O-Merry-ca

We might need a Mr Spock

So what will happen if, as expected, Republicans win control of the House? We already know part of the answer: Politico reports that they’re gearing up for a repeat performance of the 1990s, with a “wave of committee investigations” — several of them over supposed scandals that we already know are completely phony. We can expect the G.O.P. to play chicken over the federal budget, too; I’d put even odds on a 1995-type government shutdown sometime over the next couple of years.


It will be an ugly scene, and it will be dangerous, too. The 1990s were a time of peace and prosperity; this is a time of neither. In particular, we’re still suffering the after-effects of the worst economic crisis since the 1930s, and we can’t afford to have a federal government paralyzed by an opposition with no interest in helping the president govern. But that’s what we’re likely to get.

If I were President Obama, I’d be doing all I could to head off this prospect, offering some major new initiatives on the economic front in particular, if only to shake up the political dynamic. But my guess is that the president will continue to play it safe, all the way into catastrophe.

by Paul Krugman
found HERE

Me Want!

Perfect for this Fall and even in the Spring.  I love it.

Adorable

Those sweet otters are telling secrets again.

This is Somewhat True

I think the person who sent this to me was an atheist.
Click on image to enlarge.

Headlines

I love a good story.

Go For It

Now if this cat makes a goal I'm giving up on the humans who command this sport.

Anger At Glen Beckkk is All over the Internet

This is one sample but there are others much worse.  I predict he will end up in a Phycho Ward one day.

Well It's Off to Work We Go

But I, for one, do not commute like the ladies above who probably got off the Metro and are looking to buy wares from a vendor.  Not me.  I will strike out in my car today and visit some people on the beach and make my way down south a bit, then back to Central Brevard.  It's a good day to go to work because the 10 days of rain stopped here in Florida.  But we are keeping an eye on possible Tropical Storms building out at sea.  This has been another fortunate season for us, so far, no bad weather, but we have another six weeks to go before we can pretty much declare that Hurricane season is over.

Vintage Art

I bet people back when thought this funny.

Holding Up Humanity

Rather Cool Concept

This One Gives Me the Creepies

I guess are floating in the dark.

Sunday Morning

"When you are aware that you are the force that is Life, anything is possible. Miracles happen all the time, because those miracles are performed by the heart. The heart is in direct communion with the human soul, and when the heart speaks, even with the resistance of the head, something inside you changes; your heart opens another heart, and true love is possible."


Don Miguel Ruiz

Sunday Funnies

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Beck's Klan Rally Draws the Eye of Cartoonists

Plenty of Beck cartoons to pull from this morning.  These are just a sampling.

Whoa Tiger

The divorce was made final.

Funnies

Biggest Campaign Issue

Glenn Beck's Klan Rally was on the National Mall Today

Best quote today about Glenn Beck came from a person attending the Al Sharpton Rally.

Joyce White arrived at a what she called a counter-march to Fox News host Glenn Beck's rally. She came to remember the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech but also to show her opposition to Beck.


"If we hadn't elected a black president, do you think they would be doing this today?" she asked.

Best coverage and comment came from Dana Milbank published in the Washington Post:

It's been just over a year since Beck famously called the first African American president a "racist" with a "deep-seated hatred for white people." And now, accused of racial pot-stirring, he apparently has determined that the best defense is to be patently offensive.

WaPo HERE

I Have a Scheme with Jon Stewart of the Daily Show

He sizes up Beck's commercialism on this funny YouTube scroll down.

How True

And most of it is boring to boot.

So What Day is It?

"It's Caturday!"

Hi Five!

Well, it could be photoshopped.  But still funny.

Our Feral Cat Family

I Love These Kitties!

Smokey

Tuxedo Lady

Playing in the Garden

Smallest one "Baby" in the Backyard

All Three are ready to trap and get fixed.  Porch Kitty left them here and rarely comes back now.

Poor Baby

Poster this week.

See You Next Caturday . . .

"I keep un eye out for you"

Cute Raccoons But Look Nothing Like this in Florida

Ours are so ugly they scare the kitties away from the porch.

T G I F

The Jump

Michael Tarasov

Thanks to blogger Lloyd for sending this photo art in to use as a TGIF model for this week.  I need all the help I can get.  But I won't be jumping around this weekend as it's one of the few weekends I'm taking off.  Will probably share some of the time with the Grandies; do my two mile walk around the lake; wait for the lousy rain weather to show up in the afternoon; and cook outside on the grill.  A standard summer weekend here in Florida.  But you all make it a good one and don't forget to "Jump" exercise that heart.

A Pair of Pansy's

Take your last look before winter arrives up north.  These are gorgeous looking.

Fantastic Shot Caught in Flight

Looks graceful and I bet searching for food.

One Heart Healthy Weekend Coming Up

Well at least I'm giving you a roadmap to start with heh heh.

Down For the Count

Looks more like the Count is putting someone down.  He should be counting instead.

A WOW Shot for Sure Looks Like a Greek Ruin

This is beautiful.

Baby Alert!

Little Jerome, crawling into my home office.  Whoa.!! We're gonna be in trouble now.  Time to baby proof the house.  I know what's coming.

That Would be Me, I Think

Yearning to be free.

O-Merry-ca

Why Do People Even Care What Religion the President is?  This IS Nutty!

By David A. Graham


Chances are that by now you've heard about the Aug. 19, 2010, Pew poll that found that nearly one fifth of Americans (mistakenly) believe that President Obama is a Muslim. Perhaps you think that a terrifying outlier; or perhaps you're a believer, and then you are in good company. Either way, you're wrong: in fact, remarkably high numbers of Americans believe the most unusual things. Although the portion of poll respondents who believe Obama is a Muslim has risen recently, some of these oddball opinions contain more consistent numbers of believers. Here's a sampling of the nuttiest

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Is Batman Holding a 45?

I don't believe it.

Graceful

No doubt cooling off on a hot summer day.   It's humid here in Florida.  Rough seas churned by a few tropical storms, we are following two of them, watching for signs of heading our way.  Have a great day!

My Future Retirement Lodge

I'll be serving drinks upstairs in the back after 6PM.

Beethoven

This is another piece of art from the paper tape people.  I think I put another one up that showed cassette art there.  Follow the LINK HERE.

Breastfeeding Mom's Stage "Nurse In" at Arizona McDonald's

More Dumb Stuff in the Land of Republican Harmony, 

 ohhhh yeah!

A manager at a McDonald's in Glendale, AZ, recently asked a woman to leave the building after she began nursing her baby in the restaurant. That manager is obviously not a reader of Consumerist, or else they would have been prepared for the inevitable backlash, which came this weekend in the form of dozens of moms staging a "nurse-in" inside the McD's.


The protesters all gathered at the Glendale Golden Arches on Saturday and started nursing at the same time. And, in spite of being the catalyst for the protest, the woman who had originally been kicked out for breastfeeding her 6-month-old son said the nurse-in was about the bigger picture.

"This is not about me today, this is about showing support and the fact that McDonald's needs to change their policies," she explained.

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Dance, Dance, Dance

Yes, it's good exercise, excellent heart healthy exercise, and you can dance alone, or with the one you love but Dance, Dance, Dance!

End of Summer Loves Comes Always Too Soon

But I remember chasing girls was always fun.  Then off to College and piles of books.

Headlines

Not a funny headline if it's really true. To the right: "Dad told him it was candy"?  Arrest Dad please.

Stuffed Panda for Sure

But funny.

Love is in the Air

Cool photo.