Headlines

Before I get on with the headlines of the past couple of days, I want to mention that Cox Cable did it again. For people who "bundle," the whole system went down at noon today - a cloud went over.  We were without cable, internet and phones for nine hours.  About once a week for the past three weeks, the system has failed, either in part or completely, for varying lengths of time. This is unacceptable, particularly since it made me miss Jeopardy! and NCIS and NCIS Los Angeles.

Windstream, I think I'm coming back to you.

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Now, for the headlines: 

"Ohioans repealed the law limiting union rights."   Power to the people!

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"Polls show voters believe GOP is intentionally stalling the economy."  What was their first clue?

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"Not all Republicans rally around Herman Cain."  Republicans can't agree to rally around anyone. 

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"Schumer predicts Super Committee will fail."  Is he a slow study or what? 

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Michele Bachmann suggests Mitt Romney is 'Frugal Socialist'."  Define "Socialist."  Define "Frugal."  Define "Batshit crazy." 

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"Dr. Conrad Murray found guilty in the Michael Jackson's trial."  And yet, Michael is still dead. 

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"Sharon Bialek accuses Cain of sexually inappropriate behavior."  Four accusations, four denials, and counting. 

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The Duggars are expecting their 20th child.   They make rabbits jealous.

Stay tuned.

Stoopid Is As Stoopid Does

The Republicans are making hay in New York because their candidate beat Democrat David Weprin in the interim election to  fill Anthony Wiener's unfinished term.  "This is a referendum on Obama," they bleat. The comment immediately becomes the media question of the day. "Does this mean Obama is in trouble?"  In a word, NO.  Redistricting is going to do away with that seat in 2012 anyway.  This is no big defeat for the Democrats. 

Some of the pundits are suggesting that Weprin lost because he lost the Jewish vote.  Again, NO.  Weprin changed his tactics in mid campaign, and went on the attack against Obama, for some odd reason. The Democrats really don't want to elect someone who does that.  As for the Jewish vote, well, judging from recent photos of Weprin, if I were Jewish, I wouldn't vote for a man whose photo reminds me of Hitler. I'm just sayin'.

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Michele Bachmann brought the crazy once again and is consequently taking some heat for claiming that some woman told her that her daughter became mentally retarded after she was given the HPV  vaccine.  It seems much more likely to me that the girl simply grew into the family gene pool. 

The medical profession is appalled.




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Sarah Palin's in the news, again.  This time, the story going around is that Glen Rice, a basketball player for the University of Michigan had a one night stand with her years ago, when the team was in Anchorage for the Great Alaska Shootout.  Glen admits it. So far, Palin hasn't decided whether it will help or hurt her image.




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Pat Robertson says it's OK to divorce a wife with Alzheimer's, as long as she has custodial care and somebody to look after her.  He said, "If he's (the husband) going to do something, (cheat on her), he should divorce her and start over." I get it.  It's morally wrong to cheat a wife who no longer recognizes you, but not morally wrong to dump her.  The man's a fool. Always was, always will be.

Too Hot To Think

Just a few observations on this hot, hot, hot afternoon.

Michele Bachmann has migraine headaches controlled by medication, according to the Daily Caller. It is reported that the headaches render her incapacitated, and, caused her to be hospitalized in July of 2101. She assures us, however, that the headaches will not get in the way of her presidency.

If I were married to that man, I'd have migraines, too. Severe ones. Often.

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Rupert Murdoch appeared by a British Parliamentary Committee today.  He claims he is shocked, SHOCKED and ashamed at the hacking by staff at the News of the World. He adds that he knew nothing about such goings on. Really.

My prediction:  Hacking is just the tip of the iceberg, and his holdings in his country may well be involved.

I'm on the side of the guy who gave him a face full of shaving creme.

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Gov. Rick Perry of Texas thinks being president is his "calling". Well, he has been "calling" regular prayer meetings since his election, and lately has tamped down the messianic rhetoric, but it still follows him around.

I hope he'll go ahead and get in the race. There's always room for more crazy.

Stay tuned.

Palin Quits Again

Sarah Palin apparently just suddenly decided to park that big old bus and go back to Alaska. Before we could either heave a sigh of relief or groan with disappointment, she announced that she'll be back and resume the tour "when it's time." Whatever that means.

There's speculation my the media (who never gets it right) that this means she's not running for president. They need to stop trying to figure out why she does what she does. The one thing she is, is unpredictable. And, she likes it that way.

Personally, I'd love to see her get in the race. Can you imagine what a fine political cat fight that would be, between Palin and Bachmann?  I think Bachmann would come out on top, simply because she's a lot smarter than Palin.  But, Palin is scrappy enough to make it a fun fight.

Run, Sarah, Run.

Stay tuned.