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To all my East Coast Blogging friends in the path of Irene; my thoughts and hopes are with you as you face the storm.

Quiet down everybody. I have an announcement to make.

I have a new addition to The Big Blogroll. Say hi to the Ornery Bastard.

Okay, That is all. You may resume your usual rambunctious* behavior.

* Damn! I spelled it correctly the first time.

Prejudice:

But like many cats, she is a bit skittish. So, if you would please, go give Lab Kat some encouragement and see if we can coax her into writing a few more posts. And do you not just love her Avatar?

Just a quick post to say Good Morning Blogstonia. I have not even finished my morning routine. Close, but just one or two things left before I head out to work. Hell, I have not even read any of my blogs this morning. But then, I usually do not have time. It looks like that will be the case this morning. I lounged about an extra 20 minutes in bed, hitting the snooze button a few times.

Anyway, I need to finish up a few things before I head to work. I hope that your day goes as well as I am hoping my day goes.

Well, despite this being my day off, I found myself awake at 5:30 AM. So, I have been up and reading through my blogs, made moves in my correspondence chess games through GameKnot, and am enjoying a nice, strong cup of coffee - sans cream and sugar, thank-you-very-much.

As I read my blogs I learned the world is once again going to hell in a hand basket, something that has been going on for about 50 millennia or so and has been happening as long as the modern human race has existed. So, I think I will take a pass on freaking out about the end of the world and enjoy what today has to offer.

So, what is in your basket today? You know, since it is going to hell.

I just love me John Cole in the morning. He wakes up contrarily, and manifestly maintains that contrarian stance throughout the day.

Anyone want to take a wild guess how Americablog and others in the progressive blogosphere would have reacted if Obama and Rahm had passed a bill in the Senate that appealed to 12 Republicans? I can hear the screams. There would be ActBlue accounts by the dozens to primary Obama.

It just never stops. And if Rahm steps down, they'll just find someone else to act as the bogeyman.

I personally think John was never a conservative. He was always contrary. It is just that at the time of Bush and his push for war, John had failed to see he was a contrarian. Had he recognized this particular personal characteristic, he would have never sided with all the batshit crazies to begin with. Thankfully, he came late to this realization, and so when he made the switch, elevated himself to a higher standing in Blogstonia.

Also, I wanted it understood that I do not see his contrarian stance as a bad thing. He is strongly needed if the progressive side is to remain relevant and on task. Self-criticism is a necessary component of leadership. That is something that John's talent as a blogger accomplishes. Without self-criticism, or maybe a better word would be self-awareness, there is a tendency to drift away from the values and ideals that are needed in a time of turmoil and strife.

So, keep on being contrary, Mr. Cole. We need you.

Ouch! Digby bites!

And vampires of all kinds can be very attractive.

I hope I never get on her bad side.

Wil Wheaton is having a full on nerdgasm (not a bad thing, I enjoy my nerdgasms).

Gee, I woke up with some energy this morning. My cold is slowly being overcome by my body's immune system, my back is not hurting so much, and it is beautiful outside. Probably the last bright day for a while. Anyway, I thought I would write a quick post. I have not yet gone through my morning read, just started reading Balloon Juice. That, of course, lead to a side link about Joan Holloway.

Anyway, I might have more to say later. Or I may not. It is, as always, dependent on the fickle finger of fate. And SFM only knows where that finger has been.

Congratulations NTodd and E!

Honestly, people are so quick to pass judgment on situations that have yet to play out completely.

So now Beck has his scalp and our effort to generate green jobs during a recession will be just a little less effective.  Lovely.

Wish I could agree with Kevin. But I can not. The loss of Van Jones, while regrettable, is just not that devastating. Sensible, managerial knowledge is based on the fact that people may not be replaceable, but there are still able, competent people who can step into the position. So it takes a bit to recover from the resignation. Life goes on.

Even digby gets into shrill mode. Granted, with heavy doses of sarcasm.

I would hope that these leftist extremists like Color of Change will think twice before they go after an upstanding company like FOX News because the lesson here is that somebody is going to pay a big price for doing it. In fact, it probably would pay to keep a close eye on the FOX gasbags from now on to get an idea of which groups or individuals have offended the network and get rid of them before anyone has a chance to make a public stink. It would save everyone a lot of time and trouble.

Chances are, Beck's show is dying financially. He is loosing the battle. So he got in one blow. It landed in an area that is not currently a focus of the administration. Health care reform is the focus. Van Jones was environment. It hurt, but only mildly.

Seriously, our side needs to live with a few blows now and then. This just is not all that big a deal.

The way some people are acting, you would think we lost the election in 2008. How about we show some intestinal fortitude and project a sense of confidence and assurance.