The Aerie
Okay, a few quickies since I'm still up against the looming 6/1 deadline for my U of MN application (which is about 25% done).
The smartest guys in the Republican Party (and they're smart - evil, but smart) got together and decided to take down the dumbest guy in the Democratic Party, Willam Jefferson. But while they are smart, it has been proven time and again that they're arrogant and reckless. So they raided his Senate offices (something never done in the history of this nation), and spent eighteen hours alone with all his papers, and took all information and computers out of his office.
Lots has been speculated about what the Republicans may have looked at while they had the papers and documents (before President Bush was told how to put out this brushfire by ordering the documents sealed). But one of the questions I have is, given all this time with his official documents, how much evidence against other Democrats can these neocons have manufactured? C'mon - riddled with corruption like a dead horse in a ditch for three days, the Republicans are hardly above manufacturing evidence of Democratic corruption in order to take the heat off of them. Something to think about, especially come autumn when a slew of accusations are launched against the Democrats.
Not that the Republicans have needed evidence or proof in order to invent accusations.
Had a tiring Memorial Day. The entire attic had to be emptied by today: fifteen years of CRAP had to be dug up, dusted off, sorted through to some extent, then boxed up and transported either two flights down or out to the garage. This following last weekend's migration of the boys' furniture back into their bedroom makes it the third consecutive weekend spent moving stuff. AND on top of everything else, this has been the hottest Memorial Day ever. Or at last till next year when the Global Warming kicks in again...
Today I had to rush over to a client's and on the way back I grabbed a couple of "Juicy Lucy" burgers on the way home. At $4.50 apiece they are a bit expensive, to say nothing of the nutritional question, which I don't even want to think about. On top of that, the wait is 20 minutes for a fresh, hot burger. That's worth waiting for, but the time sure does stretch out when you're hungry.
Today's contracting update is that things are yet again delayed. The carpeting due to arrive Thursday won't be put in til next monday. The painting, for which we labored to empty the upstairs, will not start until tomorrow. Hopefully the upstairs will be finished sometime before we leave for our Big Trip.
Oh, yeah - funny upside. So the attic being empty, we were forced to move the bed somewhere else. I ended up putting it in our basement den, much to the dismay of my kids who have become accustomed to playing their video games down there. Amazingly the sleeping down there is fabulous. It's cool, and the dehumidifier keeps it dry. While I was physically exhausted at bedtime, I found myself sleeping well and long each day. By Monday I actually felt rested when I climbed out of bed.. at 10:00! Normally the light in the attic prevents sleeping in so late, to say nothing of the heat.
So there's a plus to living with my clothing hanging in my office and my underwear in a basket on a shelf normally reserved for boardgames...
Posted by Albatross at May 30, 2006 8:53 PM | TrackBackI really cannot get myself worked up about Jefferson. I understand the alleged Constitutional issue raised, but it's hard to care about this one when we're talking about a Congress that has been chipping away at the rights of the public for years, now. They appear to be crying that they are above the law - which works well for the Democrats. It also appears as if they are trying to cover their collected rears now, before the DoJ tries any such moves involving the Abramoff or CIA scandals. If the Democrats, knowing what everyone knew about Jefferson, left any secrets in his hands (or office), then that would be a very stupid move.
Hey, good reading about the remodel slowly moving forward! Heh, you'll barely have time to see the place done before your leave. Then, it will be like returning to a (mostly) new home.
Posted by: B.D. at May 31, 2006 2:01 PMRe: Jefferson: I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, to discover corruption in Louisiana. Yeah, it's not like the neocons NEED to forge evidence to smear someone: they did a good enough job on Kerry just repeating the lies over and over. I just fear September rolling around and suddenly every leading Democratic candidate is discovered with $90,000 cash in their freezer...
As regards the remodeling, you know what will happen, right? We'll enjoy our house for a week, our guests will enjoy it for August, and then between when they leave and when we get home the place will burn down. I'm not planning any arson, it's just how Murphy's Law works...
Posted by: Albatross at May 31, 2006 3:40 PM Why are you afraid that every Democratic candidate will be caught taking a $90,000 bribe? Do you believe that all of them are that corrupt?
I'll be in Minneapolis in about three weeks and I'm sure that the memories of Minnesota summers past will come flooding back as soon as I feel the heat that you describe.
No no no, my point (which I was clearly not good at making) was that it wouldn't surprise me if the Bush administration smear machine was busy manufacturing evidence of corruption against the Dems.
If you find yourself in Minneapolis for any extended period, I'd be happy to stand you a beverage! Drop me an e-mail...
Posted by: Albatross at June 1, 2006 9:28 AM