sweetheart-mine

certainly couldn't have said it better myself.

hey, i have a brand-new-found appreciation for karl rove that may last for as long as a day, maybe not. obama should listen to him. this morning.

well, all righty then, i take it back. i'll apply for the position of special investigator to see that bush and cheney are tried for their crimes.

you're kidding. aren't you?

oh good. can i be the person who actually escorts rove to his prison cell, turns the lock, and takes the key home with me where i can assure you no one will ever be able to find it again?

bush and company have changed more in eight years than anyone ever could have imagined. i'm not sure how one could miss that fact.

i'm afraid i know what you mean, and you have my sympathy.

and my dream of even just visiting alaska. for one thing, i didn't know lipstick existed in alaska. now i hear that it does, over and over and over. p.s. for anyone who needs clarification, that was a joke.

i've noticed this somewhat in all the election threads on this board (and another board i was involved with but had to leave in disgust, where pushing other people's buttons is the only motivation of about 98% of the participants -- the percentage is way smaller here). having missed the last day or two here and now having caught up, i'd like to say how very much i appreciate the viewpoint and thoughts behind louie b's posts in this thread. also, age sometimes brings wisdom but always brings experience. without living through at least more than one or two eras of elections & governmen

excellent points, bjorn. you are one great antidote to lou dobbs.

i just want to thank wendy for knowing when to close a thread and saving some of us from ourselves. THANK YOU, WENDY!

the bill is dead, and so is this discussion.

here, from factcheck.org . if you want to believe that idiocy about obama, go ahead. i agree with steve chapman, former The New Republic editor and contributor to other conservative publications, and quoted at the end of this factcheck.org piece: Chapman: ... the ad itself doesn't bother explaining how the candidates differ on school vouchers, the subject of my column. Instead, it insults our intelligence by expecting us to believe that Obama thinks kindergarteners should be taught how to use condoms before they're taught to read. Right. And Joe Biden eats puppies for breakfast. Off

typical kwall, not even able to appreciate a report that looks at the distortions by the obama campaign as well as the mccain campaign. i guess i'll go back to reports that focus almost exclusively on the lies and distortions of the mccain campaign, which tend to be far more egregious and plentiful. thanks so much for helping me see the light.

best of luck to everyone in ike's path! including this guy, whose approach needs a little work: "This is nature meets the proud United States of America, and my US of A is going to win." ROBERT SHUMAKE, of Galveston, Tex., on the approach of Hurricane Ike.

The New York Times September 13, 2008 McCain Barbs Stirring Outcry as Distortions By MICHAEL COOPER and JIM RUTENBERG Harsh advertisements and negative attacks are a staple of presidential campaigns, but Senator John McCain has drawn an avalanche of criticism this week from Democrats, independent groups and even some Republicans for regularly stretching the truth in attacking Senator Barack Obama

this was posted before, and i'm not sure i buy it. wasn't he standing next to her rather than behind her? i thought he was merely looking at her notes on the podium. seriously, i'm not sure the interpretation is fair. i know he's not too sharp, but it's hard to believe he'd be that obvious.

i actually left the homestead today and noticed sarah palin on the cover of Newsweek with a rifle slung over her shoulder. someone maybe should advise her not to allow that type of photograph anymore. it literally looks like she's aiming to follow in the steps of our current vice president, who as we all know went out looking something like she does and shot his friend in the face. it just isn't a good association to call up.

how are ya doing at work today, q? getting a lot done?

this is one of my all-time favorite threads (before jack'swow pic, that is -- well, maybe even with it, need to examine it some more). i'm not kidding. i read it to my husband last night and we laughed our guts out, just because it's so delightful. it has a sneaky charm. important question: on my mac, if i hit control and then click on that pic, could it become my desktop?

we are definitely short a ramirez. i still miss the guy. it helps a little bit, though, when bay does things like run to back up third base before anyone else knows he'll be needed there. manny would still be standing out in left field. but i STILL miss the guy! it's easier to miss him when the team has stepped up, though. pedroia is absolutely delightful to watch -- he never stops surprising me.

that part of huckabee's run passed me by, and i'm devastated.

wow, chuck norris? does he really talk? that larry "played the lipstick pig video twice" does it for me, though, right there. no need to go on.

oh. i thought you might be talking about eric gagne last year with the r. sox.

bobbob, neil young's "imagine" is incredible. that morning, unlike most mornings, i turned on the tv news for some reason. within two minutes they were showing the first plane hit, and then i saw the second one hit. then the collapses. i was glued to the tv for that day and probably several days after, crying and trying to absorb it. within a week, it seemed like something that could never be fully absorbed. as time went on, i felt grief not only for the people that day but also for the changes that we as a country would go through, even though i had no idea what those changes would