Joe, I'm so sorry about your friend, Boomer. Dog lover myself, with 3, and I truly hope you'll get another good friend soon. Mine bring me, and even friends and relatives, much joy.
red_dwarf
· 1 year ago
Joe - I can at least relate. I recently got attached to two young Shiz-Tsu pups, they've been hanging out with me everyday (my office is in my home) and I take them on long walks twice a day, etc. It is amazing how one can get attached to dogs, and them to you. We are left to appreciate and be thankful for what we have been given in this life - what a gift they are. It is a true friendship, and as humans it is always hard to lose a friend.
Getting back to the criminals in the Bush administration. I would argue that what we are seeing happening around us, the theft of trillions in tax payers money, the trashing of the economy, the weakening of the dollar, the wars, military industrial complex whoring, war profiteering, etc, etc. has been planned from Day 1 - which is why I'll always believe 9-11 was a false flag operation.
Right down to AIG execs getting millions in bonuses at a time when Americans are losing their homes, etc. It has all been planned this way. The American people have been taken for a ride - one that is not quite over yet.
This is why it is important for Obama, if he wants to be an historic figure beyond being black and promising hope, to have an Attorney General who will proceed to go after the criminals of the last 8 years. I can see getting away with the murders of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, etc. That was in the 1960s. But this is the 21st Century - how we can let these criminals get away with what they are doing is beyond me.
Jim Olson
· 1 year ago
Hillary at State will be a disaster.
wmforr
· 1 year ago
You say this because... ?
Jim Olson
· 1 year ago
The woman has all the diplomacy of a wet bag of dog poo.
tlsintx
· 1 year ago
i don't know Jim...she campaigned like shit but i think she'd be a good sec of state.
HereinDC
· 1 year ago
Did anyone else see the Utah Ski Vacation Commercial during one of the commercial breaks on Rachel Maddow's Show last night?
I've never ever seen a commercial like that on MSNBC let alone the Rachel Maddow Show.
( Yea, the protests must be working) :) :)
Cpeterka
· 1 year ago
Yea, I saw the commercial, also... and I thought to myself... It'll be a cold day in hell till I go skiing out there.
I hope their icecicles fall off !!
No idea what the heck that means, but had to say it anyway.
grandma
· 1 year ago
Good morning:
From Sullivan:
Charles Bremner(Times OnlineUK) reports on an exchange between Sarkozy and Putin:
With Russian tanks only 30 miles from Tbilisi on August 12, Mr Sarkozy told Mr Putin that the world would not accept the overthrow of Georgia, Mr Levitte said.
"I am going to hang Saakashvili by the balls," Mr Putin replied.
Mr Sarkozy responded: "Hang him?"
"Why not? The Americans hanged Saddam Hussein," said Mr Putin.
Mr Sarkozy replied, using the familiar "tu": "Yes but do you want to end up like (President) Bush?"
Mr Putin was briefly lost for words, then said: "Ah, you have scored a point there."
My sympathy about Boomer. Dogs are family and the best of friends. I have lost two to brain cancer and have a beautiful puggle now who is a few weeks from her 4th birthday. She brings immense joy to our lives just as Boomer brought to yours.
Indigo
· 1 year ago
Good morning!
Billary will be fine at State. I've been wondering what was the trade-off she was offered and now I have a pretty good idea. I was an early advocate of Edwards for Attorney General and I can't help but suspect that the possiblity had been mentioned to him, but if he can't keep his pants zipped, maybe he qualifies for the Roman priesthood but not for a resposible position in the American government.
Oh! was that rude of me? My bad . . .
Anyhow, TGIF!
grandma
· 1 year ago
from the Washington Post:
Greta Van Susteren says she is "scandalized" by the way journalists are using blind quotes to denigrate Palin. "I think anonymous sources have a place in journalism, on government malfeasance and whistle-blowing," she says. "But when did we become the National Enquirer that we're reporting gossip? It's very unfair."
And she works for Faux News?!?!.....talk about pot-kettle
anarchy
· 1 year ago
Greta Van Susteren blows dogs for wine money.
Older_Wiser
· 1 year ago
Bad staff news for Barbara Boxer:
Jeff Rosato, a senior staffer for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), has been fired after he was charged by authorities late last week with distributing and receiving child pornography.
A bit of news from Europe this morning. The Financial times is reporting that the European firms that insure the receivables due to suppliers of specialty items to FORD & GM Europe have blacklisted these two firms. This action requires that GM & Ford pay up front for all parts supplied to their operations rather than being able to carry these costs as a 30/60/90 day payable basis. This action in the past has signaled the end of the affected firms. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e48742c0-b1c3-11dd-b9...
WDemDem
· 1 year ago
Good morning, Joe. My deepest sympathies to you. I have a 15-year-old chocolate lab named Dylan who I almost lost 2 months ago to a severe bladder infection. I managed to nurse him back to health, and now every day with him is a treasure for me (not that all the others weren't, but it's just different now). I cry just about every day thinking about the day he has to leave. These special friends of ours bring such joy to our lives. Boomer was a lucky dog to have had you as his most trusted friend. Hang in there.
Steve_in_CNJ
· 1 year ago
Rachel Maddow makes the definitive case against Lieberman. I wish every Dem senator (and Mr. Obama) would watch it.
Secretary of State would be great. And I still like the idea of Hillary on the Supreme Court. Barack could give a gift that keeps on giving.
triple7s
· 1 year ago
I like the idea of Sen. Clinton as Chief Justice.
tlsintx
· 1 year ago
good morning!
read Dorothy Snarker's well-written piece on the upcoming day of protests against Prop 8...she says the debate about marriage really isn't about marriage, it's about legitimization...right. on.
Sorry to hear about your loss. I always get a little choked up when I hear that someone has lost their pal. I've lost three in my life and continue to look back on each of them as a family member. Hang in there...
houstonray
· 1 year ago
Not sure if this has been linked to, but GREAT website. Be sure and note the DATE...
I was actually thinking more along the lines of Richardson as SoS, but Hillary would certainly be a capable emissary.
scottinsf
· 1 year ago
Sad news about the fires in Montecito and Santa Barbara. That is such a beautiful area :( I'm sure just about everybody in that area has really good insurance, but still it's very sad. This is going to surpass the Oakland Hills fire in property damage. It's going to be huge.
We got our first rains here in the Bay area just in the past few weeks so we should be fine this weekend, but we're supposed to get record temperatures and off-shore winds later in the day. Glad we had that rain last weekend.
MaudGonne
· 1 year ago
Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- More senior citizens are picking pockets and shoplifting in Japan to cope with cuts in government welfare spending and rising health-care costs in a fast-ageing society. Criminal offences by people 65 or older doubled to 48,605 in the five years to 2008, the most since police began compiling national statistics in 1978, a Ministry of Justice report said. Theft is the most common crime of senior citizens, many of whom face declining health, low incomes and a sense of isolation, the report said. Elderly crime may increase in parallel with poverty rates as Japan enters another recession and the budget deficit makes it harder for the government to provide a safety net for people on the fringes of society.
"The elderly are turning to shoplifting as an increasing number of them lack assets and children to depend on,'' Masahiro Yamada, a sociology professor at Chuo University in Tokyo and an author of books on income disparity in Japan, said in an interview yesterday. "We won't see the decline of elderly crimes as long as the income gap continues to rise.'' http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109...
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Getting back to the criminals in the Bush administration. I would argue that what we are seeing happening around us, the theft of trillions in tax payers money, the trashing of the economy, the weakening of the dollar, the wars, military industrial complex whoring, war profiteering, etc, etc. has been planned from Day 1 - which is why I'll always believe 9-11 was a false flag operation.
Right down to AIG execs getting millions in bonuses at a time when Americans are losing their homes, etc. It has all been planned this way. The American people have been taken for a ride - one that is not quite over yet.
This is why it is important for Obama, if he wants to be an historic figure beyond being black and promising hope, to have an Attorney General who will proceed to go after the criminals of the last 8 years. I can see getting away with the murders of the Kennedys and Martin Luther King, etc. That was in the 1960s. But this is the 21st Century - how we can let these criminals get away with what they are doing is beyond me.
I've never ever seen a commercial like that on MSNBC let alone the Rachel Maddow Show.
( Yea, the protests must be working) :) :)
I hope their icecicles fall off !!
No idea what the heck that means, but had to say it anyway.
From Sullivan:
Charles Bremner(Times OnlineUK) reports on an exchange between Sarkozy and Putin:
With Russian tanks only 30 miles from Tbilisi on August 12, Mr Sarkozy told Mr Putin that the world would not accept the overthrow of Georgia, Mr Levitte said.
"I am going to hang Saakashvili by the balls," Mr Putin replied.
Mr Sarkozy responded: "Hang him?"
"Why not? The Americans hanged Saddam Hussein," said Mr Putin.
Mr Sarkozy replied, using the familiar "tu": "Yes but do you want to end up like (President) Bush?"
Mr Putin was briefly lost for words, then said: "Ah, you have scored a point there."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/eur...
Billary will be fine at State. I've been wondering what was the trade-off she was offered and now I have a pretty good idea. I was an early advocate of Edwards for Attorney General and I can't help but suspect that the possiblity had been mentioned to him, but if he can't keep his pants zipped, maybe he qualifies for the Roman priesthood but not for a resposible position in the American government.
Oh! was that rude of me? My bad . . .
Anyhow, TGIF!
Greta Van Susteren says she is "scandalized" by the way journalists are using blind quotes to denigrate Palin. "I think anonymous sources have a place in journalism, on government malfeasance and whistle-blowing," she says. "But when did we become the National Enquirer that we're reporting gossip? It's very unfair."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/ar...
And she works for Faux News?!?!.....talk about pot-kettle
Jeff Rosato, a senior staffer for Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), has been fired after he was charged by authorities late last week with distributing and receiving child pornography.
Roll Call reports
How Big Is Will ? see here at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7lJpFwAcCs
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e48742c0-b1c3-11dd-b9...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnKh3N5Vgy4
read Dorothy Snarker's well-written piece on the upcoming day of protests against Prop 8...she says the debate about marriage really isn't about marriage, it's about legitimization...right. on.
http://dorothysurrenders.blogspot.com/2008/11/m...
http://www.nytimes-se.com/
Oh, if only....keep your fingers crossed!
We got our first rains here in the Bay area just in the past few weeks so we should be fine this weekend, but we're supposed to get record temperatures and off-shore winds later in the day. Glad we had that rain last weekend.
"The elderly are turning to shoplifting as an increasing number of them lack assets and children to depend on,'' Masahiro Yamada, a sociology professor at Chuo University in Tokyo and an author of books on income disparity in Japan, said in an interview yesterday. "We won't see the decline of elderly crimes as long as the income gap continues to rise.''
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109...