Friday Cat Blogging With Photoshop

From Album3

Mid-winter edition. Thankfully temperatures moderated down here in the Gret Stet this week, but warm thoughts though for anyone in the chilly latitudes.

Have a good weekend.

It Wasn't Like Falling Off the Edge of the Earth

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Cross posted at First Draft.

Sure, losing what you assume is a safe Senate seat sucks, but the reaction of some Tuesday night and yesterday made me, well, embarrassed to be a progressive.

Now that reality's hopefully set in, maybe the Dems can grow up and move on.

Oh, this too. And...no, maybe it's not "nice," but part of me wishes that a few good sized union folks would go beat the shit out of James DeMint. He deserves it.

Once Again Demonstrating She's Merely the Lesser of Evils

From Album3

Any frustration I might have with the Massachusetts electorate has to be tempered by the fact that the Gret Stet's Senators aren't exactly lion material.

The Texas Schoolbook Massacre

From Album3

Because Joe McCarthy was a good American in the eyes of Texass.

What I Did on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

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I re-read his Letter From a Birmingham Jail. Also took the time, and it's actually not that long (less than twenty minutes) to once again listen to his speech at the March on Washington.

When conservatives attempt to claim his legacy, they're actually revealing that they really haven't read or listened to him much if at all.