I think any of them would be a truly awful disaster. Even Romney would be. He has no convictions to prevent his appeasing the right. For that matter, Obama is pretty awful too, just not anything like as awful as the Republicans. He is the moderate Republican in the race, the non-Romney alternative. And I'll revive an old Buffista custom, and bet 50 Persian that Romney is the Republican nominee.
Simon: Captain... why did you come back for us? Mal: You're on my crew. Simon: Yeah, but you don't even like me. Why'd you come back? Mal: You're on my crew. Why we still talking about this?
'Safe'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Typo Boy - Jan 21, 2012 6:32:56 pm PST #17711 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
sarameg - Jan 21, 2012 6:33:50 pm PST #17712 of 30001
Just so you know:
My neighbor Brian (who I picked up from surgery last week) is taking me in first thing in the morning. He wanted to take me to the ER tonight, too, but I don't want to deal with an ER or ED tonight, and this can wait. That argument took a bit.
§ ita § - Jan 21, 2012 6:34:46 pm PST #17713 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If your ER is anything like mine (which, maybe not, if it's not a level 1 trauma center), getting there before 8 or so can make a huge difference in wait time.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 21, 2012 6:35:24 pm PST #17714 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I actually think Gingrich might be the least damaging of the other three, as he strikes me as fairly smart and opportunistic, therefore more likely to be moderate rather than completely polarizing once in office. Ron Paul is one of the few politicians on the national level that I think has real integrity, but I also think his ideas about reducing government services would be disastrous if he were actually able to put them into practice. And Santorum is basically his Dan Savage-bestowed namesake as far as I'm concerned.
§ ita § - Jan 21, 2012 6:40:01 pm PST #17715 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kat - Jan 21, 2012 6:41:38 pm PST #17716 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I agree with Matt!
If your ER is anything like mine (which, maybe not, if it's not a level 1 trauma center), getting there before 8 or so can make a huge difference in wait time.
Or if you can get there at like 4 or 5 AM, you do okay. 2-3 AM, which is the best time to visit Urgent Care, always seems like a nightmare in the ER, but an hour later is rather nice.
sarameg - Jan 21, 2012 6:42:14 pm PST #17717 of 30001
Oh, I'm going to Patient First, one of those urgent care, no appt friendly clinics. It opens at 8. I really don't want to do ER/ED. I'm not sure why. Hell, I know an awesome ED doc.
Around here, I imagine many of the hospitals are level 1s, I dunno. Hopkins, Mercy, Union Memorial, GBMC and that's just within spitting distance.
But I'll wait for the clinic.
Kat - Jan 21, 2012 6:44:08 pm PST #17718 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Last election thought...
I thought a whole bunch of evangelicals came together last week to agree to vote for Santorum, but only 20% of those evangelicals did. I found that surprising.
I also laughed when K said there was a headline about voting for the Adulterer or the Mormon.
lisah - Jan 21, 2012 6:46:08 pm PST #17719 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Hell, I know an awesome ED doc.
Who was working tonight!
But I understand not wanting to go the hospital.
Jesse - Jan 21, 2012 6:46:17 pm PST #17720 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I think it's incredible that being Catholic is apparently good enough for evangelicals now, if the politics are right.