Congressman Braun is finally holding a town hall in the People’s Republic of Athens. Should be fun.

California GOP sees hope on the horizon

The only problem being that it’s an event horizon.

Run, Carly, run!

The Iran “problem” sure knocked healthcare off the front pages, didn’t it? Could it be that was the intention all along? Forgive me if I sound naive, but why bring up Iran’s nuclear ambitions now, when they knew Iran was building a nuclear installation–and reported it–six months ago?

Yea, and we made them launch the missiles too.

I watched Pres. O’s CBC speech, and he didn’t tell what his answer was to the lady who was from abroad and didn’t understand the Hitler mustaches on his picture for trying to give the public health care like everyone in the civilized world has. It should have been ‘the corporate influence is so strong here that much of the right wing is deluded, and believes the lies that health care is just another means of controlling them… the idiots’.

Yeah, that was stupid of me. My mind’s not quite running up to speed yet.

When the entire UN was meeting in NY seems like a reasonable time to bring the information into play, when a vote on sanctions could be helpful to the world situation. Also, our own talks with Iran are scheduled this week, and having the knowledge of their nuclear ambitions on the table avoids a surprise that gives reason to break off those talks.

I don’t think it was stupid at all, worth considering for sure.

Weird who is being called nazi.
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/09/27-1

I sometimes think the politicians throw so much at us in order to confuse us. It seems they won’t allow us to concentrate on a single issue, solve it, and move on to the next.
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how the military industrial complex, the medical industrial complex, and Big Banking are so intertwined, and I came up with that. Still, it was pretty over-the-top.

Should we begin an airlift to the Brazilian Embassy in Honduras?

homer http://www.altara.blogspot.com

Would that be Heywood (?) Braun of college football fame? *g*

Mornin’, BT, pups.

Worrisome stuff. My sister will be going diving in Honduras in October, and getting through the airport may be a bit weird.

Honduras. This is going to get interesting.

BBC

Al-Jazeera English

NYT

Posting comments from your own blog? That’s different.

Morning pups.

There used to be a radio talk show host who used to go on about jet plane contrails and would have so called experts on to talk about the Chemicals they dispersed around the country…..used to think it was plain old wacko shit but considering the idea…..

How could the the world turn into a crazy place that it is?

A friend who is very concerned about the environment gets very worked up about the amount of pollution that airplanes leave behind. It’s made me think of driving places that are reasonable distance, rather than fly.

Mornin’, katymine. Nice to see ya.

I haven’t flown since my dad’s funeral in 1980. Train or car. Before that I’d hop on a plane in a heartbeat. Safety concerns with the L-1011’s cargo bay doors coming off in mid-flight turned me off.

That’s the “Obama is a Marxist” Physician who is as dumb as dirt. Actually he’s not, he knows exactly what he’s doing. There are people making all kinds of threats about whipping ass and taking down tag numbers in the local paper comments section.
It’s being help at the VFW about 4 blocks away. As a subversive act I actually joined the VFW last year and that is my post.

Even better with a low emission vehicle, though, right?

On my steroids again….. It is stay awake (cant sleep) and pee every hour…

waving madly good morning to everyone….. did get those folks out in Florida and Maine?

Kookie ,Cokie opined this morn that Prez O has NO military experience and therefore is teh CONFUSED about Afghanistan…poor Kookie,she has to give head first thing every Mon.morning…AND FARK NPR for not calling her Republican or CONSERVATIVE analyst

I HATE NPR

OH AND GOODMORN!

I travel quite a bit, and don’t see giving it up altogether, but am less inclined to fly anymore.

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I have only flown commercially once since 9/11. Airport was such a pain in the ass I just said screw this. Have flown in four seaters though.

Yes, went to great lengths to get a Honda Civic a few years back.

Sadlyyes, Cokie has so much military experience to draw on for her comments…

no.

Would a nice walk help? that always relaxes me.

and foothillsmike, so glad you can avoid it.

What’s the comparison per passenger mile traveled? It’s hard for me to believe on that basis that planes are more polluting than cars.

NPR does not ever identify this high paid whore,argh…ruins my breakfast

The “Golden Age” of NPR occurred during Watergate. It was then when Republicans began pushing the “liberal” bias meme. They made it their goal to either “turn” NPR to their advantage or at the least neuter it. Through Republican appointments and operatives they have been successful in transforming NPR into National Propaganda Radio.

I’ll fly in a helo any day and have a fondness for older single engine prop jobs. Alas, the days of the comfort of the Constellation are long gone. I flew the last MATS/MAC prop job, a DC-3, out of Japan in 64. Had a choice of jet or the DC-3. Couldn’t pass up the chance to fly on the last one out.

hot batth with Mr.Eppy …very soothing…lowers your bloodpressure naturally

To continue the little conversation about know about Russia in Afghanistan I found this. Looks really interesting. Ya have to read the publishers blurb.

Not sure of exact figures, but of course in sheer numbers cars must be greater source of pollution.

Per passenger mile traveled is the only way to look at it. Planes carry a lot more passengers than & go longer distances. Imagine replacing all those trips with driving one ot two people per car. THAT’s pollution.

hey SD…one of the tigers has a hematoma in his ear ,been compressing with heat,and aspirin creme to help inflammation,he is not a happy camper,will prolly not have it aspirated

Cokie got where she is by being the daughter of Rep. Hale Boggs, not by her intellect or expressive qualities. It’s a shame that the media insists on avoiding real depth and content by trying to throw celebrities at us. But it’s a boon for the internet, where actual knowledge can be found.

ugh,Paris,London,the car fumes,can make you faint

our country now exists on Nepotism….one of the reasons for the steep decline imo…”chimp” etc

Interesting book. But the publisher’s blurb says nothing about the role of intervention by Pak, Saudi, U.S. How can you treat that subject without mentioning that?

The more I think about my take on that war, the more I think it comes from such U.S. classics as Charlie Wilson’s War.

need to see/read that

There are pro’ly many reasons to stay home, but I still gotta get out sometimes.

I don’t think I’d take the blurb as all encompassing nor would I settle for one book to get a good picture of the conflict.

Still, the public transportation systems are great.

and sadlyyes, agreed, the morans at the top don’t like that competition, they would lose their hard-bought spot at the bar.

Yep…I was thinking that we needed a warning about the Liz Cheney story, as in both the “gag” and “who cares” category. Talk about to the “manor/manner born.”

Read it, you’ll learn something. Movie, not so much.

And speaking of Paris

France’s national health insurance, supplemented by a private policy for copayments, covered the entire bill – from doctor’s fees to medication to a private room with a view

As for flying again. I will never, ever fly with an american airline company and I will go to Canada to get on a plane so that I do not have to run the gauntlet of brownshirts carrying sub machine guns… and as for taking off my effin’ shoes…. what the hell is next a bloody piss test?

Are you going to read it?

Next is the full body xray.

Off to swim in the great capitalist cesspool.

US KIA Irak: 4346

US KIA Afghanistan: 850

US MBS 2009: 33,210

Be good to yourselves, and all other living things.

Namaste

Yep.

It won’t be long and you’ll be teaching yer neighbors how to trim claws. *g*

she wasnt to the manor born…nouveau riche on war profiteering and dead brown people………..she has ZERO class

Because life is so much more pleasant…she woke me up at about 7, gently, no claws, thank you very much;))

Will not read. And will not watch the Today Show since it hired instead of a qualified journalist needing a job, spawn of worst president ever.

I’d like to be removing commercial media altogether, tho occasionally optimism prevails.

it is truly a circus,…not an entertaining circus,however….G

My greatest consolation is to remember how bad it would be if we didn’t have the internet.

And now, I have a chicken to start in a crockpot for my mom’s 96th. Bye for now.

Out of curiosity, scissors or guillotine type?

did you see my 38?

O, Not scissors…substantial clippers. She almost seems to like it!

Yep, sounds like yer doin’ it right. Hematoma’s just broken vessels close to the skin so shouldn’t be much to worry about. The blood will be absorbed. If it shows no sign of diminishing, however, I’d have a vet look at it.

Hi, just a drive-by…

Happy Birthday, Mommybrain!

Morning all, sadlyyes, I have a cat that had a hematoma on her ear. Took her to vet, they wanted to administer steroids, but I just let it go away. The ear looks a bit cauliflowerish still, but TWC does not notice it at all.

Why the sarcastic applause? Are we saying that Polanski shouldn’t face justice?

Yes, why the sarcastic applause? Drugging and anally raping a 13 year old – that’s a pretty serious crime, for which Polanski was convicted. Why shouldn’t he be extradited?

Has he continued using and abusing very young females?

What difference does that make? He was convicted of doing it once, and that’s usually enough. Why shouldn’t he serve his sentence? Or are we only in favor of the rule of law when it comes to Republicans?

Oh He pled guilty to the very serious crime he committed and then fled the country
I have no sympathy for him
Just cause he’s a star director, doesn’t make what he did “overlookable”

I want to know if he’s spent the last 30 years doing the same thing to other too young girls

Oh – I was unaware that he only raped *1* underage girl and then fled the country post-conviction. Nevermind – let him go. And while we’re at it, we can empty the prisons of every prisoner who was only convicted of 1 crime. Only 1 murder? Pfft – lightweight. Only 1 rape? Call me up when you have 3. Flippin’ amateur.

let me repeat
I HAVE NO SYMPATHY FOR HIM, HE IS A CRIMINAL

I find it worthy of sarcastic applause when you think of the time and effort to put this guy away 30 years after the fact and after the victim herself has tried to see him remain free, while no effort whatsoever is put into seeing Messieurs Bush and Cheney rot where they belong.

Not advocating that two wrongs make a right, and not advocating that they NOT put the effort into bringing him to justice, just saying that I too give it sarcastic applause when I see no effort whatsoever going towards the two biggest criminals in high office since Nixon.

Well, we are a nation of men and not laws, after all.

Then i suppose it’s not outrageous to argue that an Oscar award winning Director be treated similarly to two famous politicians???

Just sayin…

I find it disgusting when local police pull out all the stops to catch and imprison burglars while simultaneously big wigs that steal millions (billions) all in the name of “business” not only escape justice, but usually get well rewarded with large parting gifts.

Again, not saying the police shouldn’t go after the burglars, just saying they should go after ALL THE BURGLERS.

But somewhere, sometime (and I’m not sure when or where) this country decided that people can do anything in the name of business or in the name of politics.

I see commercials on TV that I know would’ve been illegal 40 years ago because they’re blatant lies (EXTENZ anyone???), or swindling (reverse mortagages anyone), or worse.

My advice I guess is get a business suit and tie and business card, then you can rape and pillage all you want to.

Until we do once again become a nation of laws instead of men, then all such headlines deserve sarcistic applause, IMO.

YMMV.

some men are more equal than others

And some men can’t spell sarcastic to save his ass. I think I’ve spelled that word sarcistic at least 15 times in the past that I recall, and notice I did it again.

Oh well, sarcistic, sarcastic, it still sucks that too many believe some men are more equal than others. I can live with myself for the inability to spell. Couldn’t stand myself if I ever caved on that principle.

Another good reason to like the Lake. Most folks here do seem to care for things like the rule of law, instead of just talking about it like the Rethugs do.

If you are not advocating that no laws be enforced until all laws are enforced, or that no criminals should be prosecuted until all criminals are prosecuted, then what are you advocating?

Polanski was convicted. He has the means to defend himself better than the average rapist. Should he not be extradited because you think there are higher priority crimes to investigate? I understand that you are outraged but what exactly do you advocate?

And if Polanski has been raping underage girls lo these many years, he can be arrested and tried in France when he gets away again this time.

Yes, NPR sucks. So does the LA states attorney. That Roman Pulanski crusade is a DISGRACE. He never should have gone to switzerland (little austria) No other nation in Europe would have done the bidding of the U.S.

Yeah, it sure is a disgrace when convicted rapists are brought to justice.

Look, I’m in favor of Cheney and everyone else being brought to trial, just like everyone else here. I just don’t see what Polanski’s arrest has to do with it. I fully support criticizing our government when they fail to prosecute the law, but why are we criticizing them when they actually follow through on it?

I’m not sure who that last comment was aimed at, but since I brought up Cheney I guess it may be me.

First of all, I made it clear MULTIPLE TIMES, that I’m NOT advocating they just let this guy go, or let everyone go until they go after everybody. It’s getting a little old when folks seem to be trying to put words in my mouth even when I was so specific in saying that was NOT what I was saying.

Secondly, I didn’t criticize the government for going after this guy. I criticized the government for NOT going after others. That’s two different criticisms. One I’m making, the other I’m not, and please stop trying to say that’s what I’m saying when I’m not.

Someone above asked why the sarcastic applause. I was trying to answer. To anyone that knows baseball, and have seen a pitcher struggle with control and throw 9 balls in a row to walk two batters; you know what happens when he finally throws a strike. The crowd usually gives a big sarcastic cheer. That doesn’t mean they’re advocating that he not throw strikes.

It’s like, great, you threw a strike, now throw ALL strikes. Same here. Great, you’re using time and taxpayer dollars to go after a 30 year old case where even the victim agrees to let it go. With that kind of committment to justice, I would suspect that same level of effort to everyone deserving of it. Otherwise, it’s just a struggling pitcher that threw one lone strike. Thus the sarcastic applause.

At least that’s how I see it. I can’t and won’t speak for BT, and as always YMMV.

The analogy is inapt since Polanski was tried and afaik is currently being pursued by the LA DA, which is a completely different governmental entity than that which would be needed to prosecute Cheney et al (Obama’s “Justice” Dept.)