I must be in post - holiday blahs because, yet again, not a single "this day in history" item was of any interest to me. So, in lieu of that tonight, I'm going back to something I used to do on a fairly regular basis - talk about a book on my "top list!" Tonight's book is Peyton Place by Grace Metalious.
If you want good ‘ol fashioned American smut, nothing – NOTHING – tops this book. You’ve got out – of – wedlock motherhood, suicide, abortion, limbs getting ripped off, murder, and all that good stuff! Small – town life can be a hoot! Apparently, though, a whole lot of people who lived around Ms. Metalious thought she was "telling too many tales outta school" and weren't real crazy about her, which probably contributed to her alcoholism & her early death. Small - town people can be damn vindictive & mean, too.
Time to get SPARKy! Brit boozers might be getting a place all to themselves. I WOULD NOT want to be the one responsible for cleaning the place up! In the realm of BRILLIANT criminals, a dude tried to rob a supermarket & called in a car jacking to divert the cops. Guess what vehicle he described to "the boys in blue?!"
Finally, I am SO HAPPY cops in this New Jersey area have all the crime under control & could divert resources to this "hardened criminal!" Who's their Governor again? OH YEA! "Governor Christie, your state just got record amounts of snow, and lots of people are stranded! Where are you going?" "I'M GOING TO DISNEY WORLD!"
Let's Countdown...
#5 "Lead ‘Em and Weep" AKA "GOP Reads, Violates Constitution" AKA "Unlawful Congress" AKA "Tee Partyer" AKA "A House Derided" - GOBPers in the House began reading the Constitution today and apparently left some of it out. Huh...go figure. ;D A couple of freshmen GOBPers skipped the swearing in ceremony! HA! The CBO predicts that repeal of HCR will increase the deficit by $240 billion. Sobbin’ Small Price to Pay Goldilocks ain’t buyin’ it. Well, he’s the "Speaker" of the House that began business yesterday without swearing in everyone like they were supposed to so THERE. Eugene Robinson gets to chat up the 112th Congress – day 2. The 2 "gentlemen" who skipped the swearing in & thought swearing in via sitting in front of a television machine probably talk in movies, too, and expect the movies to reply!
Eugene’s chuckling a lot during this segment; he’s having fun. ;D Bat$hit Bachmann is on an intelligence committee {insert oxymaroon joke here}!
Can she see Canada from her house? One of the supposed most lazy people in Congress is now Speaker of the House. And, there was much rejoicing.
He gets strength from Facebook; he’s 3rd in line to the Presidency behind the VP, boys & girls! *&^%$#@! Matt Taibbi wrote an article about our new "Speaker". OK...gotta go see if it’s online! Our new "Speaker" likes to play golf, too – A LOT. Matt thinks tea baggers will turn on Sobbin’ Small Price to Pay Goldilocks.
#4 "Don’t Ask, Don’t Doubt" AKA "Atheists in Foxholes" - At least 800,000 American soldiers have been forced to take "spirituality tests." Oh goody, more crusades are a comin’! Those who "fail" get counseling. Wow... Damn! It sounds like those who don’t answer "correctly" on the test face the Inquisition!
Mikey Winstein is representing 220 soldiers who answered "incorrectly" on the test. Some "established" religious institutions are supporting Mr. Winstein’s efforts!
HA!!!!!! Did y’all catch the Beatles reference just before the break after the #4 story?! IT’S ONE OF MY FAVORITE BEATLES SONGS!! :D
** $aint $arah from Wasilla’s 2nd tree – killing effort is still tanking; I’m crying a river – truly. A couple of zookeepers in the Ukraine were expecting a couple of girl hippos to make a baby. Senator Wyden’s son just didn’t want to be in the post – swearing – in picture, so VP Biden brought some magic to the occasion! **
#3 "Buy the Book" - Goldman Sachs is buying part of Facebook but is assuming very little risk in buying part of Facebook. Guess who IS assuming the risk in Goldman Sachs buying part of Facebook? WE ARE!
A Volker Rule – lite is in the financial reform bill but is not being enforced; a full – strength Volker Rule would prevent Goldman Sachs from doing what it’s doing. Former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich is here to unlike the deal. ;D Uh, I’m a little fuzzy on my economics history, but Secretary Reich mentioned Glass – Steagel. Didn’t his boss revoke Glass – Steagel? Someone at Goldman Sachs might be able to look at my photos there, too!
WPITW* A bank robber in the "Show Me Your Papers" state asks tellers for bills in 20s, 40s, and 60s – BRILLIANT! ALL RIGHT! "Hoosier" pride (?)abounds; my Governor got the silver tonight! He thinks future "Hoosiers" are going to be bionic or something.
BillO doesn’t know where tides come from. He either really really REALLY misses Andrea or is really really REALLY pi$$ed that Lonesome Rhodes is stealing all his FAUX News thunder.
#1 "Text Messages" - A birther interrupted the reading of the Constitution in the House today during the part saying only American citizens can be President. Sobbin’ Small Price to Pay Goldilocks read his bit then promptly left for a news conference. In some of the pictures I saw today, it didn’t look like there were a whole lot of people in the joint AT ALL! Huh, that lady didn’t sound like Orly Taitz. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, a tea bagger & big ‘ol 10ther read the 10th Amendment and read it BADLY. I bet he misses those slavery days! Dave Weigel was in the gallery for all the "fun." Our new House "Speaker" is not going to tell his GOBP peeps what to think on the birther issue. There’s some leadership there, boys & girls AND, don’t forget, 3rd in line to the Presidency!