Rain rain rain rain rain rain rain rain rain

Can you tell how disgusted I am by this continued rain? It's driving me MAD!

And poor dork doggie. Every time I take her rain vest off its peg before our walk her butt drops to the floor and her head sulks down between her front shoulders. She actually pouts. She doesn't like the vest and she likes the rain even less. However, good dog that she is, she'll stand there and let me put it on her.

Last night (or this morning, it was 1am) I got her vest and leash on her and then had to let go of her and fish one of my shoes out from under the sofa. As I finished getting dressed Dottie wandered into the kitchen for a drink. I picked up my umbrella and keys and stood by the door. I called her and she came trotting back into the living room. She was being chased by Frankie the Frankenkitty, but that didn't seem to bother Dottie. I found this a bit odd because as a rule Frankie ignores that "other species" she's forced to share a house with. As Dottie got closer I realized Frankie wasn't chasing the dog she was chasing the leash which was trailing behind the dog! When Dottie stopped at my feet Frankie POUNCED on the leash handle, rolled up in a ball and furiously pummeled the nylon strap with her hind feet while gnawing on it viciously.

I burst out laughing and that seemed to annoy her so she sprang away and landed in her cardboard box. She sat peering over the edge and glaring at me.

Sheesh.. The nerve I have!

The sore throat is back and as bad as ever. I've called the Doctor who is calling in two new prescriptions for me. Lydicane (sic) and an inhaler. Humm de dum. I want this viral crap to go away too!

More hot tea for me this morning!

I found this interesting...

and not because it catches some of our Republican leaders saying the opposite of what they're saying now--or decrying Democrats who are saying the same thing they said 9 years ago.

I find this interesting because it does not matter which party you are affiliated with, which side of the fence you fall on in terms of support of the current Presidency and the war. What matters is that you get your opposition 'face time' in the media when you're not the one in the driver's seat. This is true if you are Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green Party. And THEN when you ARE in power--well of course your perspective does a 180.

Politcians are all cut from the same cloth. It doesn't matter the party affiliation.


"Republican Statements When Clinton Went to War"

"You can support the troops but not the president." --Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)

"Well, I just think it's a bad idea. What's going to happen is they're going to be over there for 10, 15, maybe 20 years." --Joe Scarborough (R-FL)

"Explain to the mothers and fathers of American servicemen that may come home in body bags why their son or daughter have to give up their life?" --Sean Hannity, Fox News, 4/6/99


"[The] President . . . is once again releasing American military might on a foreign country with an ill-defined objective and no exit strategy. He has yet to tell the Congress how much this operation will cost. And he has not informed our nation's armed forces about how long they will be away from home. These strikes do not make for a sound foreign policy." --Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA)

"American foreign policy is now one huge big mystery. Simply put, the administration is trying to lead the world with a feel-good foreign policy." --Rep Tom Delay (R-TX)

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