Our Republican Congress....reduced to Karl Rove's talking points

When I think of the great Barbara Jordan, who left the halls of Congress resonating with the words: "My faith in the Constitution is whole. It is complete! It is total!"...

Fast forward to today when every Republican Senator feels the need to play mynah bird for Karl Rove. "Up or down vote! Up or down vote! Up or down vote! AWWWK!"

How pathetic. No originality, no lasting oration for tomorrow's children to study and emulate. Just a sad, pitiable aping of whatever today's RNC talking points happen to be. What a disgrace.

"Dual responsibility"

"They (nominees) are guaranteed (a right) to know how the US senate voted for them."

If I hear "up and down vote again", I'm gonna scream.
That phrase means nothing. The stupid RW sheeple love that sort of speech. It requires no thought on their part.

Toss them a stupid phrase that they can "relate" to and call it a day.

if it was a Clinton judge or Kerry judge. Nah. Didn't think so. I bet going to work is so easy for them. If that's what you want to call it.

thought in the whole bunch. They HAVE to be sick and tired of memorizing the talking points of the day. I know I am sick and tired of hearing them. What ever happened to real thinking people in our government? Nothing good ever comes from one unopposed voice.

We used to have "thinking" Republicans (like Alan Simpson of Wyoming and President Dwight Eisenhower).

Unfortunately, we have a populace with many non-thinking people. Anti-intellectualism reigns.

I think that the insult I heard on TV (i think, can't remember what show) says it all:
"I hate you more than books."
That is the mindset of the averge middle-class and working poor Bu$h voters.

Holy crap (sorry). How is that possible that anyone......nevermind. I can't even go there.

I live among folks like this and they are so easy to sway in almost anything except Republican talking points and religion, the two things they can cling to because it makes their lives easy. You don't question either and you can live your life without ever having to make a decision that you have to be responsible for. You can't win with them and you can't really even argue.

I know the kind of folks you're talking about. There are plenty around this part of GA.

BTW, how are your horses?
I'm going to sign off and go feed mine. :)

going out to the farm and feeding mine! Mine are just fine, all vaccinated, wormed and their feet are trimmed. Of course they all had a wonderful roll in the mud so it looks like it will be horsie beauty school this weekend!

How are yours?

Mine and DU are the two things that keep me sane. Oh yes, and my new satellite radio. I love AAR!

I just wormed her last week. Shehas her fly mask w/ ears to keep the gnats off.
It hasn't rained in about a week, so she's nice and clean. Her feet need trimming soon. Her mane needs pulling and I've gotta Cowboy Magic her tail.

"horsie beauty school " LOL! That's what we call it too! I'll be at the Beauty School on Saturday.

There are 22 horses at the farm. I work on training mine (she was bred and born there) and helping Miss Violet with the others too. I'm working with Loralei and Drake, two Holsteiners, who are Cotton's Aunt and Uncle! They have been trained and are under saddle but need more work on the ground.

DU and the horses keep me sane too. Only a horsewoman or horseman would understand that!

I want satellite radio. Do you have XM or Sirius? I want a unit that I can use in the car or in the home. I am so jealous of your satellite radio!

Love to all of your Beasties from CottonBear and her Cotton Filly! :hi:

That sounds like lots of fun. Nothing like working on a green broke horse, especially one as tall as the ones you are working with, yikes! I found some stuff that works even better than Cowboy Magic but I forget what it is. I will PM you when I get back from the barn tomorrow sometime. My horses all have mud dreadlocks right now and I am not looking forward to getting all the snarls out. It will take forever and one of them who actually had a nice tail got a tick and rubbed most of it off on a tree. :cry:

I wanted Sirius but got XM because my husbands car is set for it, because of Air America and because they have a deal right now that if you get one you will get a free buddy that goes in and out of your car to your home. You have to pay for the family plan that way but my husband and both of my boys can now get one and not have to pay the monthly fee since it is already taken care of. Astounding the amount of music and other stuff you can get on it but right now I am ODing on Air America.

Sorry about your horse's tail. :cry: Tails take SO long to grow. I NEVER brush or comb Cotton's tail. I only de-tangle by hand.

Good luck with the mane dreadlocks. I'm sure that all of your beasties are beautiful! :) Have fun with them this weekend!

I've got to de-tangle a mane on a stallion on Saturday. His great uncle is Secretariat! Hour is a whole bunch of horse to handle and groom!

I'd love the info about the cowboy Magic alternative. I like CM becuae of the sunscreen. I don't want to have to dye her tail in the future. It really drys out the hair.

I hate ticks. I just got one off off Cotton's nether regions next to her right teat.

I've handled her "down there" since she was a baby so that I can check for ticks, check her teats and check her in case I ever breed her.

best things I ever learned about horses. Get them to accept touching everywhere they will need to be touched when young. My baby, 4 now, surprises everyone. You can stick your fingers in her ears, in her mouth and do just anything you might need to so because before she was a day old I had her accustomed to all of it.

Stallions are not my favorite thing to handle. I have never really had a bad experience but a few unpleasant ones. They freak me out. I'll bet he is a beauty bred that way!

My beasties are pasture horses so no, they are not beautiful in the sense that stall horses are. Mine are a lot rough but to me they are the most beautiful creatures on earth. Scruffy and sweet with grass bellies!

Six out of the 22 eat in the barn morning and evening.

They are happy outside. There is no need to be show perfect!
Viva equines!
Hour has the Jockey Club name "Sunday Hour." He is Seal Brown w/ 2 white hind socks. He is amazing!

I'll have to post pics of all of them as soon as I can get a digital camera.
Happy Trails! :hi::

edit: Is your baby a quarter horse? I hope she's doing well.
We'll have to post "baby pictures soon!

quarter horses.

They are so much happier when they are out in the pasture aren't they? I have had a few stalled during training and they get a little strange.

I would love to see pictures. Here is a funny picture of one of mine doing his smile trick. It is a camera phone shot so not too good.



Here is one of my baby loving her kitty pal, another camera phone shot, really bad but it is cute anyway.



I do want to see picures of yours. I love seal brown horses, we do not get that color in our quarters.

Both of your horses look very content and happy.

I'll have to take pictures of mine soon!

Sounds like something that came out of a Luntz focus group....

the Repubs must think this phrase resonates with the public

I watched a little bit of the debate today on the Senate floor and when I came to a republican I just couldn't watch. They just say the same bullshit lines. "Up or down vote." It is a disgrace and a mock. And we're supposed to be the leader of democracy? HA! What a joke!