Time

My original goal was to post something daily, even if it was a link, a video, whatever, and now I realize that I haven't posted anything in a week. It isn't because I don't have the time, it isn't because I have run out of outrage or opinions, so I think it must be that I am a lazy, lazy person. Too lazy to sit in front of a computer and spend 10, 20 minutes, writing something, and I don't even have to get fully dressed? That is pretty sad.
That being said, it is amazing to me that 24 hours ago there was more wind and rain and destruction beating down on the East Coast than anyone could have imagined, even though it was almost exactly what people thought would happen, and tonight it seems to be the 'calm' after the storm. So many people lost everything, so many people without power, people dead, it just boggles the mind. The coast is being reshaped, land is being lost to the ocean, and it all seems so science fiction that it is hard to grasp.
On the political side of things, we have a republican governor in New Jersey that gave our President the respect and thanks he deserved for making sure that people would get what they need, while at the same time that yahoo Michael Brown, who resigned from his FEMA post following his colossal screwup  after Hurricane Katrina, is telling a newspaper that our President is handling everything wrong, as if that a-holes opinion matters. And of course throw in a little dig about Libya at the same time. I am not sure why people listen to lying bastards that whine about other people 'playing politics' while that is exactly what the accusers are doing.
Then of course there is RoRo, working a campaign appearance in Ohio, which apparently must have been hit hard by Sandy since that is where the scum bucket has been spending his time. And while I can't say that trying to get goods and services for people after this event is a bad thing, even if it seems slimy,  I can say that planning on sending goods to people in need is stupid. The Red Cross needs money, so they can purchase what people need, and purchase them from businesses in the areas heavily impacted, so the local economy can be stimulated. You would think a mad genius businessman would be able to figure that out, but RoRo is more like a corporate raider than an actual businessman, as in someone that creates businesses, so who knows what he knows. All I know is that if he is elected I might eat that shoe I have been threatening to eat for years.

http://www.redcross.org/

13 days!

So, DT had an October surprise that should have come as no surprise-he just wanted attention. He truly is a disgusting human being, and I don't know one person that actually listens to that pig in a wig.
Then there is the always lovely and charming SP, tweeting about our President 'shucking and jiving'. And of course there is AC, who called our President a 'retard', and commended MR for taking it easy on him. I am not sure what AC was really trying to say, since she really ended up attacking and demeaning a group of people that as far as I know have never done anything to her. She just made herself look nastier than usual. I know! Who thought that was possible? These three people, as the 'celebrity' faction of the Republican party, should really just, you know, I don't know how else to say it, fuck off.

VOTE!

I received my ballot in the mail today, filled it out, and dropped it off at the library while picking up Project Runway seasons 4-6. I am happy with my choices, hoping nothing goes haywire with any
people I selected, and now I can breathe easier.
This link is pretty fantastic, and I can't believe it came from a Utah newspaper, although that probably just shows my bias more than anything else.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/55019844-82/romney-obama-state-president.html.csp

Voters' Pamphlet

I remember one year when it came in two parts, so I know it has been bigger, but I think the fact that there are a few tax issues I don't know enough about, and that I actually need to read the thing, somehow made it seem bigger than ever.
I am grateful that it came yesterday as I needed something to read, something that would force my brain to work, or at least attempt to work, and I have to say that it was a success! I know how I am voting on every measure except one, which really isn't too bad considering how many words you have to read through to get to the point. As far as mayor goes...I might just have to write someone in or leave it blank.
So, I have one ballot measure to consider and one office to consider. But whenever I get my ballot I am filling it in and taking it to the Elections Office and that's that-no regrets, no second guessing, it will be too late because it will be out of my house and out of my hands.

Religious Freedom?

It seems to me that the people whining incessantly about losing their religious freedom are the ones that believe they should be able to impose their beliefs on others. Are they upset because they can't force other people to pray that way, or are they upset because they truly believe they are losing their individual right to believe and pray however they want? Or is it just the angry white man syndrome, but in a new religious way, the majority feeling like they are losing their majority so they act out as any toddler would when someone wants to share their toys?

Veep Veep!

I know that many people loved the Biden reactions, the smiles, the almost straight up laughing, and I know that is what people were expecting, a little crazy, a little fast and loose, but I think it just made him seem extra goofy and old. I have nothing against goofy or old people, since I am sure I am one, and will one day be the other, but it didn't do anything for me. It did make RyRy look like a dolt, trying to play catch up mentally and all of that, so it was effective, but it didn't make my heart warm at all for Biden. I think it frustrated me.
He made it seem like Democrats don't take things as seriously as the others do, and that's a problem. Now isn't the time to seem light and breezy about anything. This election is too important to have someone come out and play the part of well informed yet loud mouthed rodeo clown.

Punt!

http://blogs.twincities.com/outofbounds/2012/10/08/out-of-bounds-blog-no-16-matthew-22-39/

Only 31 days away

I am borderline grateful that I don't live in a "battleground state", because we have enough political ads without throwing in Presidential ads. Yes, if we watch a channel that is from another state we might have to sit through a few, but I would go seriously bananas if I lived in Florida. I would probably have already gone bananas from living there, but that's something else entirely.
We have several tax issues on the ballot, and I am not voting for all of them, but at least one is worth voting for. I am not a property owner, but the idea if you own property and already pay property taxes, that you can still have more taxes added on by a vote makes me uncomfortable. And when it comes to schools, I am not sure where all the money goes, or stays, or is wasted. I know it isn't spent on teachers or lowering the number of students in a classroom, and that should be the first priority. How can people complain about teachers not doing their jobs when they are expected to more and more with less and less, and some of them paying for supplies out of their own pockets? I don't want to say that a lot of the issues that could be addressed actually start at home, but there it is.
If you feel like your child is falling behind or not getting everything they need from their overworked teachers, by all means, get to it, start helping your child at home. I know that people complain about the amount of schoolwork kids are bringing home, but what is a teacher supposed to do with all of those students? How can they be expected to instruct AND give each of them one on one attention? It isn't possible. But they can get one on one attention at home. Make the time.

Huh?

Many things confuse me, but the thing that is confusing me the most today is people saying that if you don't love this country, you can leave, get out, go live somewhere else. The people that are saying this are the ones that are unhappy with this country, the way it is being run, etc. Doesn't that mean they should leave?
It is national vodka day, and if you can celebrate, I think you should. Everything is upside down.

Huff and puff

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/mitt-romney-republicans_n_1933130.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

Defense

I guess the Romney campaign, or Karl Rove, whichever, maybe both, will soon be putting out ads attacking the President on defense. Of the country, I would guess, and not about his wife defending him against all the meanies out there. Wait. That wasn't Mrs. Obama.
So, they will attack him on what exactly? That we have been safer than ever before, not having a major terrorist attack since our last republican President? Is that something they don't like? Or will they attack him on defense spending? Or are they just trying to think of anything to throw at him at this point? Yes, I know that an American Ambassador was murdered in Libya last month, and that is awful, as any life lost is, but can that be compared to what happened 11 years ago? I know that they are going to try to "Carter" him, but I really believe that most people are concerned with what is going on here, not what hasn't happened, and that they are worried about jobs, taxes, education and social issues coming in last, even though with all the media attention they get you would think that most people only care about social issues.

Romney has less personality than a robot and Ryan has the personality of a demon, minus the charm. Is this why they are attacking in any way they can imagine? You can't get votes from people that are afraid to be around you, and these two people are truly frightening.