Thanks - I have a good doctor. The really good part is that they may be able to correct my near-sightedness to the point I won't need glasses most of the time. (boggle) I've been wearing glasses since I was seven.
On the debt ceiling - since it's kind of up close and personal - seemingly a lot of the new representatives have signed a pledge to not raise taxes ever under any circumstances. And Grove Norquist - the author of this pledge - first said that repealing the Bush tax cuts wouldn't not violate the pledge and then changed and said it would (and who the hell is Grover Norquist? he seems to be setting economic policy for the country these days). Then, one of the freshman reps. reportedly asked what would happen if the House passed it and the Senate changed it. Seriously. Obviously they never watched "Schoolhouse Rock." Which actually explained it well and clearly.
Have y'all heard that Wisconsin Republicans passed a bill requiring photo ID to vote? And then Walker closed 10 or 15 DMVs in Democratic areas and extended the hours of DMVs in Republican areas.
I'd heard. Plus there's a big redistricting push, trying to improve Republican chances for election and re-election. I think they're a bit worried about having their asses handed to them in the upcoming recalls.
On an unrelated note, I think we may have another lurker web cartoonist in our midst: [link]
I think they're a bit worried about having their asses handed to them in the upcoming recalls.
Stuff like this is going on on a national scale. Future demographic shifts will really hurt the Republican party, so I think that's what's behind the Citizens United ruling, all the attacks on unions (as they strongly fund the Democrats), and this voter photo ID stuff.
On an unrelated note, I think we may have another lurker web cartoonist in our midst: [link]
His fiancee has breast cancer.
His fiancee has breast cancer.
I figured it was something like that, but the "fuck cancer" really pinged me.
Kat, I'm sorry you have to deal with all that bs over the handicapped plate. I'm ridiculously paranoid about how I use mine, never letting my mom or TCG be near the car with the plate up if I'm not also near the car because they can also take the driver's license away if they feel they are using a handicapped plate improperly.
eye~ma Toddson!
It made my day a heck of a lot better to come back and read the latest posts. I don't feel like I'm the only one now. But I'm kind of with Burrell about feeling like I'll tip the rantypants scale, so I've been keeping quieter than normal.
Now for the Senate's turn:
Democrats Dangle Saturday Night Debt Fever
Get ready for Mr. Smith meets the debt ceiling.
Senate Democrats said Friday that they are prepared for an all-night battle on the Senate floor that could go through the wee hours of Sunday morning unless Republicans begin negotiating on a bipartisan plan to raise the debt ceiling.
With action still uncertain in the House, Senate leaders described a bare-knuckled plan that would culminate in a post-midnight Saturday vote on the debt ceiling plan developed by Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader.
“That would be the vote to avoid default,” Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York declared to reporters during a news conference on Capitol Hill Friday morning.
If Republicans filibuster that vote, Democrats say they are prepared to repeatedly require Republicans to object to the bill’s passage, keeping them in their seats for hours and creating a middle-of-the-night legislative spectacle for the cameras.
“It’s hard to imagine the Senate Republicans would actually filibuster the nation into default,” Mr. Schumer said.
