Naturally, I am drinking Sam Adams for the speech. Fanatical Apathy – The 2006 State of the Union Drinking Game Strong and stronger! [drink] 9/11! [drink] Weapons of mass (murder) [drink] terrorists hate our freedom! [drink] EVIL! He said evil! [drink] Clear plan for victory in Iraq! YAY! [drink] War is difficult. Sounds like “hard work” to me. [drink] We are winning! Woohoo! [drink] Support our troops! Ovation of teh evul minions! [drink] Military making sacrifices. Sounds like “hard work” to me. [drink] (Justifiable ovation for the family of the soldier killed in Fallujah. Support our troops, damn you, by…
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This is how I’ll remember her: lovely, lovely and strong, strong, strong. I blogged more info at Holy Moly.
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ABC News: Majorities Disapprove of Bush on Ethics Jan. 27, 2006 — A clear majority of Americans now disapprove of President Bush’s handling of ethics in government, and three-quarters say the administration should disclose all contacts between White House officials and disgraced Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff. The administration has declined to release records of Abramoff meetings, saying it will not “engage in a fishing expedition.” But in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, 76 percent said the White House should produce such a list. Even 65 percent of Republicans said so… That’s a good sign. I know most Republicans won’t…
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Democracy for Utah | Democracy Begins With You Update: There are now 3 watch parties planned in the Salt Lake area. Several D4U members will be attending the watch party at the home of Aaron Thompson in West Jordan. Just in case any of my relatives in Utah might feel disposed to attend a Disarray of the Grunion speech-watching event. And if not, there’s always the Drinking Liberally event in Salt Lake tomorrow: We meet every friday at 6:30 p.m. in the loft of the Desert Edge Brewery in Trolley Square.
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Bush: Bin Laden Should Be Taken Seriously – Yahoo! News FORT MEADE, Md. – President Bush, defending the government’s secret surveillance program, said Wednesday that Americans should take Osama bin Laden seriously when he says he’s going to attack again. “When he says he’s going to hurt the American people again, or try to, he means it,” Bush told reporters after visiting the top-secret National Security Agency where the surveillance program is based. “I take it seriously, and the people of NSA take it seriously.” It was Bush’s first comment about bin Laden since the al-Qaida leader warned in a…
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On my way back from Holy Moly this morning I had to stop and snap this dapper snowman. The snow we got the other night was still pretty, and the people at this house had made a special effort with this guy – usually they’re placed right in the center of the yard, far from the street, but here they placed him at the end of their drive, where he’s much more friendly-like. I like his hat the best. Via: Flickr Title: 01-22-06_1246.jpg By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 22 Jan ’06, 6.47pm PST
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They said it was supposed to snow today in the evening, and put about 4″ on the ground by midnight. Sonovagun, they were right. Via: Flickr Title: Empty By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 21 Jan ’06, 5.33am PST
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I’ve really been enjoying National Pulbic Radio’s Marketplace from American Public Media show this week – they’re broadcasting live from Chongqing, China. Not only that, but all the music is performed by Chinese musicians. And there’s photos of the musicians on a Flickr set! In fact, their Flickr page is packed with interesting photos. I really enjoy Marketplace, and the China shows have given excellent coverage in a way that really pricks up your ears. Not only that, but host Kai Ryssdal lived in China some years ago and speaks fluent Chinese, so you get lively sounding interviews with people…
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The Chicago Tribune | The Swamp blog reports that Sen. Barack Obama‘s new task is to be the “face” guy for the Democratic Party’s ethics and reform initiative. I’m pretty happy about this (actually I’m very happy about this) because I think Obama is the best choice for this job, and also because of his standing in the minority party (he jokes that in spite of his high profile, he’s ranked about 99th or so in seniority) he can’t get much legislation passed unless it’s a total bi-partisan no-brainer. UPDATE: His remarks today on “Honest Leadership and Open Government” from…
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Ah, bagel Mondays. It used to be “burger Mondays” because I always want to go off-site on Mondays for lunch just to get away, but then I realized what a huge amount of bad fat and extra calories I was dumping into my system. So, easily enough, I switched to lox and a bagle. Yeah, I know there’s cream cheese. But the salmon is yummy and good for me. And I love the capers. And the tomatoes, they’re so perky. Pip pip pip pip pip. Via: Flickr Title: Bagel monday By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 16 Jan ’06, 8.13pm PST