Margaret, all it takes is ten minutes of channel surfing and you quickly find out that the number of problems facing America seem to correspond with the number of channels offered on cable television. I told Harold to cancel our subscription and get out the old rabbit ears.
If Glenn Beck hasn’t met a half-man-half-monkey yet, he didn’t get out much during his rally. There was more knuckle dragging on the National Mall that day than the National Zoo… about 89,000 more. And I find it odd that Sarah Palin can see November from her house but she couldn’t see a teen pregnancy coming if her life depended on it. Maybe if she spent more time at her house rather than at Tea Party rallies, one of her children might actually graduate from those abstinence only classes with a passing grade.
Folks, from where I sit, we’ve never had it so good. One less war. Most of the TARP money paid back and another Great Depression avoided. Unemployment numbers are shitty – yes - BUT imagine how bad it would be if Republicans had done away with unemployment benefits like they wanted. And as someone who has Medicare, I can assure you that government-run healthcare isn’t Obamacare, it’s common-decency-care.
The Tea Party wants to complain about Obama’s “run-away spending” but the fact is Bush spent billions on wars while Obama has spent billions on an economic stimulus package. Fact. More private sector jobs were created in the last 8 months than in the entire 8 years of the Bush presidency. Fact. The only thing the Republican Party has increased recently is the number of gay teen suicides.
And yes, Whoopi and Joy shouldn’t have walked off. But Bill O’Reilly never should have walked on. He has plenty of air time to get his view out. Barbara didn’t need to give him more.
Did anyone watch the Charlie Rose interview with Nancy Pelosi? What exactly do people not like about her? I think she is lovely. But who am I kidding? Most Americans can list the accomplishments of a Real Housewife of New Jersey but have no idea what Nancy Pelosi has done or not done.
Thank God PBS comes through on the rabbit ears. I mean it really.
Great post! You had me both laughing and thinking. I really appreciate it. We need more people in the public arena who are willing to be safety speakers. And are willing to protect the rights of people.
By: Steven Rogers on November 9, 2011
at 3:04 PM
Most thinking people do realize that politics has an ebb and flow–that’s the nature of the system. And most people who have anything remotely of value in their lives to occupy them don’t have the need to insult others for entertainment.
The ordinary election cycles which have always characterized this country and will continue to do so are hardly an “ass kicking.” Takes a pretty immature and self-absorbed person to view it as such. Sorry there’s nothing more to your life.
By: Donna on December 18, 2010
at 7:30 AM
You completed a few nice points there. I did a search on the topic and found nearly all folks will go along with with your blog.
By: Rena Pinedo on December 18, 2010
at 6:10 AM
This is so funny and well-said. I’m so glad to have found your blog.
By: Janie B on November 5, 2010
at 7:42 PM
Ever doodle when you’re on the phone? Here is a suggestion, starting next January, play dot-to-dot on Republicans and their Tea Party spawn on pictures of them when they emerge from their caucuses. The bumps, bruises, and welts sure will be evident from day one.
By: no one's puppet on November 3, 2010
at 9:24 AM
In all I think it’s pretty good news, considering it was pretty much a given 2 years ago that the progressive enthusiasm was unsustainably high. This isn’t a referendum on the progressive agenda. It’s impatience. The GOP can have their victory lap but then guess what? They have to actually DO something. And they’ll have to do it with the cooperation of people they’ve been obstructing and crapping on for 2 years. Certainly not very forward thinking of them, eh? And now they have to cut unnecessary spending on frivolous things like social security. I wonder how many older folks who can no longer afford the cat food diet will think all that “reign in spending and cut taxes” stuff is so grand?
I’m actually feeling a little excited about the entertainment value of the next 2 years. Too bad it’s at the expense of progress but there are hard lessons to be learned on both sides.
By: delurkergurl on November 3, 2010
at 7:27 AM
Well I’ll take a split decision, It could have been worse had the Tea party not taken over the GOP! The Tea Party saved us the Senate! I thank them for that! lol
Soooooo we live to fight another day! We win some we lose some.
Congratulations GOP on a job well done. You fought your way back from incredible lows and made some history.
Buttttttttttttttt watch your back cause we don’t ever give up… Progress doesn’t come in a straight line…
namaste all….
By: lori on November 3, 2010
at 4:44 AM
Tex, you win the ugly contest, hand’s down. You’re a couple days late for Halloween, however. NASCAR showing reruns?
Try to remember your manners, that is if you ever were taught any. You good ole boys better show some respect for the seats you and your puppet masters just bought. I’m sure they expect a return on their investments. We’ll be watching them very closely. You’d better polish your act, ’cause it’s starting to look a bit like fascism, or can you differentiate political ideologies?
By: poolman on November 3, 2010
at 1:00 AM
Hey you feckless, propeller headed libs with a frickin’ Marxist as leader (THE ONE) – especially the bozo Donna, who must not have given a big enough donation to the DNC.
Open up that purse a little wider next time shrew.
You zeroes have been running your mouth for two years now. How’s it feel to be kicked in the head with an iron boot? Line up for ass kickings.
Here’s your old pal Tex back to give you a head’s up like I promised.
I feel your pain…
By: Tex Taylor on November 2, 2010
at 11:34 PM
They have a plan – to destroy Obama at any cost. They don’t care about their “constituents” . scary
By: Linda on November 2, 2010
at 11:10 PM
As a new Nevadan, I am very happy that we returned Majority Leader Harry Reid to the Senate! I’m not on an emotional high, that the Republicans took the House of Representatives, but I do have think, the best way to show the American people what the Republicans and Democrats stand for is to give them, the Republicans, a very public area to demonstrate responsibility. Hope they have a plan. Two years should be just long enough.
By: no one's puppet on November 2, 2010
at 11:02 PM
Thus far, it seems, all politics is local.
By: Anonymous on November 2, 2010
at 7:06 PM
No mobsters in Texas, eh?
“Thinking is not an activity of the American public.”
By: poolman on November 2, 2010
at 5:14 PM
Yep Poolman LBJ taught the teamsters and Chicago how to raise the dead to vote like he did in S. Texas.
By: Gregorio on November 2, 2010
at 5:01 PM
and now he’s off of ABC–and mischaracterizing that!
By: Donna on November 2, 2010
at 4:55 PM
Darkbart had already started his fabrication election night coverage – starting with completely mis-characterizing his role. Once… then after being reprimanded, he did it again.
By: delurkergurl on November 2, 2010
at 4:47 PM
Yes, Phyllis–well done!
I’m very pleased that ABC has dropped Brietbart from tonight. One thing to have differing points of view. Quite another to have someone with a demonstrated pattern of fabrication.
By: Donna on November 2, 2010
at 4:39 PM
Thanks for doing that, Phyllis in Philly!
By: delurkergurl on November 2, 2010
at 4:32 PM
Mageen -
For what it’s worth, my cousin went to medical school in the ‘thirties. They were told then that, with all the advances being made in infectious diseases and other ailments, they were sure they would have a cancer cure within ten years.
Bacteria are easy; they are just plants, so safe herbicides work just fine. Viruses are a lot tougher, but they are at least a foreign protein. The problem is that cancer is YOU – not even protein from someone else.
I have several friends and classmates who are doing cancer research; they say that the problem is not funding so much as it is *time*. It takes time for experiments to work out; time to see if public health measures work. But we ARE moving rapidly as the Internet makes any new therapy immediately available to every researcher on the planet.
I lost a brother year-before-last to lung CA. It is a horrible disease; it takes away your humanity and reduces you to a creature before it takes its final measure from you.
Gregorio -
One thing Rahm can be counted on to do is desert the ship before it passes under the waves. That is one rat that sure can swim!
By: PFesser53 on November 2, 2010
at 4:22 PM
I rented a van and drove 38 people to our polling place today….Three trips!!!
YES WE CAN!!!!
By: Phyllis in Philly on November 2, 2010
at 4:21 PM
POEM: To the Tea-Party Patriots: A Berkeley Professor says Hello!
By: poolman on November 2, 2010
at 4:16 PM