What are you waiting for??
JOHN MCCAIN, apparently, will stop campaigning tomorrow in order to work full-time on the financial crisis. As a coworker of mine put it, it seems like he’s suspending his campaign in order to help his campaign. He is also asking for Friday’s presidential debate to be postponed. Maybe I’m being cynical, but that’s a canny move. Friday’s debate was supposed to cover foreign affairs, Mr McCain’s strength vis-à-vis Barack Obama. With the financial crisis on, the economy, Mr Obama’s strength vis-à-vis Mr McCain, would have inevitably found a prominent place, depriving Mr McCain of a chance to showcase himself.
The question I want answered, of course, is whether Sarah Palin has to cancel her photo-ops at the UN, too, or if she can continue to pretend that sitting in expensive armchairs across from foreign leaders who know nothing about her in half-hour increments counts as an education in international affairs.
And, for those of you who continue to insist that Sarah Palin has plenty of experience to become the vice president, or even (and likely) president, I give you this. If you don't have 12 minutes, come back later.
Tonight is my first night of being officially jobless. I'm a little worried about being alone in the house while Justin goes to work. I'm sure I'll end up staying awake until some really obscene hour and jumping every time I hear a noise that I can't blame on the dogs. I'm currently trying to drown the chances of that happening by ingesting copious amounts of wine. (Barefoot White Zinfandel. It's good and I don't even care that pink wine isn't fashionable. So there.)
You're Bella Swan - You are intelligent and kind but not quite sure what you want out of life yet. You have a feeling there's something more out there for you. You're attracted to those who are real and avoid the fake. Sometimes you're a bit accident prone, but your true friends will always be loyal to you and come to your aid when you need it.
Cute right? I don't like it because it's Hello Kitty, I like it in spite of the fact that it's Hello Kitty. And because it makes me feel like a character on a soap opera, they always have these things.
lf to Justin's insurance. This should actually end up giving me a little more money than my job, and I'll get to stay home in my pajamas (or my Hello Kitty wrap!) as much as I want to. I'll be leaving for California (*squeals*) on October 18 for a month, and taking the laptop with me so that I'll still be able to pay the bills here. This month will be sort of a test run to see how much I'm going to need to work while I'm there. This is going to be better for everyone, not to mention all the lives that will be saved since I'm no longer in danger of a homicidal breakdown. The deaf can rest easy tonight...
Former Arkansas Governer Mike Huckabee: "Palin got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States."
Actual Reality: Palin got 616 votes in the 1996 mayor's election, and got 909 in her 1999 re-election race, for a total of 1,525. Biden dropped out of the presidential race after the Iowa caucuses, but before that, he got 76,165 votes in 23 states and the District of Columbia where he was on the ballot during the 2008 presidential primaries.
Hello?? 1,525 (in two years combined) is not a larger number than 76,165. Somebody needs a new speech writer. Or a math class.