shanchan’s blog

Cartoon today from the Oregonian's Jack Ohman:

Can I tell you what it was like waiting for the election results here in Oregon, watching the clock tick over to 8pm, and see the "Obama Elected 44th President of the United States" sign instead? So so incredible.  Thank you America!

 

Kawaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

 

Something I've never shared before with my fellow voxers- my beloved Miki has a serious addiction.  One that has had her in its grips since a very young age.  Serious box addiction.  A package in the mail.  A simple visit to Costco.  Anything can start her on the downward spiral into total box overdose.

 

 

 

 

Even when the box is too small or out of her reach, she'll do almost anything to get it:

 

I love my country, you racist b**ch.  I just don't like YOU. 

UPDATE: Looks like she's not the only one.  If this is the new Republican strategy, God help us all.  Don't any of these people read any history books at all? Or even watch movies like the Manchurian Candidate? Good Night and Good Luck indeed.

McCain has just put out a new ad taking a statement Obama made about our troops in Afghanistan so far out of context, he may as well have had a stick figure of Obama and a voice impersonator saying whatever McCain wants to pretend Obama says.  I won't link to the ad, but there is an article on FactCheck.org handily debunking it.  They also provided the actual statement.  Palin has been lying on this as well.  Guess they really took this skit from SNL to heart:

Conservatives Seek To Shift Blame For Economic Crisis Onto Minority Housing Law

Key points: NO ACTUAL SOURCES to back up this claim

The program they're complaining about (the Community Reinvestment Act) was implemented 30 YEARS AGO

FTA: "[O]nly 20 percent of subprime loans were made by CRA-regulated lenders, adding two other points: that 'subprime loans grew twice as fast in institutions that did not have to meet the conditions of the CRA' and that the scope of coverage of CRA was reduced in 2004 under the Bush administration, 'but even though fewer banks were subject to CRA restrictions, the growth of the subprime market continued unabated.'"

If you hear this idiotic claim being repeated, don't let it go unanswered.  Ask for sources.

She is happily home at my sister's from the humane society, recovering from a cold, and already getting along well with Libby. Five points to whoever guesses where her name is from!  Of course she can't replace Pixie, but she is such a little purr-monster she has already stolen a bit of our hearts!

Guess I'd better join the PTA if I want to qualify for national office.  Key quote here:

"MCCAIN: [Palin]’s had executive experience as governor, as mayor, as city council member, and PTA. So, she was in elected office when Senator Obama was still a 'community organizer.' He’s never had one day of executive experience. I think it’s almost ludicrous to compare her experience in elected office and as a leader of one of the most important states in America — certainly the largest — and compare her experience with his. It’s no contest."

I don't think that word (ludicrous) means what he thinks it means.