I was going to write about how wrong-headed, misguided, stubborn, racist, and, frankly, idiotic the House and Senate Republicans are being, but that will have to wait. I have something more pressing on my mind, and I am sure the Republicans in the United States Congress will be just as stupid tomorrow as they are… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Politics
Best. Margaret Cho Video. Evah!
God, I love this woman. This is the best video ever. Remind me never to get on her bad side. I saw her live last year, and I can’t wait to see her again. Continue Reading
Reaching Out My Hand
President Obama talks at length about bipartisanship and about how he is the president of every American. He has reached out to the Republicans, and he’s gotten his hand slapped for his troubles. Still, he keeps trying. He truly seems to want to get past the bitter partisanship that has divided this country for the… Continue Reading
A Party of One
I have been reading a Fat Acceptance (FA) blog for the last few days. It’s a witty, incisive look into the devastating consequences our fat-phobic society wreaks on people (mostly women). I found it because the author, Kate Harding, wrote an essay on Salon.com. I have known about the FA movement for years, but I… Continue Reading
GOP Sez: Keep the #!@#$(!#* Change!
Many years ago, a friend once told me that he considered me an optimist. Outraged, I pointed out my numerous cynical comments and countered that I was a realist at best, a pessimist at my worse. I was appalled that he viewed me as some pie-in-the-sky Pollyanna who only saw the good in everyone. In… Continue Reading
Yawn.
So the far right wingnut media are already blathering about how we’ve reached the apocalypse now that Obama has been sworn in (or HAS he?). No matter that they were the ones who said it was unpatriotic to question the decisions W. made once he was president BECAUSE he was president–they are the ones gleefully… Continue Reading
MY American Prayer
I was going to post will i am’s, Yes We Can video, but it seems as if every blogger in the blogosphere has done that, so I am choosing a different video to post instead. This is Dave Stewart’s American Prayer, and it is my second favorite song from the silly season. It didn’t get… Continue Reading
Is Something Big Happening Today?
Well, since this is a slow day, I’ll just blog about the metaphysical musings that flit through my mind–oh, who am I kidding? It’s Obama all day long! I am wearing my Obama/Biden sweatshirt, nestled under two blankets, watching the pageantry of the inauguration ceremonies. Here are my thoughts. Sweet poetic justice that Cheney pulled… Continue Reading
Whew! And, Suck It, Cheney!
I read this article first thing this morning–ok, afternoon, so sue me–and felt a little of my tension melt away. It looks as if W. has no intention of burrowing himself in the White House. I should have known, given how little he actually wanted to do throughout his presidency. I am still wary that… Continue Reading
Holding My Breath
I should be ecstatic. In just one day, Barack Hussein Obama is going to be sworn in as President of the United States. A multiracial son of an immigrant and a single mother (not the same person, of course), is going to be the leader of our country. He is literate and eloquent, intelligent and… Continue Reading