quick shots.

Only 'cause I've got a crapton of stuff to look up for other purposes today. I may make another rant later.

For the record, I didn't watch the SOTU address last night. I preferred to exercise my right to tell him to STFU instead. I read some of what was written about it, and I'm convinced I made the right decision. There'll be enough commercials running for the Anointed One between now and November and I don't need to give him dedicated air time in this house.

I'm likely to throw something heavy at the teevee by accident, and I can't afford to replace the set right now. Economy, don't you know. (That and I haven't seen a flat-screen that's really convinced me it's worth the money yet. I'll lose the traditional sets when they die, and not before.)

But to the headlines:

Mr. Blatt points out that it's not the Republican-controlled side of the legislature we should be bent about. He's right, as usual. While I'm not entirely pleased with what the House has done, (but when am I truly satisfied with anything?) the Senate has rested itself firmly on an excuse of gridlock and neglected its duty. They should be fired. I expect they'll be re-elected instead.

 

Kudos to one helluva goalie. Sure, it'll cost him some fans, but he's staying true to what he believes. 

What? It only counts when it's some left-wing actor or singer mouthing off on an approved main-stream network about something they know nothing about? Pfah. Go Timmy.

I've got opinions on military cuts (what? me? opinions?) but I don't have much save for gut instinct about it. I don't know whether Mr. Caruba has all the facts either, but neither of us think that what's being planned and done passes the smell test.

And finally, I kind of wish I still lived a little further north. At least when it comes to things like this. I ask my northern peeps: did you see it? Was it really fabulous?

Now I'm off to get some real work done. K out.

Comments

[Anniebananie]

I didn't watch it either. We watched The Big Bang Theory on TBS. Much better viewing, in my opinion.

Don't get me started when talking about military cuts. I remember the late 70s and how Jimmy Carter decimated our military and intelligence communities. And to be honest, the IC has never fully recovered from it.

[Chris]

It's a dream to one day see the Northern Lights. And another dream to very soon say, former President Obama!! Like today if possible, but 2012 will be OK too.

[Karen]

You should have heard the whiners on the radio calling about Tim Thomas. No one said a thing when Theo Epstein did the same thing when Bush was in office.

[Cindy in Happy Valley]

We kinda forgot it was SOTU day. We were otherwise occupied.

http://www.centredaily.com/2012/01/24/3064567/mourners-line-up-to-pay-respects.html#storylink=misearch

I can pinpoint one place in the country that couldn't have cared less though.

Then the Pens were on when we got home. Yay, Pens.

I sorta wish that I had been consciously thinking STFU though. I'm hoping I missed my last chance.

[Emily]

We chose not to watch the SOTU, mainly because it would have bored us to tears. And there was enough news about it afterwards.

Like you, I wish I had seen the auroras I heard about them on Friday - I guess the space weather guys are having a banner year.