Yesterday was a beautiful day here. The temperature was in the low sixties, but there wasn’t a cloud in the sky, no wind – just perfect. So perfect that I wound up sitting outside until way past my bedtime with a fire going. Being outside in the sun (and later star and moon) shine really makes me appreciate sitting here in my windowless coffin of an office. Yeah. Screw that fresh air and sunshine shit.
Today is supposed to be even warmer – up into the 70s, but of course they’re predicting rain for the early evening. Hopefully I’ll beat it home and at least get the dogs out for a while.
So, Max Baucus isn’t running in 2014. What a shame – he’ll be missed (by the insurance industry, the NRA, Wall Street, etc.). Sounds like Brian Schweitzer could be running to take his place, which sounds good to me, ‘cuz I always liked him. He may not be perfect, but, hey no commie pinko liberal is gonna win in Montana.
So, what is it with these Republican idiots that think the Boston Bomber dude should be hauled off to Gitmo without a trial or any rights? I mean, fer chrissakes, not only did this happen in the US of A (where we have that whole Constitution thing that actually consists of more than the part that says you’re allowed to own machine guns and whatever other weapons you want), but the kid is a US Citizen.
I mean, do we really want to become a place where they can just take you off the street and make you disappear for any reason they decide they want to? I mean, we kinda already are, but at least it isn’t “legal.” I will grudgingly give credit to Rand Paul on this one.
What if they just plain happen to be wrong about somebody. Like, say the Elvis impersonator who, whatever else he is, is apparently NOT the ricin letter guy. What if Li’l Lindsey Graham got his way with this guy and they renditioned him to some hole in the ground somewhere so Lindsey could break out the whips and chains on him?
Of course the non-ricin guy has a regular American-sounding name, so I guess you’d have to treat him fairly.
Big breakthrough in the world of science. A new study shows – are you ready for this? – that chocolate may trigger acne. Gosh, that’s astonishing. Not like I could have told them that when I was, like 13.
Oh well, I suppose I’d better get back to work.
I was perplexed by Little Lindsey’s call for Gitmo. Was it because of the number killed and Wounded? That would have made the Aurora Theater shooter a candidate too. But Lindsey didn’t want him sent to Gitmo. Use of a weapon of mass destruction? I guess the semi automatic guns with 100 bullets in them don’t qualify for that distinction. But finally constitution lover Lindsey clarified the distinction. It was what the murdered THOUGHT.
So, if you’re gonna kill a whole bunch of people, and you don’t want to wind up in Gitmo, don’t think any mooslimy things while you’re doing it. Just like the constitution says.
It will be interesting to see how soon Baucus becomes a lobbyist. I was thinking that last night before seeing a report on how much his ex-staffer lobbyists stand to lose now that he is leaving the Senate.
I had a funny experience coming home from the Giants game today. I stopped by a favorite local place for a little happy hour near my N-Judah stop. I got an order of mussels that came with a single bit of garlic toast that in no way could have sopped up all of the great sauce so I asked for a little more bread to finish the job, specifically just a little bread, nothing fancy. When I got the check I was charged 45 cents a piece for two extra pieces of ‘garlic toast’. No biggie, just strange. On the positive side, Orlando Cepeda was there. Something reminded me of this.
Le Show Host Harry Shearer Moves On
After KCRW’s abrupt cancellation of his show, Shearer looks to what’s next
I just wish I could claim this.
The Bush Lie-bury
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/04/26/george-jones-country-superstar-has-died-at-81/2115323/
George Jones
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Probably the greatest ever… I could start listening to every George Jones record I own right now and sometime next week I may be done. I just may try it but I’ll have to lay in a few cases of beer and some bourbon.
:blues: :40: 🙁 🙁 :gate:
As some can get a little obsessed with women’s hats, I can be so about the different George Jones hairstyles through the years.
Raging Grannies Protest Muzzling
Oh, Canada!
Another NYS lawmaker:
Assemblyman Makes Plea Deal on Marijuana Possession
By THOMAS KAPLAN
A New York State assemblyman from the Hudson Valley who had been charged with marijuana possession has agreed to a plea bargain that will result in the dismissal of the charge if he performs community service and stays out of trouble.
The assemblyman, Stephen M. Katz, 59, a Republican from Mohegan Lake, was stopped for speeding on the New York State Thruway in Coeymans, south of Albany, on March 14; a small bag of marijuana was found in his car, the State Police said.
On Thursday, a town justice in Coeymans, Philip A. Crandall Sr., agreed to dismiss the charge of unlawful possession of marijuana, but required that Assemblyman Katz complete 20 hours of community service and avoid reoffending.
Justice Crandall also reduced Mr. Katz’s speeding ticket — he was cited for driving 80 miles per hour in an area where the speed limit was 65 m.p.h. — to a parking violation that carries a $75 fine.
Mr. Katz did not appear in court.
His lawyer, Susan Chana Lask, said Mr. Katz, who is a veterinarian, planned to complete his community service by volunteering at an animal shelter.
“Everybody wants to take a chomp out of you when you’re in Albany, and something happens and you’re a bad guy,†Ms. Lask said. “He’s not a bad guy. He’s a hard worker for the people, and this story is behind him.â€
Mr. Katz was first elected in 2010, and represents a district that includes parts of Westchester and Putnam Counties. He remains a member of the Assembly Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, among other legislative panels.