do you take it with milk or lemon?

I am asking this in a completely non-disparaging way:  What are the teabaggers protesting?

I have been seeing pictures on the news with gatherings of hundreds of people.  Some were calling for revolution while others secession, all carrying signs targeting the President and his administration.  Were they expecting that all of the economic troubles that began years ago to disappear within the first 86 days of the new Presidency?  

beyond the rhetoric

There has been a lot of blah-bitty-blah from the Clinton machine, her supporters, and even those I love about Barack Obama. They criticize his experience, his rhetoric, and even his pie-eyed supporters. In as much as I would like to point an equally judgmental finger at all of the negative naysayers, I won’t.

thoughts on a new president part 4 – Stephen Colbert

Hypothetically speaking, if Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report was a person rather than persona, I would pass out. I love that brash, smug, alpha male. I heart that balls to the wall, take no prisoners, are you inside my joke, welcome to my universe attitude that makes an uptight, liberal gal like me unclench.

South Carolina will have the best primary ever.

Sigh.

thoughts on a new president part 3 – Rudy Giuliani

I don’t know what to make of Rudy Giuliani. I am a little astonished that he is considered a front-runner for the Republican nomination for President. No doubt, he was a hero of 9/11. Following the attack, he certainly was a beacon of courage. Unlike other politicos, he didn’t demand leadership. For his efforts during those difficult times, he has my respect.

But for the 9/10 mayor of NYC, my “are you frickin’ kidding me?” reflex kicks into high gear. So here is my stab at the myth of Giuliani.

for whom does she speak?

I cannot claim to be a fan of Ann Coulter. A few years ago, I checked out one of her books from the library to see what the hullabaloo was about. Okay, so the lady has her opinions. So do I. I find her work to be grating, hateful, and inaccurate. Can someone explain to me how she ends up on the bestsellers list time and again? Seriously.

Fast forward to yesterday.

thoughts on a new president, part 1

Last week, Mr. Bush made an announcement that troop escalation was to begin in Iraq, with the first deployment on January 15th. That it was to begin on Martin Luther King Day was of little importance to the man.

I am tired of this guy. I am tired of overseas friends and strangers thinking that this man represents the country. I am tired of him speaking in my stead. I am tired of a man with his arguable military experience sending young men and women overseas to clean up his mess, and I am tired of him. His treatment of this country, his political party, his inner circle, his allies, his enemies, and the world at large will viewed by historians as either a big honking mess, or… no that’s it.

Like the majority of my circle, I am looking forward to November 4, 2008. Not only is it a special day for a dear loved one, but it is the day when we elect a new president. I guess that the big question will be “Who?” Democrats, republicans, independents, and no Cheney. The field is wide open, and there is hope in the world once more.