Displaying 961 To 990 Of 4,429 Comments I don’t think Sheriff Joe will ever resign because he has so much power and wouldn’t have that kind of power as governor. I still can’t stop laughing about him wanting to send troops into Mexico. 😆 » Posted By javaz On March 16, 2010 @ 12:43 pm Good link, Nellie, and coincides with an OP/ED piece written by former senior health policy adviser for Senator Olympia Snowe. Should they succeed in blocking reform, Republicans should take no consolation. When Congress next attempts reform, in a decade or more, health costs and the number of uninsured and underinsured will have escalated » Posted By javaz On March 16, 2010 @ 12:39 pm OMG B’ito! I can’t stop laughing at Sheriff Joe! » Posted By javaz On March 16, 2010 @ 12:10 pm Good morning! Good news story of the day – The stranded horse has been safely airlifted from the sandbar on the Gila River! http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/local/sw_valley/horse_rescue_gila_river_031610 The rescue was paid for by an anonymous source, so that’s 2 good news stories! » Posted By javaz On March 16, 2010 @ 8:29 am God save me from what’s left of my sanity! I do not think there is another race that proves how we vote for the lesser of 2 evils than the race between JD and McCain. Of course, you and I cannot vote in that primary, right? Did you know that my husband and I re-registered from Independents to Democrats because we did not have open elections, and we just found out that we do! That had to have happened while we were gone from the country. When we were registered Independents, we could never vote in the primaries. When did it change, do you know? » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 6:11 pm B’ito!!! We lived in France for 2 years, and here’s the link to prove that I’m not telling a fib!!! http://www.roadsideamerica.com/pet/rintin.html Google it, as there are more sites, and I’ve often wondered if the Belgium Tintin et Milou were made in Rin Tin Tin name, since Rin Tin Tin was a rescue dog from World War I and brought back here. Rin Tin Tin died in Jean Harlow’s arms, and he was originally buried here, but then sent back to France, where he was born. I’m not fibbing about this, b’ito! I didn’t know it either until we lived in Paris. » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 5:43 pm Just found out that one of my bosses from Honeywell died, and this guy was my second boss after moving here. Sheesh, I admire Jeff Phelps, and he was 79 years old when he died, and have no idea what he died from, but that guy, I want to live like he did! Jeff, honest to God, never gave a crap what anyone thought of him. He was a hard drinker, heavy smoker and a character. He was rough and gruff, and complained about bleeding heart liberals, but he was likable. He was also a womanizer, and flirted with every and any woman, but I liked him, even if he was a Republican. The man had no shame, and I do admire that quality. He was married for over 50 years to a woman he’d known all his life, and she died 2 years ago, but she was also a heavy drinker and smoker, and when they drank, they used to fight. They liked going to a local bar in their area, and it got so bad with them fighting that the bar wouldn’t allow them in the bar at the same time, so they did shifts – LOL – and Jeff had no problem telling people that! LMAO He was honest with who he was, and he was a Korean War Veteran, and at one time a very good engineer, but by the time I got to Honeywell, Jeff was a major fuck-off without apology, and he was a boss. That’s what big corporations did with fuck-offs back then, they either made them a boss or gave them some other position, and we saw it time and time again, and yes, when you work there, it causes problems with those of us who do the actual work, but that was life. All that changed, of course, during all the downsizing, but I never held it against Jeff, and now that I’ve been out of the workforce for so long, I don’t hold it against any of the fuck-offs. If you think that you’ve done things in your life when you’ve been drunk that you should regret, just remember Jeff Phelps, because he did it all and he never felt bad for any damn thing. In fact, he’d brag about it and that is the truth. And that is the truth. I admire him and am going to strive to live as he did – live to the fullest without regret and fuck everyone else! LMAO Seriously, that is how Jeff Phelps lived and I’ve never met another person like him. He will be missed. (excuse my language, but that is in memory of Jeff Phelps!) » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 5:38 pm No, I don’t remember that, or maybe I do now that you’ve mentioned it, but whoa, b’ito, that’s going way back. Do you remember every Saturday morning watching all the westerns in black and white – Trigger and Roy Rogers, and Lassie and Rin Tin Tin, and did you know that Rin Tin Tin is buried in France? In the same cemetery as Morrison and lots of famous French people? » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 5:19 pm Have I ever seen a grown man naked? YES. LMAO I’m married, aren’t I? Oh wait, you didn’t mean that that way – um, have no idea – is it from Airplane? » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 4:50 pm James Arness, is that it? The guy from Gunsmoke, right? That’s the only one I know, b’ito, without cheating. Am I right? Do I win a prize for knowing one of the answers? Oh, hope it’s one of the jellies from the jelly of the month club! 😆 I can’t even eat jelly because I’m a diabetic . . . LMAO – well, I can eat sugarless jelly, but there’s only been one brand that Basha’s sold that didn’t have that bitter taste, and Basha’s discontinued it, dammit. » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 4:34 pm Kalima ~waves to Kalima from over here~ I followed your advice about sending a card to my late-brother’s partner and he called me last Friday. He’s grieving so, and he is an older gentleman, but we had a very nice talk for about 40 minutes. I know from losing our daughter that most people dislike hearing about the deceased or dealing with tears, so I stayed with him and let him cry and talk and I listened and tried offering words of comfort, but I think that was the right thing to do. He seemed touched that I cared and am thinking about him, because things between us, well, that’s all water under the bridge now. I just wanted to let you know that your advice was excellent and I thank you once again for listening to me. » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 3:41 pm Oh sheesh, another wingnut-paranoid-birther and the attorney general of Virginia! Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R-VA) has positioned himself as the leader of a state-based movement on the right to invalidate key progressive reforms. Announcing a lawsuit to undermine the Environmental Protection Agency » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 2:08 pm Howell Raines has an interesting point concerning FOX and the MSM and Joe Strupp of media-matters wonders if he’s right – “Through clever use of the Fox News Channel and its cadre of raucous commentators, [Roger] Ailes has overturned standards of fairness and objectivity that have guided American print and broadcast journalists since World War II. Yet, many members of my profession seem to stand by in silence as Ailes tears up the rulebook that served this country well as we covered the major stories of the past three generations, from the civil rights revolution to Watergate to the Wall Street scandals,” Raines writes. “This is not a liberal-versus-conservative issue. It is a matter of Fox turning reality on its head with, among other tactics, its endless repetition of its uber-lie: ‘The American people do not want health-care reform.'” http://mediamatters.org/strupp/201003150030 » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 12:30 pm The owner of the horse was on earlier this morning and he was crying because he’s really worried about his horse, but I guess if JD Hayworth is correct, the owner, feeling so close to his horse, would be able to marry it if the federal government approves gay marriage! “I guess that would mean if you really had affection for your horse, I guess you could marry your horse.” The former Republican congressman then insisted that the “only way” to prevent men from marrying horses is to create a federal marriage amendment. Hayworth noted that he supports such an amendment. http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/03/15/20100315hayworth-gay-marriage-horse-politico.html I think Michigan is now 3 hours ahead of us and I do believe we are on the same time now as California. Indiana has more than one time zone, right? That’s one good thing about Arizona is that we never change time! » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 12:23 pm B’ito, have you heard about the horse that’s stranded on a sandbar on the Gila River? I sure hope this has a happy ending. BUCKEYE — For three days, a horse named Colorado has been stranded on a sand bar in the Gila River after he and two other horses, along with three riders, were swept away Friday afternoon southwest of the Valley. A special harness that will hopefully allow rescuers to air-lift the horse to safety.is being brought in from Los Angeles. » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 12:01 pm Are you a’wearin’ the green for St. Patty’s Day then, lassie? (I hope the Irish term for a woman is lassie!) Or be it lass? Doing an Irish accent is hard enough, let alone trying to type one! » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 11:13 am Holy high winds, BDM! It took awhile for me to make it through all the pictures, but the devastation is amazing. We had those 60-70mph winds quite a few weeks back, and I’d never seen anything like that before, but thank goodness our storm didn’t last anywhere as long as the one you had, and thank heaven, we didn’t have heavy damage. And it is sad seeing all those beautiful trees felled, but you’re quite lucky that you maintained power and suffered minimum damage to your porch, so someone’s watching over you! Aside from the storm pics, you sure do live in a gorgeous area. Glad to hear that you, your husband and the doggies are safe. This is an image of the Superstitions that are north of where we live on the mountain range. The jutting rocks to the side climbing up are called the walking ‘monks’ by us locals. http://www.planetware.com/i/photo/superstition-mountain-arizona-az0029.jpg » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 11:11 am The Vatican could sell some of the art and other ill-gotten gains that they acquired through the crusades and other ventures. Is your weather better, BDM? We’re starting to see wildflowers but this week with temps going up to 80 and with the sun, the wildflowers should erupt everywhere. » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 7:33 am Good morning, BT, and everyone. It stuns me a bit that abuse by the Catholic church is only coming out now in Europe when Ireland has a long history of abuse by the nuns and priests. Have you ever seen “The Magdalene Sisters”? Both movies touch on the abuse and at the end of “The Magdalene Sisters”, there’s an interview with three of the women who suffered the abuse at the hands of the church. » Posted By javaz On March 15, 2010 @ 7:12 am One more article that Sue might be interested in about our fundie Christians going after fertility centers – There was, however, the Center for Arizona Policy, or CAP. The conservative Christian nonprofit is arguably the most influential lobbying group at the Legislature these days. And CAP didn’t just support the bills in question. It also wrote them. With Janet Napolitano now in Washington, trying to somehow secure our homeland, Republicans control the state House, the Senate, and the governorship. Thanks to that, CAP is on a roll. And so while Arizonans fret about the economy or grouse about shuttered highway rest stops, the Legislature fiddles to CAP’s tune. Want to divorce your spouse? CAP thinks you should have to wait six months to finalize it, and the Legislature does, too. Want to adopt a needy child? You’d better be married, CAP says, and the Legislature agrees. But CAP’s foray into the world of fertility treatment is a bold one. Last week, I spoke with four local physicians who specialize in fertility issues. They all agreed that CAP’s bills could have horrendous consequences for the families they treat » Posted By javaz On March 14, 2010 @ 6:12 pm Good morning, Kalima! Oh, it would drive me crazy, too, not being able to flush! I’m getting ready to head off for the evening – you and I are like ships passing in the night or morning! Hope to see you later and hope you have a good day and that your plumber arrives soon! » Posted By javaz On March 14, 2010 @ 6:08 pm Our SCOTUS is corrupt, proven by the selection of Bush in 2000. Not much anyone can do but hope that Obama gets to replace at least 2 conservative judges before his term is up. It’s all so frustrating! But at least our weather is gorgeous and we are starting to see spring wildflowers! » Posted By javaz On March 14, 2010 @ 5:53 pm On TV? No, haven’t seen any campaign ads except for that NRA millionaire Mills running for governor. » Posted By javaz On March 14, 2010 @ 5:49 pm It’s so convenient, isn’t it b’ito? And it’s just the beginning. » Posted By javaz On March 14, 2010 @ 5:47 pm The only people who believe Fox is a news network are people who believe Sarah Palin is intelligent! And no, can’t stand McCain and see enough of him already! » Posted By javaz On March 14, 2010 @ 5:34 pm Justice Clarence Thomas wife launches tea party – Experts say Virginia Thomas’ work doesn’t violate ethical rules for judges. But Liberty Central could give rise to conflicts of interest for her husband, they said, as it tests the norms for judicial spouses. The couple have been married since 1987. “I think the American public expects the justices to be out of politics,” said University of Texas law school professor Lucas A. “Scot” Powe, a court historian. He said the expectations for spouses are far less clear. “I really don’t know because we’ve never seen it,” Powe said. Under judicial rules, judges must curb political activity, but a spouse is free to engage. “We expect the justice to make decisions uninfluenced by the political or legal preferences of his or her spouse,” said New York University law professor Stephen Gillers, an expert on legal ethics. Virginia Thomas declined to comment in detail about her plans for LibertyCentral.org, which she said would fully launch in May. In a brief phone interview, she did not directly answer questions about whether she and her husband had discussed the effects her role might have on perceptions of his impartiality. http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-na-thomas14-2010mar14,0,6505384.story » Posted By javaz On March 14, 2010 @ 5:08 pm B’ito, I did like the cartoon as it says it all quite aptly. Oh well, at least Texas and Oklahoma seem just as insane! Not that that’s comforting, but at least we’re not alone! » Posted By javaz On March 14, 2010 @ 4:45 pm Has anyone seen this from News Corpse – Malice in Wonderland? http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=1576 » Posted By javaz On March 14, 2010 @ 4:43 pm It’s a conundrum. The thing that I don’t get is that won’t Arizona lose federal funds by cutting Medicaid? And the penny sales tax, well, there’s no guarantee that it will go for health care or education. I still think that every single government worker including politicians should have to pay for 50% of their health care like the private sector. Think of the money the state and federal government could save or use to provide health care for those who cannot afford it. » Posted By javaz On March 14, 2010 @ 3:58 pm Do you get the Arizona Republic, b’ito? EJ Montini did a satirical piece today about the “courage’ of GOP lawmakers in cutting health care for the poor. Putting together a state budget during an economic crisis is a awful thing. Ugly. Difficult. We all get that. But it » Posted By javaz On March 14, 2010 @ 3:44 pmComments Posted By javaz
I doubt he’ll run for governor.
He’s threatened that before.
He’s still under investigation by the grand jury and has already been sanctioned.
I haven’t found anything more about the missing emails that were found and wonder what’s going on with that.
Most of them were laid off or retired.
Some areas do not do daylight’s savings time.
I think you could google that.
I dislike winds, too.
I miss seeing trees like that at times.
We are looking forward to a colorful spring, which might last 2 weeks and then WHAM, the 100 degree temps begin.
Or “Falling For A Dancer”?
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