Odds and Ends

I am so sick of women (and a few men, for that matter) saying that they aren't going to vote for Obiden - or vote at all - because of the way Hillary was treated during the primary. Sure it's disappointing that your candidate didn't win, but does that mean you should abdicate your responsibility to vote? I don't think so. This is especially true if you were going to vote for Hillary because of her values (if you were only voting for Hillary because she was a woman, then McCain picked the right running mate after all). Most of what Hillary stood for, Obama stands for. Conversely, most of what Bush stood for, McCain stands for, so not voting for Obiden is just like saying you'll be happy with four more years of the republican/Bush agenda. If that were true, why be for Hillary in the first place? I think "Hillary" said it best on the Saturday Night Live skit two weeks ago, "I didn't want a woman to be President, I wanted to be President, and I just happen to be a woman." BTW, if you haven't seen that skit yet, by all means click over to www.nbc.com and watch the SNL opener with Palin/Clinton vs. sexism. It is spot-on hilarious.


Today we had a couple of guys from the Oregon Energy Trust come into our home to run tests and see how we can make our house more energy efficient. Judging by the work they did, it's already worth the $500 fee to have them in here. However, we won't actually pay them until they return with a full report on their findings and recommendations. Great idea, and I'm glad we're doing it. But, boy is it weird to have people in your home for 4-5 hours. I couldn't watch tv or listen to NPR because of the work, and I didn't want to do anything that might be seen as a frivolous waste of time (think: solitaire on the computer). It was really just awkward, but maybe that's just me.


Palin: "I said, 'Thanks, but no thanks' for the bridge to nowhere." Um, actually, your record is public, Sarah, so we know that you didn't say that. You supported it up until the government pulled the plug.

The next day: "I said, 'Thanks, but no thanks' for the bridge to nowhere." Sarah, you didn't say that, so maybe it would behoove you to change your story.

The next day: "I said, 'Thanks, but no thanks' for the bridge to nowhere." Sarah, your saying it doesn't alter the truth. You didn't support it, and everyone knows it. Stop lying!

Great choice, McCain. The first words out of her mouth are a lie. You call yourselves mavericks? Sounds like every other politician to me.