Waits on edge of seat...

Husband called from the plane, they're about to take off. We might actually catch a break here.

I'm so sorry to hear about your losses, brenda and Hec.

AS I didn't say it before, I'm so sorry, David and Brenda. I hope the rest of the holiday season is kinder to you both.

I did not know that Palin has a new book (and now I can't un-know).

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It's called "America by Heart"

"If Democrats are driving the country toward socialism at a hundred miles per hour, while the Republicans are driving at only fifty, commonsense constitutional conservatives want to turn the car around," Palin wrote in the book's conclusion, titled "Commonsense Constitutional Conservatism."

The threat of socialism, check.

"We want to get back to the basics that have made this country great -- the fundamental values of family, faith, and flag that I have talked about in this book," she continued.

Meaningless platitudes, check. Subtle implication that atheists don't belong in America, check. Alliteration, bonus.

It offers no detailed policies or proposals and instead provides the personal perspective of the GOP vice presidential candidate in 2008 on religion, patriotism, family and what ails America.

Avoids any actual policy, check.

"We have a president, perhaps for the first time since the founding of our republic, who expresses his belief that America is not the greatest earthly force for good the world has ever known," her book said. "Now I know that sounds a little overblown to many educated liberals, a little jingoistic. But so many of us do believe America is an exceptional force for good."

Obama is anti-American, check.

"There's no other way to describe a governing philosophy that won't trust individual Americans to control their own health care, plan for their own retirement, or even spend their own money," Palin wrote.

Remember how prosperous the elderly were before the government fucked it up with social security? Why should poor people get health care when I feel just fine?

Does anything think she isn't running in 2012?

Does anything think she isn't running in 2012?

I think in the last few months, most of the remaining doubters now think she's gonna run.

Still, Obama should kick her ass, unless the economy goes completely to hell. Also, more conservatives are attacking her, as she's outlived her usefulness to them

My boss sent a guideline out for comments. He has now sent all the various comments to me without any directive in how to synthesize them all. Of the probably 10 pages of comments I have, I'd say 10% are about the substance of the guideline, the rest are all wordsmithing.

One commenter says it needs some "grammer" fixes, and tells me it needs to be more concise, while also suggesting we add several other points to it.

I have no doubt that she's going to run, but I am clinging to the hope that there are enough smart people left in America to not let her get elected.

Custom-Made for the Internets: The R2-D2 Dress

Re: Palin - at the moment I'm more worried about whether Republicans will refuse to raise the debt ceiling, which could push the US into default. Also, will they refuse to ratify the START treaty with Russia. Both of these are things Republicans have always supported, but they may fuck things up for everyone just to make Obama look bad.