The Bush's do the Right Thing...

Via Fox News - I love George W and Laura. I didn't like a lot of things about their politics, but as Real Americans, who love their Country and their countrymen, they cannot be beat. They are Good People, and NOTHING shows it more than their LACK of show...

Secret visit with Fort Hood Victims

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Let's refrain from even discussing the Current Occupant and Spouse, shall we?

Warms my heart...

Breaking: Massacre At Fort Hood

Breaking: Massacre At Fort Hood

You don't need my words, go read...these bloggers have links and opinions worth your time.

Andrea at Spleenville.com

Paco at Paco Enterprises

SwampWoman at A1A South

Stacy at The Other McCain

richard mcenroe at Three Beers Later

Jeff at Parrothead Jeff

Never Forget - USS New York

I watched some of Fox and Friends this morning (I really like Steve Doocey - maybe it's because he's 'from away') - which is unusual, as I tend to either skip noise altogether when I get up, or I listen to Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN2. Today, however, the crew from Fox and Friends was aboard USS New York. Inspirational, gut- and heart-wrenching. Never Forget is the ship's motto. I heard someone being interviewed say it isn't the ship, it isn't the steel from the Twin Towers that's the most important - it's these Sailors who make it all possible...something like that, anyway. So true, so true.

Once again, I'm being distracted here, so will post this now and see to my real life. Have a GREAT rest-of-the-day!

Tribute to the Fallen: 9/11 Family Member pilots USS New York into harbor

Frugal Living

Here are some reader tips in a column by Sara Noel. We've made pumpkin seed snacks for years, but I never had the directions written down...and we washed them, which I see was NOT necessary.

Thomas Sowell has Part III on The 'Costs' of Medical Care. You can find Part I here and Part II here.

ADDED: Thomas Sowell's The 'Costs' of Medical Care, Part IV is here.

I am feeling low today. Overtired. Money...or lack thereof. Mostly overtired, I think. How do I tell someone who really needs my help that I am not physically capable of doing what she needs, and doing it well, along with my other duties...*sigh*

I think the Pixie and I will see if we can find something unhealthy for breakfast...like raisin toast, maybe... Might be more later, but I won't bet on it, cuz My Chief gets off work early today. Thanks for stopping by!

Hump Day is BUSY this week

My Pixie's cousins are spending the day here so their mama can work the lunch shift at Applebee's. The boys are 3 1/2 and 10 months and it is a LOT of work for me. Kind of embarrassing, really, that I wear out so easily, but there ya go. Coupled with the stupid time change, I'm just tired all week this week, I think! The WEATHER is GORGEOUS, thank heaven!

There have been some wonderful -dare I say hopeful? - things happen in the world of American politics this week, and even the 'unsuccessful' bids to take back the Nation are small successes, in my opinion. There are some terrific writers listed in my sidebar, plus some columns I'll list here. Have a GREAT day! Thanks for coming by!

A few to check into:

Stimulus Watch at Townhall.com (FIXED), Jonah Goldberg, John Stossel, Glenn Garvin, Liz Sidoti.

UPDATE: Almost forgot Michelle Malkin!

Tuesday with Thomas Sowell

So, it's Election Day in a few key places around the Nation. Do us all a favor if you're voting today - vote for the good of the Country, not the party.

If you voted for the Current Occupant a year ago, I 'hope' you've come to your senses about it. As a Constitutional scholar, BarryO doesn't need to "learn" what he should and shouldn't do, he knows exactly what he's doing and is getting exactly the results he knew he would get. And even with his unConstitutional use of 'czars' to help run things, he has to have the help of the CongressWeasels in most of his schemes. There is still a system for 'change' in this country, and San Fran Nan is not the idiot we wish she was...

Thomas Sowell points out some hard truths today in his column about The Costs of Medical Care. A bit from that column:

Letting old people die would undoubtedly be cheaper than keeping them alive — but that does not mean that the costs have gone down. It just means that we refuse to pay the costs. Instead, we pay the consequences. There is no free lunch.

Providing free lunches to people who go to hospital emergency rooms is one of the reasons for the current high costs of medical care for others. Politicians mandating what insurance companies must cover is another free lunch that leads to higher premiums for medical insurance — and fewer people who can afford it.

ADDED: Mona Charon gives a personal story about the costs of the coming health care fiasco.

UPDATE: Thomas Sowell's "The 'Costs' of Medical Care, Part II" is here.

Joke. Yes, another clean one.

From a link at Are We Lumberjacks:

What is the difference between Bird Flu and Swine Flu?

For bird flu you need tweetment and for swine flu you need oinkment.