The Omnipotent Poobah Speaks!

I’m currently on the road in Virginia, New Hampshire, and Maine. Check back around Labor Day and I’ll be back  in the saddle.

 The Management

Pixelation Optional - Things went horribly awry when the Oscar Meyer Weinerdog failed to stop for the red light.

I Prefer the Real Kind - That would be kinda crinkly wouldn’t it?

Make It So No. 1 - Going where no man has gone before…well, maybe a few have gone there.

Ooooo, Comfy - It’s like going back to the womb I tell ya.

Bank of America er, Bank of Asshats - Debsweb, this one’s for you.

Ahhh Choooo - As if egg whites weren’t gross enough.

Obligatory Japanese Item of the Week No. 1 - What big eyes you have.

Obligatory Japanese Item of the Week No. 2 -  She was later accused of cheating for wearing Obligatory Japanese Item No. 1.

Obligatory Japanese Item of the Week No. 3 - Pooh’s life of crime began when he started hanging out with that awful Tigger gang.

Obligatory Japanese Item of the Week No. 4 - Refresh yourself with the Un-Unagi Cola.

Obligatory Japanese Item of the Week No. 5 -If you’re watching Paris Hilton get out of a car, don’t bother.

She’s a Sweet, Sweet Ride - Miss Buffalo Chip, your ride is here.

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“We, the people of the great (or not) state of Topsyturvistan are proud (or not) to nominate (or not) Hillary Clinton (or not) as the next President (or not) of these great (or not) United (or not) States of America! (or not!)”

The clock’s ticking down to the Democratic convention and the party finds itself where it usually does every four years, acting like a bunch of crazed hamsters escaping their cages only to put their fuzzy little heads upon the Republicans’ chopping block. If they aren’t careful, we’ll see another demonstration that hamsters really can run around like chickens with their heads cut off, even if the executioner is so old he needs Karl Rove to help him swing the axe.

After months of negotiations as tense as those between Georgian and Russian peace negotiators, Hillary will formally be placed in nomination for the Presidency. The nomination is an exercise in making the best of a really crappy situation. In the process, it will probably make no real difference to the democratic cause while simultaneously giving Republicans yet another chance to portray Democrats as the party of the big tent - unfortunately, one with beavers gnawing at the tent poles.

Clintonistas seem to be all over the map as to the advisability of this political stagecraft. The cooler heads think she should have been the nominee, but agree that the “old white haired dude” isn’t a viable alternative to the new Messiah. At the other end of the spectrum are those whose clarion call is, “Hell no, we ain’t getting over it!” This group breaks into subcategories. Category 1 are those who’ve already jumped ship to Walnut’s dingy. Cat 2 voters who’ve jumped ship for a less-odious, but ultimately just as democratically damaging, alternative. And Cat 3, those who believe this isn’t all a pre-fixed masquerade that can be changed by loud protests and full-page newspaper ads.

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