The Electric

“On behalf of all our crew, we realize you have a choice of bankrupt airlines, and we thank you for choosing United.” - Landing in San Francisco after a United flight from Denver, Linda Gallegos heard the flight attendant’s announcemen

Was talking about the events in NOLA with my in-laws over dinner after my mother-in-law’s surprise birthday party.

My brother-in-law talked about Michael Savage’s ‘idea’ of moving the refugees to the military bases on the closure list. Savage. that’s a voice of reason for the masses.

My father-in-law talked about people still in NOLA just want a handout. He also said that he would have shot to kill rioters during the LA riots to put a stop to them.

My sister-in-law said the reason people stayed was so that they could get their welfare checks on Wed.

My mother-in-law praised the folks who self dispatched themselves saying they fed people. Maybe in the other parishes but not Orleans.

All questioned the idea of rebuilding NOLA. I snapped at this point asking if we should have rebuilt Northridge or LA after an earthquake…

Needless to say all of them are Christian, Republicans & Bush backers.

When my brother-in-law joked that he wished Katrina had taken out the Clinton Library, I responded by saying I then have to wish for an earthquake to swallow the Reagan library.

I put John to sleep and watched college football with my brother-in-law until bed. Now, I’m going to head to bed or maybe watch Riding Giants.

When it rains it pours.

As if Bush’s attention wasn’t already distracted between Iraq and NOLA, now the Cheif Justice has passed away.

All I know is Sen.Spector better not die in the next 3 years.

Somebody wanna wake me up now.

It’s one thing to read it but yet another to hear the man’s voice.

God Bless Mayor Nagin and all those who have suffered and lost

-> The Democratic National Committee is meeting in Columbus this weekend in an attempt to form the “strategy” for the 2008 midterm election. I hope this means we’re going to start talk more about what we’re going to do rather than trying to convince everyone just how bad things are under the GOP.

-> I don’t get http://www.werenotafraid.com/. I mean I could send a photo of myself saying “I’m Not Afraid” but then I’m in Ohio. Of course I’m not afraid. Now if your someone who uses the London or for that matter, UK bus or train lines, then you have a reason to use this as a rallying cry. Same goes for NYC, Bali Tokyo and Madrid. Everybody else just say a prayer for them and save the photos.

-> It is still amazing to me that more people are not upset about Karl Rove outing CIA agents and Tom Noe stealing from the Worker Comp system. I mean, people came unglued about Clinton but he didn’t break a law, he was just stupid. These guys brake the law and people just kinda sit there like it’s not a big deal.

Had a discussion with some friends who are staying over this weekend about the trouble with the Democratic Party.

Now I’m a very low level Democrat (a poll judge) and I’m so low that I don’t even get the newsletter but I try to stay informed on the party as best I can.

Yet the conversation reminded me of one of the major issues I’ve had in the last few months since the election.

Many on the left and even a few in the center have looked at the GOP with the sense of envy, hate and fear as they hold control of two of the three branches with the ability to take the third now with the retirement of Justice O’Connor.

This comes out in book after book, show after show, email after email and in the end it’s just intellectual whining that doesn’t do a thing.

We have become a national of analysts but not of doers. The too many good people have sat back and did nothing. The result is the government that we as a nation deserve.