Monday, April 13, 2015
Battle of the Dynasties
Now that Hillary has made it official let's just say it's Jeb Bush finally on the Republican side. Yeah the normal one in a field of Huckabees, Walkers and maybe Trumps Bush coming across by default like the blonde woman on The Munsters and so is dynastic politics ultimately good for the country? Already the GOPers who are officially in the ring are salivating to talk about Hill's character and baggage but the usual Samsonite way when dealing with the Clintons ain't gonna wash imo. Folks who vote straight Democrat always vote straight Democrat and so it'd be much better for Rand and Cruz and co. to put some Ideas on the table, visions, foreign policy conceptions. Yeah yeah I know Hillary is from leafy Chappaqua and not Getty Square in Yonkers and she's gonna make it a cornerstone of her campaign to talk about economic fairness and the average American. Hypocrisy thy name is Clinton but get over that and tell the country where YOU stand. Hillary bores me I can't tell you and she looks like she's doing it because she has to. BTW has Obama tried a Cuban cigar yet?
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Two Adams, two Roosevelts and two Bushes; the old lawyerly 'precedence' phenom.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Trump has nicer hair, but.....
That's the way we roll in this country. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if Chelsea is president someday. I hear Hillary's campaign strategy is Obama Who?
DeleteI see that Jody ( "No jury is going to convict me ... because I am innocent. You can mark my words on that." ) Arias got life without parole.
ReplyDeleteAs she should have. Had to turn off my Breaking News Alerts on my CNN app, a HUGE battery drainer. Hillary this, Hillary that. C'mon guys.
DeleteI kinda sorta watched all the candidate IPO offerings. A common GOP threat seemed to be to restore the middle class workingman by further cutting taxes on
ReplyDeletethe wealthy/business. Woulda thought that by now, 35 years of TrickleDown would have been thrown out as worse than worthless and the term put back in the urology
lexicon from whence it came. Randy Paul's big thing is the $3.5 trillion that US business has stored overseas. If we lower their taxes, that money would come back
and build our infrastructure up to at least minimal European standards. My wife laughed and said, "No, it would just mean $5 trillion that business would store overseas" Some person on a news show observed that Hillary had more foreign
policy experience than the entire GOP field. Well, sure...but Benghazi, Benghazi.
I suppose a few Trump Towers in the Ukraine and enforcing abortion on the Krauts would win us a lot of friends?. Politics..it gets my blood pressure up to normal. :)
BIG difference between Hillary and Obama is Hill knew when to stop her push for HillaryCare when she was First Lady but Obama just forged ahead with a very unpopular idea idealist that he is. I think he would go ahead with Higgs Boson therapy if he were convinced of the idea.
ReplyDeleteWell, it worked for the Christian Brothers. Brandy is a convenient effective
Deletetherapy with minimal side effects.
I've often wondered why insomniacs don't drink. Geez they're so much more healthy ya know?
DeleteWe note that Chris Christie is making campaign noises. Should he decide to jump in,
ReplyDeletethe Archimedes physical principle of volumetric displacement of water indicates that
his bulk could raise the GOP tide enough to drown the shortest candidates and leave only Trump's hair above the surface. You heard it here first.
I know sometimes my political analysis sometimes goes off the beaten path but I still hold Bridgegate has irreparably damaged him. The final reports exonerating him of any knowledge in the affair doesn't seem to help. Maybe people feel he should have known but by campaign noises you mean farting?
DeleteI tend to agree with you Z-man on Christie... how does he recover and become viable moving forward? he lost momentum, support, and probably most of all, $$$ in the wake of it all.
ReplyDeleteEven if he didn't know what was taking place part of his staff did it for him which makes for the assumption that he would have tacitly approved. It's like he stepped in tar and can't get it off.
DeleteWe note from Shaw's blog-
ReplyDelete""But we want to reassure everyone that we are very much up to the challenge of transferring our hatred to a President Clinton." Boehner promised the American people that the tormenting of the new Democratic President would begin on her first day in office. "The fact that we began this process while she was still Secretary of State will really enable us to hit the ground running," he said." Someone should
unplug his tanning bed, IMO.
BB... while that may be functionally true, that was from a satirical post... like the Onion...
ReplyDeleteOK, Dave...I missed the original source, Andy Borowitz. Boehner can plug
Deletehis tanning bed back in!
What I like about my blog is maybe it's 3/4 of the way political but we can also talk about narcolepsy and the world's first penile transplant and how all this relates to the Higgs Boson. Today I'm reading about what Thomas DeQuincey had to say about opium.
ReplyDeleteTransplants-
ReplyDeleteThe latest seems to be in the area of head transplants . Steven Hawking perhaps? The ancient Egyptians led the way:
humans with animal heads- Horus with a hawk top, Anubis with the head of a jackal,
Thoth with his Ibis head. Dunno, ya wanna pick a new head, Z-Man?
Penile transplants-
DeleteWhere do they find a donor?
On the old Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman TV series, a guy was scheduled
to receive a German Shepard penis...I don't recall the ending.
Ah the classics!
DeleteA new head...George Clooney works for me.
DeleteI think Shaw needs to get a grip and Borowitz while funny I find his analysis shallow here. Boehner does not hate Obama. The two have hit the links a few times. In fact many conservatives hate Boehner because in their view he doesn't push the conservative agenda enough. You'll remember all those talks of couping the guy as Speaker. Shaw get a grip. I think Shaw has political dreams when she goes to bed at night.
ReplyDeleteYes, she is partisan. Hard to find a non-partisan political blog. She did feature a newly discovered Easter Egg bug last week, though.
DeleteI know she's biased it's just that she hyperventilates. Everything becomes a political apocalypse.
DeleteIn case your news app missed this one-
ReplyDeleteIt used to be the classic study of primates produced the psychologist who peeked
through a keyhole to see what the chimp as doing. He saw an eye. The chimp was
peeking to see what the psychologist was up to. In these more
more modern times, they study
chimps with drones. With similar results.
A sort of controversy is entertaining the theoretical physics community. So, regarding the dark matter phenomenon, you gonna go with the WIMPs or
ReplyDeletethe SIMPs?
I'll sleep on it.
DeleteOK I slept on it. I'll go with whatever Hawking says.
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ReplyDeleteOdd local news- some guy on his way to work, stopped long enough to save a guy
in a car dangling over a basalt cliff yesterday. Small town, but no one so far has recognized the anonymous hero, who had to leave to get to
work. Hint: sure wasn't me!
If his boss knows who it is he should have the decency to give the guy a day off.
ReplyDeleteYeah, they gave him the day off . Poor guy
ReplyDeletespent his day answering questions from worldwide media.
Latest Hillary controversy: she didn't leave a tip at Chipotle's. Not a big deal unless you make the little guy and gal the cornerstone of your campaign.
ReplyDeleteSo much for passing herself off as a common poor person.
DeleteI'm sure Shaw can come up with the perfect reason.
DeleteHubby Bill said it depends on what the meaning of the word tip is. My
Deletewife figures that Hillary was so preoccupied that she forgot or didn't see the tip jar, that it was not a deliberate tip snub. I'll check with Monica Lewinsky....
Probably has no tip app on her phone either. What I like about tip jars is alot of time I have too much change (I don't believe in pennies) and it gives me a chance to clean out my pockets.
DeleteRan across a guy with a rare condition, somewhat related to narcolepsy. We were
ReplyDeleteat a local dog show and the middle aged guy was strapped in a wheelchair with a
helmet on. He seemed perfectly normal in conversation, but he had a sign hung on
the back of the wheelchair that said 'Do NOT call 9-11, and gave a brief description
of his ailment. During the Old English Sheepdog showing he suddenly went rigid
and unconscious. So we moved on. Later on the lunch veranda, he ordered a burger and he fell against the wall with a loud bang on his helmet. People rushed over, trying to take a pulse and shouting 'can you hear me?' until they noticed the
sign on the back of the wheelchair. 5-6 minutes later a hand started to move, then
his eyes opened and he gradually regained 'normalily'. Apparently he has had to put up with this his whole life and has about 5-10 episodes a day. He said his doctor
called him the Fainting Goat, after the myotonia congenita of that subspecies. A totally different problem, but with a similar presentation. I felt sorry for the guy, but
he seemed to have adapted to his problem quite well.
He had a type of cataplexy .
DeleteSounds like a nice House episode.
DeletePresidential family dynasties-
ReplyDeleteAt some point they must be self-limiting. Consider John Adams, then John Quincy Adams. Apparently that devolved into diluted genepool ?
I was pondering alternate histories. If McCain had won, would the Mideast be a modern inclusive democracy...or a radioactive black hole?
ReplyDeleteThere would be no ISIS as there would be a radioactive black hole. Recurring rumor: Romney may run again.
DeleteGee, that would up the candidate flock to a couple dozen. Walker, the Koch's hope, is trailing Hillary 52-40 in his own state. Is it me, or is Mitt
Deleteone of the sane ones?
Hillary's campaign is alot like compulsory masturbation, it doesn't serve a purpose but has to be done.
DeleteYeah, almost automatic. She has James Webb to the right and Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders to the left; they couldn't win, being relatively
Deleteunknown. It's like the GOP with relatively unknown Jon Huntsman, probably the most qualified of either party. Who's heard of him? Maybe
they need catchy campaign slogans like
Rumesy Dumsey, Col. Johnson killed Tecumseh
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men, Fremont
A chicken in every pot, a car in every garage
I like Ike
--can't be that hard:
The thing about Huckabee-he never went to Tuskegee
Walker-our favorite Koch sucker
Cruz, how can he loose?
Rick Santorum-he won't bore 'em
Rick Perry, he's not scary-he'll let us all have concealed carry
Go with Jeb-three Bushes make a hedge
--dunno, Z-Man, you got any?
I don't. So what you're saying is it should be Huntsman vs. O'Malley.
DeleteWatched an interesting National Geographic thing on the Hubble telescope last night.
ReplyDelete(the giant reflector mirror had to be so smooth, that if it had been the earth's surface,
the highest mountains would have been 4 inches). It was made by Perkin-Elmer,
from who I bought and used a number of good analytical instruments . Their elemental analyzer specialist was a girl named Kristy Swanson (not the actress) based up by Boston. I sort of miss the lab, ya know?
I can see why lab work would be appealing. First off you're not dealing with customers.
DeleteOh here's something interesting. I was recently googling radio frequency hearing/microwave auditory effect and one article said if you have this put up a piece of aluminum foil next to your ear to block the sound so I did that just on the off-chance. Nope it's still tinnitus. Is this where tinfoil hat comes from?
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere that the 'tinfoil hat' started when some guy put some together and added some wire. Sold them to people who thought they were
Deletebeing brain-searched by either guv/t or aliens. Didn't work for that, so wouldn't for tinnitus either. My tinnitus theory is that it is a manfunctioning
auditory nerve..sending a continuous sound that isn't there. It is the persistence which makes it diagnostic, most everyone having a temporary bit after climbing a lot of steps or getting out of a rock concert. Home cures-
knew an engineer (shoulda known better) who bought a kit which removed
ear wax. It was a treated paper cone you but in your ear and set fire to. The
idea was to slowly melt and draw ear wax into the cone. In his case, it set his hair on fire. He looked ludicrous for weeks. The earwax technical name
is cerumen (Drs. have a name for everything), and I always use a little bottle
of carbamide peroxide in glycol like Sunmark Eardrops (pharmacy corps have a name for everything. But I read a medial journal study of all the various solvents and paper cone flamethrowers where the best method of
all was plain water. Go figure.
So wait if it's a malfunctioning auditory nerve they can't cure it not on my dough anyway. I'll be sitting on my porch at 98 still hearing this infernal sound.
DeleteI'm sure you are versed in the latest tinnitus information. Dr. House would offer the possibility of a possible case of auditory nerve compression; the type that
Deletecauses both constant and intermittent staccato (machinegun) sound. Success with that condition has proven amenable to treatment with
carbamazepine. Otherwise, as you approach 98, normal hearing loss
may lesson the problem-might even go away. But, your physician will
still be touting colonoscopies.
In my latest research I did come across the point the problem lies deeper in the brain as you say. OK so I guess most docs feel it's more important to have a cancer-free colon and you can put up with the static.
DeleteSpeaking of brains, did you guys see the story of a woman with a human embryo, maybe a twin, in her brain? Fascinating stuff...
ReplyDeleteHad not seen that. The very rare teratoma is amenable to surgery, but the question for
Deletetheologians is to sort out the differences between neurosurgery and abortion, I guess?
I have to ask how would this happen?
DeleteApparently in the case of twins or other multiple pregnancies, early in the
Deletezygote-fetal process, one may prove unviable and sometimes become absorbed by surrounding developing tissues, either the mother, or another of the growing fetuses. Unlike ectopic pregnancies, the original
attachment was normal and the cause of failure to develop either genetic specific to that zygote or other mother-host problems. Migration to the
brain, however is extremely unusual.
I wonder if the tumor/zygote/fetus has stem cells... another call for the theologians...
ReplyDeleteDave, the biological attributes and complexities are complicated enough: various stem cell sources, viable
Deletelaboratory 'lines' and trigger mechanism to start their specific growth types.
Frankenstein-like in their potential, although of great medical promise for
treating serious conditions. Presumably theologians, with their knack for
developing constructs, would wade into the technical complexities and come up with "shalls & shall nots" based on their understanding of Genesis.
IMO, it sort of depends on how we define life in a petri dish say as compared to people walking down the street.
A definite H.P. Lovecraftian subject.
DeleteI'm currently reading "Dianetics" by L. Ron Hubbard not because I agree with it but what the hell ya know? When times are slow I'll read a tube of Crest.
ReplyDeleteCrest ingredients make more sense, Z-Man.
DeleteIt's actually a good thing to force the mind to read things you disagree with although I can't seem to force myself to read NY Times editorials.
DeleteL. Ron, sort of a odd type for a modern messiah-
Delete" He attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C. at the start of the 1930s, before dropping out and beginning his career as a prolific writer of pulp fiction stories. He served briefly in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II, briefly commanding two ships, the USS YP-422 and USS PC-815. He was removed both times when his superiors found him incapable of command" Those 'ships' were Navy yard patrol craft in Boston. IMO, the fact the Tom Cruise's ex wives Nicole Kidman, Kati
Holms and Mimi Rodgers left both him and Scientology is more instructive that Diarrheanetics, ya know?
Most folks who read "Mein Kampf" don't think Hitler was a great man. My philosophy of reading: read what interests you. You're in a better positionto criticize Scientology if you read the book. Funny but I'd rather do that than read a NY Times editorial.
DeleteSo did you watch the Bruce Jenner special last night BB?
ReplyDeleteNo, didn't know there was a Bruce Jenner special. What did I miss? Did
Deleteyour geological app notify you about the gigatons of liquid metal/oxides sitting below the surface at Yellowstone? I'm thinking the bubble pots and Old Faithful sort
of vent the pressure buildup, but the underground in that area is concerning.
Not up on that. I like what Dr. Phil said, he's like 80 years old what's the point? Dr. Phil got in trouble of course.
DeleteDon't know what to think of Jenner-he has a history as a publicity hound; but then again he may legitimately think he is a woman in man's body.
DeleteDo his kids call him mommy or daddy? For your edification, he is said to
be a conservative Republican. So...on Jeb's ticket as first woman GOP
to run for VP? Sort of boggles the noggin, IMO.
Count my noggin boggled. He said to Diane Sawyer he was never attracted to guys so does this mean when he becomes a gal he'll still go out with gals? But wait that'd make him a lesbian.
DeleteConservative Republican - a 65-year old transgendered individual in the woods shooting ducks, this is priceless!
DeleteI guess the GOP sort of welcomes his/her support. Its not as if the Dems
Deletehave their own bizarre supporters.
Big earthquake in Nepal today. Presumably the casuality figures will continue to come in. Reminds me of the great Lisbon Earthquake, which inspired contemporaries Kant, Decartes and Voltaire to reflect on nature and life. Voltaire,
ReplyDeletewith his cynical POV, blamed the Inquisition as every church in Lisbon was totally destroyed...but the red light district was untouched.
I'm seeing the headlines now.
DeletePat Robertson's been fairly quiet recently. Usually around now he'll come up with a gem like the Bruce Jenner interview caused the 'quake.
DeleteYeah, he's good for incisive accurate observations; some old lady called in and asked him if it was OK for her daughter to take yoga classes. He
Deletestated that no, that practice requires the use of Hindu prayers and the young lady would be lost forever accidently worshipping the Vishnu bunch. His flock has forgiven his prediction of Armegeddon for May 1982.
But, as for Hillary taking us back to the fifties, that's OK with me: best years of my life. One the scale of TV preachers he seems almost normal,
ya know?
I kinda liked the Rev. Ike's little insights - "the lack of money is the root of all evil."
DeleteJeb named one of his top foreign policy advisors. go figure
ReplyDeleteWhat did a pot field go on fire down there or something?
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