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I feel dragged down today — no need to tell you why — and have just found some temporary relief reading a delightful post by Leo Grin about Ian Fleming, famed creator of James Bond.  I feel mentally refreshed right now.  Thanks, Leo!

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One of my conservative friends (yes, there are other conservatives here in Marin) commented on the fact that Pelosi and Co. keep saying the health care vote will be “historic,” as if that’s automatically a good thing.  Herewith a short list of historic events (in no particular order) that I’d prefer not to see replicated:
1.  [...]

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Is this what it will look like after tomorrow?

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I’ve always appreciated the sentiments behind this song:

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Ed Whelan, writing at The Corner, has a list of Congresspeople whom you may want to contact before Sunday’s vote:
The “(S)” means that the member voted for the Stupak amendment last fall.
The full House phone directory is here.
“Yes” on Obamacare Last Time but Might Want to Switch:
Gabrielle Giffords, (D., Ariz.)—202-225-2542
Ann Kirkpatrick, (D., Ariz.)—202-225-2315
Harry [...]

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An anarchist who believes in militant action was deeply offended when that action landed on her own doorstep (emphasis mine):
An ex-vegan who was hit with chili pepper-laced pies at an anarchist event in San Francisco said Tuesday that her assailants were cowards who should direct their herbivorous rage at the powerful – not at a [...]

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A friend sent me the following email, one that he in turn received from someone else.  What do you think of this proposal?  My problem is that I think there are some incumbents we should hang on to at all costs (Cantor and Ryan spring most readily to mind), but I certainly appreciate the sense [...]

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I needed to take care of family business this morning, and am only now indulging myself with news and blogging.
As a wonderful place-holder, please read Soccer Dad’s take on a subject I’d actually asked him about:  the belief amongst Democratic, but pro-Israel people (such as Jeffrey Goldberg, at the Atlantic) that Obama isn’t just picking [...]

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From Code Red:
1) Congressman Chris Carney (PA-10): PHONE – (570) 585-9988 | EMAIL – http://www.carney.house.gov/contact.shtml#email | WEBSITE – http://www.carney.house.gov/
Vote on the House Bill: YES Current Status: UNDECIDED
2) Congressman Steve [...]

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Hours spent shopping with the kids — it’s times like this that I’m sorry I’m not a drinker, ’cause I could use some liquid help right now. I HATE shopping!!!

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Kim Priestap explains.  This one is definitely worth reading.  We are witnessing mob rule, with the bizarre twist that the mob is the government itself.
And Michael Ramirez, with one picture, has the last, best word.

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California should be afraid, really, really afraid.  Andy Stern has announced that, with Obama’s failure to come through, the unions are going to focus on California with a vengeance.  And just FYI, Babs Boxer is embracing the unions with open arms.
Two green stories for you:  The first is a reminder that most “green” stuff is [...]

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Laer has temporarily suspended blogging at Cheat-Seeking Missiles, but that doesn’t mean he’s not still commenting on the insane California scene.  If you Tweet, and you’d like to know the latest in California insanity, become a follower of Crazifornia.

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Baseball Hat tip:  Sadie

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The Group-Palooza that I blogged about here is taking place in Marin today.  There are 400 attendees plus a long waiting list.  The local Organizing For America (the Obama activist organization) is getting nervous, and sent an emergency email out to its followers saying that it would be “embarrassing” if more “teabaggers” showed up in [...]

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We’re trembling on the precipice, and Nancy Pelosi, who has balls of steel and no moral compass, will push us over.
UPDATE:  Quin Hillyer on the profound disrespect Obama and Co. have for Americans.

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We’ll be heading off to Vegas in a few weeks and I wondered if you, my readers, had any suggestions for:
1.  Hotels
2.  Shows
3.  Activities (Hoover Dam, Mt. Charleston, Area 51, swimming pools, etc.)
4.  Dining
Keep in mind that we’ll be traveling with two children and intend to include them in our activities.  Also, while we’re not [...]

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I’m not in a blogging mood today — as you can see from my previous posts, I’m disheartened, which slows me down — but I was impressed by a few powerful posts at David Horowitz’s Newsreal blog:
Marxist Andy Stern Calls For Destruction Of American Society As We Know It
San Francisco: Muslims shoot gay man [...]

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Health care “reform” is the beginning, not the end.  This is how it goes:
1.  Health care “reform” passes.
2.  America’s wealth collapses.
3.  America’s military, because it’s unfunded, collapses.
4.  Radical Islamists see their opening.
Ladies, buy your burqas now.
By the way, apropos my earlier post about the fact that reconciliation is a sham, aimed at inducing reluctant House [...]

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Right Wing News has launched a very cool new website:  Self Help Quotes, a series of excellent quotations from people who believe in self-reliance and individualism.  Check it out, and consider it an ongoing resource.

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Remember when I suggested a double blind, with Arabs/Muslims wiping out the Hamas operative in Dubai, and then trying to make it look like a clumsy Mossad operation?  I may have been on to something.

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I can say without exaggeration that I’m a pretty smart person.  Not brilliant, but definitely a long-tail on that part of the bell curve dedicated to higher IQs.  I used to think this mattered tremendously.  The older I get, though, the less impressed I am by my own intelligence or by anyone else’s.  What’s become [...]

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One of the main problems with medical costs is insurance itself.  My son had oral surgery today (tied to orthodontic stuff).  The cost was horrific.  I didn’t think about it twice.  Aside from the fact that the oral surgeon came highly recommended (and it was my son under the knife, after all), I had no [...]

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I will be away from my computer this morning.  Have at it!

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