Still home - still sick - still sick of being sick... So, last night's disclaimer about medicine head affecting content still applies. ;D
Let's get historical for previous February 28ths. On this date in 1854, about 50 slavery opponents met in Ripon, WI to call for creation of a new political group that became the Republican Party. How the mighty have fallen.
On this date in 1940, college basketball was televised for the first time as station W2XBS aired the Pittsburgh - Fordham and Georgetown - NYU games from Madison Square Garden in New York. Bracket - ology began the next day. ;D
Finally, to end on a FUN birthday, Zero Mostel was born on this date in 1915. "Just say OOPS & get out!" :D
Let's Countdown...
#5 "Primary Numbers" AKA "Primary Night" - Polls in the "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt" state are closed now; polls in the "Show Me Your Papers" state are open for another hour. Mittens is expected to win easily out west. In one of his many home states, however, victory (if it does come) won't be so easily found. Since 2004, I put absolutely no faith in exit polls; I'll wait until actual returns come down the pike, thank you. Both Mittens & Man on Dog are winjing about robo calls. Whatever...there are no winners in a room full of LOSERS. Mittens won't light his hair on fire to get support. Well...golly! ;D Mittens tried to "clarify" his previous "Operation Hilarity" AKA "Operation Chaos" activities by claiming he votes for 3 Dem greats who were never on the ballot together. Man on Dog wishes he hadn't used "throw up" language when describing President Kennedy's famous speech about how his Catholicism would affect his presidency. Well, I wanna throw up nearly every time I hear Man on Dog speak, so I guess it all sort of balances out. He also thinks the 2008 recession was because of high gas prices. Meanwhile, Newtie & his sugar daddy are already writing off tonight & focusing on "Super Tuesday." Maine Senator Olympia Snowe announced her retirement today! She must have some tea bagger breathing down her neck. David Shuster's in MI tonight. Turnout seems to be pretty low everywhere. And, those who are voting aren't exactly frothing with enthusiasm for whom they are voting. 10% of voters today are probably Dems, independents, etc. - anyone other than a "registered" GOBPer. There's infighting in the Mittens camp. Don't let the popcorn burn, boys & girls! :) They are already trying to tamper down any potential damage that may be inflicted on the campaign tonight in the Super Tuesday states. Campaign staffers don't want Mittens to be so stiff; insert juvenile adolescent joke here. ;D Steve Kornacki's in studio for MI duty. Man on Dog's still considered to be the "non Mittens" candidate, but he would be slaughtered by President Obama in a general election; Mittens stands a SLIGHTLY better chance. Mr. Steve thinks if Mittens wins big, the "Mittens formula" still works. If he BARELY wins after a long night, Mittens could be in a wee dram of trouble. Man on Dog's trying to portray himself as this huge "man of the people" to get some traction with the non - bat$hit voters. Yea, THAT'LL work! ;)
#4 "A New Hope" AKA "House Rules" - President Obama spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of auto workers today. He looked like he had a GOOD time today! :D 43% of GOBP voters in MI today were in favor of the auto bailout. Manufacturing here is making a comeback, so supporters need to keep on keeping on. Robert Reich points to the sagging housing market as a sign the economy might not be growing as much as is desired. Well, home ownership ain't all it's cracked up to be. Hell, I'd be back in an apartment paying rent again tomorrow if I could! Home ownership entails taking on a lot of nickel & diming CRAP. The stock market's up, and unemployment numbers are going down. Home values are down to the tune of 30%. Well, again, the whole premise of "the American dream" being owning a home is full of $hit on its own. I feel sorry for my friends who are realtors, but home ownership is for the birds. Jobs will be the overwhelming issue on the economic side of this election. We can thank speculators for the rise in gas prices AGAIN.
"Time Marches On!" - Keith's in Game Change?! HA! A bacon peanut butter & bannanna sandwich in WI????!!!! EEEEEeeeeewWWWWWwwwww!! That sounds HORRIBLE! Some bowler dude was really REALLY excited about his strike. Lots of dolphins were off the southern CA coast.
#3 "A Blunt Amendment" AKA "Rolling Back Women's Rights" - Senator Roy Blunt's "conscious clause" amendment will come up for a vote on Thursday, and won't it be damn damn DAMN interesting to see who actually votes in the "yes" column on THAT hilarity! Senate Dems are actually putting up a fight? Wow! A whole mess of states are having to "water down" draconian anti - abortion bills. Laura Bassett gets "birds & bees" duty. I can buy that people who normally aren't politically active getting active because of this issue. Once you get into women's Mommy parts, for most women anyway, all bets are off! Bullying women is being disguised as "religious freedom." Yea, of course, it's GUYS that are making this claim. Remember Rep. Issa's "He Man Woman Haters" club meeting a couple weeks ago?! The Komen debacle continues to resonate.
WPITW - The mourning FAUX News folk admitted they get their "news" from right - wing blogs. Well, at least they're admitting it! Rep. Issa thinks President Obama's from South Africa? O...K... An OK state rep killed an anti - meth bill that would've pi$$ed off some campaign donors. OK Dems were on the take, too.
#1 "Battle Wounds" AKA "Pyrrhic Victory" - Can y'all just imagine the CFCs if Mittens DID set his hair on fire?! He'd be his own toxic waste dump! Man on Dog obviously missed the connection with the fact that JFK's speech paved the way for people not asking Man on Dog if he'd be POTUS or if the Pope would be POTUS. But, Man on Dog wants to be US Pope or something. Sam Seder said MI should've been a "no brainer" for Mittens. Well, considering Mittens' tendency to put his 1% foot down his 1% pie hole, anything can go at any time! ;D Man on Dog's socially conservative but likes to spend money like a drunken sailor - with apologies to actual drunken sailors. Mittens is also having a damn difficult time maintaining the "I'm the Only One Who Can Beat Obama" argument. Keith asked about Newtie & Ron Paul dropping out; they ain't going ANYWHERE. Rep. Paul's gonna garner as many delegates as he can, and as long as Newt's sugar daddy keeps the checkbook out, he'll stick around - much to Mittens delight.