Comments on: Steven Aftergood Takes on Pixie Dust

By: BlueStateRedHead

BlueStateRedHead — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:16:21 +0000

Eexcept was a typo. not a cry of horror.

By: BlueStateRedHead

BlueStateRedHead — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:15:38 +0000

I am a Pats fan. As they say in The Big Apple, What’s to worry? [Yiddish intonation required.)Eexcept that they have plenty to worry about. Giant things to worry about.

Meanwhile in the BayState we can watch the primaries.

By: emptywheel

emptywheel — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:09:07 +0000

No worries. Football starts again tomorrow. So I’ve gotta get that thread up there tonight in any case.

By: BlueStateRedHead

BlueStateRedHead — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:06:40 +0000

Now I understand why God created Google. To make serendipity the law of the land. Fabulous find. Or did you plant it? IS Ohio State your football team?

Oh oh. I said football. A day too early.
Sorry EW.

I believe that was a legitimate use of the word, under Fair Use law. We have in all (ordinary) fairness to myself have had a basketball reference.

So that baseball fans do not feel left out. and because I am kind of punch drunk from meeting 2 deadlines and finishing a chapter draft all in one day, here is a true story from Dkos.

People were comparing their emotional reactions to the Obama speech: JFK, no RFK, that sort of thing.

Someone said it reminded them of the day the Red Sox won the World Series. I guess the Republicans being eclipsed was part of it. Not that it was an emotional experience for anyone. *g*

Back to the (dirty) business at hand.

By: Loo Hoo.

Loo Hoo. — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:54:27 +0000

Bum link.

By: bmaz

bmaz — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:26:26 +0000

That is an interesting question; and I do not know the answer, but i would think there may be some issues with separation of powers between the three Constitutional branches. Although the Constitution does not specify diddly squat in the way of powers and duties, or limitation thereon, for the Vice-President other than maintain a pulse in case the President does not, I am not sure that means that Congress can fill in the blanks. Just don’t know, but an excellent question.

Phred - I was joking; did not take your comment as a complaint. I can take any abuse that comes my way, and I fully earn most all of it anyway….

By: Hmmm

Hmmm — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:14:34 +0000

So is there anything -structural- that a 2009 Congress could do to meaningfully preclude abuse of the OVP — as per Dick and 41 before him — going forward? I.e. something durable, as in not-erasable-by-EO?

By: phred

phred — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:11:17 +0000

Sorry bmaz, didn’t mean to complain. The pig version of Slim Pickins on a missile is certainly appropos

I just kind of like the image of Pig Missile being launched over the parapet out of the castle by BushCo into a hoard of bloody thirsty reporters. Ok, meek mild mannered reporters who catch her ever so gratefully and hope that she wasn’t inconvenienced in anyway by having to come out to meet them. ; )

By: bmaz

bmaz — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:48:01 +0000

If there ain’t a button for it on the Emptywheel comment box, I don’t know how to do it. I couldn’t find the “photoshop” button, so a Google image is all you get….

By: MadDog

MadDog — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:21:55 +0000

I figured Shrubble’s so fond of kissing pigs, he’d probably want to hitch a lift.