Oh FFS...

from the St. Petersberg (FL) Times:


Tea party members tackle a new issue: manatees

from the 4th paragraph:

"We cannot elevate nature above people," explained Edna Mattos, 63, leader of the Citrus County Tea Party Patriots, in an interview. "That's against the Bible and the Bill of Rights."

http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wildlife/tea-party-members-tackle-a-new-issue-manatees/1180112


And that? That is why we mock & scorn you, Tea Partiers. You're not only idiots, you're anti-manatee.

Feline Update

Another day, another 90 minutes spent at the vet's.

Pandora's showing distinct signs of retina problems as well as the heart murmur, which suggests hypertension. This could explain her discomfort - basically, she's getting headaches. Poor baby, I can so relate.

We've already ruled out hyperthyroidism, and primary hypertension's rare in cats, so the kidneys are the likely culprit. *sighs* On the plus side, she's not showing ANY signs of renal failure.

So tomorrow afternoon I bring her back to the vet, when the specialist is in, and she gets to be hooked up not only to the EKG, but the BP machine, too. Best case scenario is medication the rest of her life. Like human, like feline...

And now I have to go submit myself to the vampires/medical testing as well.


This week? Is pretty much FIRED.

FFS, Part the Second

Just when I think the stupid can't pile any deeper, Fox News (of course) proves me wrong. When co-host Bob Beckel asked why the weapons of mass destruction Bush claimed Iraq possessed were never found, Mediaite caught (Fox Host) Bolling’s novel response: “Whether they did or didn’t, America was certainly safe between 2000 and 2008. I don’t remember any terrorist attacks on American soil during that period of time.”

Um. Um? WTF, Bolling? WTF?

The residents of New York City and Washington DC would like you to come over here so we can bitchslap you. All of us, one at a time.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/eric-bolling-doesnt-remember-any-terrorist-attacks-on-american-soil-during-bush-administration/