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I am seriously P.O.ed at my Congressman



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The House held an important vote today and my congresscritter, Dan Boren, voted against the bill to impose some sort of rules on the war in Iraq. I am very angry about this. Boren says he doesn't think Congress should micromanage the war. I think it's high time that Congress did some micromanagement. I read something in DailyKos about conservatives just cming right out and saying they are conservative, and liberals just saying they are liberals and sorting out the parties on this basis. I like this idea. Republicans are conservative and Democrats are liberals. They have been since the early days of the Republic. I'm getting sick of conservative Democrats. There are a lot of them, and they mess up the party. I think there are some liberal Republicans, but there aren't many of them. There seems to be a lot more conservative Democrats. I say, vote them out and get some real progressives who can roll back the fascist stuff the Bush administration has done. Of course, in Oklahoma this will be difficult since people here are so stupid they don't notice that their civil rights are being abrogated. I am totally disgusted.

My problems might explain my irritation. I have two baby birds dying in my homemade nest. The cat dragged them in yesterday. My dog, Ozzie, has serious mange. Mother stayed up until really late so I couldn't have my "down" time. Her blood pressure is high and won't go down. And spring break is almost over and I haven't graded one paper yet. I have about 50 to grade. I would like to retire. It was so wonderful getting to sleep late and just do fun things this week. But the papers are waiting and my age group can't retire until we are 66, and I'll only be 60 this year. I'll probably be dead by the time I'm 66 which is what the government is hoping for. That's really crappy since I've paid into social security for about 46 years. I hope the rest of you enjoy all that money I've paid for retirement. Of course, it will probably go to the war in Iraq which appears to be never ending. Boy, I'm grouchy.

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And I'll bet you're thinner!

jealous me. SOON though.

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Bitter: You (we) have every darned right to be bitter!!!!

Is Dan Boren David's son? I remember David Boren. My family used to like him pretty well. At least my teacher sister did (lived near OKC).

I've read here at LBT that some of the neo-cons who still love the hell out of Georgie Porgie, don't think Dubya should be taking all the blame for the war in Iraq. They keep posting that a president can't take our country to war all alone and that Congress is also to blame. Is that the kind of thinking that is going on Oklahoma? If you say yes, I'm going to stop feeling so darned homesick!

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P.S. Sorry about your mom's BP. We're dealing with that right now with my MIL. She had a stroke right before Christmas, was doing well with re-hab, then had another small stroke, but is doing well again. Not quite able to dress herself completely and take a shower alone, etc., however. The cost of her being in a nursing home/rehabilitation center is astronomical. If she can't go home soon, we're faced with putting her in some kind of assisted living facility. She's seriously p'oed about it. Just wants to go home. She has no problem with speech or mental except for a little bit of short term memory loss. I cannot imagine how I would cope with it if someone suggested that I bring her here to live with me. My heart goes out to you.

How the heck did your dog get mange? I didn't know that malady still existed. Is it from an allergy to fleas? We had a neighbor dog about 20 years ago that suffered from it and his was from flea bites. (If my memory serves me right.)

Also to relate to your bird story, we have some doves that made a nest right outside my kitchen eating area windows in a planter. She laid 3 eggs and I was looking forward to watching them hatch. Well a hard rain and strong wind came and they all got blown out of the nest and broke in half. Dang it.

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Bitter: You (we) have every darned right to be bitter!!!!

Is Dan Boren David's son? I remember David Boren. My family used to like him pretty well. At least my teacher sister did (lived near OKC).

I've read here at LBT that some of the neo-cons who still love the hell out of Georgie Porgie, don't think Dubya should be taking all the blame for the war in Iraq. They keep posting that a president can't take our country to war all alone and that Congress is also to blame. Is that the kind of thinking that is going on Oklahoma? If you say yes, I'm going to stop feeling so darned homesick!

The Borens have been running this state for 20 years and Dan Boren is the next generation. But he's way more conservative than his forebears. Oklahoma is known for stupid people and there are still some who love GWB. But I have to say that the number is dwindling even here. However, most people here are just trying to make ends meet and having plenty of trouble with that. One wonders why they vote Republican.

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My dog has hereditary mange. He apparently has some northern sled dog genes. They are prone to mange. It flares up periodically and he's getting worse. Mother's BP is an enigma. No one can figure out why it's high. I'm suspecting renal artery stenosis because she's had that before and has a stent. If it is that, we can cure it. But it would be nice if the doc would come home from vacation.

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