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- By Phillip Brownlee
- Posted Feb. 14, 2007 at 1:04 a.m.
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Whither goest the “Straight Talk Express?”
McCain built his political viability by being free to say what he feels when it didn’t matter.
Now that he’s in (considering his age) his ultimate campaign, McCain is reverting to Hanoi Hilton mode; he’ll say anything his handlers tell him to in hopes of staying alive.
I’m more liberal than most of the candidates I’ve supported and on certain issues I’ve wrestled with accepting a half-a-loaf rather than standing up for what I truly believe in. “You’ve gotta get elected,” is the first lesson of politics. As Adlai Stevenson responded to the woman who in 1956 assured him that every thinking American would vote for him, “But I need a majority.”
There’s a small part of me who thinks maybe, perhaps, John McCain could be a competent President of the United States. But he’s turning out to be a disaster as a legitimate candidate. He’s today’s Walter Mondale (who might have been an okay President, but was out of his depth as a candidate). Dukakis, Gore, Kerry, likewise.
The other side of the equation is our own Sam Brownback. He’s perhaps the one person on the planet who could push past George WMD Bush and James Polk to become the worst possible President in American history. But he just might be able to manipulate the Republic Party’s twice-born into a place on the 2008 ticket.
Be afraid. Be very afraid.
But not of John McCain
God throws a monkey wrench into everything.
Brownback doesn’t stand a chance.
McCain – maybe, but it’s a long shot. The GOP needs a strong candidate – and so far, none are on the scene, but that’s not unusual in the wind-down of a GOP Administration where neither the Pres or the VP are potential candidates.
On the Dem side- Hillary is the clear front runner, while Obama Winfrey and Edwards are flashes in the pan and non-electable.
If Hillary grabs the Dem ticket – the GOP wont have a tough road at all. She’s easy to upset in debates as she shows her fiery temper and her mouth runs faster than her brain.
But I don’t think we’ve seen the last of the Dems throwing their hat in the ring.
I wouldn’t put Hillary up front yet. Although she will raise an insane amount of money that nobody will ever come close. Anything can happen in a year from now.
Hillary though has an excellent chance in grabbing the nomination, because we all know that you got the first mainstream Anglo-Woman who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking gal. I mean, that’s a storybook, bro.
GS and Joe, may both be right. And it is still early in the a.m.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Richardson
I saw this on the SJ boards, so I blatently stole it from Colt.You TRACY haters can go into scroll-over mode.
VALENTINE FOR MY HONEY
Collards is green,my dog’s name is Blueand I am so luckyto have a sweet thang like you.
Yore hare is like cornsilka-flappin’ in the breeze.Softer than Blue’sand without all them fleas!
You move like the bass,which excite me in May.you ain’t got no scalesbut I luv you anyway.
Yo’re as satisfy’n as okryjist a-fry’n in the pan.Yo’re as fragrant as “snuff”right out of the can.
You got some’a yore teeth,for which I am proud;I hold my head highwhen we’s in a crowd.
Still, them fellers at work,they all want to know,what I did to deservesuch a purdy, young doe.
Like a good roll of duck tapeyo’re there fer yore man,to patch up life’s troublesand fix what you can.
Yo’re as cute as a junebuga-buzzin’ overhead.You ain’t mean like those far antsI found in my bed.
Cut from the best clothlike a plaid flannel shirt,you spark up my lifemore than a fresh load of dirt.
When you holds me real tightlike a padded truck gunrack,my life is complete;Ain’t nuttin’ I lack.
Yore complexion, is perfection,like the best vinyl sidin’.despite all the years,yore age, it keeps hidin’.
Me ‘n’ you’s like a Moon Piewith a RC cold drank,we go togetherlike a skunk goes with stank.
Some men, they buy chocolatesfor Valentine’s Day;They git it at Wal-Mart,it’s romantic that way.
Some men gits roseson that special dayfrom the cooler at Kroger.”That’s impressive,” I say.
Some men buys diamondsfrom a flea market booth.”Diamonds is forever,”they explain, suave and couth.
But for this man, honey,this stuff won’t do.Cause yor’e too special,you sweet thang you.
I got you a gift,with no taste and no odor,more useful than diamonds…IT’S A NEW TROLL’N MOTOR!!
While my man Bill is the right choice, he studied French, isn’t a Nazi on immigration, lived in Mexico, is a governor of state where all documents are also printed in Spanish, is for civil unions, he backs hate crime legislation…
The man is just to way too 21st century. Too bad he doesn’t stand a chance.
Morning, Tracy.
Steven. Agreed about your man.Good morning.Stay warm, it’s a sack-shrinker out there.
“I believe that the only way to make a major improvement in our educational system is through privatization to the point at which a substantial fraction of all educational services is rendered to individuals by private enterprises. Nothing else will destroy or even greatly weaken the power of the current educational establishment — a necessary precondition for radical improvement in our educational system. And nothing else will provide the public schools with the competition that will force them to improve in order to hold their clientele.
No one can predict in advance the direction that a truly free market educational system would take. We know from the experience of every other industry how imaginative competitive free enterprise can be, what new products and services can be introduced, how driven it is to satisfy the customers—that is what we need in education. We know how the telephone industry has been revolutionized by opening it to competition; how fax and e-mail have begun to undermine the postal monopoly in first-class mail; how UPS, Federal Express, and many other private enterprises have transformed package and message delivery; and, on the strictly private level, how competition from Japan has transformed the domestic automobile industry.
The private schools that 10 percent of children now attend consist of a few elite schools serving a tiny fraction of the population at a high cost, and many mostly parochial nonprofit schools that are able to compete with government schools by charging low fees made possible by the dedicated services of many of the teachers and subsidies from the sponsoring institutions. These private schools do provide a superior education for a small fraction of the children, but they are not in a position to make innovative changes. For that, we need a much larger and more vigorous private enterprise system.”
A sac shrinker? heheheheheheheheh
Nice Valentine Tracy. With the flannel shirt part, you could indeed be a lesbian.hee hee heee
Steven, I dont know about Bill. He certainly has the best resume. I just dont know about his chances. He does have a habit of surrounding himself with good people.
Since we really need a great president right now, could we just bring Bill Clinton back? hehehehe
That should cause a few coffee spews on the screen!!!!
Nah! The only thing that really will make people spit up their morning coffee is to hear that Jeb Bush will run for President.
I agree with you totally on your point anonymous. Great Post!
Mornin girl.Gotta feel bad for the big woman.Here it is hold-your-man-hostage day, and she’s gotta deal with funeral crap all day.
And to have such a poor turd like me for an old man to boot.Life is not fair.
Tracy, I do feel for your wife. Burying a parent is a horror and an honor all at the same time. I know she is going through hell.
And you dont give yourself enough credit dude. I mean, what woman WOULDNT love being married to a lesbian guy?
And a witty guy with a good sense of humor, a good job, a moral foundation, and who loves obscure music from the past?
With all that going for ya, I sure hope you dont leave the seat up….
heheheheheh. You are a good guy Tracy and a good family man. I know you know she needs you right now. And I know you will be there for her.
Lesbians always are. hee hee hee hee
Happy Valentines Day!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks, KFG.I got my flannel shirt on,in your honor.Happy V-day Julie.
USA today did a great lineup of the contenders for the Presidency, and McCain is LOSING ground.
It showed dear ole Sam at only 1-3%, slightly below Bill Richardson. He should save his money.
Hillary and McCain are still the front runners, and Obama is catching up.
Nobody even comes close to the two.
Richardson is my choice, too. Now let’s see if the Democratic Party has any brains.
Hillary may very well implode before it’s time to choose. She’s too far right, for my taste, but she’s a strong woman who speaks her mind, and that’s the kind of woman it would take to run this country. It could be worse.
Obama appears to be an honest man. He’d make a great VP for now and could later make the run again for Pres.
I liked Edwards when he ran with Kerry, but I don’t think he’ll get the nomination. I’ve seen him “give ‘em hell” on the campaign trail, so I know he can do it, but there’s something about it (besides that accent) that reminds me of Carter. Jimmy is a good, good man, but he wasn’t the best of presidents.
As for the Republican candidates, I’m not sure that any of them have a chance. Then again, I’ve been wrong before. (And I’m woman enough to admit it. *grin*)
For the record I love being married to a lesbian guy. He meets the requirements “a witty guy with a good sense of humor, a good job, a moral foundation, and who loves obscure music from the past”
We’ve been married for 5 (mostly) wonderful years today!
Congrats, Julie!!
Julie, all my best! Good call getting married on Valentine Day.
Tracy, I printed off the Valentine and gave it to my fiance, er feancee, er fieance. Oh heck, the gurl I’m a fixin ta get hitched with. She’s still rolling on the floor.
RD: “Obama appears to be an honest man”. High praise, methinks, for a Democratic politician from Illinois.
Congrats Julie
Good to see ya X
I THINK it’s “fiancee”
Many people find the french word troublesome.
How agout “intended” or “betrothed”?
Confirmed old bachelor here. For me? Today is the day before they mark the candy half price!
A friend sent me this.
I think it deserves a bigger audience!
Subject: New Element “W”A major research institution has just announced the discovery of the densest element yet known to science. The new element has been named “Bushcronium.” Bushcronium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 311.These particles are held together by dark forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. The symbol for Bushcronium is “W”. Bushcronium’s mass actually increases over time, as morons randomly interact with various elements in the atmosphere and become assistant deputy neutrons in a Bushcronium molecule, forming isodopes. This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to believe that Bushcronium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as the “critical morass”.When catalyzed with money, Bushcronium activates Foxnewsium, an element that radiates orders of magnitude more energy, albeit as incoherent noise, since it has one-half as many peons but twice as many morons.
JR,We’re all “Confirmed old bachelors” right up till the time we take the plunge.
Never say never, lol!
Hooray!
Al Franken is gonna run for Senate in Minnesota!
I can’t wait for him to bring his wit to the Senate floor!
Bill Orileys gonna pop a vein over that one
Julie,
Happy anniversary (and Valentine’s Day) to you and Mountain Man!
Ditto on what RD said Julie!!!!
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