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•  Time for my GBCW diary

  I can't take all these pro-otter vids

  :D

  by MingPicket on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:31:43 AM PDT

  •  Yeah

    Equal time for wolverines!

    by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:36:33 AM PDT

    •  You can't trust wolverines.

      They'll bite anything just to gain a little advantage.  

      by prodigal on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:38:09 AM PDT

      •  That's it!

        I know you support your furry candidate, but why do you always have to run down mine?

        I mean, aren't we all pro-Mustelid here?

        by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:41:52 AM PDT

        •  Badger, badger, badger

          Get over yourselves.
          Stop blogging now.
          You are immature.

          by le sequoit on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:53:47 AM PDT

          •  A snake! A snake!

            by MingPicket on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:54:04 AM PDT

          •  Damn Taxideinae Trolls. (nt)

            by prodigal on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:08:52 AM PDT

  •  It's the Corporatist Otters You Can't Trust! eom

    by SteamPunkX on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:39:58 AM PDT

    •  I really don't like the way they're

      slipping fish to the candidates.  Cutenfurry PAC is the worst.

      by Rolfyboy6 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:47:13 AM PDT

      •  then there's the backsliding n/t

        by le sequoit on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:54:51 AM PDT

  •  What about pro-bear vids?

    by Crisis Corps Volunteer on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:41:41 AM PDT

    •  distrubing

      and insanely funny.

      they shoulda been slightly more animated.

      by MingPicket on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:45:15 AM PDT

  •  You can't leave

    you just got here.
    Wait for a couple of really good pie fights before you GBCW.

    by Lahdee on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:50:41 AM PDT

    •  The otter supporters are out of control

      by MingPicket on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:56:01 AM PDT

      •  The duck-billed platypus contingent

        is seeking equal time!

        by wry twinger on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:18:37 AM PDT

  •  I love watching the Harlem Globe Otters.

    "Generosity, Ethics, Patience, Effort, Concentration, and Wisdom"

    by Dood Abides on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:51:14 AM PDT

    •  their ball handling was otterworldly n/t

      by le sequoit on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:59:51 AM PDT

      •  You could say it's otter this world

        palm --> forehead

        by MingPicket on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:01:01 AM PDT

        •  You are Merciless, Ming n/t

          by le sequoit on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:09:20 AM PDT

          •  I couldn't help myself

            by MingPicket on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:12:07 AM PDT

  •  and yet again everyone ignores gopher

    gopherlanche baby!

    by Love and Death on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:48:41 AM PDT

•  Starbucks

  Starbucks is pulling organic milk. Call/email and complain if you care.

  by discocarp on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:32:00 AM PDT

  •  Have they said why?

    by Sharon in MD on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:32:36 AM PDT

    •  Costs

      Cost cutting move. McDonalds is moving into the latte business apparently.

      by discocarp on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:33:13 AM PDT

      •  Oh

        Oh and that reason is hardly well sourced, just what the cashier told me.

        by discocarp on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:33:43 AM PDT

      •  Have they considered that the Starbucks crowd

        is different than the Mickey D's crowd?

        by Sharon in MD on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:34:09 AM PDT

        •  apparently not -nt-

          by discocarp on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:34:55 AM PDT

        •  are they really?

          after all, starting soon you'll be able to get a one dollar refillable cup of coffee at Starbucks

          by Spedwybabs on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:35:59 AM PDT

          •  So few people asked for

            organic, which was not "perpetual milk," it was a money-loser for them.

            That's the announcement, anyway.

            by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:37:25 AM PDT

            •  What do you mean

              What do you mean by perpetual milk?

              by discocarp on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:38:37 AM PDT

              •  organic simply costs more

                so they cut their costs. makes

                by terrypinder on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:42:44 AM PDT

              •  That radiated (?) stuff

                that will last forever. Parmalot? That you see on shelves, not the refrigerator. Popular in Europe.

                I should have called it "eternal milk." "Perpetual" sounds like it comes from the Escher Dairy.

                by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:43:52 AM PDT

                •  Got it, thanks -nt-

                  by discocarp on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:45:48 AM PDT

                  •  And since people didn't care

                    and didn't request organic, it was spoiling.

                    (I take my coffee black, so it was all the same to me.)

                    by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:49:16 AM PDT

                    •  I always get organic

                      I'll probably stop going to starbucks now. Oh well. I was wasting WAY too much money on coffee anyway, so its not so bad.

                      by discocarp on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:51:02 AM PDT

                      •  I work at home, so I

                        get to make it myself.

                        mmmm....Peet's.

                        by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:55:56 AM PDT

                •  Did Escher write a dairy?

                  I didn't see it in the Recommended Dairies...  ;-p

                  by marina on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:30:03 AM PDT

                  •  Damn shame. I missed it too! n/t

                    by emmasnacker on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 09:11:38 AM PDT

  •  avoid starbucks... use indy places if u can n/t

    by Johnathan Ivan on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:49:59 AM PDT

    •  Indy lol

      Not around here. Its starbucks, the various fast food places, or make it myself.

      I'll move from starbucks to making it myself.

      by discocarp on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:52:30 AM PDT

•  Cute

  Just finally viewing this video...I think it was up before, right?

  by Sharon in MD on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:32:09 AM PDT

  •  Otters rock!

    love 'em whether holding hands, juggling, sliding down ice-covered hillsides, or just opening clams with rocks.

    by Tracker on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:38:22 AM PDT

    •  In case you check your old comments

      you have commented in Fitness Monday before, and I wanted to tell you that today's is up - hosted by ttoddsnyder, so come over if you want to

      http://www.dailykos.com/...

      by anotherdemocrat on Mon Feb 04, 2008 at 09:40:35 AM PDT

•  I want meerkats

  I'm tired of otters.

  by donnamarie on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:32:33 AM PDT

  •  Ok....these have been up

    I just never had a moment to hit play, LOL.

    by Sharon in MD on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:33:16 AM PDT

    •  Me neither

      I just love meerkats though.

      by donnamarie on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:34:36 AM PDT

  •  Otters are teh cute!

    Never saw a meerkat playing with a ball.  :-D

    by x on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:36:28 AM PDT

    •  Ahhh

      Because the are ever-vigilant.  They have no time for fun and frolic!

      by donnamarie on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:37:12 AM PDT

      •  YOU

        try playing with a ball when there are cobras in your neighborhood!

        by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:38:28 AM PDT

  •  Can do

    It's a still, not a video, but
    

    -dms

    by dmsilev on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:41:29 AM PDT

    •  Looks like me

      before I've had my morning coffee.

      by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:47:07 AM PDT

  •  Here you go

    by Crisis Corps Volunteer on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:45:07 AM PDT

    •  LOL! n/t

      by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:47:43 AM PDT

      •  and more

        by Crisis Corps Volunteer on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:48:10 AM PDT

    •  That is HILARIOUS CCV. Thank you! n/t

      by donnamarie on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:52:51 AM PDT

      •  Got to love Youtube

        Where you can randomly check out videos and find this...

        by Crisis Corps Volunteer on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:03:14 AM PDT

  •  There is no such thing

    as a mere cat.

    Mere-
    Just what is specified and nothing more, usually emphasizing the smallness, humbleness, or unimportance.

    by crystal eyes on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:51:34 AM PDT

•  That Animal Has Talent

  LOL

  by WeBetterWinThisTime on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:32:54 AM PDT

•  I wish I could entertain myself like that

  But I never learned how to juggle.

  by Spathiphyllum on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:34:10 AM PDT

  •  Got you beat

    I can't even whistle.  So much for entertaining myself.

    by donnamarie on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:35:26 AM PDT

  •  I taught myself to juggle in college

    Tiny room, stone walls--perfect for practice bouncing the balls off the walls for practice in getting the rhythm down.

    THAT's what my parents sent me to Wesleyan for.

    by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:39:49 AM PDT

  •  Get a klutz book!

    comes with "square balls" that won't roll away, and with all the music practice you do you'll get the rhythm in no time.  I taught myself over a TG weekend on year.

    by SteamPunkX on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:41:50 AM PDT

•  Finally! A job GWB can do!

  Toss the ball, Georgie! Toss the ball!

  by DevonTexas on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:36:05 AM PDT

  •  Boy, are you

    overestimating his abilities!

    by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:40:12 AM PDT

    •  That's why I had to tell him TWICE!

      He didn't get it the first time. It take a while to sink in. LOL!

      by DevonTexas on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:33:45 AM PDT

  •  He can only cheer on

    people who can toss the ball. Rah rah sis boom bah!

    by kitebro on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:50:33 AM PDT

•  Hey John!

  You otter reconsider!

  by Phil N DeBlanc on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:36:20 AM PDT

  •  In other words,

    Welcome Back, Otter?

    by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:46:21 AM PDT

•  Ch-ch-ch-changes!

  So, with Edwards leaving Barack is surging (yeah, I know, Bush ruined that word) http://www.rasmussenreports.com/...

  I'm feeling rather . . . gawd, what's the words, I've used it so rarely the past 7 years . . . Optimistic! Positive! Hopeful!  Yeah, that's the ones.

  by SteamPunkX on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:39:29 AM PDT

  •  

    by Phil N DeBlanc on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:46:52 AM PDT

    •  Just watching "The Man Who Fell to Earth" for the

      first time... Bowie is amazing!

      by The House on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:50:57 AM PDT

      •  I've seen him

        in concert three times, and each time was spectacular.

        by Phil N DeBlanc on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:51:42 AM PDT

•  Morning!

  It's here. The front that has been pounding the midwest is right on our doorstep. We're under a wind advisory and a tornado watch with a line of storms on our county border. Outside it looks like it should be snowing, but at 60 degrees that's just not going to happen.

  After dealing with last night's case of "trickle-down incompetence" via a poorly installed Sears water heater, my crazy barn pootie decided that sleep was not an option for me. So, I'll be going back to bed again soon...although with the weather radio going off every hour or so, I doubt I'll get much sleep.

  I do want to watch tonight's democratic fight night street brawl debate, so I may end up downing the tea to stay awake.

  Anyway, I hope the weather is better for everyone else.

  Have a great day!

  by Spathiphyllum on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:40:52 AM PDT

  •  That thing blew a wall off my sister's barn!

    I was on the phone with them when the 90-mile an hour windwall hit their house; I thought someone had dropped something!

    by SteamPunkX on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:43:07 AM PDT

    •  Straight-line winds are evil

      I've seen more damage from them than an F1 tornado.

      by Spathiphyllum on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:44:29 AM PDT

  •  It knocked down trees here, keep safe.

    by geez53 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:44:15 AM PDT

  •  Get some rest Spath. Smooches n/t

    by donnamarie on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:46:16 AM PDT

  •  a trick we use

    out here is to put rocks in your pocket.
    That helps you keep from being blown away.

    by TexMex on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:50:49 AM PDT

•  Wow...Joe Lieberman's got dexterity.

  Who knew?

  -

  by Bill in Portland Maine on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:43:40 AM PDT

  •  Right family, wrong species.

    Joe's a weasel.

    by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:45:20 AM PDT

    •  Hey! Weasels deserve respect!

      Joe on the other hand...

      by Spathiphyllum on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:48:51 AM PDT

      •  Yeah

        a disgrace to my good name.

        by JoeW on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:00:02 AM PDT

      •  yeah weasels

        "Eagles soar but Weasels never get sucked into jet engines..."

        *an old Simpsons quote iirc

        by Love and Death on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:52:33 AM PDT

  •  now that is just mean

    go to your room!
    Joe Lieberman couldn't find his asshole with both hands.

    Inner city kiddie joke:
    Why does you hand smell like bootie in the morning?

    by TexMex on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:47:12 AM PDT

    •  your

      too early!

      by TexMex on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:51:38 AM PDT

  •  Especially without the "opposable thumbs" thing..

    by PBen on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:48:41 AM PDT

  •  Odds

    Bill can post in Open Thread without being needled about C&J...

    Nah, I'm not taking that bet.

    by Lahdee on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:52:58 AM PDT

  •  Yeah! He can kiss his own ass! n/t

    by kitebro on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:51:47 AM PDT

•  I got an email from Kos yesterday. At first I

  was terrified I was being banned for being too dorky and typing xoxo once too often, but it was just an email he sent everyone about supporting good candidates.

  by flumptytail on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:43:59 AM PDT

  •  How do I get on that mailing list?

    I'm on the ones from candidates that have dropped out of the race. I'd like to get something positive every once and a while.

    by Spathiphyllum on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:46:43 AM PDT

    •  Heck if I know. I just assumed he emailed

      all of us.

      by flumptytail on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:49:48 AM PDT

      •  Teacher's pet! thpthpthpthp! n/t ;-)

        by Spathiphyllum on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:50:47 AM PDT

  •  Hey!

    I didn't get one.  Does that mean I'm not in the kool kidz klub?

    by donnamarie on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:49:31 AM PDT

    •  Well I'm in the dorky kidz klub. Maybe that's

      the ticket.

      by flumptytail on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:50:56 AM PDT

  •  wahhh

    i'm not on any of the email lists...how do i sign up?

    by Spedwybabs on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:51:37 AM PDT

    •  You got me. (I'll be moving in next week). n/t

      by flumptytail on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:53:44 AM PDT

•  If a candidate took your money,

  made you a promise, got your vote and then took a gigantic radioactive shit in your backyard, would you vote for that candidate a second time?

  Ask Hillary About This Tonight. I Dare You.

  by Zwoof on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:44:04 AM PDT

•  Any suggestions for a child with math block?

  My 3rd grader just does not get numbers and they are threatening to hold her back a grade.  I asked her last night how she likes to work with them- either the number line or the grid- and she said the grid.  She's otherwise pretty bright- a fantastic memory- but math has always vexed her.
  The tests are coming up in 6 weeks and we're (mom and dad) nervous.

  by NYFM on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:46:42 AM PDT

  •  Check out "Real Math."

    Started out 20 years ago in Germany. Spread all over.

    Hands on learning for math concepts.

    Cheap.

    Easy to do.

    Practical to the max.

    The difference between girls and boys is still there, but its much smaller. Both sexes do better overall.

    The memorization/rote/dull-drill approach is best for math-dumb teachers. Reinforces their hatred of the subject.

    In fact, math is a language. Best learned by doing.

    by vets74 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:53:44 AM PDT

    •  Math is a language

      believe me I know- I am an architect.  My life is nothing if not numbers.
      Agreed- we just need to get her to do more.  Cripes she is good with music so I know the aptitude is there- we just have to tap into it.  
      We will check out "Real Math"- thanks.

      by NYFM on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:11:20 AM PDT

  •  what is the grid?

    I suggest solid objects.  5 blocks take away 2 blocks equals three blocks.  are you sure she actually knows what amounts the numbers signify?  start with that.

    once she is solid on "7" equals 7 items, try using slips of paper for teaching addition and subtraction.  individual slips of paper for the digits in the ones column.   ten slips of the same paper in a rubber band for the digit in the tens column.  ten packs of ten slips in a bigger rubber band for the hundreds column.  That may get her to understand what it means to "carry the 1" in addition, or add ten to a column for subtraction.

    it works for division and multiplication too.  if she is visually oriented rather than an abstract thinker this may help her.

    I had a math block until 4th grade and then suddenly "got it" and became an insatiable math prodigy.  Don;t give up.

    by TrueBlueMajority on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:58:08 AM PDT

    •  The number grid

      http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/...

      I grew up on them and it is certainly a way to visualize the numbers, and help see the logic and order. And I am the same as you. I just did not get long division until one day it came to me- in 5th grade!  After first being exposed to it in 4th!

      by NYFM on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:16:34 AM PDT

  •  Do like my mom did to me

    While helping her with her math homework, scream in her face "Why the fuck don't you get this!! We just fucking went over this!!" whenever she gets stuck on a problem.

    No kidding.  My mom did this to me.  It helped a lot. [snark]

    I wasn't comfortable with math again until grad school.

    Thanks, mom.

    by cdiaz71 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 10:04:46 AM PDT

•  What kind of paper is the Washington Times?

  This woman Deborah Simmons, the paper's Editorial Page Editor, is talking up Romney??? She says that it's "obvious" that Romney has "the best overall economic policy plan, even if you don't look at what he did in Massachusetts and bicker over it, as they did in last night's debate."

  Maybe we really are getting to the end of race steroetyping. Ms. Simmons is a dreadlocked, dark-skinned lady. Obviously she is a capable professional, but I find it hard to believe that anyone could know what would "obviously" be a best overall plan for the economy. The economy is just too big and complex for anyone to be able to know that one plan would "obviously" be best, IMO.

  Anyway... Good Morning all!

  by The House on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:47:31 AM PDT

  •  $$$$$$$$. FOLLOW THE $$$$$$$$.

    That was easy.

    by vets74 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:50:42 AM PDT

  •  it's a very conservative paper in Wash DC

    affililated with Rev Sun Myung Moon.

    they kiss Republican butt every day.

    They are always trotting out black Republicans to make themselves look diverse.

    by TrueBlueMajority on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:50:56 AM PDT

    •  And C-Spam gives her an HOUR!???

      Wonder how they plan to balance this.

      by The House on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:00:05 AM PDT

      •  If you keep track, you'll find Cspan is'nt really

        concerned with real balance, just numerical balance.
        AEI and Heritage will always get prime time airing and re-airing, while a more liberal or progressive panel discussions are set in more off-hour time frames.
        They are still miles ahead of MSM on substance and depth, but the real value of Cspan is live, first-hand, no-spin coverage of hearings (now that there are real ones) and floor debate (still too rare).

        by geez53 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:20:16 AM PDT

        •  Your absolutely right, IMO. Well said.

          It seems they really just don't know how to not be conservatively biased.

          by The House on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 07:42:30 AM PDT

  •  Wait. I'll go check the litter box

    and let you know.

    by NYFM on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:51:12 AM PDT

  •  I think this is the neocon Moonie paper

    which is somewhere in the neighborhood of NewsMax as far as spin goes.

    by entlord1 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:55:14 AM PDT

•  Pentagon uses "mild concussion" for IED blasts

  If the blast doesn't actually break your skull or cause flow of blood, then it is "mild."

  How wonderful.

  New England Journal of Medicine says 1 in 6 returning Iraq vets hit with concussions. The "mild" rating is one helluva hoot.

  experts worry may be causing a host of undiagnosed neurological deficiencies.

  The new report found that soldiers who had concussions were more likely than those with other injuries to report:

  -- headaches, poor sleep and balance problems

  -- stress disorder, or PTSD

  -- irritability, sleep problems and flashbacks.

  No wonder, the family problems that have become the epidemic of service communities.

  BTW: From experience: there's no such thing as a "mild" blast concussion.

  This whole spin/tweak/lie is bullsh*t.

  The Pentagon put the troops in the 6,800-pound Humvee-jeeps. That for contractor $$$$$, where we have had 4,500 M-113 full-armor M113 Armored Personnel Carrier vehicles (at 26,000-pounds before sand bagging the floor) to match what Israel uses.

  70% of casualties == the Humvee-jeep toll.

  So now they gotta lie about what is happening. The doctors go along with the preferred terminology, but at least they get the core facts out.

  by vets74 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:47:52 AM PDT

  •  Pentagon: 'It's just a flesh wound!' n/t

    by Michael D on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:11:18 AM PDT

  •  The Hummer's reputation isn't likely to survive

    ...the Iraq Occupation.

    Then again I could be wrong:  We stuck with the M16 and the Sherman tank when they were proven losers  

    by jds1978 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:30:36 AM PDT

    •  20,000 Humvees bought. $3.2-billion "up armor"

      Suicidal.

      70% of casualties.

      Used where we have 4,500 M113s with more than 10 times the protection.

      Treason Pays.

      by vets74 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 07:48:52 AM PDT

      •  You know...

        ...this really puts RumDummY's "Transformation" of our military into a Light Infantry/Rapid Reaction force into focus.

        by jds1978 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 08:03:16 AM PDT

•  I otter be working now but I'll juggle a few

  things till then.

  by Dave the Wave on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:50:00 AM PDT

•  Hillary's mistake

  They shd have painted Barak as insufficiently Democratic--and not tough on Dem policies. Imagine he praised Rumsfeld in 2001 as mainstream

  http://blogs.abcnews.com/...

  by timber on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:52:53 AM PDT

  •  Imagine Sen. Clinton

    had no problem voting to confirm him.

    by aisling on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:03:20 AM PDT

  •  Uh

    You mean right after Bush's inauguration, when Obama was hitting Ashcroft's nomination and pointing to Rumsfeld as evidence that Dems weren't just opposing everybody?

    by Michael D on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:04:56 AM PDT

•  If you know about web site design

  and want to help Democrats, see my diary (link in sig)

  by plf515 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:53:04 AM PDT

•  someone do me a favor

  and when bill finally decides to get his butt outta bed and post c&j give him a few whomps (and NOT the spaghetti noodle kind either)from me...i tried to wait but now i gotta head to work which means by the time i get there there will 500 some odd posts and once again no one will get to see what i wanna say LOL and i won't be able to be there tomorrow night :(

  by Spedwybabs on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:53:51 AM PDT

  •  Buh HWAAAAAH no mojo for me ...whaaaaaanhhhh

    by Dave the Wave on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 05:57:53 AM PDT

  •  C&J is up now

    go make a comment, fast!

    by TrueBlueMajority on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:00:18 AM PDT

  •  It was up

    4 minutes and 14 seconds before this comment. ;-)

    by Michael D on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:02:10 AM PDT

•  I like the otter's impression of Steve McQueen

  ...tossing the ball against the cell wall in the Great Escape.

  by jmknapp on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:10:33 AM PDT

•  upsetting

  I'm sorry but I don't see what's so cute about teasing that animal with a ball that it clearly thinks is an egg and is trying to break it open to get some food.  Also, WTF kind of enclosure does it have to spend its' life in?

  by Wujiman on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 06:32:44 AM PDT

•  Needs a Sweet Georgia Brown soundtrack </>

  by Ralph Kramden on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 07:08:47 AM PDT

•  The path to the White House

  All the Democratic nominee needs to do is to carry the same states that Kerry did, plus Ohio, which went Democratic in the last (2006) election.  Or Virginia plus one of the other states we could carry: Missouri, Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, New Mexico, and Nevada.  Or Missouri plus Colorado.  Or Arkansas, Iowa, and New Mexico.  Or Colorado plus any two others.  And, except for 527s (BIG exception), the Republicans are BROKE.

  by dickdata on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 08:30:03 AM PDT

•  Mo meercat

  by crazyshirley2100 on Thu Jan 31, 2008 at 08:50:18 AM PDT

•  It doesn't look like our chances of going</