Bwa-hahahaha! "Carma" is a b*tch, ain't it? Thanks for the smile, Mitch.

This idiot will probably be at the peaceniks' candlelight vigil on the Lake St./Marshall Ave. bridge tonight at 7:00. Any supporters of our troops are asked to show up to counter-protest.

Mike Hatch has a son? I didn't know.

Mitch,
You saw PB in a SAAB?!?!?!

Yeah,

I know that all those folks driving SUV's are liberals... and certainly there aren't ANY conservatives who speed...

Mitch, this is lame.. I run into repugnicants all the time who speed. I see cops who drive 90, thereby flouting the law, and we of course have an administration that says they are above the law because these, after all, are merely technical violations.

Whatever.. lame.

BTW - President Bush has known for 2 years that his cronies probably violated the law, covered it up, and kept them anyway... hmmm this is Mr. Ethical President... but you worry about your street light.

PB

PB,

The universe is in a state of entropy that will lead to the extinction of all life within a few billion years. The Yellowstone Caldera might blow anytime in the next 10,000 years, plunging the Northern Hemisphere into a years-long winter, killing tens of millions.

hmmmmmm...but you worry about alleged (far from proven!) petty corruption.

Errol,

Hahaha!

PB,

"I know that all those folks driving SUV's are liberals... and certainly there aren't ANY conservatives who speed...Mitch, this is lame.. I run into repugnicants all the time who speed."

Then write about them! This is not an indictment of all Democrats; this is a whack at one moron in a Saab.

" I see cops who drive 90, thereby flouting the law, and we of course have an administration that says they are above the law because these, after all, are merely technical violations."

OK, who had "three sentences" in the "When Will PB hijack the comment thread to phony allegations of Bush Administration Lawbreaking" pool?

"Whatever.. lame."

You already said that.

Thing is, thie being my blog and all, I get to write about anything that grabs my hyperactive fancy. Don't like a post? Go to the next one (and, inevitably, no matter what the topic, leave a comment riffing on the Administration).

"BTW - President Bush has known for 2 years that his cronies probably violated the law, covered it up, and kept them anyway... hmmm this is Mr. Ethical President... but you worry about your street light."

I will defer to Errol on that one.

However, point taken, PB. I will work on a post that will solve the world's most urgent issues, all by its lonesome.

Cops driving 90 mph isn't really flauting the law... they are cops.

Now, cops on the take, cops hiding evidence, cops getting free sprinkles on their donuts by means of harrasment (or threat of thread-hijacking)... that's probably flauting the law.

Cops going 90... that's nothing. I *want* my cops to drive 90. Even the lefty cops.

I'll reference Carlin regarding Saabs. (When he was still mostly funny.)

Lame Saab Driver: "It's a *safe* car."

Carlin: "Bullshit! First you learn to drive safe, THEN you buy a safe car!"

"Lame Saab Driver: "It's a *safe* car."

Carlin: "Bullshit! First you learn to drive safe, THEN you buy a safe car!"

HAH!

It applies to Saabs, Volvos AND SUVs; all three types seem to draw more than their fair share of lousy drivers, political associations aside.

I have a theory... anyone who has more than two or three bumper stickers (not a AAA sticker or a park sticker) is a person with a vote I've canceled.

I even say, "I cancelled your vote."

Doesn't matter what the stickers say... and the more stickers the more obviously I've cancelled their vote.

PB, please: try buying underwear that fits.

*sigh*

Badda-blogger, my last car had three bumper stickers:

"I'm Hung Like Einstein, And Smart As A Horse."

"Kinky Is Using A Feather, Perverted Is Using The Whole Chicken."

"I May Be A Slow Driver, But I'm In Front Of You."

Not sure who would lose a vote with any of those, although Kerry has a horse-like face, so maybe the first one applies somewhat.

On a side note:

I've driven Volvos for years as a result of having a good friend survive a catastrophic accident in an ancient 240 in college. I love the cognitive dissonance that occurs when I'm on Grand or Summit and people see the W sticker on the back of my S80 or my wife's Cross Country.

I sold our old reliable 240 last October. I advertised it online; we had several alpaca-and-granola types that were very interested. My wife made me take off the W sticker, so I programmed all the radio buttons to 1280 before it was test driven. We got some really odd looks but got our price.

Ryan,
Obviously, I might have to make an exception with your collection, however I'm sure there's SOMETHING on the ballot I'd be staunchly opposed to. ;)

"I love the cognitive dissonance that occurs when I'm on Grand or Summit and people see the W sticker on the back of my S80 or my wife's Cross Country."

What. The. Hell. Dissonance? And how does this cognitive dissonance manifest itself? Do you witness other motorists driving into trees or pedestrians clutching their chests and stumbling stiff-legged, a la Fred Sanford, at the sight of your sticker? I'm afraid the only reaction a "W" sticker gets nowadays is pity.

For the record I too am a St. Paulite and have seen my fair share of Volvos with right wing-leaning stickers. If one is looking for the model most likely to sport liberal stickers I would nominate the Toyota Corolla.

I'd buy a cool old 240 even with the 1280 presets!

This summer, I was driving home up 35W from a training session in Apple Valley (I live in the North metro) and some guy in a Ford F150 flew up behind me. I was going about 65 and I would estimate he was doing 80 - 90 before he slowed down about 3 feet from my bumper. I was in the right lane and there were clear lanes to the left of me. Although it was about 3:00 in the afternoon, the guy started flashing his brights at me and speeding up to within a few feet of my rear bumper. I looked in the rear view mirror and the guy was flipping me off and pointing to the side of the road (I assume he was challenging me to fight). I kept driving trying hard to ignore him. At one point, he accelerated and was probably no more than a few inchs from my car. I ignored him, accelerated and moved to the next lane. he followed and started honking his horn and I could see him laughing while he continued to flip me off. I had had enough so I veered to the righ lane and when he followed, I slammed on my brakes which forced him to slam his brakes and swerve onto the shoulder. He missed my car by inchs. I kept going and he caught up with me pulling along side me and started to swerve toward me. I carry a digital camera with me for work so I reached over and grabber it from the passenger seat, took off the lens cap, pointed the camera at the guy and snapped a 4 megapixel pic of the asswipe. He flipped me off one more time then gunned it. I got one more pic of his truck but didn't get his plate number. I did however get a clear shot of his W'04 sticker and his Garage Logic stickers.

For the record, I have a MoveOn.org sticker on my car that says Nothing Accomlished.

I was driving through the south suburbs, and this guy with a MoveOn sticker was playing with a camera behind the wheel. Almost ran over the stroller I was pushing.

Scared the crap outta me.

I had to take my Wellstone bumper sticker off for precisely the same reason: aggressive tailgating. That kind of activity dropped way off once I had removed it.

I just don't get how some conservatives feel it is their right to exercise violence for their cause. And no, I can't be talked out of this attitude, I've had too much experience both before and after removing the bumper sticker to be convinced otherwise. I suppose there are liberals who do the same likewise, but it would seem a rather stupid thing to do.

Hey Green,

You were driving throught the South suburbs pushing a stroller? That was pretty irresponsible of you.

Speaking of pricks who can't tolerate a difference of opinion...

My wife had a Bush lied sticker on her car and she was keyed at a grocery store parking lot and a couple of months prior to that, we were vandalized at a Holiday Inn in Tulsa - the window with the sticker was shattered and beer was poured all over the back seat. It cost us about 500 bucks to get everything fixed.

DRove, pushed, what's the diff?

Um, sporting a "Bush Lied" bumper sticker in Tulsa is like having a "100% Klan: N***ers Die!" T-shirt on in Compton; violence is bad and I'm not excusing it, but criminy, it's still a dumb thing to do.

"DRove, pushed, what's the diff?"

I was on 35W... You know... the freeway...?

You drive a car. You push a stroller. What were you doing pushing a stroller on one of the busiest freeways at the start of rush hour traffic?

Maybe someone should report you to the authorities for child endangerment... :-)