I will be out of the loop for a while. My sister sends in these pics of Tara, a six month old blue heeler/lab mix, who needs a home. Her sister was adopted and she is apparently lonely.
My sister is constantly bombarding me with pets that need adopted, so if you live in the Pittsburgh area and would like a doggie, drop me an email and I will get you in touch with her.
Consider this your open thread.
eric U.
what’s the story behind the strange picture of McCain at the end of the debate?
Fulcanelli
My wife and I just adopted a very young dobie mix, and he’s phenominal. Turned the adoption process into a mini-vacation/road trip by driving from RI to Alabama. Yup, Alabama.
2300+ miles total, passed through 10 different states and the only sign of Obama even running for president that we saw was one bumpersticker in Tennesee – "Christians for Obama". One bumpersticker.
The little guy was worth every mile of the trip, btw. Adopt, it’s the way to go…
Comrade Bey
What a beautiful girl.
In other, stranger, news – that creepy pic of McCain was when they were exiting the stage. He was mugging.
Comrade Incertus
Looks like a very happy puppy, and that’s the important thing.
Meanwhile, the economy is hitting everyone hard, even (especially?) crackheads.
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse
Tara looks so sweet, but alas, no doggies for me here in Toronto.
Open thread? OK.
This is not my new wallpaper. God. No. Nightmares.
Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse
Oh, and that "ZERO?" fines moment, remixed.
Phoenix Woman
Woof!
SGEW
@Comrade Mary, Would-Be Minion Of Bad Horse: Bwa ha ha! Magnifique!
Brick Oven Bill
This is a fine blog, but stop showing images of dogs. Stick with cats. This is the second time we have had this discussion. Peace be with you.
Jeff
The guys at 538 noticed last night that McCain has a tell for when he is lying or does not believe what he is saying.
I’ll have to rewatch those parts of the debate to see for myself.
Fwiffo
Great, it looks like DailyKos is checking Joe the Plumber countertops. So much for the moral high ground.
Janefinch
Now Bill, tolerance is a virtue….even though cats are obviously the superior species, equal time must be given to the others.
Mike
Is need adopted a typo, or a West Virginianism?
Comrade The Moar You Know
Not so much. He does have a public record as a tax cheat, which is what the article is about. Oh, and gee, maybe he should get a plumbers license! Unlicensed contractor? Hello lawsuit city!
Gee, maybe he should have paid his taxes and gotten his license before trying to lure Obama into a "gotcha" moment.
Surely not the same thing as sending spies to peek through a guy’s windows, wouldn’t you say?
Speaking for myself, frankly, I wish we would; the only way the Republicans will ever stop with the countertops and kerning bullshit is if they get it thrown back in their faces, immediately, twice as hard and nastier every time they pull this shit. That’s the only way you get bullies to stop.
John Cole
@Mike: Actually, dropping the “to be” is a Pittsburgh thing.
“The car needs washed.”
“The floor needs sweeped.”
I am usually pretty good about it, but I slip up some times and say it myself. Pittsburghese is a pretty well known thing.
ThymeZoneThePlumber
Actually, it’s an eastern Ohio, WV, Pennsylvania thing.
Lot’s of TZTP relatives back there, and they all talk like that.
SGEW
Larison, as usual, drops more truth bombs today:
harlana pepper
sweet-faced puppeh! may she be adopted soon!
Grumpy Code Monkey
My favorite bit from Larison:
It was precisely that field of candidates that led me to conclude the GOP was taking a dive in ’08. You cannot tell me that Rudy, Grandpa Fred, McCain, Mittens, Huck, Crazy Ol’ Ron, Tancredo, and Hunter were the best the GOP had to offer. The smart Republicans knew the shitpile Commander Decider Guy was leaving behind was more than they wanted to deal with, so they sat this one out.
Zuzu's Petals
Okay, open thread …
I’m beginning to think this will be the next big meme:
Fox to change World Series time for Obama
Never mind that Fox is the one doing it, in order to make money.
Never mind that the NFL changed the time of its opening game so McCain’s acceptance speech could get full air time.
It means that Obama is an over-reaching, arrogant, anti-America’s pastime elitist.
Barbara
The room needs swept . . . My husband has been making fun of my Pittsburgh syntax for more than 20 years.
I might be interested in adopting a dog because my dog is lonely. I don’t live in Pittsburgh anymore but I don’t have a problem taking a weekend to visit my mom and pick up a doggie.
DonnaInMichigan
I’m sorry but My Tara is cuter than that…
Ok, so what if I’m talking about my grand-daughter who was born on October 1, 2008. Her name is Tara Lyn. And she is the most beautiful baby in the world…:) Why? Because as her grandmother I have bragging rights….:)
Gus
Sadly, yes. Name the heavy Republican hitter who’s not represented there. The wingnuts seem to be placing all their hopes in the next election on Bobby "the exorcist" Jindal.
Barbara
The guy who was SUPPOSED to be running was George Allen. Not saying he’s better, no no, but from the perspective of the Republican Party, he was more electable, because he more naturally crossed their various fault lines to appeal to more than just one niche of the party. Obama certainly wouldn’t be in the lead in Virginia, and probably not closing in on North Carolina or West Virginia or Indiana, if Allen were running.
So, thank you Sid! (aka "Macaca or whatever your name is").
I still can’t believe the stroke of luck we were dealt in that one little exchange.
t jasper parnell
The past week or so the "market" had nosedived after 4 pm; today it spikes at 4 pm. This is just weird.
demimondian
Huck would have been a far more effective candidate than McCain — and we dodged a bullet when McCain looked into Sarah’s cleava…err, I mean, eyes…and deciderated that he wanted her. Imagine what would have happened if Mike Huckabee had been his Veep? The Huckster would have gotten the Fundiban all hot and bothered, just like Moosalini has, but he would have been a competent veep, with Real Executive Experience.