Now if I could just stop laughing. Check it out, think that’s one WP hack I won’t try.

Taking a holiday meant to honor the war dead and politicizing it, one John F’n Kerry. A quote:

Kerry saw it fit to attack Bush on Iraq, and promising “he could get American troops home from Iraq sooner than Bush would.” Which is interesting since he already said this past week he’d send 40,000 troops over to Iraq.

Like Spain? Betting he would, just like Spain too.

As to saying he’d send more troops, we all know he waffles. Unless he meant U.N. troops, yeah that must be it.

Think Kerry would have done better if he left the speech making to Al Gore, yeaaaaeeeeeooooooooooooowwwwwwwww!

Yes, this is old but it makes a point, even Maureen Dowd can make sense sometimes. Quoting the most fun parts.

John Kerry’s advisers were surprised and annoyed to hear that Mr. Gore hollered so much, he made Howard Dean look like George Pataki. They don’t want voters to be reminded of the wackadoo wing of the Democratic Party.

They would like Mr. Gore, who brought bad karma to Mr. Dean with his primary endorsement, to zip it and go away. But more and more Democrats think it is Mr. Kerry who should zip it and go away.

Thankfully for the Democrats, Al exemplified the wackadoo wing with flying colors, not to be soon forgotten.

Mr. Kerry has made a huge $25 million ad buy in recent weeks, believing that the better voters know him, the more they’ll like him. But many Democrats fear he’s one of those supercilious/smarmy candidates (like Al Gore) for whom the opposite is true: the more you know him, the less you want to see him.

Heh, heh, so true. Course, what else is there to Kerry? He’s kindof beat the “I’m a Vietnam war hero” to death.

Mr. Kerry, once a critic of campaign financing abuses, had toyed with the idea of not accepting the nomination at his nominating convention so he could spend even more in contributions. While he announced yesterday that he had dropped that belittled idea, maybe he just didn’t take the plan far enough.

Maybe he shouldn’t go down from his town house on Beacon Hill to the Fleet Center at all. The conventioneers may be more galvanized if they focus on vividly vivisecting Mr. Bush, instead of being dulled to distraction by Mr. Kerry, waving stiffly in his Oxford-cloth shirt, trying to be all things to all people all the prime time.

The Democrats are already excited to see the Republicans acting as fractious as they usually act.

The less we see of their candidate, the better off he is. Sad for them that is.

Remembering the war dead, those that served defending freedom that paid the highest price. John said it far better than I could. There’s enough there to make one think. Thanks Lisa.

Time for some kitty pics cause they are so cute, no other reason. Might mention, they love to lay on the sofa, nice big window for bird watching and sunning. Late afternoon is a favorite time for getting spiffy, kitty pics - enough sun, no flash, less irritating to the kitties. Must have happy cats.

Note a change, the twelfth Carnival of the Cats will be here next Sunday at 18:00 Central Time. I want your pussies so send URLs of your catblogging posts to me, idomoggie (at) mac.com, and they will be posted here for everyone’s enjoyment.

Trying to decide if I’m getting a migraine cause right now my vision sucks. Then too, Dr Laura is on Hannity, k, if I don’t have one, I soon will.

Think I will go take my migraine meds just in case.

1. Why do you read other blogs? Is it voyeurism? Curiosity? Are you just being nosy?

It started with the warblogs, following the situation in Iraq, then it was the poliblogs, from the Middle East to the White House, then got sucked in to the just plain fascinating, interesting, humorous, beautiful, cats, WordPress blogs.

2. What is it that keeps you coming back to the blogs you read, regularly?

Obviously, something strikes a cord, well there is the morbid curiosity, stuff like the Dead Pool, even friendships that develop. Sides, watching the whole of civilization crumble is most fascinating, indeed.

3. Do you leave a comment on every blog you read? If not - what is it that motivates you to click the “Comments” link?

No, but sometimes, if I have something to say, yes. If I have a lot to say, will trackback instead.

4. Speaking of other blogs you read regularly . . you know the protocol by now – list’em!

This Blog Is Full Of Crap cause, well, it’s not just the cats although Edloe is uniquely huge and uniquely blog worthy.

Burnt Fuse just cause Jane has a way with words and neighbors. If only I could handle things that well.

One Fine Jay, the voice of reason when it comes to dicey subjects not that he can’t be opinionated, he can. He is also quite politically astute.

Aaron’s Rantblog, one of the blogosphere’s talented Photoshoppers who has a way of pointing out just how dumb people can be.

Sisu who can get a cat in anything and make a good point.

Venomous Kate who never fails to find the interesting stories.

Wizbang where Kevin brings us nuance and boobies and, er, whatever that thing sticking up Madonna’s skirt is.

There’s more but I do manage to hit those on an almost daily basis providing I’m awake. And I am shortly to not be that.

Seems while I was sleeping, I missed the good stuff.

An Israeli missile hit a motorcycle in Gaza City early this morning, killing a founder and senior official of Hamas’ military wing, along with his aide and a bystander.

The Israeli military said its forces carried out a necessary strike against terrorists who were plotting attacks against civilians, while a PLO spokesperson called the attack a “war crime.”

The blast killed Wael Nassar, 38, one of the founders of Hamas’ military wing Izzedine al-Qassam. His assistant, Mohammed Sarsour, 31, and an unidentified bystander were also killed, Hamas said. Hospital officials said seven people were slightly wounded, including a woman and three children.

Go IDF, Who hoo! Another one for the Dead Pool.

Waiting on Arafat, the whole of Dead Pooldom awaits that one.

Better than pain which, since I skipped my evening Neurontin so I’d stay awake at work, was worse. Sharp, searing nerve pain down right side of face, right hand, body, right leg. Decided to alter my schedule so I’ll get the med yet not fall asleep, no small trick.

Ah to be a cat, they can fall asleep anytime, anywhere, anywhere except my face. That’s not allowed.

Speaking of sleep, reminds me of blankets which reminds me of pillows which reminds me of Edloe, who is as big as a pillow, which reminds me of pain which I don’t want to be reminded of.