A Little of This, A Little of That

Today (March 15) is the Ides of March, the day some 60+ conspirators got together and stabbed Julius Caesar to death. Thus, the word "overkill" was born.

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THE SUPREMES? POLITICAL?

It was reported in the newspaper that Virginia Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, has launched a tea-party-linked group. They plan to issue scorecards for Congress members and will be involved in the November elections. According to Ms. Thomas, she is happy to announce that, thanks to the campaign finance rules recently loosened by the Supreme Court, her group will be able to accept donations from various sources, including corporations.

I kinda think it might have been a good idea for Justice Thomas to recuse himself from participating in that decision. He and his wife would like for us to believe that, as was explained during Thomas's conformation hearings, he and his wife NEVER talk business at home.

Do we believe that? I don't think so.

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NINETY ISN'T OLD, IS IT?

More on the Supremes.

Justice John Paul Stevens will celebrate his 90th birthday next month. He says he will decide then whether to retire or not.

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SLUT ALERT!!!!

Did anyone read the article in "GQ" magazine featuring Rielle Hunter? You remember her, don't you? The sweet young thing who was swept off her feet by John Edwards while he was campaigning for President. If you don't read that magazine for the articles, then read it for the photos, which just miss being appropriate for Playboy.

She would like to tell us that she was NOT paid for her interview. I think I would feel a bit better about it if she HAD been paid. This way, she just wanted to blab and show off her "bootay". I'm afraid she came off as just what she is, and what everyone around her has always known about her.

Everyone has been pounding on Edwards for being a hound dog and betraying his sick wife, lying about his affair, yadda, yadda, yadda, yawn. There were three people involved in this scandal (the child wasn't a player), John, Rielle and Elizabeth. Elizabeth has appeared all over the talk shows and written a book trashing John. Now, for some reason, Rielle has given an interview that will undoubtedly damage John, again, simply by reminding everyone how sleazy they all are. And, all the while, she professes her great love for him.

At the same time she was sleeping with John, she was also sleeping with Jeff Goldblum, and she even tried to convince Jeff that HE was the father of her baby.

No wonder John Edwards wanted a DNA test done.

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TEXAS REVISIONISTS

The Texas State Board of Education wants the new history books to play DOWN the importance of Thomas Jefferson, he of the Declaration of Independence, and play UP the importance of Jefferson Davis, Abraham Lincoln, Phyllis Schafley and the NRA.

Holey Moley!

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A POLTERGEIST IN THE HOUSE?

It has been reported by one Representative Sheldon, of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, that someone has been removing the photograph of President Obama from a wall in the chamber. He says it has happened several times, but he can't figure out who is removing it.

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MISSISSIPPI STILL BURNING?

In a Mississippi school, the Principal has called off the Senior Prom because one of the female students wants to bring a date -- her girlfriend. Fortunately, the Prom doesn't have to be held in the school. It can be held anywhere, sponsored by anybody. So, there will probably be a Prom somewhere, and the girls will be there, one in a tux and the other in a frilly gown. It is not known whether anyone else will go.

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AND IN LOCAL NEWS

A very young lady wrote a letter to the editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette a couple of weeks ago, stating her opinion that people over60 shouldn't be allowed to drive. Her reason for this is because they might be coming down with Alzheimers.

I have never seen such a flurry of activity on the Letters page. She has really stirred up the Seniors! Whoo-eeee!

Talk aboutcher generation gap. I'll bet Justice Stevens still drives his car on his days off.

Stay tuned.

When They Fall, They Fall Hard

I'm so embarrassed. And, I'm pissed because, once again, Jay was right in a character assessment. I hate when he does that!

He said all along that John Edwards was a big fake, and we'd all find out before the primaries were over. I said, "No, no, he's a nice southern boy with a nice wife and family who he loves.

Then, it was disclosed that he was messing around with some woman who was involved with his campaign, and Jay said, "See? I was right! Admit it!"

And I said, "No, no. This was just one of those flukey things that sometimes happen to men when they get carried away with their own hype. Elizabeth is a worldly woman. She will understand one slip, and will forgive him. Wait and see." "Snort!" said Jay.

Elizabeth didn't quite forgive and forget. She did stand by him, to a point, though. After all, she was dealing with a terrible disease that was eventually going to be terminal, and must have been distracted with her own problems.

Then, we found out that John kind of fudged the facts a bit about that affair. It wasn't just a one-time thing, and had been going on for a while. Another "I told you so" from Jay. He was beginning to enjoy this a little too much for my taste.

Long after the primaries were over, and John lost not only the race, but his chances for a political appointment, the media kept digging and digging and digging, until I was getting a little ticked at them for carrying it so far. After all, John didn't invent adultery. Hmmmph!

This morning, Jay came in with that little smirk on his face, and I thought, "Uh-oh. I've been wrong about something, yet again." He said, "I don't want to keep rubbing it in (yes, he did), but I just read that John Edwards is under investigation by the Feds for misuse of campaign funds."

That was the last straw. Jay was right. I was wrong. Completely taken in. Flummoxed. Blinded by that smile. My confidence is shaken.

If it turns out Jay was right this time, I don't care if John Edwards IS pretty as a hound dawg. He doesn't have to act like one. We're through.

Stay tuned.

Kevin Costner, etc.

I watched "Mr. Brooks" with Kevin Costner last Tuesday. I have to admit, that although I like Kevin Costner, he has made a few not so good movies, so I didn't have high hopes for this one. I was wrong. This thriller was good, in spite of the fact that Demi Moore was the co-star.

Yes, there was some violence. But, I like violence, remember? The plot had enough quirks to keep me interested, which is saying a lot, because at my age, I tend to drift during movies that have dull spots, and then I wake up and the movie is over, and I have to run it back to see what happened.

Anyhoo, if you get a chance to see it, you won't be bored.

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So, Hillary will be nominated from the floor at the Democratic Convention. Then, went the voting starts, she will cast her own Super Delegate vote for Barack Obama. And, Barack Obama will, in turn, cast his own Super Delegate vote for Hillary Clinton. Then, they'll all join hands and sing Kumbaya, in a show of unity, with hugging all around.

Happy days are here again.

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This is the last time I'm going to talk about John Edwards, I promise. But, I saw Riele's sister doing an interview on a cable channel and she really lit into him. She thinks the baby is his, she thinks he has given her sister money, and, when asked why she thinks her sister is protecting him, she said, "I don't know. I guess she's in love with him."

I'd rather think she is trying to protect herself because she is ashamed of herself for entering into a relationship with a man she knew was married and had young children.

I'd like to think that, yes I would. But, I don't.

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This comes under the heading of "Things I'd like to live to see".

Someday, during the silly season, two incumbents in some race are going to have a debate that goes something like this:

Dumb: "I've been talking about reforming healthcare and education for the last 20 years!"

Dumber: "Well, I've been talking about reforming them for the last 30 years!"

Talk, talk, talk.

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For the past couple of years, I have been lurking ( I know, I know, two years is a long time to lurk, I should be ashamed, but I'm not.) on a blog called and no cheese. It is the delightful daily journal of a gentleman in England. I love my British Blogbuddies, and don't know why I haven't commented on his blog. I think it's because I would feel like I was intruding on his life. Have you ever read blogs like that?

Anyway, today he talked about his trip to Sainsbury's and what he was going to prepare for dinner tonight and tomorrow night. Since I've never heard of these dishes, and found them fascinating, as well as disgusting (sorry, Your Majesty) I thought I'd tell you about them, since he very kindly linked to the recipes.

Tonight, he's making "Mr. Brain's Faggots", described as a frozen food product available in Wales, England and Ireland made of liverand onions rolled into meatballs, served in a sauce. What's so bad about that, you say? Absolutely nothing. I love liver and onions, myself. But, it goes on to explain that this is different from the traditional recipe which is made of meat off-cuts and offal (pork). And, then, there's this further description: "Usually made of pig heart, liver and fatty belly meat or bacon, minced together with herbs for flavoring and wrapped around a caul (that's a membrane from the pig's abdomen) and baked. Yowser! does this sound a bit like Haggis to you?

Then, tomorrow night's feast will be "Yum-Yum-Pig's-Bum", which consists of a slab of bacon, 1/2 green cabbage, 1/2 white cabbage, 8 potatoes (peeled), salt and pepper. To be boiled within an inche of its life and served with a parseley sauce.

I'll leave you now, so you can consider your own dinner recipes, and, maybe, just maybe you'll appreciate that meatloaf a little more.

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Stay tuned.

About John Edwards

Thanks to Margie at Margie's Musings for the Super Commenter award. Go over and check out her blog.

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Now, about John Edwards. I may be the only person in the blogosphere who thinks all this gotcha journalism is a huge invasion of privacy. Frankly, I don't know why anyone would care about his affair or affairs at this point. Maybe, if he were the Presidential nominee, it would rate a story, although that tactic didn't work out very well for the Clinton detractors, did it? And, John Edwards wasn't destined to be the V.P. candidate, anyway, even if he was on the list.

Of course, he denied the affair. Duh! They always deny it. It's a knee-jerk reaction. I have never known a man who would simply admit cheating on his wife. Even when they're caught beyond any doubt, the first instinct is to deny, deny, deny.

And, no, it doesn't have anything to do with Obama. So, the media can stop the silly questions about how this will affect him and theconvention and the entire Democratic Party. The short answer is, it won't. And, there's no reason for Edwards to stay away from the convention. If all the men who ever cheated on their wives were required to stay away from the convention, the hall would be full of nothing but women.

So, let's just get over all this phony outrage. There are lots more important things to worry about.

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And, speaking of affairs, and womanizing candidates for President, why oh why doesn't anyone condemn John McCain for his affairs? It seems that moral outrage is saved for Democrats.

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Don't you find it ironic that George Bush actually stood up to a microphone in front of the whole world and condemned Russia for "invading a sovereign nation"? Hello pot, meet the kettle.

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Anybody watching the Olympics? Me, neither. I'll admit I did watch the opening, to see how they would light the torch. Nothing, in my humble opinion, could top what they did in Barcelona. Last night was pretty good, but Barcelona - Wow!


Stay tuned.