I think I speak for many TBoggsketeers when I say “What, no basset pictures?”

When Doughy Pantsload backs up, I’m guessing not only is there a beep-beep sound, but the Earth is thrown off its axis for just a second, what with the gravitational pull and all.

Oh, and it was a lot colder than 78 here in NYC today, yet, strangely, it’s still a lot more exciting and fun place to live than San Diego. Go figure

That beige and black outfit Michelle’s wearing is FABULOUS!

Damn he was young back then. Where did the years go?

So, it’s not only 78, but you the new president 3 hours earlier than those of us in frigid NY.

On that topic, the Bush countdown clocks I’ve seen were as incompetent as the man himself.

Yeah, I was thinking that Michelle should be required by law to wear that purple she is so fond of because damn does that look good on her (and purple is hard to carry off), and then I saw that black and camel outfit and swooned.

Forgive us the hype. America is like an entire nation of hostages who have just been released, and want to throw their arms around their releasers and sob and cry and make fools of themselves because they really don’t know WHAT to do with all of the pent up emotion of the sudden release.

I am leaving work at 11 today so I can go home and watch the swearing in and speach live, and not in the company of racists (which is why I’m not doing it at work, sigh). Why am I eating up vacation time to watch TV? BECAUSE I F*CKING HAVE TO. I think there’s a lot of that going around…

Tried to come up with some snark, but I’m drawing a blank.
I’ll just say, bye George. And fuck you and the supreme court you rolled in on.
Obama bitches!

Gotta agree. I think people are expecting way too much. I don’t really know how much things will change economically. I keep thinking over the following:

As I read about the money problems in America, I am struck by how few, if any, really talk about the basic problem: the simple point that everyone seems to miss is that there is plenty of money in the economy- it is just concentrated in too few hands. It is interesting that people want the banks to lend more money; well, how can you lend to people who are maxed out as it is? With the rise of foreclosures and bankruptcies, isn’t it obvious that the 90 percent of us who own 30 percent of America’s wealth are tapped out? Even if we create a dollar’s worth of new wealth, the way our economy is structured, 70 cents of that dollar will go to 10 percent of the population. Hence, the 90 percent of us share 30 cents- roughly 1/3 of a penny each goes to the rest of us. It would seem to me that it would take a staggering amount of money to be printed to have any effect on the 90 percent of us. Meanwhile the other 10 percent would get even more insanely wealthy if we printed gobs of money.
I hate to say it: but until we figure out a way to share the wealth, no amount of printing money, rebate checks, deflation, dollar an hour raises, etc. will make a spit of difference. Look at the math:
median US income-50k
median US home price-250K
monthly budget family of four:
take home pay- 3300
mortgage (based on 200k assuming 20 percent down on 250 k)- 1199
real estate taxes- 200
new car loan- 425
elec- 100
heat- 100
health ins- 200
car ins- 100
food- 800 (less than 10 dollars per meal)
gas- 150
Our median family is now at 3174 dollars without credit cards, without clothing, dental, car repairs, out of pocket medical expenses, home equity loans, etc…
So, where did the ability to consume more things come from? A phony increase in housing and the use of credit cards led the way. There was no wealth there to spend. It was predicated upon people making more money and being able to afford more expensive homes. That did not happen, as you know.
The reality is that the median US household is broke and has been broke for a long time. While wealth zoomed for the top 10 percent, the rest of us flat-lined. A bank, if run properly, would be insane to lend money to the average US household. They would never, most likely, get their money back.
I hate to say it: but until we figure out a way to share the wealth, no amount of printing money, rebate checks, deflation, dollar an hour raises, etc. will make a spit of difference.

And I don’t hear Obama addressing this issue- the biggest issue in front of all of us.

I don’t believe for one minute that Dick Cheney was moving boxes. Puhleese. Can you picture the oh-so-entitled, arrogant ahole doing any heavy lifting? Wonder what the real story is?

Never mind. Who gives a damn? Just wheel his sorry, warmongering, facist butt outta there so Joe & Jill can move in.

Between Jonah Goldberg, the Paris Hilton of Conservative Gas-bagism, and Big Hollywood Washed-up Has-been and Talentless Never-will-be Sour Grapery, you only need to visit two sites to get a daily dose of Witless Snark-bait.

They really do make it easy for you.

Nice link from Ailes; I must say that I’m disappointed that Condi didn’t take the opportunity to shout something to the effect of, “Kiss my black dyke ass goodbye, cracker!”

Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, we are free at last!

Harking back to The Onion, we are now ready to resume “our long national nightmare of peace and presperity.” Pretty please.

Duane Thomas replies.
TBOGG: “Have fun America. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em and don’t get any on you. You’ve earned it.”
THOMAS: “Evidently.”

I don’t believe for one minute that Dick Cheney was moving boxes. Puhleese.

Yeah, no doubt. That excuse reminded me of the “choked on a pretzel” bit – shyeah, right. Anyone in Cheney’s condition should hire some strong youngsters to move boxes for him. Certainly he has the means.

But like you, I don’t really care all that much. I was happy to see Obama take the Roberts-diddled oath, but I let out the big sigh of relief after Biden was sworn in.

While I applaud the imperative of telling the reader to BE “Cool America”, I suspect that it was meant to read “Be cool, America”.

Because there’s a difference between “eat, my friends” and “eat my friends”.

Don’t feel too bad. The joy is tiring. Any audiophiles out there? Have I got the oldest car amps in America?

http://thetimchannel.com/?p=346

Enjoy.

Hey, Ed Jemmings… your comments are gone. Pity that you wasted what little wit you had for naught.

I trust the bassets are wearing appropriate flair today: flag lapel pins, hope bandanas, Obama pet sweats.

Boy, I’m sorry I missed Ed Jemmings. Coulda been a whole ‘nother Alec Rawls.

Oh, and it was a lot colder than 78 here in NYC today, yet, strangely, it’s still a lot more exciting and fun place to live than San Diego. Go figure

Yeah, not so much. Statements like this are just so much silliness, and yet music to all our ears out here. Life – where you are on any given day – is what you make it, and making it in above-zero temps is healthier and a lot easier.

Um, chill out, “randiego.” I took a little good-natured swipe at TBogg for doing the usual Southern Cal thing of bragging about “the weather.” Hey, I hear you can also turn right on red out there too!!

I’ve been to San Diego. Yes, extremely pleasant. But seriously, “life is where you are on any given day” – kumbaya. I guess you can have a great time living in Peoria or Kansas City or San Diego or Lincoln, Nebraska, but when I figure in the restaurants, bars, museums, Broadway shows, and just general walking around fun I can have in NYC than in any of those places, guess what, it is more exciting here than there. Sorry to break that news bulletin to you.

Now go run along and have warmy fun in your above zero temps, maybe swing by the Olive Garden for a bite, then go watch, um, The Vagina Monologues – I hear it has made it out there!

Hey hey hey. Fish tacos, bitchez!. And the zoo.

Uh, dude. I lived in DC and had a great time there – except for the fact you can’t do a damn thing outside November to April, it was great – the snooty superior assholes made it less fun from time to time though. Glad you’re having fun.

Olive Garden? You don’t know shit about this place, and yeah it’s fun to remind friends in the east what they are missing. But the tired “but there’s no culture there!” argument is so over.

I don’t need no stinkin’ Broadway, I’ve got Vegas, hey?

and yeah – art is where you find it dickhead – even in Lincoln Nebraska. been there too.

Wow – I didn’t know we were going to do a whole East Coast-West Coast feud thing. Are you Suge, am I Biggie, how does that work? Now I’m not sure why you bring up DC? Sure, maybe you see it as above San Diego in culture, but I would never site it or want to live there either. It also seems pretty boring compared to Manhattan. (You got me on Lincoln, Neb. though, never been there, sounds great though.) But yes, again, SD has better weather! We can’t leave our igloos from November – April, that is so true. Peace out, homie, aight?

I’ll bet you had a fish taco, phwoar!