I don't normally get to garden much this time of year, but since our normal heat seems to be going to other parts of the country this year, I was able to get out and putter today.
I do my best thinking out there. It's quiet, and pulling weeds and dead-heading plants require little brain power, so my mind gets to work on other things. Today, probably because of all the consternation the deadlock on the debt ceiling is causing me, I was reflecting on politics, and a comparison between politics and the garden came to mind.
Now that she's free to speak openly, Ms. Bair lays it all out.
The article is a few days old, so I apologize if it is old news here. If it is, I missed seeing it, and having it highlighted twice is better than missing it.
Well, according to a piece on Countdown tonight, the Dems may be able to skewer the Repubs with the Constitution itself, making raising the debt ceiling a moot point, and at least temporarily taking away the possibility of a default.
The 14th Amendment states in section four: "The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned."
I hadn't planned to turn this into a post, but it fell off the front "news" section quickly, and I think it is worth more discussion. My apologies to those who commented in the news section. Please feel free to move your comments over here, should you choose to.
The original article "The Obama Deception: Why Cornel West Went Balistic" was written by Chris Hedges, detailing the feelings of betrayal felt by Cornel West towards the President, and can be read here.
Matt Taibbi is quickly becoming the journalist I most enjoy. His writing style is fun and easy to read, and he has an amazing ability to use analogies that make complex issues easy to understand.
Maybe in light of the uproar over the pay/retirement of public servants, we should institute a nationwide policy of ALL public servants being paid minimum wage, including ALL elected officials. Since the jobs they perform are so easy and unimportant. Imagine the money that could be saved!
It is interesting to me that during the high times, no one wants these jobs. Many agencies have problems finding qualified applicants willing to work for the pay. But things get a little tough, and all of a sudden, they are gold-plated jobs, and the people who hold them are greedy scum suckers.
Earlier to day I spent about an hour and a half constructing my first blog in nearly 2 months. I carefully chose my words, editing and re-editing to use non-explosive terminology, and laying out my premise as thoughtfully as I could.
but the time has come. I have so much pent up anger and hostility I have to rant, or I'll explode.
I have spent the last two years+ supporting and defending the President. And in spite of how angry I am at him this moment, I will still support him until I see a better choice. Defend? Maybe not so much. Because this time, unless I convince myself otherwise during the course of sorting this out at your expense, what he is doing is indefensible.
Fear, a gift? Think about it. If we listen to our fear, it can keep us from doing some incredibly stupid things.In 1997, Gavin de Becker wrote a self-help book called "The Gift of Fear." In it he discusses fear...
Fear, a gift? Think about it. If we listen to our fear, it can keep us from doing some incredibly stupid things.
In 1997, Gavin de Becker wrote a self-help book called "The Gift of Fear." In it he discusses fear and it's role in keeping us safe in the face of violence in a number of circumstances, dating, the workplace, home...
He doesn't mention politics or voting, but I can see the application. Think of it in terms of fight or flight.
I stayed away from the 9/11 coverage today, well, now yesterday. The mosque controversy has left me feeling disgusted, and I just didn't want any part of it. But I did see a few pictures on the front page here...
I stayed away from the 9/11 coverage today, well, now yesterday. The mosque controversy has left me feeling disgusted, and I just didn't want any part of it. But I did see a few pictures on the front page at TPM a few minutes ago. The hateful people at the rally...the ignorant signs...I just don't feel connected to this America.
I mean it wasn't supposed to be a celebration, so it's not like they spoiled the fun or anything like that. But they spoiled something.
I am a Christian woman. I used to be pretty proud of that. Not so much these days. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not ashamed of my Lord, but I am ashamed of what is done in his name.
Take burning Korans, for instance. I'm pretty sure there is no place in the Bible where it says this is a good idea. But it does say that adulterers and fornicators should be stoned to death...Now here's an idea. Let's take all the fornicators and adulterers in congress and stone them to death. We can't seem to get rid of them through the ballot box, so why not use their weapon of choice, the Bible?
Not too long ago, I was up late one night going back and forth with a few of my night owl friends over at TPM discussing President Obama's performance. After signing off, I went to bed, and after a few fitful hours of sleep woke to words going through my mind that made me wonder if I am living in an alternate universe...one that appears on the surface to be the same one many of you are living in, but way different in many respects. I'll get to that alternate universe in a minute.
Yeah, yeah...another self-serving, personal post. If that offends you, just stop reading now. I tried to talk myself out of doing it, but I was unsuccessful. You know how stubborn I can be.I remember my first blog like it was...
Excellent, excellent, must read article about economic globalization and who the winners and losers are. In case there was any question, the middle class in America DOES NOT fall into the winners category.The article, published in a blog called "The...
Warning: Don't watch this until you have put all the knives, guns, ropes and prescription meds somewhere safe...Okay, well, maybe it isn't quite that bad, but I've come across a very interesting video depiction of the unemployment data by county...
I was up late last night going back and forth with a few of the night owls around here over the president's address, then after a few fitful hours of sleep woke to comments that made me wonder if I...
