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November 15, 2005

Friggin' Weathermen

It was supposed to snow cats and dogs last night.

Which would be fine; my company has a fairly spiffy work-from-home policy.

But it didn't snow. It's merely raining, so it'd be bad form to work from home, especially because y company has platoons of management flying in for a meeting today. So rather than being able to just tell my people "I'm working at home", and settling in for a morning of working at home, I will probably have to butt my way through traffic (which is, because of the rain, awful), and slog through a day's worth of meetings, and THEN take a look outside to see if the heavens are collapsing in a slushy cataract...

The Minnesota Poll, Zogby and Ipsos must hire former weathermen to do their predictions.

Posted by Mitch at November 15, 2005 07:26 AM | TrackBack
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"Which would be fine; my company has a fairly spiffy work-from-home policy."

Wow, I guess Amway's pretty progressive. But how do you get the customers to come to *your* house?

Posted by: angryclown at November 15, 2005 10:33 AM

Because that's not a two-liter bottle of spot remover I'm holding.

Posted by: mitch at November 15, 2005 10:46 AM

Don't trust Paul Douglas. Ever.

Posted by: Jeff Fecke at November 15, 2005 11:01 AM

Angry... I'm assuming your comment was in jest..if not, shame on you.

Mitch, I've told you drinking on the job, even Amway "herbal" suppliments, will nearly always result in a poor customer impression.

Interestingly, you were able to turn even this into a political commentary.. and I'M the one called out by your readership for that kind of thing..

You know what I think of predictions...

Alito says he's governed by his respect for law, and those trump his personal views....

The Administration describes him as a "modest man, highly considerate of established law"...

Why is it that the right is accepting of this sort of tone.. is the Administration trying to placate a nervous majority? Hoping perhaps to sneak someone past a majority of Senators who have no interest in overturning Roe v. Wade?

Prediction:

Rather than say "Damned right, we're proud of Alito's statements on Abortion made in 85, and we expect him to uphold that principle" the right will remain silent...

Is your position right, or is it merely something you want. If you think you're right, then your candidate/nominee should be sold with the philosophy you wanted in him, hope he'll present and stand for, rather than hiding from your own positions..

Get some guts... after that.. get a snow-shovel, it's winter time tonight.

PB

Posted by: pb at November 15, 2005 11:49 AM

"Interestingly, you were able to turn even this into a political commentary"

Huh?

I took a swipe at AP-Ipsos, Zogby and the Minnesota Poll.

What - are you tacitly admitting there IS political bias in those polls?

Posted by: mitch at November 15, 2005 11:52 AM

AC and PB need to start their own blog, and the rest of Mitch's readers should get to choose the name.

"Insane Commenter Posse" comes to mind first...

Posted by: Steve G. at November 15, 2005 12:07 PM

"Interestingly, you were able to turn even this into a political commentary.. and I'M the one called out by your readership for that kind of thing.. "

Congrats, PB! You continue to live up to that reputation. Going from a post about weather to Judge Alito? You've outdone yourself this time!

Posted by: Brad C at November 15, 2005 12:19 PM

"Interestingly, you were able to turn even this into a political commentary.. and I'M the one called out by your readership for that kind of thing.. "
Posted by pb at November 15, 2005 11:49 AM

Do I detect a hint of martyr complex?

Posted by: Kermit at November 15, 2005 12:30 PM

"martyr complex"

Maybe he'll blow himself up!

Posted by: gretchen at November 15, 2005 12:41 PM

Whiplash!
I got whiplash with that sudden change of topic. ;)

Posted by: Badda-Blogger at November 15, 2005 01:13 PM

I like puppies.

Posted by: Ryan at November 15, 2005 01:46 PM

It's a socialist conspiracy, and if you don't agree you're a moron.

Posted by: JWannaB at November 15, 2005 02:00 PM

It's a Bush Administration conspiracy, and if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true. if you don't believe it, maybe you're won of those whose in on it. In fact, what you need to do is prove to me that that's not true.

Posted by: PWannaBe at November 15, 2005 02:02 PM

Well, now that was weird.

Posted by: Ryan at November 15, 2005 02:09 PM

Did I stumble into DU? (I like puppies too)

Posted by: Kermit at November 15, 2005 02:17 PM

Ok seriously. Who was supposed to be babysitting the Kos Kiddies?? I'm sick of this slacking off.

Posted by: Kevin at November 15, 2005 02:45 PM

All I have to say is:

Ginsburg - as liberal as liberal gets without being moonbat. Confirmed by the US Senate 96-3. IDEOLOGY WAS NOT AN ISSUE

Bush is president, the Dems are in a minority in the senate. At least 2 Republicans of the rogue gang of 7 have indicated they WILL NOT prevent the Constitutional/Byrd option from being enacted if (WHEN) the Democrats try to filibuster Alito. That makes at least 50, plus Cheney is 51. The dems will lose this one and cement the image of them being whiny crybabies that they have been flirting with for the past 2 years, into the heads of every American to the right of Joe Lieberman.

GAME OVER. GO HOME. AND TAKE YOUR STUPID ASS JUDICIAL FILIBUSTER WITH YOU.

(And no, I'm not going to be "sensitive" and "polite" about this. I know they sure as hell wouldn't be if the tables were turned)

Posted by: Bill C at November 15, 2005 04:22 PM

Well Bill C... I guess comparing yourself to liberals and saying "See.. they did it" is a sure-fired, sound defense of being gutless.

As for Angry and Me having a blog, either some of you folks truly ARE stupid or you're just pretending to be.

The point of posting here is to offer the very few sane folks that aren't drinking the Bush Kool-Aid a dose of a. fact, and b. exposure to opinions that might call into question the drivel that passes for opinion here.

They can read and reread the echo chamber nonsense put out by the right wing blogs but that's simply a path toward self-indulgent ignorance. There are other, well-informed, less extremist views out there.

The point I was making to Mitch was simple..

If you believe in your position, more importantly, if the Administration believes in your position, stop lying about your position. Come out and say, WE WANT ALITO BECAUSE HE WILL OVERTURN ROE V. WADE!!!! and we know damened well that's why Bush picked him.

Because when you do, the country will see you for the extremists you are. Currently though, even though "these colors don't run", you're doing a really spiffy impression of gutless politicos keeping your mouths shut so that you get the judge you want without the American public really knowing what they are getting. The President is effectively lying when he says things like "well reasoned and consistent with prior decision" repressents both Alito and what they want. It MAY represent Alito, but it is very clearly NOT what they want, certainly not on Abortion. It's time for Fearless..err Bold Leader to step forward and say, "Absolutely I'm opposed to Abortion, and I've nominated somebody that both I and my base expects full well will vote to overturn Roe V. Wade." Anything less may be smart tactically, but painfully stupid strategically. If the American public seems salved by the "centrist" spin the White House is trying, they will be rightly infuriated if Alito in fact adopts the views you desire.

PB

Posted by: Pb at November 15, 2005 06:12 PM

I like snow when it is not the Olympia variety.

Posted by: Barlow at November 15, 2005 08:31 PM

That other commentator using the byline "PwannaBe" is obviously nothing but a Gannon/Guckert-like Karl Rove plant designed to undermine my credibility. I am the real PwannaB. It's Bush's fault that it did not snow yesterday. This year only the red states will have a white holiday season, which will here-to-after be known as Haliburtonmas.

Posted by: PwannaB at November 16, 2005 12:04 AM
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