Well, I think the that statement Obama is the first president not to lay a wreath at Arlington, although not a fact, is a pretty interesting commentary on his patriotism, and that has to say something. It indeed has the exact same sentence structure as a fact.
Travers: Perhaps you'll favor us with a demonstration while we're here. Buffy: You mean, like, right now? 'Cause, already had my recommended daily dose of fights tonight.
'Potential'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Gudanov - May 27, 2010 6:54:25 am PDT #20528 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
Jessica - May 27, 2010 7:00:47 am PDT #20529 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The only politically vocal far-right FB friend I have is my cousin, who I keep around because (a) he's only 14, (b) he doesn't talk politics all that much, and (c) his parents are in a cult. So his political beliefs are not his fault and will almost certainly evolve over time. (And also, the fact that he's a Tea Party sympathizing transexual babybat goth is...well, I can't wait to see how he grows up.)
Kathy A - May 27, 2010 7:01:35 am PDT #20530 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
My dad's a constant forwarder of emails that he gets, and lately more and more of them are anti-Obama ones. At least earlier this week, when he had forwarded a really bad one that claimed Obama didn't attend Columbia University, he sent an apology with the link to Snopes (I'm guessing one of his liberal kids/nephews got back to him on the veracity).
smonster - May 27, 2010 7:02:25 am PDT #20531 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Tea is of the gods.
Aims - May 27, 2010 7:06:52 am PDT #20532 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Yeah, but President W Bush didn't in 2002 cause he was in France. And Pres Obama is laying a wreath at a cemetery in Illinois.
Vortex - May 27, 2010 7:13:24 am PDT #20533 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
according to Snopes, Bush I never went to Arlington and Reagan missed a few, among others.
Zenkitty - May 27, 2010 7:17:58 am PDT #20534 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
imho, laying down a wreath somewhere is much the equivalent of wearing a flag pin. I'm more concerned about what he does, and does not do, in office, not how many symbolic gestures he makes.
Kathy A - May 27, 2010 7:18:15 am PDT #20535 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Pres Obama is laying a wreath at a cemetery in Illinois.
That's what is driving me nuts about the Arlington kerfuffle. The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetary in Elwood, IL, is just as viable a cemetary as Arlington, if less wellknown.
Laura - May 27, 2010 7:24:43 am PDT #20536 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetary in Elwood, IL, is just as viable a cemetary as Arlington, if less wellknown.
Exactly. I am sure the families near the vast number of other National Cemeteries wouldn't mind having a president go to their ceremonies.
Fred Pete - May 27, 2010 7:25:39 am PDT #20537 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Changing the subject to Max --
Max got through the procedures okay, though his blood pressure was unacceptably low at one point. The vet wanted to keep him on oxygen and fluids overnight (largely because he had such a rough time recovering from last week's procedure), and he was doing fine. We visited him shortly after the procedure and again in the evening, and he was more like his normal self than we'd seen in quite a while. (Side effect of the lung wash -- the gunk gets cleared out of his lungs, at least for a few days.)
He showed a healthy appetite overnight, and he was headbutting for attention this morning. The vet expects to send him home this afternoon.
Thanks to all for the wishes.