Rudy BS'd Joe Scarborough - No Surprise, Giuliani Was a Total Jerk
It also was no surprise that Joe let him slide.I had MSNBC on earlier today and Mika did a rare thing and asked Rudy Giulianiif he wanted to walk back his whining about FEMA's response to NYC's Sandy...
View ArticleSchadenfreude vs. "A Crisis of Faith"
My Facebook page shows a crisis of faith from top to bottom. It seems the Red State Jesus folks are flipping out. There are Blue State Jesus people. They don't get much respect. A liberal Christian's...
View ArticleWhen They Throw Norquist Under the Bus
It didn't last. The glow of retaining the White House, adding 2 to the Democratic Senate Majority and gaining 8 or so seats in the House not withstanding; we are returning to the status quo.I'm still...
View ArticleGiving a Right Winger Pause
The problem with Social Security reform is that the GOP thinks they have all the facts in their favor. I was talking to one right winger who was going on and on about how Social Security is going...
View ArticleGOP Abortion Strategy
Some may think the GOP War on Women was a loser campaign issue and I agreed with them to a point. The point being once you let someone place conditions and limitations of what medical treatment you can...
View ArticleThe Villages' Idiots
Leesburg, Florida area is very Republican. All of Lake County is very Republican. The towns in Lake County have quaint names: Howie In The Hills, Chain O'Lakes, Okahumpka, and The Villages, to name a...
View ArticleBut You Don't Understand, You Don't Smoke - Update
Of all the memes that belong in the BS column, "You Don't Understand, You Don't Smoke" should be at the top of the list.My mother-in-law is dealing with a cascade of serious health problems directly...
View ArticleSo This Lance Armstrong Thing
By now just about anybody who has an opinion on Lance Armstrong has voiced it or written about it. This diary dances around the periphery of whether Lance Armstrong is a bad guy, a bully, misunderstood...
View ArticleShe's Gone, But You Still Can't Smoke In Her House
It's been a very strange holiday season at the Wolverton house. The pain of watching a loved one slowly, oh, so slowly die wears on the soul. I wanted to be happy. Celebrate the season. Be joyous and I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Well, I'm Offended
The good thing about Facebook and other social media sites is that they do help me keep in touch with family and friends who live far away. The flip side is that I get exposed to a lot of right wing...
View ArticleGun Ambivalience
While the world was dealing with Newtown, Conecticut; my family was planning a funeral for my husband's mother. It's one thing to deal with a death that you are expecting and hoping to put off for...
View ArticleA "Jeffersonian Constitutionalist" Tells Me....
what in my mind is a load of BS.I was talking with my very conservative family member and I off handedly referred to him as a member of the Republican Party when I was quickly corrected.I'm not a...
View ArticleNew Pope, Old Pope...No Matter, No Difference
The hoopla surrounding the Pope's prospective abdication is surreal to me. I'm not Catholic, so to many I have no say in the matter and shouldn't write anything on this matter. I'll try to be...
View Article22 Male Senators Vote No on VAWA
On the basis that it is ok to commit violence and rape on some women, but not others, 22 Senators felt justified in voting no on the Violence Against Women Act (the Act passed with 78 yea votes). With...
View ArticleDinner Tonight With the Tea Party; Update
I'm looking forward to seeing my brother, but not his politics. I should wait for after the encounter before writing about it. Projecting what could happen doesn't mean it will happen. We have a...
View ArticleI Loved Mindy McCready
She's gone.Gone too soon.It looks like she killed herself with a gun.I didn't know Mindy McCready personally. I only knew her through her music. I liked it.I liked it a lot. So, finding news stories of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I Love Meta
Especially when the political horizon gets to me. I look for distraction. Something bright and shiny maybe? Perhaps a Pootie? or a Woozle? Meta has always made this site the most unique of all the...
View ArticleYou Think You Have a Will & a Well Ordered Estate
It's been a few months since my husband's mother passed away. The sharpest point of grief has passed. We miss her, but we can talk about losing her without breaking down. That's progress, I suppose.We...
View ArticleSteubenville Verdict: Guilty on All 3 Counts - Update x2
The judge read his verdict a few minutes ago. Adjudicated Delinquent on both counts of rape and 1 count of distributing nude pictures of a minor. (Adjudicated Delinquent is the equivalent of Guilty in...
View ArticleAnother Reason to Knock For-Profit Schools
Yesterday was eventful. I have a student who is doing an Independent Study with me. She showed up for her appointment with me angry and out of control. It turns out her financial aid is non-existent....
View Article