I try to avoid discussing politics with her as much as possible. She's frustrated because America's taking its country back so many Dems won, and we'll all have high taxes and be praying to Allah in five years.

She also likes to listen to Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh every. day. Which normally I tune out pretty well, as her area is far enough away that I can't hear it, but they're also being vociferous about the fact that they might be found out as asinine blowhards the Republican losses.

Very pretty picture of the Orion Nebula: [link]

Huh. I wonder how much the rent is there....

Now that's what I'm talking about....

Republicans' Angry Factions Point Fingers At Each Other

After minutes upon minutes of soul-searching, Republicans are now in recrimination mode. And the GOP's various factions all agree: This wouldn't have happened if the party had listened to us.

In the aftermath of the historic GOP losses Tuesday night, moderate Republicans quickly concluded that the party needs to be more moderate. Conservative Republicans declared that it should be more conservative. Main Street is angry at Wall Street, theo-cons are angry at neo-cons, and almost everyone is angry at President Bush and the GOP congressional leadership.

The party purges formally began yesterday, as Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) agreed to step down before they were pushed. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) had already decided to leave Congress, but GOP insiders said Tuesday's debacle should eliminate him from presidential contention in 2008.

By day's end, Republican fingers had pointed at every conceivable Republican scapegoat: ex-representative Mark Foley of Florida and his scandal-plagued colleagues, Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman, presidential adviser Karl Rove, even Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

::pops popcorn, settles down in comfy chair to watch::

My question with Top Chef is that while she obviously changed the recipe, the cookies were not working and she would have been slammed for serving them that way. She would have been asked why she didn't make adjustments to make them work. So, damned if she did and damned if she didn't. I do agree with the comment that if the others saw cheating, it should have been brought up immediately, not as a self defense mechanism when you're about to get knifed.

eta - I do know grammar. Was too concerned about getting the white font right. Geesh.

Clearly, I must remedy the fact that I haven't watched Top Chef yet.

I try to avoid discussing politics with her as much as possible.

Ailleann, have you actually said this to her? Too many people don't understand anything less to the point.

Doesn't have to be nasty. Something like, "Ms. X, we have very different world views, and I believe it would be best if we don't discuss politics. Could we talk about something else?"

theo-cons are angry at neo-cons

Heh. Wordplay! Like.

Tired. Muchly.

Something like, "Ms. X, we have very different world views, and I believe it would be best if we don't discuss politics. Could we talk about something else?"

She'd probably respond, "Why are you calling me 'Ms. X,' you liberal jerk!?"

(sorry)

Main Street is angry at Wall Street, theo-cons are angry at neo-cons, and almost everyone is angry at President Bush and the GOP congressional leadership.

Suddenly I find myself earwormed with "National Brotherhood Week"

Also sounds like I need to catch up on Top Chef stat!

She also likes to listen to Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh every. day.

Guess you can't make her wear headphones, huh? More's the pity. And that would drive me effing crazy in the workplace. Talk and/or political talk radio of any kind.

(ETA: Also, what Fred Pete said.)