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I never cease to marvel at the verbal perigrinations of our peerless leaders in Washington. To believe Tom Delay is to deny reality. Such innocence. Such innate goodness. Such religiosity. Clearly, the man is a saint. Just ask him.
Personally, I suspect he's rotten to the core.
The media would be well advised to devote as much attention to the black smoke rushing from the smokestacks of our factories as to the smoke emanating from the Vatican chimney. The machinations of a bunch of old fools in Rome to elect a chief boogeyman are a waste of time. Better if the media were to abandon the whole process and devote their energy to making the world a better place by pointing out the folly of a church that mocks its message with oppulent displays worthy only of a monster dictator
Spending a lot of time worrying about and with my adorable 12+ year old diabetic Keeshond, Pammy. She's reached the point that she's beginning to lose weight (a fourth of total body weight now) and has a lot of trouble eating. I keep trying new foods and she'll eat some once or twice and then refuses to eat any more. I have her on some stomach medicine, which may be helping a little, but she desperately needs to eat more. In addition, the little warm weather we've had so far this spring is already getting to her. I'll have to lower the AC this summer or she'll really suffer--if she survives that long.
Tax season is over and my 2 1/2-month stint as an AARP Tax-Aide is complete. We did only e-filing this year, because IRS, which sponsors the service, insists that we do it that way . My own taxes I did the old-fashioned way, by hand. It's kinda fun doing other people's returns; my own, I agonize over, although it is much simplier than some I did for other people. I figure just one mistake and the IRS will come out here and shoot me.
Pretty clearly the Republicans are trying to destroy the nation. Bush's main efforts have been directed at destroying the economy, at which he's made much progress, followed now by Congress' efforts at destroying the checks and balances that have preserved our nation for 200 plus years. Not to mention the gratituous attacks on middle and low income people from both the Executive and Legislative branches. Social Security is something the Republicans have wanted to destroy since the day it was begun in the mid-1930s. They can't stand the control it gives older citizens during the final years of their lives. Sadly, the people most in need of a government that champions their needs are the very people most likely to be stampeded by red herring issues designed to frighten and confuse, such as claims that well-intentioned people are out to force homosexuality on their children and/or to destroy the hill-billy Christianity that so dominates the majority of American's thinking.
Personally, I suspect he's rotten to the core.
The media would be well advised to devote as much attention to the black smoke rushing from the smokestacks of our factories as to the smoke emanating from the Vatican chimney. The machinations of a bunch of old fools in Rome to elect a chief boogeyman are a waste of time. Better if the media were to abandon the whole process and devote their energy to making the world a better place by pointing out the folly of a church that mocks its message with oppulent displays worthy only of a monster dictator
Spending a lot of time worrying about and with my adorable 12+ year old diabetic Keeshond, Pammy. She's reached the point that she's beginning to lose weight (a fourth of total body weight now) and has a lot of trouble eating. I keep trying new foods and she'll eat some once or twice and then refuses to eat any more. I have her on some stomach medicine, which may be helping a little, but she desperately needs to eat more. In addition, the little warm weather we've had so far this spring is already getting to her. I'll have to lower the AC this summer or she'll really suffer--if she survives that long.
Tax season is over and my 2 1/2-month stint as an AARP Tax-Aide is complete. We did only e-filing this year, because IRS, which sponsors the service, insists that we do it that way . My own taxes I did the old-fashioned way, by hand. It's kinda fun doing other people's returns; my own, I agonize over, although it is much simplier than some I did for other people. I figure just one mistake and the IRS will come out here and shoot me.
Pretty clearly the Republicans are trying to destroy the nation. Bush's main efforts have been directed at destroying the economy, at which he's made much progress, followed now by Congress' efforts at destroying the checks and balances that have preserved our nation for 200 plus years. Not to mention the gratituous attacks on middle and low income people from both the Executive and Legislative branches. Social Security is something the Republicans have wanted to destroy since the day it was begun in the mid-1930s. They can't stand the control it gives older citizens during the final years of their lives. Sadly, the people most in need of a government that champions their needs are the very people most likely to be stampeded by red herring issues designed to frighten and confuse, such as claims that well-intentioned people are out to force homosexuality on their children and/or to destroy the hill-billy Christianity that so dominates the majority of American's thinking.
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