Saffron: I'll die. Mal: Well, as a courtesy, you might start getting busy on that, 'cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.

'Trash'


Natter 70: Hookers and Blow  

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.


Consuela - Oct 23, 2012 8:09:41 am PDT #26801 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Oh that's hilarious. And vindicates my continued refusal to join Facebook

And my continued refusal to log in. I've not been on FB in six months or more.

Does MR want to be President because he wants to be wealthier? Does he just want to win because he is competitive? I can think of no other reasons.

Because it's the most powerful position in the world, and because Dad failed to become president. He's got to beat out his dad, and show the world that Romneys Are Awesome.

I'm guessing.

What kills me is that he appears to have no conviction at all. Charlie Pierce's column points out how thoroughly Romney has thrown his advisors under the bus. Which is funny, except that it means we have no idea what he'll do when he's in office. If nothing that he says sticks, how can we predict his behavior?

If I were Republican, I'd be more worried about Romney being a closet liberal than about Obama being a closet Muslim.


Consuela - Oct 23, 2012 8:10:22 am PDT #26802 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I believe that Romney wants to be President for the same reasons that GWB wanted to be President: Daddy issues.

Great minds, Tom.


sj - Oct 23, 2012 8:10:29 am PDT #26803 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Does MR want to be President because he wants to be wealthier? Does he just want to win because he is competitive? I can think of no other reasons.

I think he wants to win simply because he feels he deserves it and not because he has any substantial ideas on what he wants to accomplish as president, which is very scary to me.


meara - Oct 23, 2012 8:11:15 am PDT #26804 of 30001

Argh. So, last week I forgot my laptop power cord. I was only here for one day so i managed. But I thought "that was stupid, make sure you oak it this week!" and I have a distinct memory of picking it up in my office and bringing it over to where I was packing....and I suspect it's still sitting there, because it's not in my bag. And this week I'm here three days. So I just had to run to RadioShack and spend $75 on a cord. Jesus.


DavidS - Oct 23, 2012 8:13:02 am PDT #26805 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

"that was stupid, make sure you oak it this week!"

I'm guessing you left the power chord in an oak tree. For the squirrels and chipmunks. It being compatible with the iAcorn Mini.


Liese S. - Oct 23, 2012 8:15:07 am PDT #26806 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I kinda want to track the changing typos here as we move from no spellchecker to browser spellcheckers to phone keypads to touchscreen and autocorrects.


sj - Oct 23, 2012 8:15:12 am PDT #26807 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Well now that you have an extra one anyone, you can just leave it in your suitcase so it doesn't happen again, right?


le nubian - Oct 23, 2012 8:17:44 am PDT #26808 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Perhaps it is because I don't want to be President (or hold any political office at all, actually), but WTF wants to be President for giggles? That level of responsibility you must carry every.single.day would be crippling to me. Much less to do it for a lark.

I thought Mormonism was his moral center, but I now doubt that too. Harry Reid has thrown a lot of shade Romney's way about what true Mormons believe.


tommyrot - Oct 23, 2012 8:21:58 am PDT #26809 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Maybe Romney wants to be president so he can fuck the 47%.

I've read several arguments that Romney will pass the Ryan budget once elected. That the Republican party's plan is "Screw the poor and the middle class while we still can, before demographic changes make it very difficult for the GOP to hold the presidency and both houses at the same time."

The Ryan budget is designed to be passed via budget reconciliation, so they'll only need 50 votes in the Senate instead of 60.


meara - Oct 23, 2012 8:22:18 am PDT #26810 of 30001

Yes, I'll leave this one in my bag. The issue last week was I changed bags last-minute and didn't put it in. And clearly "oak" meant "pack". Crazy iPhone (it also always autocorrects "so" to "do", which I don't get)