Sadly (in voter leverage terms), the senator I voted for did the right thing, and the living fossil that I wouldn't vote for lawn crayfish catcher voted against background checks. I have nothing to hold over him since I wouldn't have spat on him if he were on fire before yesterday's vote.
Angel: How're you feeling? Faith: Like I did mushrooms and got eaten by a bear.
'A Hole in the World'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Calli - Apr 18, 2013 1:21:49 am PDT #19239 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Theodosia - Apr 18, 2013 2:15:27 am PDT #19240 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"
Calli, it's worth it to tell him he's lost your vote anyway, it's not like he knows for sure that you didn't vote for him. If he loses donors, that's going to hurt more, but they do pay attention to the sheer volume of mail, too.
My current Senators are Elizabeth Warren and the temporary guy that Deval Patrick appointed until the special election to replace Kerry, so I'm relieved I don't have to complain.
Sparky1 - Apr 18, 2013 3:10:24 am PDT #19241 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Theo, I think that even if you don't complain, it's worth it to contact their offices to tell them you support their vote on this issue (and, if you'd like to, that you'd even want a stronger bill next time 'round).
More voices to counter the stuff coming from the gun lobby!
Theodosia - Apr 18, 2013 3:59:37 am PDT #19242 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"
While we working on public safety, it turns out you can 'tag' gunpowder by batch, so that if it turns up in a bomb, you have narrowed your search for where it comes from by a whole lot... except that the NRA successfully lobbied to prevent this.
Plastique (plastic explosive ie C4) is already tagged.
Trudy Booth - Apr 18, 2013 4:05:00 am PDT #19243 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The NRA, making mass killings easier for everyone.
sumi - Apr 18, 2013 4:36:18 am PDT #19244 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
The Kish is in flood - 10.1' where flood is 10'. And the East Lagoon went over it's banks. DeKalb got 4" of rain overnight (or so I hear.)
I have a friend in Wheaton whose street is a lake - her house is an island. . . and island with water in her basement. The cops told her to not leave her house if she didn't have to.
And the office phones are still down. (But that's kind of a bonus.)
sumi - Apr 18, 2013 4:44:40 am PDT #19245 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Whoa! Just heard that there is a 40' sink hole in a Chicago street that has swallowed 3 cars so far.
Tom Scola - Apr 18, 2013 4:48:36 am PDT #19246 of 30001
hwæt
THIS WEEK! Stop it already!!
sumi - Apr 18, 2013 4:57:23 am PDT #19247 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
A British woman has crochetted a Bane mask.
Steph L. - Apr 18, 2013 4:57:36 am PDT #19248 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Whoa! Just heard that there is a 40' sink hole in a Chicago street that has swallowed 3 cars so far.
THE HELL?