The Decline of East Coast Politics

To all the Tea Party-Republican-Conservative-Liberatarian- Koch follower lackeys.... please make an attempt to see who and what is inching us closer to this ridiculous point of shut down. While the President & Democrats are not without some blame the majority of this mess falls directly on John Boehner(who needs a spine) and the rest of the moderates who are buckling to the extremist element aka the Tea Party. This is about the FEDERAL BUDGET not sectarian ideas that have nothing to do with the issue at hand. The party of  "we are the TRUE patriots" seems more like the party of "lets screw over our military and the Americans who financially cannot handle this right now" I'll be honest I'm torn between dread and morbid curiosity about what will happen when it's time to raise the debt ceiling.

                                                   

whatever is new is old again

So Obama is running (officially) again for President. The other side has a full assortment of potentials, although some of the candidates may not be playing with full decks. Tim Pawlenty, Newt Gingrich (his unofficial slogan is: "who cares about the economy lets change 'equal rights' to 'equal rights only for people just like me"), Michelle Bachman, Donald Trump, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul & Rand Paul (a father/son Tea Party act), Sarah Palin (will she - won't she), Jimmy McMillan (of the "rents too high" infamy), Haley Barbour ("I'm not a racist but Jim Crow was not that bad."), Rick Santorum and John Bolton. And on a bizarre side note.... Randall Terry (yes that Randall Terry - founder of the radical pro-life movement Operation Rescue) switched from the Republican Party to the Democrats in 2011. My guess being he figured the odds might be better running against less people in the primary - face/palm

This is from a post on Facebook

This is from a post on Facebook:

Politico

New Hampshire’s legislature is likely to hold a vote to repeal the state’s law permitting same-sex marriage next January, a development that would force the GOP presidential field to confront the issue on the eve of the first-in-the-nation primary.

New Hampshire gay-marriage debate puts 2012 hopefuls on spot - Kasie Hunt and Andy Barr

www.politico.com

A recent move guarantees the gay marriage bills will come up for a vote in the state House in 2012.

Biff C. THERE IS NO SUCH A UNION AS HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGE. Marriage is a natural union between a male and female. Please obey the natural law.Man to lie down with man is unnatural,unproductive.

Jacqueline G.

‎@ Biff C. -- Dear Biff, Please try to pull it together. Your insecurities and irrational fears make you a rather unproductive member of our society. You need to step out of the dark ages and realize different does not equal dangerous. Gay people do not pose a threat to you - except maybe in your mind. Love is a good thing that should be celebrated. Ignorance, whether willful or not, is a dangerous tool. Try to be more enlightened. Accept people for who they are not what your perception of them may be. Educate yourself outside of the closed minded religious box you exist in. Be aware that it is 2011 not 1120 and the majority of society does not look to outdated religious texts for moral guidance anymore.

Good-bye

My Dad passed Monday - 7 September 2009 at 2:15 p.m.. He was fine and then it all began to unravel. He was hospitalized 1 September for dehydration and low blood pressure(60/45) and just steadily worsened. He was in so much pain - the cancer had returned to his liver and lymph nodes with a vengeance. My sister and my aunt arrived the day before he died. He recognized them and was very happy to see them. From Friday night to even after he passed there was a steady stream of friends and neighbors with my Mom and me. Constant phone calls from friends and relatives up North were a needed crutch as well. He was loved by young and old and was never malicious in his actions to others. My Father was a kind, generous and happy man. Although he had a full life ( 68 years ) I feel he deserved more - that we deserved more.

Just Look for the Union Label

So Dad got a clean bill of health from his oncologist (as clean as you can get after 3 bouts w/ cancer). Going North to bury my Gram next week. Can't wait to be around some slightly more sane people. The neurosurgeon gave me the all clear. Eight months since the surgery looking good and feeling good. More later - I'm beat.

Sudoku

For whatever reason I have become addicted to Sudoku. I started doing the one in the morning paper every morning. It drives me crazy if I can't solve it before the next paper comes.

DAD

   My Dad has cancer. Again. Lymph nodes and liver - spread from his bladder. The bladder cancer was over  7 yrs ago but one lil cell has been tooling along looking for a place to set shop up. He's doing chemo - he was bad for about 1 week but he's doing a bit better.

When I was a child I would make him march up and down our driveway with me.  Practice for someday when I got married.  Well I'm not even close to being married. There was one thing I never practiced with him - the father/daughter dance(he dislikes dancing). I asked him last week if when he felt stronger we could have that dance. He said yes and on New Years Eve we had our dance. I cried the whole time, but I was also very happy. So no matter how this ends up my Dad danced with me on my wedding.