A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood

A few observations on a great day.

From the day you swaggered into town

In your cowboy boots and Supreme Court crown

You never admitted to being selected

Instead of, like others, duly elected.

Georgie Porgie puddin' 'n pie

Everybody wave good-bye

We're not so sorry to have to say

We won't miss you now you've gone away.

And, as the helicopter lifted off, the crowd sang that old song by Steam, "Na-na-na-na, hey, hey. hey, good-bye!"

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Chris Wallace, Fox News: "I'm wondering if he's really the president, after flubbing the oath of office. This could end up in the courts."

Note to Chris: Don't look now, but your ignorance is showing.

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Sen. John Cornyn (R. Texas) put a hold on the confirmation vote for Secretary of State, thus forcing a voice vote tomorrow. He's a big buddy of W's, and he wants to vote "no" for Hillary, for all the good it will do him.

Sen. Cornyn: Don't look now, but your malice is showing.

This is the same Senator Cornyn who voted no on gay marriage, stating, "If you allow gay marriage, next, somebody will want to marry a box turtle. (This may not be the exact quote, but it's close enough.)

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Even in a wheelchair, Dick Cheney still looked like Dr. Evil.

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Ted Kennedy had a seizure during the luncheon. But, he's ok. He has to be ok. I'm not sure we could have a good health care bill without him.

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The inauguration of Barack Obama. I loved every minute of it!

Another Disjointed Rant

I stole this from Hrrmph! I think it about sums it up.



Looks as though the McCain folks are trying very, very hard to dump Sarah Palin. She may be more difficult to throw under the bus than they at first thought.

However, before they do, there is one thing I would very much like to know. Why is it that it has been 9 days since she told Brian Williams that she would release her medical records, and she is still stonewalling? I believe I predicted that this would happen. The woman is hiding something, and it's something that would be devastating for the campaign. You heard it here.

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Here's something scary for Hallowe'en. At a rally today, John McCain promised (threatened?) to take Joe the (not) Plumber to Washington when he wins. As what? The mind boggles.

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Seems the Center for Media and Public Affairs did a study, and reported that the media newscasts in the past 2 months have reflected positively on Obama. And, they also report that the first half of Fox News Channel's "Special Report" with Brit Hume showed more balance than any of the network broadcasters.

Read that last sentence and see if you can figure out which way the Center leans.

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Did you see Al Gore's speech in Florida? One of his comments really resonated with me. He said, " The Stone Age didn't end because we were running out of stones." He said, among other things, that it ended because change happened. And, the "Oil Age" won't end because we run out of oil. It will end because we will find ways to stop depending so heavily on it. But, change won't happen in a McCain Administration.

Every time I see Al Gore I think how different things could be today, and would have been for the past eight years if he had been President.

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Chris Matthews was talking about the "Undecided" voters, if any there be. He asked, "What do they want, breakfast in bed?" I don't always agree with him, but I do agree with that question. This late in the campaign, I tend to think that people probably aren't really undecided. They just don't want to state their preferences. That's good enough for me.

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The media people want to keep the suspense alive by talking about how close the race is becoming in many areas, but Obama is still polling way ahead in the number of electoral votes he has amassed, unless everybody is lying. I hope the polls are accurate.

Here's what I want to happen. Whether John McCain wins or loses, I want him to just shut up about his unfortunate incarceration in the Hanoi Hilton. He seems to think that he's the only person in the world who suffered in Vietnam. And, he thinks that it entitles him to be the President. He has dined out on that particular period in his life for his entire career. Has he done ANYTHING else noteworthy in his life?

He scoffs and calls Obama a Socialist and worse, while his whole life has been spent living off of the Government. Has he ever held down a real, honest job in the private sector? Does he have any idea what it's like to work at a job he hates but can't leave because he needs Health Insurance? Of course not. He has had free health insurance all of his life.

But, I am getting carried away, so I'd better do what I advised him to do - shut up.

There is one more thing I want, though. I want Obama to win with a large enough margin to amount to a complete repudiation of George W. Bush, John McCain, Sarah Palin, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan and all their advisors who keep espousing the "Trickle Down" theory.
It doesn't work. Never has. Never will.

More later.