January 23, 2013
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Cranky pants...
I've taken a rather nasty tumble on the ice and I'm sore and cranky. Consider yourself warned as I go on to vent and rant....
1. Congressional hearings about Benghazi. Go Hillary! For crying out loud, this hearing should be about solving this as a security problem, not settling blame. How ironic that the Republicans in the Congress are suddenly out for blood over this, asking question after question, but NOT asking the question that should be asked...ie: What effect did the 312 million dollar reduction in funding for protecting the embassies and their outlying posts have on whether or not security was compromised at this outpost? That's a question that won't be asked. And as for Sen. Rand Paul, who firmly and smugly stated that if he were President that Hillary would be asked for her resignation, did he suddenly have an attack of amnesia? HIS name is all over the legislation that cut the money! Faux News gives me a pain as well, beat that drum, tell some halftruths and make up a crisis....
2. I'm also on Facebook. Over and over I see the following post:
Again smug is written all over this. We drug test individuals who drive commercial trucks, guide airplanes safely into the airport and a host of other dangerous jobs. The writer and reposters of this presume that every person on welfare is there because they are a cheat. Not so.....many of them are the unemployed who have exhausted their benefits (which is also something that these folks find offensive-that a worker dare try to get back something when they have worked for it.)What these folks do not understand is that such testing makes it difficult for people with constant pain to continue to get their medications. If someone shows up in a drug test for opiates does NOT mean that they are a junkie necessarilary. I can only hope that life goes swimmingly along for these smug twits. Because we all know that when things get tough for them, they will whine and moan the loudest!
3. Shingles commercials. Especially the one where the guy says that it feels "like someone put a bag of hot charcoal on his neck." Really? Hyperbole much? Or, maybe more frighteningly ....do you put bags of coals on your neck regularly?
4. This darn cold weather. And the fact that 2400 people washed out during Storm Sandy are STILL living in tents? Really America? Is this the best we can do? Shame on us!
Harumpf!
Comments (6)
Again, brilliant, educated and well thought out positions. I always debate whether to pull sound bytes, as I enjoy reading the whole post, but here are three great ones:
For crying out loud, this hearing should be about solving this as a security problem, not settling blame.
The writer and reposters of this presume that every person on welfare is there because they are a cheat. Not so....
And the fact that 2400 people washed out during Storm Sandy are STILL living in tents? Really America? Is this the best we can do? Shame on us!
I hope that one day we might meet in person. Would love to hear your thoughts in conversation.
Worst. Commercial. Ever. Award goes to the Shingle commericial! Hard not to Rec. this post as you read my mind! Great job!
Worth full rants to read. Hillary has always been obnoxious and I find that she is getting it back. And I don't think she was really asked the real questions! I don't think the Republicans did their checks right to ask the right questions that needs answers.
And on Facebook, I find there are so many stuff that are put in that is so ....I would say crazy!
Good post. But I did know someone who had shingles who virtually never went out during the winter because of the pain in his face. It can be pretty debilitating.
I'm more annoyed by the Low T. commericails and all the fixes for that. Hey, guys? You are OLD. Low T is nature's way of saying, "Time to keep it in your pants now."
What is REALLY disgusting about the whole Sandy thing is how southern republicans in Congress are delaying and denying relief money after accepting it themselves after Katrina and other hurricanes in their states. Are these people even humans? Maybe aliens have invades congress.
Apparently the City of New York is not certifying outside electricians to do the necessary inspections required to turn the electricity back on in some places. So there is a limited number of certified electricians trying to get an enormous amount of work done. Wake Up, City officials! Many hands make light work.
@BookMark61 - Thank you and thank you for the rec.@crankycaregiver - Thanks for the comment and the rec.@angys_coco - Hello there! Thanks for the comment and for the rec. I get rather random at times; you never know what I might bring up.@RushmoreJ - I did not mean to imply that shingles are a joke, but the hyperbole of hot coals on the neck? A little overboard, I think. I've known several folks with shingles and it burns for sure. The anology just struck me as overboard.@DMMeyer - Ah yes, Low T......right up there with the recreational use of Viagra....you are right about the money for helping out the Sandy victims...that's another post for another time for me.... I didn't want my site to blow up!
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