Mine seemed pretty hopeless as nothing went right, but not worse than those who lost a loved one or found themselves victims of terrible crimes. No, my problems were minuscule in comparison.
There's always an upside if you and yours are still living and breathing after a weekend (thank you liberal Jesus).
Just when I thought my weekend couldn't get any worse I was accosted by a husband and wife comedy team on my facebook page for posting a link to this story:
Woman Upset With Obama Apologizes After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Today in a L.A. Times op-ed, a woman who was so upset with President Obama for having "let down the struggling middle class" that she switched her registration from Democrat to Independent and altered her Obama bumpers sticker to read "Got Nope" is apologizing to the President. She says that while she was angered by Obama's plan, she's suddenly come to appreciate it, now that she's benefitting from it.
Two years ago, Spike Dolomite Ward and her husband had to choose between paying their mortgage or keeping their health insurance. They kept the house, and now at 49 Ward has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She didn't know how she'd afford months of expensive treatment, until he discovered the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan, which is part of Obama's healthcare plan. Now she's publicly "outed" herself in the hopes that she can teach Obamacare opponents that the uninsured aren't just lazy freeloaders. She writes:
For some reason these so-called friends of mine decided to call Obama a liar and a fraud -a big "no no" on my fb wall to be sure- without much evidence to support their claims. Oh, there is some politifact.com website where you're supposed to get info about what's actually true and false in politics these days. After examining it I did find most of the GOP candidates were in a tight heat for "liar, liar, pants on fire" of the year honors which was neat.
Anyway, 6 hours later, after talking in circles with these delusional folks, they deleted all they'd said about our president and their personal attacks of me as well. Like Enron executives shredding documents, these people create the reality that best suits them. (Turn the other cheek?)
We all agreed we probably shouldn't be friends when I exposed them for not having voted in an election since 1994. By then they most certainly had enough of the truth. Ever notice how conservatives spend a lot of time and energy bashing our President all the while not participating in the political process or really looking at the history.
FOR SHAME!
Liberal Jesus and I will pray for their lost souls...
The day wasn't a total loss as I had this to fall back on:
WASHINGTON -- In making the case for his re-election, President Barack Obama is arguing that it doesn't matter who the Republicans nominate to run against him because the core philosophy of the GOP candidates is the same and will stand in sharp relief with his own.
The president laid out an argument for a second term in a wide ranging interview on CBS' "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday, bluntly saying that if voters believe in the Republican agenda of lower taxes, including for the wealthy, and weaker regulations then he will lose.
"I don't think that's where the American people are going to go," he added, "because I don't think the American people believe that based on what they've seen before, that's going to work."
For some time, Democrats and Obama allies have been anticipating that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will ultimately win the Republican nomination. But with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich atop many polls now, Democrats have begun to train their fire on him.
Obama argued that the two Republicans represent the same fundamental set of beliefs.
"The contrast in visions between where I want to take the country and what ... where they say they want to take the country is going to be stark," he said. "And the American people are going to have a good choice and it's going to be a good debate."
He rejected questioner Steve Kroft's suggestion that the public was judging him on his performance as president. "I'm being judged against the ideal," he said. "Joe Biden has a good expression. He says, `Don't judge me against the Almighty, judge me against the alternative.'"
Obama predicted the fight to the Republican nomination won't be resolved quickly. "I think that they will be going at it for a while," he said.
He described both of the top GOP candidates, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, as political fixtures.
Of Gingrich he said: "He's somebody who's been around a long time, and is good on TV, is good in debates."
"But Mitt Romney has shown himself to be somebody who's ... who's good at politics, as well," he said. "He's had a lot of practice at it."
Obama is counting on voters giving him credit for avoiding a second Great Depression, bailing out the auto industry and passing a signature health care law even while acknowledging that the public is hardly satisfied with the direction of the country.
He also listed such achievements as ending the Pentagon's policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" for gay service members and the elimination of Osama bin Laden and other top al Qaida leaders.
"But when it comes to the economy, we've got a lot more work to do," he conceded.
He rejected Republican criticism that his economic policies amount to class warfare, saying he is simply trying to restore an "American deal" that focuses on building a strong middle class.
In a major speech in Osawatomie, Kan., this week, Obama argued that even before the recent recession hit, Americans at the top of the income scale grew wealthier while others struggled and racked up debt. He also has called for spending on jobs initiatives and for an extension of a payroll tax cut that would be paid for by increasing taxes on taxpayers who make $1 million or more.
"There are going to be people who say, `This is the socialist Obama and he's come out of the closet,'" Obama said.
But he added: "The problem is that our politics has gotten to the point, where we can't have an honest conversation about the greatest income inequality since the 1920s. And we can't have an honest conversation about the irresponsibility that resulted in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, without somebody saying that somehow we're being divisive."
There are some excellent talking points in this article to lay out to your so-called conservative friends. I urge you to "dig in" as this year's going to be a nasty one with the hate, venom, and vitriol from the right. This is going to be an election year like nothing you've ever seen before. Sharpen your machetes.
Two years ago, Spike Dolomite Ward and her husband had to choose between paying their mortgage or keeping their health insurance. They kept the house, and now at 49 Ward has been diagnosed with breast cancer. She didn't know how she'd afford months of expensive treatment, until he discovered the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan, which is part of Obama's healthcare plan. Now she's publicly "outed" herself in the hopes that she can teach Obamacare opponents that the uninsured aren't just lazy freeloaders. She writes:
What I want people to understand is that, if this could happen to us, it could happen to anybody. If you are fortunate enough to still be employed and have insurance through your employers, you may feel insulated from the sufferings of people like me right now. But things can change abruptly. If you still have a good job with insurance, that doesn't mean that you're better than me, more deserving than me or smarter than me. It just means that you are luckier. And access to healthcare shouldn't depend on luck.Ward's right, and she deserves credit for admitting she was wrong. (Edit: To clarify, Ward felt Obamacare didn't do enough, but she's speaking to people who "are still lucky enough to have health insurance and view people like my family as irresponsible.") It's just a shame that most people who are rabidly against enabling all Americans to have healthcare coverage won't have a change of heart unless they're put in a similarly horrible situation.
For some reason these so-called friends of mine decided to call Obama a liar and a fraud -a big "no no" on my fb wall to be sure- without much evidence to support their claims. Oh, there is some politifact.com website where you're supposed to get info about what's actually true and false in politics these days. After examining it I did find most of the GOP candidates were in a tight heat for "liar, liar, pants on fire" of the year honors which was neat.
Anyway, 6 hours later, after talking in circles with these delusional folks, they deleted all they'd said about our president and their personal attacks of me as well. Like Enron executives shredding documents, these people create the reality that best suits them. (Turn the other cheek?)
We all agreed we probably shouldn't be friends when I exposed them for not having voted in an election since 1994. By then they most certainly had enough of the truth. Ever notice how conservatives spend a lot of time and energy bashing our President all the while not participating in the political process or really looking at the history.
FOR SHAME!
Liberal Jesus and I will pray for their lost souls...
The day wasn't a total loss as I had this to fall back on:
WASHINGTON -- In making the case for his re-election, President Barack Obama is arguing that it doesn't matter who the Republicans nominate to run against him because the core philosophy of the GOP candidates is the same and will stand in sharp relief with his own.
The president laid out an argument for a second term in a wide ranging interview on CBS' "60 Minutes" that aired Sunday, bluntly saying that if voters believe in the Republican agenda of lower taxes, including for the wealthy, and weaker regulations then he will lose.
"I don't think that's where the American people are going to go," he added, "because I don't think the American people believe that based on what they've seen before, that's going to work."
For some time, Democrats and Obama allies have been anticipating that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will ultimately win the Republican nomination. But with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich atop many polls now, Democrats have begun to train their fire on him.
Obama argued that the two Republicans represent the same fundamental set of beliefs.
"The contrast in visions between where I want to take the country and what ... where they say they want to take the country is going to be stark," he said. "And the American people are going to have a good choice and it's going to be a good debate."
He rejected questioner Steve Kroft's suggestion that the public was judging him on his performance as president. "I'm being judged against the ideal," he said. "Joe Biden has a good expression. He says, `Don't judge me against the Almighty, judge me against the alternative.'"
Obama predicted the fight to the Republican nomination won't be resolved quickly. "I think that they will be going at it for a while," he said.
He described both of the top GOP candidates, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, as political fixtures.
Of Gingrich he said: "He's somebody who's been around a long time, and is good on TV, is good in debates."
"But Mitt Romney has shown himself to be somebody who's ... who's good at politics, as well," he said. "He's had a lot of practice at it."
Obama is counting on voters giving him credit for avoiding a second Great Depression, bailing out the auto industry and passing a signature health care law even while acknowledging that the public is hardly satisfied with the direction of the country.
He also listed such achievements as ending the Pentagon's policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" for gay service members and the elimination of Osama bin Laden and other top al Qaida leaders.
"But when it comes to the economy, we've got a lot more work to do," he conceded.
He rejected Republican criticism that his economic policies amount to class warfare, saying he is simply trying to restore an "American deal" that focuses on building a strong middle class.
In a major speech in Osawatomie, Kan., this week, Obama argued that even before the recent recession hit, Americans at the top of the income scale grew wealthier while others struggled and racked up debt. He also has called for spending on jobs initiatives and for an extension of a payroll tax cut that would be paid for by increasing taxes on taxpayers who make $1 million or more.
"There are going to be people who say, `This is the socialist Obama and he's come out of the closet,'" Obama said.
But he added: "The problem is that our politics has gotten to the point, where we can't have an honest conversation about the greatest income inequality since the 1920s. And we can't have an honest conversation about the irresponsibility that resulted in the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, without somebody saying that somehow we're being divisive."
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