obama isn't even president yet, and he's already trying to clean up the iraq mess. YES! i love this guy! i don't see hilary doing anything like this.
"The time for waiting in Iraq is over. The days of our open-ended commitment must come to a close. And the need to bring this war to an end is here.
That is why today, I'm introducing the Iraq War De-escalation Act of 2007. This plan would not only place a cap on the number of troops in Iraq and stop the escalation, it would begin a phased redeployment of U.S. forces with the goal of removing of all U.S. combat forces from Iraq by March 31st, 2008 - consistent with the recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group that the President ignored."
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chuck norris jr is so drugged up right now on kitty morphine - i mean the kitty morphine is so chuck norris jr'ed right now! i just can't shake afroman's "because i got high" song.
I was gonna play with my mouse until I got high
Gonna get up and find the litterbox but then I got high
My fur is still messed up and I know why
Cause I got high, cause i got high, cause i got high
I was gonna lay on the couch before I got high
I coulda run and jumped and rolled but I got high
I am sprawled out on the floor and I know why
cause I got high, cause i got high, cause i got high
chuck norris jr made it through the surgery beautifully yesterday and she is now at home recovering. the doc said that once they got inside, they saw that the tumor was indeed attached to every organ in her abdomen - stomach, bladder, spleen, etc. while not immediately causing her harm, the tumor could have strangled her organs at any point in the future.
he said the tumor reminded him of kudzu because it had wrapped itself around everything. it was attached to a mass of scar tissue that should have been removed during her spay procedure, but wasn't. the tumor is at a lab being dissected, so hopefully we'll know exactly what it is by next week.
she'll be fine for now, but it can grow back. and it can grow back fierce. we're just hoping for the best. we're giving her the pain meds and the antibiotics and trying to keep her from licking her incision, which is about 6" long.
poor thing.
chuck norris jr is having surgery today to remove the "angry" fatty tumor from her abdomen. the dr says the tumor has a formal name (but i can't pronounce it), but essentially it's caused by some sort of trauma to the cat's body, and it's been in her for a long time. he says it's like "angry fat," but her body has walled it off, so it should be easy to remove. it's not currently causing health problems, but it could in the future if they don't remove it. i am just waiting for the moment i can pick her up and take her home so she can heal up.
the total cost of the cat is now approaching $1700. they had better sew her up with gold thread!
for your reading pleasure, from the headlines. have a nice day.
- karma's a bitch for kkk member/murderer
- heinous soldiers murder iraqi detainees
- ignorant prick defies senate resolution
- u.s. attacks somalia
last night jason and i watched the scariest movie of 2006: jesus camp.
i tremble with fear at the thought that these children will one day vote in our country.
we've spent many hours at the vet the past four weeks. we found out for sure yesterday that chuck norris jr has a tumor in her abdomen. tomorrow we find out if it's operable when the biopsy results come back.
two very bloggable things happened at the vet that i couldn't let slip by.
1. a HUGE man got out of a HUGE truck with an itty bitty weenie dog.
2. a man and his dog walked into the office. he took two treats from the cookie jar. he popped on in his mouth and gave the other one to the dog.
oh, and yesterday i was invited to bam's bachelor party. thanks mel.
i think bill misses the white house.
my cat meows at me to get out of bed in the morning so she can sleep under the covers in the warm spot.
kevin bacon has started sixdegrees.org to raise money for non-profits. check it out.
TODAY BARACK OBAMA MADE MY YEAR.
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Dear Friend,
As you may know, over the last few months I have been thinking hard
about my plans for 2008. Running for the presidency is a profound
decision - a decision no one should make on the basis of media hype or
personal ambition alone - and so before I committed myself and my
family to this race, I wanted to be sure that this was right for us
and, more importantly, right for the country.
I certainly didn't expect to find myself in this position a year ago.
But as I've spoken to many of you in my travels across the states these
past months; as I've read your emails and read your letters; I've been
struck by how hungry we all are for a different kind of politics.
So I've spent some time thinking about how I could best advance the
cause of change and progress that we so desperately need.
The decisions that have been made in Washington these past six years,
and the problems that have been ignored, have put our country in a
precarious place. Our economy is changing rapidly, and that means
profound changes for working people. Many of you have shared with me
your stories about skyrocketing health care bills, the pensions you've
lost and your struggles to pay for college for your kids. Our continued
dependence on oil has put our security and our very planet at risk. And
we're still mired in a tragic and costly war that should have never
been waged.
But challenging as they are, it's not the magnitude of our problems
that concerns me the most. It's the smallness of our politics.
America's faced big problems before. But today, our leaders in
Washington seem incapable of working together in a practical, common
sense way. Politics has become so bitter and partisan, so gummed up by
money and influence, that we can't tackle the big problems that demand
solutions.
And that's what we have to change first.
We have to change our politics, and come together around our common
interests and concerns as Americans.
This won't happen by itself. A change in our politics can only come
from you; from people across our country who believe there's a better
way and are willing to work for it.
Years ago, as a community organizer in Chicago, I learned that
meaningful change always begins at the grassroots, and that engaged
citizens working together can accomplish extraordinary things.
So even in the midst of the enormous challenges we face today, I have
great faith and hope about the future - because I believe in you.
And that's why I wanted to tell you first that I'll be filing papers
today to create a presidential exploratory committee. For the next
several weeks, I am going to talk with people from around the country,
listening and learning more about the challenges we face as a nation,
the opportunities that lie before us, and the role that a presidential
campaign might play in bringing our country together. And on February
10th, at the end of these decisions and in my home state of Illinois,
I'll share my plans with my friends, neighbors and fellow Americans.
In the meantime, I want to thank all of you for your time, your
suggestions, your encouragement and your prayers. And I look forward to
continuing our conversation in the weeks and months to come.
Sincerely,
U.S. Senator Barack Obama
when your laptop decides it won't boot anymore, you can stay up all night retrieving your data, reformatting your hard drive, and reinstalling 2 operating systems that do not like to live on the same disk.
on the bright side, i have fedora core 6 installed now. and it's NICE.
then who is going to bring schrute back???!!!!
i think i'm slowly approaching über geek status. yesterday i wrote my own fortune library. heh. the next one will be composed entirely of "the office" quotes.
got new glasses yesterday. i love the feeling of having new glasses, because my vision seems bionic. everything is crisp and clear and it seems 4D. it's just awesome, and i want to look at everything. my coworker says my new glasses make me look like a smart librarian. heh.
at one point, when i was first thinking about having my own children and adopting too, this thought crossed my mind. i don't think i would've ever said it out loud though.
"I think I feel so much more for Madd and Zee because they're survivors, they came through so much. Shiloh seemed so privileged from the moment she was born. I have less inclination to feel for her...I met my other kids when they were 6 months old, they came with a personality. A newborn really is this...Yes, a blob! But now she's starting to have a personality...I'm conscious that I have to make sure I don't ignore her needs, just because I think the others are more vulnerable."
- Angelina Jolie in the new issue of U.K. Elle
only in vegas do you show up to a wedding reception at mandalay bay, eat an 8 course meal at rumjungle, get your own vip section at the nightclub, and have people you just met invite you up to the members-only foundation room.
sweet. 
chuck norris jr has her own photo blog. happy friday!
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When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris Jr.
There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris Jr has allowed to live.
Outer space exists because it's afraid to be on the same planet with Chuck Norris Jr.
Chuck Norris Jr does not sleep. She waits.
Chuck Norris Jr is the reason why Waldo is hiding.
Chuck Norris Jr gave Mona Lisa that smile.
Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship.
Guns don’t kill people, Chuck Norris Jr Kills People.
When Chuck Norris Jr falls in water, Chuck Norris Jr doesn't get wet. Water gets Chuck Norris Jr.
A picture is worth a thousand words. A Chuck Norris Jr is worth 1 billion words.
Chuck Norris Jr always knows the EXACT location of Carmen SanDiego.
Chuck Norris Jr invented black. In fact, she invented the entire spectrum of visible light. Except pink. Tom Cruise invented pink.
Nobody doesn't like Sara Lee. Except Chuck Norris Jr.
Chuck Norris Jr and Mr. T walked into a bar. The bar was instantly destroyed, as that level of awesome cannot be contained in one building.
There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Chuck Norris Jr lives in Las Vegas.
Chuck Norris Jr can touch MC Hammer.
Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Chuck Norris Jr pajamas.
Chuck Norris Jr doesn't stub her toes. She accidentally destroys chairs, bedframes, and sidewalks.
Chuck Norris Jr doesn't step on toes. Chuck Norris Jr steps on necks.
Chuck Norris Jr does not "style" her hair. It lays perfectly in place out of sheer terror.
Once you go Chuck Norris Jr, you are physically unable to go back.
Ninjas want to grow up to be just like Chuck Norris Jr. But usually they grow up just to be killed by Chuck Norris Jr.
Wo hu cang long. The translation from Mandarin Chinese reads: "Crouching Chuck, Hidden Norris Jr"
Chuck Norris Jr cannot love, she can only not kill.
If at first you don't succeed, you're not Chuck Norris Jr.
If Chuck Norris Jr were a calendar, every month would be named Chucktober, and every day she'd kick your ass.
Fear is not the only emotion Chuck Norris Jr can smell. She can also detect hope, as in "I hope I don't get a roundhouse kick from Chuck Norris Jr."
When Chuck Norris Jr says "More cowbell", she MEANS it.
Chuck Norris Jr was what Willis was talkin' about.
Google won't search for Chuck Norris Jr because it knows you don't find Chuck Norris Jr, she finds you.
Chuck Norris Jr shot the sheriff and she round house kicked the deputy.
Chuck Norris Jr can judge a book by its cover.
Nothing can escape the gravity of a black hole, except for Chuck Norris Jr. Chuck Norris Jr eats black holes. They taste like chicken.
Q: How many Chuck Norris Jrs does it take to change a light bulb? A: None, Chuck Norris Jr prefers to kill in the dark.
As President Roosevelt said: "We have nothing to fear but fear itself. And Chuck Norris Jr."
Chuck Norris Jr uses a night light. Not because Chuck Norris Jr is afraid of the dark, but the dark is afraid of Chuck Norris Jr.
When Bruce Banner gets mad, he turns into the Hulk. When the Hulk gets mad, he turns into Chuck Norris Jr.
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but a Chuck Norris Jr glare will liquefy your kidneys.
In a fight between Batman and Darth Vader, the winner would be Chuck Norris Jr.
Everybody loves Raymond. Except Chuck Norris Jr.
The truth will set you free. Unless Chuck Norris Jr has you, in which case, forget it buddy!
Chuck Norris Jr can taste lies.
The square root of Chuck Norris Jr is pain. Do not try to square Chuck Norris Jr, the result is death.
To be or not to be? That is the question. The answer? Chuck Norris Jr.
There are two types of people in the world... people that suck, and Chuck Norris Jr.
Chuck Norris Jr knows everything there is to know - Except for the definition of mercy.
Divide Chuck Norris Jr by zero and you will in fact get one........one bad-ass that is.
Chuck Norris Jr knows the last digit of pi.
Chuck Norris Jr is not Politically Correct. She is just Correct. Always.
Chuck Norris Jr's pulse is measured on the richter scale.
Most people know that Descarte said, "I think, therefore I am." What most people don't know is that that quote continues, "...afraid of Chuck Norris Jr."
The best part of waking up, is not Folgers in your cup, but knowing that Chuck Norris Jr didn't kill you in your sleep.
happy new year! my team beat jason's team. click here to see brett favre cry (only this time not because he lost!).