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A Time to Reflect
Author: Raine    Date: 11/29/2012 14:03:15

The Election has come and gone -- and apparently so has the time for reflection from the Republican party. You will recall Dick Morris saying this in the days after the election:
“The percentage of single women, minorities and voters under 30 is so large at this point that unless the Republican Party fundamentally changes its appeal to those voters, it can never win an election,” Morris said.”
On November 11, CNN held a panel to discuss the future of the Republican party.
"I don't think it's about the Republican Party needing to become more moderate; I really believe it's the Republican Party becoming more modern," the former Romney surrogate said. "And whether it's Hispanics, whether it's women, whether it's young people, the Republican Party has to make it a priority to take our values, take our vision to every corner of this country. To every demographic group, and I am confident that we can do it."

Bauer said Republicans should be "bold and confident" in their economic and socially conservative views, while McMorris Rodgers said she didn't believe any changes were needed in the party. Huntsman said a solution would be to "get our economic house in order" and tack libertarian on social issues, and Gutierrez said the party needed to "welcome immigrants."
So what happens next for the GOP?

They come back to Washington DC and select the new committee chairs -- and they are all white men. Except Darrell Issa -- he's back! -- he's "of Arab descent; his paternal grandparents were Lebanese immigrants."

They either don't know how to really diversify -- or they are really really a party of men. With or without binders of women, this is not a party that is showing its desire to be more diverse. It's a party that doesn't listen to people. Take a look for yourself: HOUSE COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN FOR THE 113TH CONGRESS
“Republicans are humbled by the confidence that the American people have placed in our House majority, and we’re united and focusing on their top priority, which is jobs. I’m proud of my leadership colleagues who have been elected today to serve as our leaders in the next Congress. And while we have some of us that are returning to the leadership, we have new members, and you’ll get to hear from them in a moment.

“Listen, our majority is the primary line of defense for the American people against a government that spends too much, borrows too much when left unchecked. I’ve outlined a framework for how both parties can work together to avert the fiscal cliff without raising tax rates. And through a combination of pro-growth tax reform and entitlement reform, we can bring jobs home and make our economy stronger.

“Listen, with so many challenges that are ahead of us the American people need to see us act courageously, think selflessly, and lead boldly, and our majority is up to the task - and I expect the president is as well.”


They haven't learned anything at all. Once again, it's a lot of talk, smoke and mirrors. Don't believe me? From Politico:
“President Barack Obama made a demand of House Speaker John Boehner near the end of their first White House meeting on the fiscal cliff: Raise the debt limit before year’s end.

Boehner responded: ‘There is a price for everything.’”
You read that right. That isn't from last year, that is this week. The very same issue that got the country into the super committee, the trigger and the fake fiscal cliff is once again rearing it's head. The SAME damn issue. Jay Bookman clarifies what the Debt ceiling is:
Raising the debt ceiling does not authorize so much as a penny more in spending. It merely allows the Treasury to borrow the money to pay the bills that previous Congresses and presidents have already incurred.
I don't know how many times people need to be told this small and simple bit of information. These are debts that already occurred.

They don't want to change their ways. They just want you to to think they are. It's the same thing over and over. White men without binders.

and

Raine
 

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Comment by wickedpam on 11/29/2012 14:12:44
Morning

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/29/2012 14:23:44
Hello peeps.

Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 14:27:21
Good morning!

Mondo how is that stomach thingy going? Gone yet?

Comment by TriSec on 11/29/2012 14:28:45
Morning, folks.

Reposting from last night - TriSec is a bit stunned.

A fourth member of the Troop 250 community has just been diagnosed with cancer. (His manifested itself in a brain tumor, which they removed surgically, but he starts very agressive chemotherapy on Friday. (The inpatient kind.) I don't know what his prognosis is at the moment.

Coupled with the 6 people I now know of at the store (3 of us in active treatment), I'm just wondering what the hell is going on around here.

As recently as June 25 of this year, the only folks I knew that had the "Big C" were my elder relatives. Since then, it's been a long string of contemporaries that have got it now.

Bob posted on facebook last night that perhaps we're all getting older. I don't like the direction that logic is taking.

In any case, it's a Mr. Paul Perry, troop treasurer. Any prayer circles would be welcome indeed.



Comment by Mondobubba on 11/29/2012 14:31:49
Quote by Raine:
Good morning!

Mondo how is that stomach thingy going? Gone yet?



Pretty much. That and the insomnia have been tons of fun.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/29/2012 14:40:49
Before everybody goes off the deep end in the Jordan Davis case, here is a quote from a local attorney:

"Mr. Dunn is going to have to answer the question, ‘Why did you not call the sheriff’s office? If you are reasonably protecting yourself, why did you leave the scene, get in the car, and the next day, flee the jurisdiction of Duval County?’ … There’s no indication that Jordan or anyone else in that car had a gun, there’s no indication that they were any threat to Mr. Dunn."


Comment by Scoopster on 11/29/2012 14:58:37
Mornin' all..

I hate to keep piling on to the wave of maladies that our friends and relatives are going through lately, buuuut...

..my mom's in the hospital. Over the holiday the incision from her hip replacement (which was done in MARCH) reopened and she kinda held her tongue about it for a few days out of pride and not wanting to worry everyone. She went to a walk-in clinic last Friday and they gave her a script for heavy antibiotics, but that apparently didn't prevent it from getting infected.

Comment by wickedpam on 11/29/2012 15:00:52
oh dear!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ healing vibes, positive thoughts and prayers all around! ~~~~~~~~~~~~

Comment by TriSec on 11/29/2012 15:47:29
Evidently, the blog has died of despair today.



Comment by Will in Chicago on 11/29/2012 15:57:21
Scoopster, the best to your Mom.

TriSec, sorry to hear about your fellow scout leader.

I am going to services tomorrow and would like to mention Trojanrabbit's Dad before the Mourner's Kaddish. Does anyone know his first name?

As for myself, busy job hunting this morning. I hope to hear tomorrow about the maternity leave sub position.

Comment by TriSec on 11/29/2012 16:05:04
Hostess: Run by Dicks!


NEW YORK (AP) — Hostess Brands Inc. is asking for a judge’s approval to give its top executives bonuses totaling up to $1.8 million as part of its wind-down plans.

The maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos says the incentive pay is needed to retain the 19 corporate officers and ‘‘high-level managers’’ during the liquidation process, which could take about a year. Two of those executives would be eligible for additional rewards depending on how efficiently they carry out the liquidation. The bonuses would be in addition to their regular pay.



Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 16:05:44
Quote by Scoopster:
Mornin' all..

I hate to keep piling on to the wave of maladies that our friends and relatives are going through lately, buuuut...

..my mom's in the hospital. Over the holiday the incision from her hip replacement (which was done in MARCH) reopened and she kinda held her tongue about it for a few days out of pride and not wanting to worry everyone. She went to a walk-in clinic last Friday and they gave her a script for heavy antibiotics, but that apparently didn't prevent it from getting infected.
Oh, damn, Scoop. Please send my best wishes for her recovery.

And For Tri's friend, Mr. Paul Perry -- and others.



Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 16:06:25
Quote by TriSec:
Hostess: Run by Dicks!


NEW YORK (AP) — Hostess Brands Inc. is asking for a judge’s approval to give its top executives bonuses totaling up to $1.8 million as part of its wind-down plans.

The maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos says the incentive pay is needed to retain the 19 corporate officers and ‘‘high-level managers’’ during the liquidation process, which could take about a year. Two of those executives would be eligible for additional rewards depending on how efficiently they carry out the liquidation. The bonuses would be in addition to their regular pay.



Classic. Bain. Treatment.


Comment by Mondobubba on 11/29/2012 16:08:03
Quote by TriSec:
Hostess: Run by Dicks!


NEW YORK (AP) — Hostess Brands Inc. is asking for a judge’s approval to give its top executives bonuses totaling up to $1.8 million as part of its wind-down plans.

The maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Ho Hos says the incentive pay is needed to retain the 19 corporate officers and ‘‘high-level managers’’ during the liquidation process, which could take about a year. Two of those executives would be eligible for additional rewards depending on how efficiently they carry out the liquidation. The bonuses would be in addition to their regular pay.




You know, I really wish I got bonuses for fucking up the company to the point where it is being liquidated. Seriously? Whatta bunch of greedy entitled dicks.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/29/2012 16:09:37
Quote by TriSec:
Evidently, the blog has died of despair today.




It would take more that cancer, depression and infection to kill the blog off. It was just...resting! Beautiful plumage on this blog!

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/29/2012 16:14:01
Glenn Beck is not having a good week.

First is was his jar of urine, then his "Piss Obama." Now, more news from Goldline.

Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 16:19:45
Quote by Mondobubba:
Glenn Beck is not having a good week.

First is was his jar of urine, then his "Piss Obama." Now, more news from Goldline.



Well, he still has the LDS. I heard they had some golden tablets....

Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 16:20:52
I am in a VERY bad mood today.



Comment by TriSec on 11/29/2012 16:34:52
Listening to perhaps some of my favourite Ellington today...

We've got "A Concert of Sacred Music", circa 1965. "Come Sunday" up now, one of Duke's finest ballads.

I always associate this with Christmas - the now defunct "Eric in the Evening" on the now jazzless WGBH always used to play this during Christmas Week.



Comment by wickedpam on 11/29/2012 16:36:07
Quote by Raine:
I am in a VERY bad mood today.



uh oh


Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 16:41:43
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
I am in a VERY bad mood today.



uh oh
Combination of hormones and a bridal shower -- the latter of which is triggering things. I am glad I eloped.

Comment by wickedpam on 11/29/2012 16:44:26
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
I am in a VERY bad mood today.



uh oh
Combination of hormones and a bridal shower -- the latter of which is triggering things. I am glad I eloped.



oh dear, I organized my cousin's shower with no help from any other bridesmaid - it was a effort not to kill her friends by the end

Comment by TriSec on 11/29/2012 16:57:56
Lunch is now a needed commodity.

I'm all screwy this past cycle; I had it Monday instead of Wednesday last week because of the holiday, and I haven't felt quite right since.



Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 16:58:55
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
I am in a VERY bad mood today.



uh oh
Combination of hormones and a bridal shower -- the latter of which is triggering things. I am glad I eloped.



oh dear, I organized my cousin's shower with no help from any other bridesmaid - it was a effort not to kill her friends by the end
I'm not organizing. I am trying my damned best to not be that bridesmaid. I'll not say more here.



Comment by wickedpam on 11/29/2012 17:06:08
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
I am in a VERY bad mood today.



uh oh
Combination of hormones and a bridal shower -- the latter of which is triggering things. I am glad I eloped.



oh dear, I organized my cousin's shower with no help from any other bridesmaid - it was a effort not to kill her friends by the end
I'm not organizing. I am trying my damned best to not be that bridesmaid. I'll not say more here.



oh dear




Just breathe.

Comment by livingonli on 11/29/2012 17:15:25
Good day, folks. Ah, still tired since my one day of jury duty threw my whole body of schedule. Getting older makes it harder to adapt to radical changes in one's sleeping schedule and I am starting to feel more like an old fart.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/29/2012 17:18:22
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by Raine:
I am in a VERY bad mood today.



uh oh
Combination of hormones and a bridal shower -- the latter of which is triggering things. I am glad I eloped.



oh dear, I organized my cousin's shower with no help from any other bridesmaid - it was a effort not to kill her friends by the end



If you need help with a body, I will be happy to fetch a rug!

Comment by velveeta jones on 11/29/2012 17:21:26
Anyone who's following me on twitter will see that i'm poking John Mccain and friends today. Join me, won't you? Grover N. is on the list as well. I'm old, and I feel like pissing people off as is my right as an old person.

Comment by Scoopster on 11/29/2012 17:27:42
Whew.. Mom's home from the hospital. They gave her mainline antibiotics all night & upped the prescript ones significantly. Her appointment with the surgeon who did her hip is next week and I hope she whacks him with her cane.

Comment by Will in Chicago on 11/29/2012 17:32:55
Quote by Scoopster:
Whew.. Mom's home from the hospital. They gave her mainline antibiotics all night & upped the prescript ones significantly. Her appointment with the surgeon who did her hip is next week and I hope she whacks him with her cane.



I am glad that she is back home! This is great news!1

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/29/2012 17:45:07
Gallup: Americans prefer “free enterprise” to “big business” or “capitalism”

Um, America, you know I love you. Don't you think “free enterprise” and “capitalism” are sorta the same thing? Just sayin...

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/29/2012 17:55:38
Quote by Scoopster:
Whew.. Mom's home from the hospital. They gave her mainline antibiotics all night & upped the prescript ones significantly. Her appointment with the surgeon who did her hip is next week and I hope she whacks him with her cane.



I hope she whacks him with a fat malpractice suit!

Comment by TriSec on 11/29/2012 18:00:30
Relay Health is the new Emdeon.

Or, "Durrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr? What? Oh, the claim is incorrect. No problem, we won't fix it and send it again so we can make another entire day worth of claims fail."



Comment by TriSec on 11/29/2012 18:23:29
Great, now I'm going all hypochondriac and convincing myself I have diabetes.

I've got a couple of the symptoms of type II, but they're related to the chemo side effects, too.

Nay...it's been the water. I've been drinking gallons of it for the past few days. Unfortunately, it has little effect. Daytime "flow" isn't what it should be, so as a consequence I'm up every 2 hours all night.

I'm really messed up here, folks. Honestly, next treatment can't come soon enough. I'm actually concerned enough to email my doctor.




Comment by Scoopster on 11/29/2012 18:27:55
Quote by TriSec:
Great, now I'm going all hypochondriac and convincing myself I have diabetes.

I've got a couple of the symptoms of type II, but they're related to the chemo side effects, too.

Nay...it's been the water. I've been drinking gallons of it for the past few days. Unfortunately, it has little effect. Daytime "flow" isn't what it should be, so as a consequence I'm up every 2 hours all night.

I'm really messed up here, folks. Honestly, next treatment can't come soon enough. I'm actually concerned enough to email my doctor.

There was a piece on the news the other night about 'chemo brain'.. the stuff messes your nervous system up so bad, even for some time after you finish treatment.

Comment by TriSec on 11/29/2012 18:47:22
Awesome. Perfect. Yeah, I"m all over this.

Trisec is going to crawl off in the corner and expire now.



Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 19:01:17


Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 19:02:09
Quote by TriSec:
Awesome. Perfect. Yeah, I"m all over this.

Trisec is going to crawl off in the corner and expire now.

Email your doctor.


Comment by TriSec on 11/29/2012 19:12:45
Just waiting to hear back. She's usually quite responsive.


Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 19:24:30
Quote by TriSec:
Just waiting to hear back. She's usually quite responsive.
She will respond.

You know, there is nothing wrong with going home and resting.


Comment by TriSec on 11/29/2012 19:32:56
I have another beading ceremony tonight, and I have to see my boss about some training that we're planning for March.

Rest? Chemo wins, then. Not going to happen on my watch.



But when I DO die trying, I expect all of you up here, then somebody can scatter my ashes in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.


Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 19:36:52
Quote by TriSec:
I have another beading ceremony tonight, and I have to see my boss about some training that we're planning for March.

Rest? Chemo wins, then. Not going to happen on my watch.



But when I DO die trying, I expect all of you up here, then somebody can scatter my ashes in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.
Stubborn Bostonian.


Comment by TriSec on 11/29/2012 19:39:51
Did you expect anything different, luv?



Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 19:41:28
Quote by TriSec:
Did you expect anything different, luv?



No. I did not.

I don't oft get a chance to use those two words together...


Comment by livingonli on 11/29/2012 19:54:35
Just about time to head off to the salt mine.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/29/2012 20:09:36
Quote by TriSec:
I have another beading ceremony tonight, and I have to see my boss about some training that we're planning for March.

Rest? Chemo wins, then. Not going to happen on my watch.



But when I DO die trying, I expect all of you up here, then somebody can scatter my ashes in the waters of Lake Minnetonka.



Dude, this is exactly why I said you are one of my heroes. BTW isn't the healing waters of Lake Minnetonka

Comment by Raine on 11/29/2012 20:15:24
Comment by TriSec on 11/29/2012 20:22:47
Apollonia: Will you help me?

The KId: Nope.

Apollonia: Why not?

The Kid: Because you didn't purify youself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka

Scene: Glistening lake with reflecting sun.

Apollonia: :WHAT??

The Kid: You have to purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka...

Cue: Porn music

Action: Bra falls off, hijinks ensue.



Comment by Mondobubba on 11/29/2012 20:34:42
Quote by TriSec:
Apollonia: Will you help me?

The KId: Nope.

Apollonia: Why not?

The Kid: Because you didn't purify youself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka

Scene: Glistening lake with reflecting sun.

Apollonia: :WHAT??

The Kid: You have to purify yourself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka...

Cue: Porn music

Action: Bra falls off, hijinks ensue.




I thank you for that. BTW did you know Prince owes BroMo 25 bucks for weed. From 1979.


Comment by Mondobubba on 11/29/2012 20:46:52
The stunning revelation about The Purple One's drug debt has rightly stunned the blog!