I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Speaking of elections, on the ballot in June, in our county, is a Measure C.  Basically it is a Tea Party inspired proposition for our county to withdraw from the state of California to become it's own Republic - later Statehood (the "State of Jefferson").  Do I need to say CRAY CRAY?  Expect us to make RM show if it passes (first Tuesday in June) and don't put it past the idjuts in this county to pass it, though I have hope because some rational Conservatives don't seem to be buying into it, but this county is ripe with gun-toting irrational Constitutionalists.  Then there are those that won't "get" what they are voting for - though this overlap is great.

Listened to one of their "PR persons" at the City Council meeting.  Council members finally gave up asking him questions because he had no idea how it would work should it pass, though his recurring theme was "the people will decide everything," it seemed, down to the paving of a parking lot in town.  Lots of "we'll figure that out later" kind of answers.  Somehow they think our timber and mining resources will sustain us economically (should I say clueless!). This is probably one of the poorest counties in California with one of the highest unemployment rates.

Oh, and our Teahadist Sheriff has already offered to be Governor.  Offered, like by default.

Boy are they desperate to get rid of Hilary Clinton before she even starts.  It's the weekly theme now.  I guess they realize they have no one that could beat her (well they probably have some, but they'd never make it through one of their only-idjuts vote primaries).

Thanks C4C - I must say, Emma is soldiering through.  I can tell, at times, she still thinks it's play, atleast.  She had a bad injury from her brother when very young kittens (I heard this from the foster mom) and she never enjoyed rough housing so much after that.

I heard John Boehner is urging, has been urging, Jeb Bush to run for POTUS.  His mother doesn't want it because she actually doesn't like the "sense of entitlement" it implies.

Well, they can't talk about Obamacare anymore - it's working. In fact, in one state house there was quite the protest over the State legislature not accepting the enhanced Medicaid money from the Federal government.  Been waiting for these protests, but afterall, these are the people working two jobs and have so little spare time to even get involved like this.  I laugh, cause the idjuts cite the 40-50% who want to change Obamacare (not repeal or repeal and replace) and they actually think this is because people don't want Obamacare?  That group of people like it and just want it tweaked here and there.  For instance, in my county, there are no Oncology services, so we have to go south or go north to Oregon.  Many in the north part of the county go to Oregon, but Obamacare won't cover them out-of-state.  This is one tweak that needs to be made.  Doesn't mean "they" want to throw the baby out with the bath water.  Grasping for straws....ergo:

Benghazi!

C4C, RL, Jackie,

appropos of what I was trying to explain.  Karl Rove suggests someone "may have brain damage" and then of course, after HUGE media attention, backtracks and of course says, "oh, I didn't mean that" - and the SEED is SOWN.  EVIL EVIL EVIL.

Interesting, how many are afraid to use the word EVIL today.  NAME IT.  CALL IT OUT.  IT EXISTS.  EVIL.

If that is brain damage....maybe I need a fall.  Oops, did I say that !!!!  I'll have the neighbors and that other place doing the snarky co-co pah in the wink of an eye or less.  Hmmm, I always thought Mrs. B. Bush did not want Jeb to run because she knows there are so many people that would just hear the name and 'shudder'.  I can't really see him getting too far......he has I think done some of the wishy-washy back-tracking and mind changing that was characteristic  of Mitt ( un-fit ) Romney. 

I think Hilary could take on most of the other side and dispense with them fairly easily -- so they are scared right down to their toes and maybe farther.   So sure --evil will come out.  I can't imagine  ( with the Congressional track record from the Repugs and extreme right ) how it must seem  --- to have spent so much energy and effort and come up with a pretty big loss on ACA.  Come up with nothing but losses on government shut-down, and have done almost nothing what-so-ever but obstruct  -- and then know you may have to face a formidable opponent like Hilary.  There is nothing but evil and Benghazi to attempt to keep going. 

Now if all this "work" on Benghazi doesn't turn up something ( maybe they can manufacture something )  I think that is going to be another really BLACK mark and there are quite a few there already....just from the above paragraph.  At this point though, what have they got to lose.

Jackie

THanks jackie

"emaciated grasshopper (my apologies to actual emaciated grasshoppers) Ann Coulter."    worth the nauseating feeling just looking at her to read this fabulous description....

EVIL - really.  To make fun of something as hideous as what's happening in Nigeria....

Kam -- Besides the odious Rove and his brain injury theory (let's just put it out there and see if it sticks), now there are others saying Hillary isn't physically "fit".  I mean, just look at her -- she doesn't have a Barbie figure and, OMG!!! she has some wrinkles in her face!

An outsider who pays attention to American media would obviously judge the Republican Party by its spokespeople:  Coulter, Hannity, Limbaugh, Malkin etc. 

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/05/14/limbaugh-nigeria-comments/  Jon Stewart got right down to brass tacks here.

Jackie

Bren, you may want to reconsider your live and let live policy.  I hate killing anything.  I take spiders in the house back outside.  I rescue wasps from my screened in porch. I pick insects off my plants and release them in an area away from my garden. As much as I try to avoid killing, carpenter-bees and termites are the exception.

http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/carpenter-bees

Wish me luck for today girls, I'm having that injection of fluid into my knee. I watched a video of it being done yesterday and it looks OK. The best part is I'm having today and tomorrow off work so I can rest it.

Talking to my daughter last night and she said Nicholas had been saying Nana Grandad - must be missing us

bren  - I was so happy to see a little garter snake wiggling on the sidewalk near my garden, a real baby & sure sign of SPRING.  Up to 70 today, JOY.  But I get a feeling you get much bigger ones where you are....I like'em when they're little....squiggling along the grass...

Injection done - no big deal except for the cost - now got to claim some back from Medicare - you don't get much. So, now we wait and see - I really think it is weeks rather than days as my GP said. The doctor who did it did say it might be a couple of weeks.

I don't like mosquitoes let alone ticks!

Susizieq, DH had a series of Synvisc injections that lasted him two years. This last December he went back wanting to do it again and was told that most insurance companies here had quit paying for that just after he got it. They did cover a different series of injections (more injections than the Synvisc took). DH got those but hasn't had good results. He's probably going to get Synvisc when the required 6 months is up and we'll pay if the insurance doesn't. It is quite expensive here, I believe the doctor said about $1,000.

RR - it cost $517 here ($250 for the fluid and the rest for the ultrasound and doctor fee) but I get 90 odd back making it come down to $425 - small price to pay to avoid surgery. Because it is done out of hospital it is not covered by our private insurance but the refund comes from our Medicare system. I must say I already feel some loss of pain but will wait and see. Still limping but not as bad not that I've tried to walk anywhere except around the house. I had SynviscOne - so only one treatment. I was surprised what a non event it was - I expected more discomfort from the injection - hardly hurt after they gave me a local. I now feel guilty for having today off work but will still take it.