Morning, Christy!

What caught my eye is buried away in many of the stories about Bank of America and its deal for Merrill.
Guess who acts as the spokesperson for BOA these days?

Why none other than our old friend from Rummy Days of Yore: Lawrence Di Rita, former assistant secretary of defense for public policy and chief shill for Donald Rumsfeld.

Now there’s six figure justice for you!

At what point do working and middle class Americans realize they are being played for chumps by the plutocrats? Why is it that all over Europe hundreds of thousands can be on the street demonstrating for their jobs and justice for the criminals that created this global economic meltdown while in the U.S. the streets are empty and the people keep their heads down for fear of seeing the truth?

Good Morning, Can’t stay, outta here you know. But, Christy, started a bit of that sorting yesterday, and thinking about a 15 minute focus. Thanks…we’ll see ;) I was talking with a friend yesterday who said the “stuff” project took her about 5 years. uh-O

Oh, boy, I just read Paul Krugman’s post about the stimulus bill: He describes the “Centrist” version that we now have as “really, really bad.” At least 600,000 jobs lost because of Bad Nelson and Suzie Q.

It reached a point last week when even I couldn’t take it: I refused to watch Scarborough–he’s now nothing but a loud, ignorant Wind Machine for Wing Nuttery, one whom even Krugman in all his genius couldn’t penetrate (but then it is hard to penetrate brick)–and I could just barely stand a few minutes at a time of the Senate debate.

Whatever was Obama thinking when he “reached out” to the likes of Boehnny and McConnell?

I know, I know: He campaigned on “bipartisanship.”

The problem is that he used up a lot of capital on this one. As Krugman says, he might well not get another shot at it. And all in the cause of making nice to a bunch of smug pricks.

Obama would seem to have seen the challange as creating “bipartanship” rather than saving the economy. He chose poorly.

This is what I fear.
I’ve always thought Obama a very smart guy.
I just hope he’s a lot smarter even than that.
He better be.

I want to share just a tiny portion of an email a friend forwarded to me. The whole thing would be too long. This is from Gerard McNamara, one of the survivors of flight 1549 that ditched into the river shortly after take off from LaGuardia:
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There is a great deal to be learned including: Why has this happened to me? Why have I survived and what am I supposed to do with this gift? For me, the answers to these questions and more will come over time, but already I find myself being more patient and forgiving, less
critical and judgmental.

For now I have 4 lessons I would like to share:

1. Cherish your families as never before and go to great lengths to keep your promises.
2. Be thankful and grateful for everything you have and don’t worry about the things you don’t have.
3. Keep in shape. You never know when you’ll be called upon to save your own life, or help someone else save theirs.
4. When you fly, wear practical clothing. You never know when you’ll end up in an emergency or on an icy wing in flip flops and pajamas and of absolutely no use to yourself or anyone else.
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Just a reminder that good things happen and some of the things we can learn.

Do you think if he choose to save the economy he would be able to get a bill passed?

Re Andy Card and the Oval Office dress code palaver…

One wonders why Andy would put his foot so far down his throat with all those contradictory photos laying around. He did say he once had to endure a 15 minute rant from W when he tried to enter sans jacket. Being forced to accept such humiliation might have led to some sick rationalization that he carries with him still. He may actually be forcing himself to believe the dress code is important. It’s either that or accept that W was a cruel and petty tyrant.

I wonder how many other of W’s praise singers are similarly afflicted?

I’d prefer he try to do both. But saving the economy is probably the higher priority.
I’m not very optimistic about two sides working together. Not now anyway.

I think you’re correct. How many people do you know have personality weaknesses and difficulty dealing with life effectively as a result of having abusive parent(s)?
We don’t just get born this way. :)

I don’t think that anybody in DC has the political will to do what’s right. Especially the Dems, they suffer from battered wife syndrome so much that the Thugs just need to raise a hand and the Dems go scurrying back into the corner.

Build your house out of bricks if you can, the wolf is coming.

Yes, if he went before the American people either via fireside chats, town hall meetings, whistlestop tours or whatever so he could by pass the corporate media filter and gasbag commentary and layout the real choices. The failed economic theory and policies of the Republican Party vs. a real stimulus bill that invests in jobs.

Bluetoe2, if you’re still here. Go check out Peterr’s
Tis the Season for Teacher Layoffs at FDl home. But, I want you to watch your blood pressure, hon.

thanks demi for the heads up. I’ll check it out for sure after the coffee has worn off. Think I need to finish up my order for seeds. This time people will not be planting Victory Gardens they will be planting Survival Gardens. Have a wonderful day. Today the sun is shining and the snow rapidly melting. Hope like spring is eternal.

Christy, I just e-mailed you a photo.

Ahh Good Morning Christy,
we get our first taste of Spring today!

All he needs to say is I tried to work with the thugs and they didn’t vote for the bill they helped write. Then have the changes taken out in conference.

Morning all — had a sleep-in this morning and then was working on a fresh piece that will be up shortly. How is everyone this morning?

Holy hell in a handbasket, John — I hadn’t noticed that. Urrrgh.

He already did that with the election, that’s why he won.

I think the bill stinks don’t get me wrong, and it all has to do with the Democrats capitulating during the Bush years. They didn’t know how to be an opposition party, and the Repugs have the advantage because of that weakness

As it stands right now, IMHO Obama played this the best way he could. He won the election by going straight to the American people, and he stuck to what he promised in his campaign. He can’t be called on not trying to be bi-partisan, he did try that. He didn’t give him them a sound bite of breaking his promise to try to be bi-partisan, which would become the distraction du jour. The focus of the fight is still centered on ideology and principles.

What I’d like to see Obama do is reel in the Democrats who are traitors to the policies of the party they were elected to represent.

Just popped up the new post if anyone wants a fresh read…