Posted By Russ Emerson on August 23, 2008 at 1:05 am
[Bumped and promoted to quote of the month because… well, you’ll know soon enough if you don’t already.]
Gravitas isn’t enough:
Biden is essentially a buffoon. He’s quick on his feet. He’s slick. He can put on a good dog and pony show. But if the answer to “who you gonna call” is “Joe Biden” you may be asking the wrong question. The truth is that a guy like Sam Nunn has pieces of guys like Joe Biden in his foreign policy stool.
Jack M., at Ace of Spades HQ
8/23 addendum: Joe Biden couldn’t carry
my foreign policy jock.
Maybe it’ll give Obama a chance to be competetive in Delaware.
I wonder: how will the PUMAs react?
More: Mickey Kaus: “He doesn’t have gravitas. He has seniority.”
Blog reactions at
Stop the ACLU (STACLU).
Still more: discussing the Hillary! crowd reaction,
Allahpundit provides a Quote of the Day:
The only way this could be more awesomely awesome is if it involved robots.
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Posted By Russ Emerson on August 22, 2008 at 5:26 pm
From: Management
To: the Cats (Mycah, Kismet, Packet)
It has come to our attention that in the past 24 hours, certain of the house rules have been, to be kind about it, overlooked. In light of this, we would like to remind you of the standards we expect our guests to maintain.
1) The litterboxes are intended to be used for certain biologically necessary functions. They are neither full of toys nor are they archaeological dig sites. Please use them for their intended function.
2) In a similar vein, the carpets are not to be used for litterbox activities. In short, don’t poo on the carpet. We are not assigning any blame for the incident which occurred sometime while the Housekeeping staff was off duty this morning… but we are fairly certain it was Mycah. In future, please use the litterboxes.
3a) Though we have taken steps to avoid the formation of hairballs, our efforts have obviously been in vain. We shall redouble our efforts in this regard, but would appreciate it if, in future, hairball expulsion be carried out on a surface that is easier to clean than carpet. (See item #2 above.)
3b) In addition, it would help the Housekeeping staff immensely if, regardless of the surface upon which the hairballs are expelled, you would confine such activities to one spot, rather than making multiple attempts in multiple locations around the house.
4) As for #3b above, but substitute barf for hairball.
5) Be aware that carpet shampoo is not without cost. We would be most reluctant to be forced to choose between the purchase of carpet shampoo and a regular supply of Whiskas “Temptations” treats. Though regrettable, such a choice may be forced upon us due to budgetary constraints and your wholly voluntary behavior.
6) Please note that killing the Housekeeping staff while they are descending the stairs, though no doubt satisfying, would be a suboptimal long-term solution; as you are no doubt aware, you have neither opposable thumbs nor access to the car keys. Please attempt to avoid interfering with Staff while they are walking.
Thank you for your cooperation in these matters.
Respectfully,
The Management
From: the Cats (Mycah, Kismet, Packet)
To: the servant
Get bent. Bring on the treats.
No respect at all,
The Cats
The Carnival of the Cats this week is at
The Catboys’ Realm with Kashim & Othello and Salmone.
But first, go visit the Modulator’s
Friday Ark.
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