Obama has handed the Republicans a plateful of election issues that could destroy his re-election campaign. Instead of focusing on them, the Republicans are playing religious morality police like some western versions of the Ayatollahs of Iran. Seriously, do they even have a clue?
Alec Baldwin
I think Alec Baldwin is great to watch as an actor and talk show guest. So why do I also think he’d be an insufferable and obnoxious friend in real life?
Women in combat
It’s been a rough few weeks for women. First, a group of men who have only ever had relationships of whatever kind with other men (hopefully) pronounce us as condemned to hell if we use birth control. Then another group of 16th Century thinkers claims that if women go into combat situations, they will either be raped by the brutes that surround them or protected by the chivalrous knights that surround them. Either way, this group states, women should not be in combat.
Do you realize that in this scenario, it’s the military that’s progressive? Truly we have fallen through
Speaking of Ricky Gervais
If he’s ever interested in a slightly older, somewhat out of any shape woman who thinks he’s the sexiest thing since Gibbs, have him call me. In fact, I would actually toss Gibbs over the side for Ricky. Can’t resist the evil twinkle in his eyes.
Sine the tiara
Can you feel the excitement? Only five more days until the Oscars. Shine the tiara. Get the clean t-shirt and sweat pants ready and turn on the margarita maker. Billy is back. What more needs to be said… well, unless we could say that Ricky Gervais was hosting in which case I’d have to buy a new tiara to celebrate. But those people simply don’t have the guts to do that.
Sarah please don’t… or maybe do
So the latest political thinking is that if the Republicans end up at their convention without a clear nominee and the decision has to be brokered, our dear gal, Temporary Sal, will heroically offer herself up as the candidate. God, just think of it. Santorum, Gingrich or Palin… the columns write themselves. And Obama waltzes into a second term.
You know you’re an Alaskan if
You know you’re an Alaskan if you see a headline stating that one or the other house of congress has passed a bill to open ANWR and your only reaction is to mentally count just how many times you’ve seen that exact same headline over the past 40 years and you go back to eating breakfast knowing the bill will never actually open ANWR.
If you think females aren’t tough, think again
Usually my parrot Captain, a male, struts around his cage showing off that he’s in charge and CB, his female cockatoo mate, lets him. The key word there is “lets”. I don’t know what he did recently to piss her off but for the past two days he has clung to the top of the cage where he can’t reach his favorite food… or any food for that matter… until such time as CB climbs up to her perch and he feels it’s safe to come down. This means she gets all the nuts and bananas and AviCakes first and
Would someone please….
Would someone please show Rick Santorum the entrance to the 5th C AD hole he crawled out of so he can crawl back into it.
Catholics simply ignore church on contraception
I’ve asked friends who are practicing Catholics how they reconcile their personal actions with the positions of their church when those things are in conflict. Since the Catholic Church is pretty clear that holding conflicting opinions in certain areas can lead to a very hot afterlife, it always struck me as strange that they could be devout Catholics and yet feel no need to adhere to every pronouncement made by their church.
This conflict is especially glaring in the area of reproductive issues. I know very few Catholics who do not practice birth control. I know even fewer who think