I love the smell of hypocrisy in the morning
Yesterday I stayed home in solidarity. All day. Didn't shop, didn't go to school, didn't do any work. Sat on the front porch listening to the silence: no lawn mowers, no wood chippers, very few...
View ArticleCalling all Okies! Protest Bush tomorrow!
Oh, joy of joys! The Decider in Chief will honor our state with his presence Saturday when he gives the commencement address at Oklahoma State University. Apparently Oklahoma is one of the few places...
View ArticleSparring with my Congresscritter (Cole R-OK) over Iran
It's tough being blue in a determinedly red state. Most people, including my elected officials, really have no interest in anything I have to say. Not that it's stopped me, though. Even though I...
View ArticleSen. Global Warming is a Hoax replies
Several weeks ago, I wrote Senator James Inhofe (R-OK - gawd, I'm sorry, rest of the country - I tried my best) regarding some piddly little concerns I have about unimportant topics such as the...
View ArticleKarl Rove is Coming to Oklahoma
Last week I received an email from the gubernatorial campaign of Ernest Istook notifying me of an upcoming fund-raising visit by Karl Rove. Istook, OK-5's congresscritter since 1992, is challenging...
View ArticleOK-Gov: Istook getting desperate!
Clever girl that I am, I subscribed to Ernest Istook's campaign e-newletter so I could keep track of what he's up to in his bid to be Oklahoma's next governor. A few weeks ago, I got a notice that...
View ArticleAl Gore to appear at U. of Oklahoma tomorrow
On Thursday, March 1, my hero Al Gore will venture into the wilds of Giant SUV Land to deliver a presentation on global climate change. He will appear at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman at 4:00 p.m....
View ArticleAl Gore Rocks the House in Norman, Oklahoma
As promised, here’s my report on Al Gore’s appearance yesterday at the University of Oklahoma. The event was every bit as exciting as I expected, so let me tell you all about it. I know other Okie...
View ArticleHow to get Faux News' talking points without even trying
As one of only two Democrats in my family, I've learned not to engage family members in discussions of anything important. You know, things such as disaster response, the invasion and occupation of...
View ArticleA Tale of an Uninsured Child, Now Grown and in Big Trouble
I'm numb.My son called a couple of hours ago to deliver some very bad news: A CT scan shows that he has a mass on his cerebellum that may be a tumor. He has all the classic symptoms, blinding...
View ArticleWaPo: Walter Mondale on the Cheney Vice Presidency
In a piece entitled (appropriately enough) "Answering to No One" in Sunday's Washington Post, former Vice President Walter Mondale discusses the evolution of the office of the Vice Presidentfrom the...
View ArticleWe’re doomed in November
I can’t shake this nagging feeling that we are going to be stuck with another four years of Republican misrule, no matter which of our candidates wins the nomination. This has been worrying me for...
View ArticleLife-long Republican: "I intend to vote for Obama"
Yesterday I had the most amazing conversation with my mother, a life-long Republican who once had a signed photo of George and Laura Bush prominently displayed in her home. What she said to me...
View ArticleA Warning to Caregivers for the Elderly
This week I attended the funeral of an elderly woman who died in a tragic accident in her home, an accident that could have easily been prevented. It was a situation that I would never have imagined...
View ArticleDear Daddy, I'm sorry, but I just can't do this anymore (updated)
This is the story of my long struggle to care for an elderly parent who would like nothing more than to lie down and die. Just so you know...On Tuesday, I had to call the police and report my father...
View ArticleOklahoma Personhood bill will not get hearing
The Republican caucus in the Oklahoma legislature will not bring the personhood amendment up for a hearing. Their reasoning is that it may inadvertently ban contraception and open them up to further...
View ArticleNo death penalty for Penn State football
Breaking now on MSNBC:The NCAA will not suspend the Penn State football program.The school will be fined $60 million, be banned from bowl games for 4 years, lose some football scholarships, vacate all...
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