Open Thread – Twelve Days of Christmas (Day 4)
We’re back again for the next verse of our special Palinized version of the Twelve Days of Christmas! Our carollers are ready, the stars are twinkling, the sky is clear and we’re heading for single digit temperatures. Our conductor is tapping her baton, and we’re ready to go!
I’m up wayyyyyy too early…mornin’ everyone
LOL @ 4 Hundred Pages…
and I like this for the partridge in a pear tree part…….”and a compound on the shores of Lake Luciiiiiille”
Oh my! Can you imagine Mrs. Palin having to follow this on her Blackberry? Too funny for words, and it keeps getting better.
Hey R’ipley.
Morning, fellow Mudpups,
I have to admit I haven’t been following the maneuverings in Congress on health care reform. Why? I figured, as a Chicagoan, I have two Democratic Senators and a Democratic Congressman, and I live in Obama’s neighborhood to boot, so, as they say, what’s to worry? They will do whatever they can do.
Well, according to Keith Olberman and others whom I trust, it looks like we’re getting screwed. The “Teabaggers” made a lot of noise; maybe it’s time for the other side to be heard. If anyone is planning a little “coffee klatsch” in the Daley Plaza to remind our President and Congresspeople as to whom they answer to, please count me in.
Couple of funny Christmas cards involving sarah. You can actually purchase the second one.
http://s001.blogmatrix.net/users/fivefeet/podcasts//2008/12.10/0007/palinxmascardweb.jpg
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://rlv.zcache.com/palin_nude_christmas_card-p137900134271796470tdtq_400.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.zazzle.com/palin_nude_christmas_card-137900134271796470&h=400&w=400&sz=29&tbnid=wO_AoJ6pjR8S-M:&tbnh=124&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpalin%2Bchristmas%2Bpicture&hl=en&usg=__dOE2tXitnMHN8q3W1ImGOv9ih5I=&ei=ySwqS6aKJMeVtgfIlYWLCQ&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=3&ct=image&ved=0CAsQ9QEwAg
I just left a web site on the immoral minority for you to go to. It is so good I want to share it here too. I believe that Sarah’s famed charisma is just a big act along with everything else she does so I went on line and found this site about learning charisma. I tried it and after one outing had success. Sarah has practiced for years in beauty shows and journalism (tv) work and her run for office so she is better at it. Go and see for yourself. One of the authors is a Pastor. Perhaps she even was learning in her evangelic church how to be charismatic and rule the world. PS Has anyone seen her go to church lately? How Christian of her.
http:/www.wikihow.com/Be-Charismatic
OMG your book margin comments are funny. Start at the beginning and annotate two pages a day, please.
AKM, I’m really enjoying the Twelve Days of Christmas a la Palin.
Back to health care, reform, status quo, whatever is going on DC these days…can someone please explain to me how the mandate is going to work? My first thought is enforcement, how in the world do they expect to *make people buy insurance, garnish their wages? I know there is a fine if you don’t purchase a plan, but what if you don’t? Are they going to throw you in jail? Who would oversee this, the police?
I don’t know about your police force, but they can’t even get people to stop yapping on their cell phones while driving here and yes, it’s against the law in NY state to do so. And I don’t wholly blame the police, it’s an unenforcable law, IMO.
Anyone here from MA to explain how it’s working there?
The more I think about this issue, the more my head hurts…
Probably a petty point but – looking at the picture of her book…..is the paper really so thin that you can actually see through it? Looks like you can see the print from the next page which is really tacky. Bless you again for reading it for us AKM, I would never have been able to get over the paper quality, too distracting.
kerryann63: Everything about that book screams, “CHEAP!”
LoL at “John. Like McCain.”
Here in MA if you do not have a Medicare supplemental to buy into, you are fined by the state. For seniors, this proves very costly since Medicare only covers 80% of costs.
This is unfair to all those who have worked for years and whose only source of income is Social Security. It is a punishment, IMHO.
Everytime I see a picture of Pelosi I have to stop and look, is that Palin or Pelosi? I swear, scroll down on HP and see if you don’t think the same.
Palin is a Pelosi look alike, I swear!
And having just visited Immoral Minority, I can now say with 100% honesty, I have much better thighs than Palin, and I never, ever run
PJ @ 9, I still don’t understand. How are they collecting the fines? Are they sending tickets along with a payment form through the mail? What if people just refuse to pay en masse, what are they going to do? We could be talking about thousands of people here, if not millions.
I think it’s ludicrous to mandate everyone buy insurance from a for profit insurance company, period.
I’m so disappointed in this whole mess.
:::::going to wrap some presents…maybe it’ll lift my mood:::::
Paula, I can only imagine how the comments about those ghastly pictures gall the ex beauty queen, whose only qualification in life has been her looks.
I haven’t kept up with the healthcare happenings recently either because I felt I had done what I could do … I unfortunately am not represented by my congressmen or senators from this state, but nevertheless, I had called their offices, rode my bike dowtown to one and hand delivered a DNC generated form that I filled out and expressed my opinions on, donated a small amount here and small amount there, sent emails … I am tired of the teabaggers and the Republicans controlling everything. Is the system going to be worse? Not only can you not afford insurance (no public option) but now you will be penalized for not buying insurance? This is what I am reading here. This is criminal. And inhumane.
Coffie spitting headline!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20091216/cm_huffpost/394694
How in the world did I miss this ? Alaska Report is done ?
http://alaskareport.com/news109/x71363_ending.htm
LOL, Kathy Lee and Hoda just bashed Scarah over the cap redact, says she’s not classy. This is the first time I’ve seen Kathy Lee not defending Scarah. uh oh, now who is still her friend in media. What are Fake news people saying?
Scarah is one sick rogue.
get out the kleenex, folks…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGODurRfVv4&feature=player_embedded
Go back a few posts and read the Thom Hartman piece and the comments. Lot’s of good stuff on Health Care. The Senate has really torn things apart. It’s time for everyone to get busy sending stuff to Congress again.
I hope the Senate passes something so a bill can go to conference and the House members can restore the cost control measures like a Public Option and/or lower Medicare age requirements.
The bottom line is that we need to get better Senators elected in 2010 and add to the majority in the House. Then even if the first HCR bill has some things lacking it can be improved.
I’m getting tired of people blaming Obama for the shortcomings of Congress. It is not the function of the Administrative branch of government to write laws rather it is Congress’ job. I am amazed at how many people think that one man could change the whole mindset of DC. We really need to put Civic’s classes back in schools.
While I’m ranting I also do not want term limits. I live in CA and our term limits are one of the major reasons things are so messed up. We have “termed out” all our good legislators so a bunch of neophyte know-nothings are trying to write complex bills. Just a mess. We need to repeal our term limits.
I heard that GMA was laughing at her too, but I didn’t see it. I read a comment that said the weatherman mentioned that you can buy visors on every corner for $5.99, and George S. was yukking it up too.
Paula -
Saw that picture and two things immediately popped in my mind.
Orange peel and hail damage. Just sayin’.
If you haven’t seen this video clip of the Prayercast event, please take a minute to check it out. Bachmann leading the prayer asking God for forgiveness for what is happening with health care reform and the political leaders who are not on the correct path with God’s will.
http://bit.ly/8RNK4X
I am a spiritual person who believes in prayer, the power of fellowship and loving actions, in the idea that there is so much more than we see or can fathom in this multi-dimensional universe and that mysteries abound.
However, there is something entirely unsettling about this clip and this Prayercast and the energy of those involved. Now that this movement is out from the shadows and is being vocal about their views and plans we need to pass this info along and make people aware.
Terry: When you go to have your taxes done you must produce the card that shows you have supplemental insurance. If not, the fine can go as high as $1,000. It is all in the computer for state taxes. Mandatory or fine. Lovely isn’t it?
Brought to you by Mitt Romney when governor. No one gets out of this world without being taxed up to the eyeballs.
18 Fawn great video of the surfer dog. We have a group that bring Vet’s to the beach each summer to go out and surf. It brings a lot of joy to the Wounded Warriors.
If you’ve never ridden a wave it is the most awesome experience. I sure hope that this year the Secret Service will let POTUS catch a few waves. Last years they banned him from the waves I suspect because they did not have any body surfers to accompany him. He’s very good at it, judging from the pix. I hope he gets some gentle surf to ride this year.
I hope she reads this blog until her eyes burn…I have been reading Going Rouge and according to Half-baked Alaska (Ch 2), palin is the one palling around with terrorists…very scary, controlling people, them there folks from AIP. palin is so easily convinced & manipulated by this infiltrating militia group and has been used by them to govern AK…making her one kool-aid drinkin’ puppet entity with influence & power by proxy…she’s loving it (they taught her well), they’re loving it! …even AKM admits, in the book, that nobody in AK was paying attention when all this was going down.
(shaking head with disgust)…just wow.
God should not be “used”…that infuriates me!
To #19 A Fan from CA – I AGREE!!!!!!!!!
A good read http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-h-dinan/dissolving-the-palin-prej_b_392797.html
Just got my Going Rouge delivered yesterday. Read Shannyn and AKM’s chapters first. So wonderful and well-written! And browsed some of the “Palintology”- her direct quotes on various topics. Outstanding…. After I finish reading, plan to pass it on. Keep it circulating; not everyone is going to go out and buy one, but will read it out of curiousity if given to them.
BuffaloGal. Scary stuff.
I still, for the life of me, cannot figure out how Billy Graham and other Evangelicals continue to overlook Palin’s swearing and her other actions such as lies, ethics violations, unforgiving attitude (as in, throwing everyone under the bus).
They are setting aside their own values in their quest for power.
I was raised in an Evangelical home, my family is still Evangelical, my first husband’s father was a third generation Assemblies of God minister. None of these people would ever think of wearing a t-shirt like Palin wore in Hawaii that uses the word, Hell. To them, it’s profanity and a sin. Plain and simple….no way around it. Even her comment, “back-asswards” would be a HUGE no-no to every Fund. Christian I know.
Yet, now we have Billy Graham (and other Evangelical leaders) supporting Palin? They preach about the deception of the devil, yet they are blinded and refuse to see the deception of Palin.
palin IS the devil…imo
And I did mean the picture of sarah’s backside.
On health care, I want a socialist system like France, but this country is not going to let that happen and we have to face that fact.
This bill is good start. Mandates will force congress to control costs in the future through a public option or something like it. Mandates make it affordable for everyone and you will never have any kind of universal health care without mandates,
The penalty for not being insured is only $75 the first two years, so while I don’t like being told to buy insurance from a private company in principal, it is the best start and the best wedge we have for the necessity of a cheaper competitor one day.
PASS THE BILL
Some day during some election, voters in a certain congressional district in a certain state are going to elect an asshat not named MB.
People should not get fined for not having health insurance. Yes, I know many do not have coverage because they cannot afford it. But what about those who do not, for whatever reason, want it? It’s an unconstitutional provision, imho, and violates basic free speech, due process and equal protection provisions.
According to TMZ , the quote on the T-shirt is from John Rich , the country singer.
http://www.tmz.com/2009/12/17/todd-palin-goes-rogue-with-message-tee/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/16/mark-sanford-rebuke-debat_n_394314.html
“The censure rebukes Mark Sanford for “dereliction in his duties of office, for official misconduct in office and for abuses of power while in office that has brought ridicule and dishonor to himself, the state of South Carolina, and to its citizens.”
In addition to the censure, Sanford also faces up to $74,000 in fines from the State Ethics Commission, which contends he broke more than three dozen laws involving travel in pricey airline seats, using state aircraft for personal and political trips and improper reimbursements. A hearing is expected early next year.”
Mad Hatter
Palin thought her “defaced” visor wouldn’t attract any attention! Apparently the beaches are just crawling with frugal psychos-she was just blending in!
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/item/palin-explains-mccain-hat/sketchy/?cid=cs:headline5
I too, am not sure how I feel about “being fined”.
I know a family who does not have health insurance and they struggle to pay the bills and just get by. I don’t know if insurance will be affordable to them with the new bill If not…. are going to get fined?
What if they still can’t afford to buy coverage for their family. They have a disabled child and they are both hard working people. I don’t think they should be fined if they can’t afford to get insurance. They are not on any kind of public aid because they have pride, but what will happen to people like this under this plan?
From TMZ: “Reporters have been trying to score the emails she sent and received as governor of Alaska, and Mother Jones reports they’re actually available … as long as you’re willing to shell out 10 grand and wait several weeks. The mag filed a freedom of info request and was told “information specialists” would have to search all state email accounts – 70 in total.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/12/sarah-palin-s-e-mails-can-be-yours-for-10k?icid=sphere_tmzcom_inline#ixzz0Zy4cAdRv”
Now, why would AK respond in this fashion after an AK’er paid all that money and waited all those months to have that work done already?? And for 10K?? Didn’t those idiots keep a copy of whatever they copied for Andree or are they really that stupid?
sauerkraut -
Stupid fer sure. Hiding something also. too.
To A Fan in CA @ 19, here in NY we have the opposite problem, legislators who take office and NEVER leave. People here plead for term limits. I don’t know which scenario would be worse but I do know that NYers, even though they yell and scream for change, keep electing the same representatives over and over and over. It makes no sense to me whatsoever.
Trisha @ 37, as I understand it, those who can’t afford insurance will be subsidized by the government to help purchase insurance.
I don’t have a problem with the mandate per se, it’s the mandate without the public option or Medicare buy-in that I have trouble with.
Also, I don’t think fines should be applied; first off, the amount isn’t enough to persuade anyone to buy in. Secondly, how can they enforce it?
Per PJ in MA, if you have your taxes done, then they *catch you at that time. Well, we do our own taxes, do we staple a photocopy of our insurance card to our state form? What about those states that don’t have state income taxes?
There are several people out in blog-land (DailyKos has a few) that think the mandate is unConstitutional.
Egads, what a mess.
Sauerkraut #38:
That TMZ story is a year old.
This is from yesterday so I don’t know if this link has been posted already. But, even if it has, it really deserves another look. Too Funny!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-horowitz/holiday-songfest-its-anot_b_392880.html
40 Terry, We had some very good legislators who got elected over and over and would never leave. Now they are termed out. For example, Kuhl was a state Senator who was the lead on a state HCR plan. It has passed several times but was vetoed by the Governator. Kuhl is now back in private practice and will not be able to lead the charge if we get a Dem governor next year. I’d like to see her in Congress but those seats are held by good folk also so I don’t want them to go. Maybe she’ll move to some other district, but who knows.
I have to ask this question, “Would you have wanted Ted Kennedy termed out?”
I think not having term limits is good because they know how government functions and understand the nuances of law. A good person will not be lead around by the lobbyists. I’ve read that most legislation is actually written by the lobbyists not the elected officials!
In my professional career, I know how much I grew year after year. I became much better at my job after 8/10 years of experience. I think the same applies to elected officials. The first couple of years are really just training. With term limits in place there are no mentors in the legislative body to guide along the newbies. So who takes the place of a mentor? They are called lobbyists.
I think if a district has a deadbeat then it is up to the voters to get rid of them. Term limits will not fix voter apathy.
Here in CA both sides of the aisle are seriously thinking of getting rid of the term limit experiment. I has failed badly.
I love the marked up book. I sometimes make notes in books I like, but never bother with the ones I don’t. However, your comment are much more entertaining than any of mine.
Go to TMZ.com and scroll to 12:17 for a new hat story and vote in the poll.
You lie? or You don’t lie? 72% say “You lie”
A lot of low information voters will watch the show tonight. Let’s help Harvey call out s’error and her hypocrisy.
TerryinNY–
It will be done with taxes also,but it will be federal taxes.I dont know the amount off hand, but on your yearly taxes,if you have not taken out a policy,you will owe the “fine” as taxes to the Federal gov. Will you be thrown in jail for not getting a policy? No- But you can be if you do not pay your taxes for a long time, so it could happen. There will be subsidies for those who cannot afford a policy,but I have no idea how that works or how much. I mean,the price of a policy for a 21 year old with no problems who makes $24,000 at a low paying job,and the cost of a policy for a 50 year old with diabeties,asthma,and high blood pressure who maybe has had skin cancer surgery in the past,or other problems,and also makes $24,000 per year will be miles apart.
I have gone from being happy we will finally get healthcare done,to despair it will be any better.
I just saw the funniest thing on TMZ, Todd Palin wearing a t-shirt that says, “If you don’t love America, why don’t you get the hell out?” Hahaha, I love it coming from a guy who belonged to the Alasaka Independence Party. Sound’s like he didn’t love America enough to leave HIS state in it. Funny stuff. I love the irony of these so called “Patriots”.
I have no sympathy for Sarah. She uses her sex to get on….cue the winks and the whatnots, skirt up to her a$$ at a military do. Now when her skirts or shorts are up to the a$$, and they are not flattering, we should be quiet.
Hell no, as Sarah would say, you have got it all ar$eways!
One e too many!
I don’t know if the insurance mandate is Unconstitutional, but I have insurance– and I am paying for all of those who don’t. Daughter2 works for a health insurance brokerage, and she says approximately $1,000.00 of our annual premiums go to reimburse hospitals for providing care to those uninsured. I think it averages 15% of each person’s policy.
I know several people who bragged about not paying for insurance- they did fine, paying cash for regular doctor visits…one had a heart attack, and racked up more than $250,000 in bills- and didn’t pay a dime.
I am not very happy about many things in this health care bill, but I do feel that everyone should be required to purchase either a basic policy, or a catastrophic policy. My biggest gripes- and these savings would more than pay for universal coverage: require all health insurance companies to use a common billing code/procedure, and transperancy in costs, so we can be educated consumers. Case in point: Daughter2 had surgery to fix vein problems in her head, and then spent 24 hours in Critical Care. Initial bill for hospital and surgery: more than $125,000.00. Negotiated cost to insurance company: $7,500.000. This does not make sense!
@ Renee #27
A good read? By another person duped by Palin’s lies? The author is sincerely trying to find middle ground, but completely unaware that Palin is leading him by the nose and lying constantly. I’m an Alaskan, with an Aleut grandmother of 4’10″ who showed more more grit in single day of her life than one of Palin’s fake eyebrows. It’s Palin’s ilk – transplanted white supremacist Aryan types, who ruined the Matanuska Valley for native folk. You’ve been duped, too. Good luck with that.
I just found a really good “green” news reporting web site, it covers mainly energy and environmental issues. They are covering the Copenhagen Climate Change Meetings, with good reporter interviews. More coverage than you will find on the main tv stations. check it out.
http://cleanskies.com/videos/cs-sunday-copenhagen-talks-begin
OK, my analogy of Palin’s lack of grit made no sense – typing too fast – hard to believe that someone reading this blog on a regular basis actually thinks Palin has any integrity whatsoever. She lies, she steals, she takes credit for everyone else’s hard work, then lies some more. Blech – what a stain on the Alaska landscape and one I hope is soon dishonored and smeared with tar and feathers. And spit on – I’d be first in line!
An explosion in Scarah’s backyard:
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/1059876.html
Explosion rips Point McKenzie gas plant (published at 10:41 am 12/17/09)
Mat-Su Borough emergency crews are on the scene of an explosion and fire at a natural gas plant at Point MacKenzie, across Cook Inlet from Anchorage. At least two explosions ripped through the facility around 8 a.m., emergency officials say. Fire has leveled one building, which was still actively burning around 8:30 a.m.
MUYS @ 51, I was also somewhat curious about that post By Renee @ 27. As I read through the link, I kept waiting for the author to put the brakes on and call it for what it was. But oh well. I do have some difficulty with the bashing and criticism of her physical looks. Personal insults say more about those pointing the finger, IMO, though is a big thing primarily with women in our society and our focus on everything physical. But for the author to read the book and swallow it, hook, line, and sinker? Ridiculous. Obviously someone under the spell of S’error.
Gotta love Wanda Sykes. She was on Connan last night & showed him her Sarah “pop-up” book. The video is posted over at huffpo. Many people don’t agree with me but I thought Wanda’s remark at the White House media dinner or whatever that if Rush wished President Obama would fail she wished rush’s kidneys would fail. I know you’re not supposed to think those things & certainly not voice them but I do. Every week I’m sad that dick cheney still walks amongst us.
Exactly right about Renee’s post, MUYS! Renee is either a Sarah fan or very gullible. Writing an autobiography that creates a flattering self-portrait (often by telling easily disproved lies) is not the same as opening a window into your soul.
The proof is in the things we do, not what we say about ourselves. Just ask anyone in that crowd of very flat people under the Sarah Palin bus.
BuffaloGal @ 22, I checked the link and even though I think MB is a loon, I really saw nothing wrong with the prayer she lead. As a Christian, I am very critical of all things considered “christian” or biblical. Many are far from the truth. I am curious as to what you may have considered “off” in that video. I definitely agree we need to keep these people’s actions in the light.
If we want to cover everyone, then everyone has to buy coverage, whether you get a subsidy or not, we can’t afford to offer affordable care it unless everyone pays in, most important are the younger healthy people.
The alternative is what we ahve now where the uninsured are paid for by those without insurance but have money, they pay much higher fees than those with group insurance where they negotiate rates.
We ALL pay even if it doesn’t seem that way!
If we would pull our heads out and pass single-payer, we could pay for it with taxes and the cost would come down. Also it would be the fairest way to cover everyone of all ages and health and economic status. Medicare for all.
Why can’t we get there? Oh yeah. Corporations run the country. We signed it over to them years ago. Sold out to capitalism in the name of “free” enterprise. Materialism over humanitarianism. Now I remember.
@ Rob in CA
Renee inserts a post here and there trying to disguise herself as a reasonable something or other. I don’t care that she has a differing opinion, but I’m sure going to insert mine when I see her trying to fly in under the radar and be sneaky. BS is called when BS calling is due!
@57 Yes, that post was so odd. It says he is a CEO of some kind of marketing/media company, and he said he respects her leadership skills.
Say what? As a marketing executive, he should know better than most about creating a marketable image. I would think he could see through some of her PR mumbo jumbo in that book, but he swallowed it hook, line and sinker.
He respects the leadership skills of someone who blames others and walked out on her job? What leadership skills?
I told him that he should probably do a little further reading and fact checking before he so quickly buys what she is selling.
thank you MARTHA UYS!!
Martha Unalaska Yard Sign Says:
December 17th, 2009 at 11:17 AM
@ Renee #27
A good read? By another person duped by Palin’s lies? The author is sincerely trying to find middle ground, but completely unaware that Palin is leading him by the nose and lying constantly. I’m an Alaskan, with an Aleut grandmother of 4′10″ who showed more more grit in single day of her life than one of Palin’s fake eyebrows. It’s Palin’s ilk – transplanted white supremacist Aryan types, who ruined the Matanuska Valley for native folk. You’ve been duped, too. Good luck with that.
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well said dear sister
Renee @ 27
i would dearly love for you to read AKMUCKRAKER’s essays from August 2008. you can do this by looking on the right hand side of this blog and checking the archives. this way you will have a foundation of fact to respond to. you will also begin to understand that Mudflats is an activist progressive blog and that the open thread is there for us to let off steam. when it is time for us to go to work we do. as for the rest who don’t like our comments about mrs. palin’s physical attributes. well, understand that what mrs palin sells is sex. sex pure and simple. so if i want to comment on the fact that i am not attracted to her sexual appeal and why, it should not offend you.
i would to see you read AK MUCKRAKER’S essays from August 2008 so next time you post you will have a least a solid foundation of FACTS concerning Mrs palin’s stewardship of Alaska during her time as governor.
as for the rest of you who find criti
ignore bottom half please
I don’t know Mr. Dinan, the author of the HP posted piece on Sarah, but I do know Esalen (some connections there w/the institution where I got my Ph.D.), and the Institute for Noetic Sciences, where Mr. Dinan has worked.
There are marvelous things about both of these organizations, and there also can be a kind of willful naiveté that comes with people who have drunk deeply of the philosophies there, where you stand up and above and beyond the pettiness of the world in your quest for the light of enlightenment.
Reading his piece, I would be willing to be that he has drunk of this wine. From a psychological standpoint, it seems to me that he’s really wrestling with his discomfort about his dislike for someone because that’s not what creatures of light do, and has, as a result, done some extraordinary gyrations (including assuming that she drank some truth serum before putting fingertips to keyboard) trying to get to a place where he can not have spiky thoughts about her.
I hope that he does take the challenge posed by several of the posters there to actually read Going Rouge.
That would, of course, be “willing to bet” as opposed to “willing to be” – I am, therefore I be willing?
Leigh
Mudpuppy Wannabe – I also, too wanted to be a Child of the Light and was maybe even doing a pretty good job of it. Til the Vampire showed her ugly black heart and I realized that the only way to combat evil is to accept that it does exist, no matter how disappointing, and to fight fire with fire. The Light will have to wait awhile I guess – at least until she’s firmly stamped down into her snake lair once more with no hope of food or water.
Heh heh. Seems Begich set a “precedent” that came in mighty handy. Check out Wonkette:
Television Comedian Franken Shuts Up Heroic Senator/President Lieberman
http://wonkette.com/412807/television-comedian-franken-shuts-up-heroic-senatorpresident-lieberman
Booyah!
deepak chopra on palin: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/deepak-chopra/sarah-palin-fooling-none_b_367364.html
For those individuals with questions regarding the potential government subsidies for health insurance the Kaiser Foundation has a tool available which projects what they might be based on the current language in the House and Senate proposals for Health Care Reform. Here is a link for it…..
http://healthreform.kff.org/SubsidyCalculator.aspx