didn’t know Schilling was an asshole (so out of the loop) but I’d love to see Andy Card face some real questioning. I’d love to see him run and just maybe he’d be asked his views on changing privacy rules via drugged-up Attorney Generals.

OT-So now Obama’s speech has given healthcare reform a boost. Big effing deal. Any votes planned or are we just waiting for the buzz to go away so that we can do nothing?

Let’s burn Schilling’s Jersey and Bloody Sock.
The guy is an egofuckingidiot.

Card: All hail UMass…

We know why he didn’t float this trial balloon immediately upon Kennedy’s passing: common decency because “from a marketing point of view, you don’t introduce new products in August.”

Morning all, Happy friday.
Doesn’t Andrew Card currently live in Virginia?

Watching CNN. Wilson’s blaming Obama for his outburst(via statement, not in person).

GM’s offering you your money back if you don’t like your car. Mr. Solai sells Chevys. He’s still trying to get his cash for clunkers, now he’ll be dealing with returns. lol

As I understand it Schilling isn’t eligible to run, as he’s not a registered Republican.

Does anyone have any clever ideas on how to train a cat (stop laughing — I can hear that, you know) to stay off a dining table?

I have found that a note posted just above the food dish was quite helpful. Keep it simple such as “Please keep off the dining room table when we are watching. Thank you”

Wow, who could have predicted a Republican would blame somebody else for his own failures? /sarcasm

The one Republican that Massachusetts residents might vote for would be former Governor Bill Weld who is a fiscal conservative and moderate to liberal with respect to educational, environmental and social matters.

Not a hope in hell for Mr Bill. He was/is so wrapped up in the Big Dig scandal that he even had to drop out of the “race” for NY Gov.

Does anyone have any clever ideas on how to train a cat (stop laughing — I can hear that, you know) to stay off a dining table?

Yeah, when you figure that out, please let me know as well. I can’t even set a water glass anywhere less than 8 feet off the ground or the cats will be drinking out of it the second I’m not looking.

Oh Shit. I apologize to all ( well except one) for feeding a bloody troll. Sorry ’bout that.

Eight years ago today. Andrew Card at the very beginning at the clip.

Does anyone else remember?

Snort! Thanks… I’ll try that. I may add something to the effect that I’ve always wanted a gray furry bathmat…

Ooooh. Crunchy?

mouse traps

Card again. At 0:27.

Card again at 1:51.

I swear to god Mornin Joe is holding Pawlenty’s feet to the fire on death panels!!

Does anyone have any clever ideas on how to train a cat (stop laughing — I can hear that, you know) to stay off a dining table?

You have to associate “unpleasant” with “table top” for them somehow. A super soaker worked pretty well for me, but my cats hated getting wet. Some cats don’t seem to mind as much.

IN Canada and UK they TRIAGE heath care!!!!

Marion,

We used to have a “zap mat” that could be placed on various surfaces and would deliver a small jolt when the kitteh landed there. It seemed to work pretty well. Warning, embarrassment can occur if the mat is forgotten. We had a futon that one kitteh liked for more than just lounging, so we put the mat inside the cover and turned it up to the maximum setting. A life insurance salesman came calling and sat at the wrong spot before we could kill the power. His training held up–the smile never left his face as we could hear a crackle across the room. [He got the sale; after all he proved his dedication to his cause…]

watching that maroon sit there is soooooooooo galling,any one of those kids would have the sense TO GET UP AND DO SOMETHING!!!!

poetic justice!!!!!

HOW??? do you watch that stuff…………shots?

clean and sober for 16 years!

try tin foil….they no likey

i thought mebbe Novocaine

my 34 was to you….g

they do everywhere……………….kerrist on a commode

Back later — Thanks for all the kitteh responses! Given Hoover’s stubborn streak (he has the courage of his convictions) I may have to try a double-barrelled approach, perhaps tin foil and a squirt bottle, but you’ve given me some good strategies.

Andy Card, once again thinks he is really important. Important enough to be in power again.

These people have serious mental problems.

Actually, yes I do. But if your kitties are all grown up, it may be too late.
You can try a product called “Repel” they hate it. spray it on paper towels and put them all over areas you don’t want the cat to jump on. Trick is to keep renewing the scent every day. Sometimes you can reconstitute it with a few drops of water.
The best deterrent I have is my burglar alarm, set to pick anything above waist level of a human. When the Repel didn’t work as well as I wanted, the alarm going off ( cats hate loud noises)would bring them to god.
THE main thing is train them young and train them to say off EVERYTHING you don’t want them on. Yelling works wonders too. Never hit them. Or they’ll never trust you again.
Mine are now totally trained.
But they have lots of kitty furniture to climb on and scratch…so it saves my furniture too. Good luck.

By the by, I’d heard about the Andy Card thing and my stomach turned over to think of a neocon in Kennedy’s seat Bleh

Hey, my best cat ever was named Hoover! I named him partly in honor of the stock market crash of 1987, when I got him.

My wife suggests putting low-tack double-sided tape on the table to discourage the cat. Or put something on the table that scares the cat. Like a bigger cat.

Proud to be a UMass Boston alum. Way to go mates!

I have to believe the people of Massachusetts won’t let this seat go to a Republican.

I hope the Democrats end up with a decent candidate and have a comprehensive and capable GOTV effort. Wish I still lived there to give them a hand.

Marion – if you see this – my first cat was well-trained to stay off the table – except when she used her being there to get my attention (”meow, meow, look where I am! Quit ignoring me!”)

Really, the only way is to use water spray. Either spray bottle (plain H20 please ) or squirt gun – used every time he’s up there – preferably as soon as he tries to jump on the table.
Preferably, you catch him off guard with the spray and he will not see where it come from. (It should seem like divine punishment, not just “Mom” saying No!)
Consistency is key.
My husband, whom I met while still a one cat person, was amazed that the cat stayed off the table, and behaved in other ways. In other words, she was “trained.”
However, it is much, much harder when there are multiple cats, so my tables are now not so safe.
Good luck.

Does anyone have any clever ideas on how to train a cat (stop laughing — I can hear that, you know) to stay off a dining table?

By keeping a dog on the dining room table, maybe?