Mitt's a Policy Cipher

From the one and only TBogg over at Firedog Lake:

http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2012/07/30/if-this-is-monday-were-pissing-off-palestinians/#comments

Since someone asked....

Pattern is the "Sweet Pea Shawl" from Debbie Stoller's "Happy Hooker" book...  The model is your's truly:

Retro 70's Style Christmas Stockings

Found the pattern for these online so decided to make them.   Kind of cute in an angular sort of way:

And yes, I do crochet things other than granny squares.    Guess I've been on a granny square kick since I actually became an real, first time Granny in February!

Ouch!

From Daily Kos.  This is probably the most cogent article I've come across to explain "what it is about Mitt Romney" that people just cannot warm up to.  In a word:   Asshole.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/07/27/1114317/-Hey-pundits-here-s-why-Romney-can-t-define-himself

This and That -- Aurora-style

This:    Editorial from Crooks and Liars.   Susie Madrak, as always, nails it....
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/editorial-blood-hands-obama-mitt-and-  

That:  Twitter screen shot from Dependable Renegade of the inestimable TBogg.  

Cline Ancient Vine Zinfandel - 2010

Continuing with the cheap-o wine meme, here's one of our favorite zinfandels.   Another "go-to" when we want a zin but not pay a premium.   Cline, at one point, was part of the Trinitas folks, which make some of the best zins in the under-$50  category around.    Definitely a keeper.  Enjoy!!

I Love Matt Taibbi

...in which he nails the Willard-bot.....

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/romneys-free-stuff-speech-is-a-new-low-20120713

Post and Picture of the Day

Presented, without comment, from Jezebel.    Picture from MoveOn.....

http://jezebel.com/5925651/comment-of-the-day-mitt-romney-can-partake-in-the-finest-selection-of-horse-penises

Wanker.

Just Read This

http://fullfrontalostomy.com/my-child-has-ibd-a-mothers-journey/

Another Scare

We had another scare with our daughter this week.   Thought she might end up in the ER/hospital night before last.  Her ulcerative colitis has been flaring since the first of July but she began running a high temp (~ 102 degrees), and dropped a couple of pounds.   She's also beginning to have joint pain in her hands, wrists, and elbows, which is not good and yet another sign of the progression of her disease.  She went to the doctor yesterday where they drew more blood and looked her over.   She's back on 40 mg. of prednisone daily again - Boo Hiss!   Usual course is to take that dosage for a few weeks or even a couple of months to get the flare under control, then begin to taper off.   Taper off is code for "I'll be on this medication for at least the next six months".    The good news is that it really helps.  The bad - she hates taking it since it makes her feel like a psychotic bitch about to crawl out of her skin.  I mean, she's on 'roids, baby!   Then there's the lovely side effect called "moon face".   Oh, and acne,  insomnia, sweating, shakes, etc.   Sweet stuff.  

And you thought she only pooped blood 15 times a day - silly wabbit!

Because of her ITP, she bruised just removing the tape that was holding the cotton ball in place from the blood draw.    Haven't seen it this morning, but no doubt it's gotten more interesting overnight.   She's a trooper!!

Stay tuned!

Grayson Cellars 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon

And now for a little more levity since I have been on a rampage lately. 

This little gem is one of our favorite cheap-o cabs.   Under $10 a bottle, very easy to drink, great with food, tasty even after a day in the fridge - just all around pleasant.   Not one to make you break out Roget's to search for superlatives but it's a no-brainer when I go to grab a cab out of the cellar.   

Enjoy!

I'm screwed because I got laid off from Iceberg Watchers, Inc.

Rick Perry is one of the dumbest fuckers around.   Period!   "The bottom line here is that Medicaid is a failed program," Perry opined. "To expand this program is not unlike adding 1,000 people to the Titanic. You're going to further drive this country into debt. ... We don't trust this administration and we don't trust Washington, D.C. to be able to deliver health care in our state. If they trusted us, they would basically block grant it back to the states and we would do a substantially better job than what you're going to see with these exchanges and with the expansion of Medicaid."

Shorter Rick:  We don't trust this administration to deliver anything - except when we ask for and need it.  You know, like the National Guard for hurricanes and Forest Service firefighters for wildfires.   Oh, and federal aid to help rebuild.   Otherwise, we're seceding bitches!!

Boggles the mind to think that some folks actually consider this waste of human flesh "Presidential Material".    One in four Texans go without health insurance.   When they get sick or hurt, they end up in the ER.   Then the rest of us pay for it.   Slick Rick could care less.   He already "the rest of us" paying for his $10K a month rental (while the mansion is being restored) -AND- his health care.  

Asshat.

From Crooks and Liars:
http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/david/rick-perry-medicaid-expansion-adding-1000-pe

Why I Love Austin

From today's Austin American Statesman, our very own Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Ben Sargent, who sums up the whole healthcare debate amongst the Rethuglicans quite nicely...