Right As Usual

I've been busy for the last few days, preparing for the NSTA regional meeting in Charlotte. Yesterday, I was at the convention, where there was email access only. My running around has had an unintended side effect - I haven't watched much TV. Fortunately. Because the airwaves here in the NC/SC region have been saturated with local political ads, which have been repetitive, nasty, and, frankly, enough to get me to turn off the TV completely. I can't wait until it's all over. On another note, I've noticed that many of the Obama partisans have virtually stopped talking about "when" the big O wins. The talk at work was non-stop for a while, but now, there's very little discussion. Could it be that the assumption of inevitability is beginning to fall prey to reality? Nah.

The above link is to a Dominican priest's website. It is thoughtful, and should be read before Catholics vote. I'm not insisting that you vote his way, but that you be aware of the facts, and how Catholic teaching positions itself on the issues. Note, he does NOT endorse McCain. However, he lays out the reality of Obama's past votes, and how Catholics are affected.

I don't get it. I'm seeing the same speeches as everyone else, and yet, I just don't perceive Obama as a charismatic individual . When he talks, he is somewhat persuasive, but bland - very bland - to the point of sending me to Drowsyland. Am I so out of step with things that I fail to recognize an extraordinary, even messianic leader? Nah. I've heard truly inspiring, engaging speakers before. Pope John Paul II, in the early years of his pontificate. Martin Luther King. Heck, even James Carville has a certain something - he is passionate in his convictions, and it shows. You feel drawn to him, even though you detest his politics. Probably accounts for his happy marriage to a dedicated conservative. Obama is overly measured and cool. Kind of John Kerry, without the accent or goofy overstatements. Perhaps what observers see is an aura of mystery - probably from the disinclination to talk much about himself. There are MAJOR chunks of his life that we know nothing ...

We've brought in the pepper plants - yes, they're still bearing fruit. I can't believe how long this growing season is - from June to almost-November. One of our plants over-wintered inside, and bore fruit again this year.

This video lays out the principles that all Catholics in America should be familiar with. Via The Curt Jester .

Surely you jest! According to this article from the Washington Post , not bloody likely. Both parties have filed formal complaints calling on the agency to investigate their rival. Only McCain will automatically be subjected to an audit, because his campaign accepted funds from the Treasury. There is no requirement that Obama's books be audited, and FEC-watchers predicted that it could be tough to find the four votes needed to approve an audit, given that the panel comprises three Republican and three Democratic appointees. But, of course, in the interests of bipartisanship, which Democrats are so noted for displaying, I'm confident that the required fourth person will step up to the plate, and investigate The Anointed One.

Priceless! A nice take-off on the I Am Joe schtick, but using Obama's fave unrepentant terrorist. LOVE this experiment in confronting an Obamaniac with the consequences of a potential victory for him? Aw, isn't the practical application of the ObaPhilosophy as much fun when it's YOU that's the giver, rather than the recipient?