I'm in a foul mood. I've been that way most of the weekend. It's this goddam cold. It's not too bad during the day, but around midnight the hacking starts. I can't sleep. Even faithful old Nyquil doesn't work and that's the first time that has happened. I can sleep during the day just fine. Maybe I should become a nocturnal beast until I shake this cold.
Saturday, Cindy took me grocery shopping. We got in a short checkout line. There's only one person ahead of us, we think. We were wrong. There was a person who was all checked out, but had disappeared. She had forgot sumpin' and thought nothing of letting the people behind her wait. Finally, she showed up and sadly told the checkout clerk that she couldn't find the item, so she would just not get it.
"Finally!", I said under my breath.
But no, a helpful Kroger employee appeared and asked her what she was looking for. She told him and off they went to search for it. Now, I'm pissed. The checkout girl should have told her to pay up so she could check out those behind the fat, stupid bitch.
Finally, she appeared with the item. As she was walking by me I said, "Thanks for your consideration lady." She didn't respond.
Cindy said to me, "Stop it! You're acting like a child."
No, I was acting like someone who was pissed off at a fat, stupid, inconsiderate bitch who was holding up the line because she was an inconsiderate idiot. I was pissed off at the checkout clerk for allowing this bitch to hold up the line.
Cindy had me over for dinner on Saturday night and she, her husband Michael, and I drank our customary three bottles of wine. I demonstrated my new way of getting out of the chair I normally use in the family room after drinking copious quantities of wine. I got up the first time. No falling.
I got home and had a glass of Cognac. After that, I took a swig of Nyquil. You would think that I would pass out, right? Nope. I was up most of the night hacking away. So, I'm in a foul mood. There has to be sumpin' to cheer me up. Maybe I can find sumpin' in Sunday's Atlanta Urinal and Constipation.
Eason Jordan taking a fall is kinda neat. Let's hear it for the Blogosphere. We dudes in pajamas are pretty good. We nailed Dan Blather. We got the Swift Boat Veterans publicity that allowed them to raise enough money to put on ads in battleground states. And look now bloggers are being called sons of McCarthy. I love it!
Wait! Here's sumpin' to cheer me up!
Washington --- Former presidential candidate Howard Dean took over the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday and immediately turned his attention to improving the party's political fortunes in Southern and Western states and its standing with anti-abortion religious conservatives across the country.
Cool! Howard "I have a scream" Dean is gonna try to make the Yabbuts credible in the South. This oughta be fun to watch.
Dean told reporters that he expects to spend much of his four-year term in the South and the West, where President Bush won convincing victories in his two White House campaigns.
Hey Howie! Three words: Come on down!'
'To the extent this job is on the road, I will be pretty much living in red states in the South and West for quite a while,'' Dean said. ''That's where we need a lot of work. I think that's where there are people who are most skeptical about the Democratic Party. And I think the way to get people not be skeptical about you is to show up and talk and say what you believe.''
But that's your problem Howie. If you say what you really believe here in the South you won't get elected because we don't believe what you believe. You have to lie to get elected. Like on abortion.
''Democrats aren't pro-abortion,'' Dean said. ''Our belief is not that we are pro-abortion, but we do believe that a woman has a right to make up her own mind about what kind of health care she wants.''
Huh? They're not pro-abortion, but they believe that any woman can have an abortion anytime she wants. That sure sounds like pro-abortion to me.
Like on gay marriage.
Democrats aren't for gay marriage, either, he said, but rather are ''the party that has always believed in equal rights under the law for all people.''
Once again, huh? So does "equal rights under the law" mean gay marriage or doesn't it?
''We have to remind Catholic Americans that the social mission of the Democratic Party is almost exactly the social mission of the Catholic Church,'' Dean said.
Except for that pesky abortion issue and that pesky gay marriage issue.
What does John Edwards have to say about Howie?
"And my view has always been that the chairman is not the spokesperson for the party anyway. There are going to be several people speaking for the party over the next year or so."
Dissension in the ranks already?
Back to Howie.
''If we have a very clear message,
We are not for abortion but we're not against it. We're not for gay marriage but we're not against it. Yep. Sounds clear to me.
then people will understand what Democrats believe in,
Saying whatever it takes to get elected.
and frankly, I believe more Americans are aligned with the beliefs of the Democratic Party than they are with the beliefs of the Republican Party,'' Dean said.
The only problem Howie, is that they're voting for Republicans.
The next four years should be a lot of fun.
Yes Sir. "Scream" Dean is the best thing that has ever happened to the........Republican Party!
Denny, take a bong hit. It'll help you sleep better.
Posted by: Paul on February 14, 2005 12:32 AMActually I told Howard not to bother with the South. It's better to reinstitute reconstruction down there since obviously greater work needs to be done. The Democratic Party doesn't need the South to win the presidentcy. But I predict if Bush pushes through the destruction of Social Security you folks are going to be begging the Democrats to save you when your parents have to come to your house to live.
Posted by: nsecchi on February 14, 2005 01:39 AMHe sounds like the poodle to me
Posted by: Pharaoh on February 14, 2005 04:38 AMnsuch you are a perfect example of a liberal, you are so open minded that your brain has fallen out.
Sorry sweetie, but I would be honered if my parents came to stay with me.
The dummydorks lost, because they have no ideas and worse yet, no heart. Kiss my atheist white conservative anti affirmative white angry ass while I turn and busy myself supporting our military. If you dare.
nsecchi - John Kerry said he could win without the South. You saw what happened to him. So just keep believing that you leftists can write off an entire region. If Flipper didn't have the MSM on his side he would have lost in a landslide. The only people who will have to ask the Yabbuts to save them are the stupid peeople who fuck up their investments.
Posted by: denny on February 14, 2005 12:37 PM>such you are a perfect example of a liberal, you >are so open minded that your brain has fallen >out.
>Sorry sweetie, but I would be honered if my >parents came to stay with me.
>The dummydorks lost, because they have no ideas >and worse yet, no heart. Kiss my atheist white >conservative anti affirmative white angry ass >while I turn and busy myself supporting our >military. If you dare.
>Posted by lisakay at February 14, 2005 05:14 AM
Surprising you noted any open-mindedness on my part because I assure you none was intended. I am particulatly closed-minded regarding the South. I love my parents also. But I'm happy they are able to make their own life and perserve their independence with the bit they saved and Social Security. You may welcome your parents to spend their last days in your house but I don't think that's the wish of most people. Finally in relation to the military. I am proud that we have so gallant a military but I'm not proud of its leadership. It should not have been used to support a lot of lies. And now we have going on to two thousand dead and billions of dollars in cost because of it.
Posted by: nsecchi on February 14, 2005 02:31 PMWell Denny I think this past election came down to Ohio which doesn't usually think of itself as Southern. I don't wish to write off all the South. I think Florida may be worth persuing. Florida by the way has been trending more Democratic in recent elections. It used to be solidly Republican. Virginia, Arkansas and West Virginia might be in play also. But have you Southerners noticed that the more the Repugs gain in the South the more they lose in the North East?
Posted by: nsecchi on February 14, 2005 02:38 PMHey nsecchi, if Florida was trending more Democrat, then why did Bush win by a greater margin in 2004 than he did in 2000? Just another example of how you liberals won't face the facts. Keep in mind that the South presently represents the strongest growth in our country. It would therefore be unwise to continue discounting the power of the southern states. You and your ilke are slowly drifting toward irrelevancy. Your lack of understanding of history and how it applies to today's foreign policy is nothing short of plain stupidity and ignorance, and the country does not trust your ideology as was demonstrated on November 2, 2004. America is not liberal. Get over it, or get out.
Posted by: Paul on February 14, 2005 09:48 PMAnd furthermore nsecchi, or nonesuch, we tried your global strategy of appeasement and tolerance toward Radical Islam. Want some examples? Reagan pulled out of Beirut. Bush pulled out of Iraq in the first Gulf War. Clinton was pulling out of Monica while terrorists were bombing our embassies, the World Trade Center, the Khobar Towers, and the USS Cole. We proved to the world that were defeatable. Then comes September 11, 2001. Thanks to your ideology and general limp-wristed liberal pussy foot, we got our asses kicked. Thanks for aiding and abetting our enemy you fucking European weenie cake. Leave it to the adults to return security to our nation, and honor to the Oval Office. It has been a pleasure watching your Communist Democrat Party wither into irrelevancy. You are truly securing your place in the history books as The Party on the Wrong Side of History. Go Howard Dean! Finish 'em off!
Posted by: Paul on February 14, 2005 10:54 PMnsecchi - Bad news. As Paul pointed put Florida was more Republican in 2004 than in 2000. If Howie and Pelosi keep tacking left it will get even worse. It was gay marriage that lost Ohio. One of the reasons the Northeast is going more liberal is because the conservatives are moving South. Outside of New York, how many electoral votes are there in the Northeast? In 2010, they will lose electoral votes and the South will gain electoral votes. My state, Georgia, will probably pick up two. I know Texas will gain votes also. The demographics do not look good for the Yabbuts. They need to come up with some ideas. Alas, the well is dry. All they have is 60's liberalism.
Posted by: denny on February 14, 2005 11:48 PMWell Paul, the election was close in Florida both times. But over time Florida has become more Democratic. But in the end we will have to wait and see, right. I have to only to look at the quality of you writing and political observations to confirm to me what I said originally, which is that you'all are in need of some more reconstruction.
Posted by: nsecchi on February 15, 2005 01:35 AMDenny, the Democrats can count on the West Coast, the North East, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania and it gets Illinois. These regions are securely in Democratic hands. You righties think you you have it all but one elction can turn it completely around for you. You will never have majorities like the Democrats had under FDR, Truman, LBJ, JFK, who had veto proof majorities in the Senate and overwhelming numbers in the House. By the way, thanks for the prescription drug benefit.
Posted by: nsecchi on February 15, 2005 01:42 AMnsecchi, don't talk trash about my writing. Your writing has more type-Os than a bowl of Cheerios. You will continually get slaughtered here at GOC. But I digress. If you look at today's foreign and domestic policy, and compare to those policies under FDR, you will see little difference. My point? Today's Republicans look very similar to yesterday's Democrats. You don't think we'll ever enjoy the majorities like the Democrats did? Well, we'll see won't we? Again, we're not a liberal country. Yesterday's Democrats were not liberal people, except on domestic policy. So don't use them as heroic examples because your heroes today look nothing like them. I've never seen a more pathetic group of people in my life, and the majority of this country does not trust today's Democrats or their media machine. The majority of this country also disagrees with their position on partial birth abortion, which is a component of moral values. Hmmmm, you lefty losers forgot about that one didn't you? Naturally, you people have no morals and no backbones. Losers.
Posted by: Paul on February 15, 2005 10:38 AMI was unware I was getting slaughtered in this little forum. Remember you are the one who still lives in the South. Of course if all the information I had of the history and politics of the US came from Limbaugh and others of that ilk I might have the opinions that you do. But if we compare the blue areas to the red areas of the country we find the blues have higher education rates, higher income levels, better health, greater access to culture and a more diverse population than reddies. Liberals in this country are doing just fine.
Posted by: nsecchi on February 15, 2005 09:27 PMnsecchi - If all is going so well in the blue states, why are so many people moving to the red states? Georgia should pick up at least one, probably two more congressional seats after the 2010 census. The demographics favor the red states. Maybe people are leaving the high tax states like New York and Taxachesetts.
Posted by: denny on February 15, 2005 10:51 PMnsecchi - For your information, I don't live in the South. I live in Washington State, the bluest in the nation. I also have a graduate degree. I was, however, born and raised in Dallas, Texas and damn proud of it. We "reddies" sure get around don't we? Folks like me who have relocated to blue states positively impact their demographics. I am, however, surrounded by limp-wristed weenie cakes such as yourself, and I find myself biting my tongue constantly. Its OK. I coexist with liberals and have no problem with you people, so long as you stay out of government. We're slowly weeding you out. Toodles sweetie.
Posted by: Paul on February 15, 2005 11:20 PMPaul, my friend, you fulfill the adage that you can take the boy out of the South but you can't take the South out of the boy. Your communicative skills are at an extraordinary base level. It would never occur to me to call anyone that I didn't know a "limp-wristed Weenie Cake." I don't even take it as an insult since the level of discourse is at an infantile level. By the way, if you really do live in Washington, how can you possibly not put up with liberals in politics when you have two female US senators and a Democratic female governor.Maybe that explains why you don't talk so good.
Posted by: nsecchi on February 16, 2005 12:27 AMWow! Nonsuch has proven him/herself/person as a fun pinata to poke a sharp stick at.
Another empty headed, colorful, ill-liberal, swingin' in the breeze.
Non-such, keep up the good work Darlin. We all appreciate it REEEL good like.
Posted by: lisakay on February 16, 2005 06:06 AMI don't talk so well because I have two liberal female Senators and a female Governor? WTF?
Posted by: Paul on February 16, 2005 09:49 AMPaul, I'll try to bring it down to your level. As a consevative who chooses to live in Washington state which has two female Democratic US senators and a female Democratic governor you must be in such state that you're unable to think straight. As for lisakay, who knows what a cracker finds amusing? Isn't your primary form of recreation running over frogs on the highway?
Posted by: nsecchi on February 16, 2005 06:32 PM