I just got a very weird email from a school where I applied for a job. It said that the original position I applied for, which was tenure-track, had been withdrawn because of a lack of money, but they just got funding for two new tenure-track positions, and they wanted to know if I wanted to be considered for one of those. I said yes, but I'm kind of puzzled as to why they bothered to send those emails, since there was nothing in the email to indicate what made the new positions any different from the one that we'd already applied to.

Overweight people and doctors, as groups, are not rewriting the Constitution

If they were, would that mean we'd already have single-payer health care? I could get behind that...

And I feel silly for adding this, because I don't need a disclaimer, but I've got NO problem at all with true conservatives. Some of my best friends (and, in fact, a favorite Buffista or two) are very old school conservative. I do have problems with people espousing falsehoods about the founding of our nation and those who want to strengthen the relationship between "church and state".

If they were, would that mean we'd already have single-payer health care? I could get behind that...

An excellent point, Missy.

but I've got NO problem at all with true conservatives.

Me too. Personally I think the current Republican party is more authoritarian than conservative.

I think the current Republican party is more authoritarian than conservative.

The Republican Party or the Tea Party splinter movement? (Serious question - it's hard to tell them apart from inside my liberal bubble. The "conservative"/Tea Party movement seems to me to be so far outside the realm of sanity that I don't feel comfortable assigning them a space on the left/right spectrum, but I have no idea how well they represent Joe Republican On The Street.)

The Republican Party or the Tea Party splinter movement?

I'd say both.

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OMG OMG OMG!!!

My giftee from Barb and Jilli got here today!!

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It's a bright yellow ceramic canister, with a gold lion wearing a crown, on his hind legs in a crown, and underneath it is gold printing that says THE EMPRESS.

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Joe heard my squeeing, took a look and declared "When you die, I'm putting your ashes in that."

SQUUEEEEE!!

Thank you thank you thank you!!

picture(s)?

I think the Tea Party is undefined, there's a lot of energy but I don't have a feel for any kind of platform. IMO, the Republican party is having some identity issues too, I'm having a hard time identifying an agenda aside from "against whatever Obama is for".

I said yes, but I'm kind of puzzled as to why they bothered to send those emails, since there was nothing in the email to indicate what made the new positions any different from the one that we'd already applied to.

might be an HR policy to avoid mixups.

Joe heard my squeeing, took a look and declared "When you die, I'm putting your ashes in that."

oh, how I love Joe.