I have to agree. I like his foreign policy chops so far, better than his domestic performance (I think he's been too timid with Congress); but less than one year into the job, I feel like he's maybe started some promising things but there's not a lot that's actually got very far yet.
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
billytea - Oct 09, 2009 2:16:19 am PDT #12963 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
brenda m - Oct 09, 2009 2:20:28 am PDT #12964 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, I think that's pretty much it. "Thank you for letting us sleep at night without worrying you'll nuke the world. No seriously, thanks. It's been a while."
sarameg - Oct 09, 2009 2:33:43 am PDT #12965 of 30001
Um, WHAT? I mean, I voted for the guy n November, but I don't quite get it.
Things going SMASH right now.
Laura - Oct 09, 2009 2:40:20 am PDT #12966 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Well, the coverage of the moon thing wasn't exactly thrilling. I want more stuff goes boom.
Yay, Obama, but yeah not sure about that one.
Theodosia - Oct 09, 2009 2:50:49 am PDT #12967 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Well, if it's not a big BOOM, remember that the Moon is very large and the bomb is kind of small.
As for the Nobel -- remember that campaign ad asking who'd be answering the phone at 3 AM in the White House?
Nobody who watched it ever bothered to wonder who'd be calling?
Me, I'm wondering if the White House switchboard thought it was a prank call.
Jesse - Oct 09, 2009 3:04:47 am PDT #12968 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I got the impression it was the Nobel committee's way of saying, "See? If you're not an international asshole you might get nice things," aka, "Thank you for not being Bush."
Yeah, that sounds about right.
Sue - Oct 09, 2009 3:11:59 am PDT #12969 of 30001
hip deep in pie
That Nobel committee really upped their HSQ. It does feel somehow like there's several lines of subtext in the award. One is "Thank you for not being Bush." But I think there's also a little of "Yay America! you elected a black dude." and some, "Take that, you crazy whack-a-doodle conservatives."
Sue - Oct 09, 2009 3:20:23 am PDT #12970 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Sue! Did you manage to find a cat-sitter? If you haven't, I could drop by once a day to feed them.
Oh Lousie, thank you!!! I haven't and I will take you up on that. Insent
Laura - Oct 09, 2009 4:31:53 am PDT #12971 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
"See? If you're not an international asshole you might get nice things,"
Good a reason as any. It is certainly fodder for the news people for a day or two. My first two thoughts after coffee: 1. It is nice that I am not the only one with confidence in the man. 2. I wish I could have been at the Cheney breakfast table this morning.
Jessica - Oct 09, 2009 4:37:04 am PDT #12972 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
aka, "Thank you for not being Bush."
Yup. Exactly my impression. Which...okay, I guess. There really wasn't anyone this year who, like, did stuff?