The Rovian World

The story about Ms. McDonnell seducing some guy on Halloween -- I couldn't tell if it was satire or not.  Is this just me, or is this world so crazy that truth is not only stranger than fiction but there is no difference between them.

Study: Drinkers more intelligent

I must be a genius.

Another POTUS-DOD FAIL

You’re in the army now.  No, you’re out. No, you’re in.

   10/13/10 –  Not ok to be gay

   10/14/10     OK to be gay

   10/20/10     Not ok to be gay
   10/25/10     Check with your local gestapo

 And while you are there, ask them what countries we are invading that day.

Entertaining article about Harry Reid if anything can be entertaining about Harry Reid which is the point.

From Wonkette:

PROFILES IN PORRIDGE

Harry Reid So Boring That His New Yorker Profile Is About Sharron Angle

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"What is it with conservatives? Seriously, I'm not trying to be partisan but it seems like if they're anti-illegal alien, they have illegal aliens working for them. If they're anti-gay, they turn out to be gay. If they're super Christian, they're a witch." —Bill Maher

Am I the only one who likes "Boardwalk Empire" ?

The trouble with a kitten is THAT Eventually it becomes a CAT. - Ogden Nash

The kitten is no longer afraid of me and in fact cannot keep off of me.  On my lap, biting my feet, crawling over my shoulders and wanting to eat dinner with me – not eating her Fancy Feast in tandem with me eating my rice and pork chop but actually eating  off my plate.  She got the nerve to venture outside Monday, then didn’t come back which freaked me out but now she doesn’t seem interested in going out again.  She is not afraid of the Cooper dog; she wants to play with him which is not on his to do list. Beatrice, who does want to play with her, she is terrified of.  The kitten has no name so I am open to suggestions.

Today's Post Cribbed from Rising Hegemon

The motherfucking windy-fucking-fucking-city!

It appears that we are about to hear Rahm Emanuel is about to announce his departure as White House Chief of Smack. I guess he's leaving so he can spend more time cursing out his family.

Chuck Toddler has his diapers in a bunch over Colbert's testimony as today's faux indignation orgy continue

I don't know who could be worse, but expect Obama will find someone:

Summers Said to Be Expected to Leave White House After Election

McCain: We shouldn't decide on DADT until we consider the opinion of the troops

Should we then ask their opinion on where and if to go to war?
And while I'm at it, has anyone checked Harry Reid for a pulse lately?

Eight Spotted Skimmer

Trip to Bolan Lake

One truck.  Six adults, three dogs, one paddle boat, picnic basket, ice chest and assorted backpacks. Through No Monument Alley, past the Weeping Spruces and up the OMG road.  Everyone took a turn with the paddle boat but only Casey and Felice actually went swimming.  A great afternoon.

Sunday Morning Suckfest

Candy Crowley question re the economy includes the phrase “especially now that the country is worried about the deficit.”  Listen Candy – the country is NOT worried about the deficit.  That is a Republican/Tea Party meme which the media has run with because it is simplistic and because they are tools.  That includes you dumb ass.

After wasting several hours with two technicians running me through hoops and regaling me with obscure technical jargon I am finally back on line.  No thanks to the technos (their final advice was to call McAfee for an adjustment to my firewall settings) but because Sum Gai at the provider office smelled a rat and advised me he was sending out someone to check my phone.  About an hour later (this is in Happy Camp, mind you) the Phone Gai shows up, replaces my modem and voila!  Once again it is the guy in the truck who saves the day. 

Further bonus -- the warranty on my modem was within 1 day of expiring.   

Ken, you are such a doll!

The MSM is Shocked! Shocked! that Ken Mehlman is gay.  The rest of us knew this back in 2004.

Sounds more than qualified to me.

Wyclef Jean’s candidacy for Haiti’s presidency ends before beginning

But critics say that Jean's track record at helping Haiti has been spotty at best.

US actor Sean Penn, who runs a 55,000-person tent camp for the homeless in Haiti, and others have accused Jean of misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars he raised after the earthquake for a charity he ran.

"He has been virtually silent for those of us in Haiti; he has been a non-presence," Penn told CNN in an interview earlier this month.

(Rawstory, 8/21/2010)

Robert Fisk: US troops say goodbye to Iraq

Torture. Corruption. Civil war. America has certainly left its mark

Having botched yet another baking project, I have decided to spend the day as a recluse and live vicariously through Kay Scarpetta.

Do The Right Thing! (That would be YOU, not US....)

U.S. Ducks As Cluster Bomb Ban Takes Effect

• By Spencer Ackerman  
• July 29, 2010  |  
• 12:26 pm  |  
• Categories: Weapons and Ammo

Read More http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/07/u-s-ducks-as-cluster-bomb-ban-takes-effect/#ixzz0vAx0CGRv
Excerpt:
More than 30 countries have ratified the Convention on Cluster Munitions — the threshold for it entering into force — and over 100 have signed it since 2008. Holdouts include Russia, Israel and the United States. All three of those countries have used cluster bombs in the past decade: Russia during its conflict with Georgia in 2008 (Georgia also used cluster munitions against Russia); Israel during its conflict with Hezbollah in 2006 (Hezbollah also used cluster munitions against Israel); and the U.S. during the initial phases of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. (Neither the Taliban nor Saddam used cluster bombs against U.S. troops.)

There are a variety of cluster bombs, but they generically work like this: the munitions spray out smaller bombs across a given target, so you can cover a wide area and take out enemy vehicles, weapons, and, of course, fighters with a single, relatively small burst. Some versions, like the Wind Corrected Munition Dispenser, equip the bomblets with tech to control their trajectory, making them more like smart bomblets.

The case against their use is well known: cluster sub-munitions are, in effect, the world’s deadliest duds. The bomblets have a failure rate of up to ten percent by some estimates — and can act as unexploded ordnance, going off in civilian areas after a battle has concluded, similar to landmines. The Cluster Munition Coalition, a group opposed to the weapons, estimates that 60 percent of cluster-bomb casualties are injured “while undertaking their normal activities.”

Entire Article Here.

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