Novelene's Comments (37)

“Great article. But where are the photo captions?”

“Thank you, G. Many of her outfits look like they are picked by her daughters. Itj's possible to have a youthful, fun appearance without looking like a teenager.”

“How about an apology for giving 1-trillion dollars to banks and CEOs when Cash-for-Clunkers has done more to stimulate the economy and auto industry than anything else? And how about an apology from the media who have hardly noticed that Cash-for-Clunkers might be the best economic brainstorm to come out of this administration yet? The $1-trillion 'Cash-for-­Mortgages' went to banks who invested it and doled it out among themselves as bonuses. We haven't even gotten an ''Oops, sorry.''”

“...or got one of those 'ocean pillows.' Nora, dear, you have a serious problem. Get help before you totally deconstruct.”

“Thanks Arianna for doing what you do. You, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, et al. are the guardians of our collective sanity. Spoiler alert: What I know about economics could be characterized as diddly-squat. Based on that, in the crudest terms, it seems the reason the bailout isn't big enough is because it's not fixing what was broken. The whole thing started to crumble when people couldn't pay their subprime loans (the ones predatory lenders rammed down their throats, BTW - everyone is in denial about that one, for sure). The only thing that is being done about mortgages is a suggested, voluntary program of restructuring and modifying those loans banks deem eligible. As if. Nothing is being done to fix the banking system and we all know that's the problem, those derivitive thingies and default swappery-isms and malfeasant parchment waste baskets. If however people could pay down those bad loans and had disposable income of $200 or $300, say, at the end of the month, this economy would be stimulated nicely. Fixing, or trying to fix the banks first seems to be putting the cart before the horse.”

“Thanks, Hank. I use CFLSs everywhere and buy them in bulk; perhaps I got a bad batch. I'm going to search for 'cool/white' bulbs in the future. It's good to know I don't have to settle for yellow anymore. And thanks for clearing up the wattage issue. Best, N.”

“Correction:

#5 Those people who like white not yellow light. A brand new CFL looks like it's burning out and dim compared to incandescent light. A 60 watt CFL is supposed to be equivalent to 100 watts incandescent. It's more like 45 watts.”

“#5 Those people who like white not yellow light. A brand new CFL looks like it's burning and dim compared to incandescent light. A 60 watt CFL is supposed to be equivalent to 100 watts incandescent. It's more like 45 watts.”

“ROFLOLLLL. Best inaugural blog 2009. Quite symbolic of the sad mess dumped in President Obama's lap. Bless him, indeed.”

“His bio says he lives in Texas. Sounds like he prescribes to the policies of then-Governor George W. Bush who deregulated industrial emissions because 'industry is better qualified to monitor itself than government­.' (And we elected him anyway. Still scratching my head on that one.)”

“Thanks, Dan. Please be a tack in Mary's shoe. Lots of us are depending on you. Many thanks again.”

“ROFLOL. Thanks, Bob, and Happy you know New Year as such there also.”

“...and was pretending to be someone she wasn't, a poser, one thing on the outside but another on the inside, guntotin', tease, the parallels are endless...­.

Or, it simply might refer to her evangelical powers to stir the bible-thumpin' masses.”

“....and all us nice people are thankful for you, Steve.”

“Thank you, Eric. It's time somebody draws attention to MSM's coddling of Limbaugh, a fear-mongering, hate-ist. Lately he is behaving like the rabid drug addict he is, ranting apoplectically and barely connecting two sentences coherently, throwing anything up against the wall....An­d BTW, Anderson Cooper thinks Palin is ''very capable.'' There are no bigger media whores than the media. Thanks, again.”

“Many thanks, Fank. From your keyboard to God's ears....fo­r consideration when He's sending ''signs'' to Ms. Sarah.”

“Helpful Fashion Tip #2: A huge splotch of red on your stomach draws attention and makes you look broad as a barn. The dress in Michelle's size did not translate, only made the red blotch bigger. The addition of a slip and sweater, nods to ''proper dressing for a lady,'' destroyed the entire look and feel of the original dress which was quite stunning. It turned a stylish cocktail dress into a schmatta. Suggest her stylist invest in a Polaroid camera and have a fitting and/or dress rehearsal for major public functions. Michelle looks better when she picks out her own clothes online from J Crew.”

“Ditto on the thank you, Steve. I've been waiting for a sane male response to this Palin/Bachmann phenomenon, which is but a further manifestation of Coulter/Hasselbeck (and Bay Buchanan and Laura Ingraham and the whole bunch of them). This post is brilliant. Bravo!”

“Maybe part of the problem is McCain can't/won't use the Internet and Palin can't/won't listen to news reports because her handlers think she'd get too depressed. Plus, there's nowhere left for Mc Cain and Palin to go, they've painted themselves into a corner. In Palin's case, it's hard to imagine her not being divisive.”

“You betcha!”

“My problem is with the line: "You're much hotter in person.'' Agreed, Sarah Palin is ''hot,'' to which I'll add beautiful and charismatic, which is no less than expected of a beauty contestant. To her credit she has stayed hot twenty years and five children later. That's not easy. However, ''Her Royal Hotness'' is inciting mass hatred, fear and violence on a daily basis, while playing oblivious to the effect she is having. If she weren't so ''hot,'' to men and women both on varying levels, people would not be shouting ''kill him'' nor hanging an effigy of the likely next president of the United States in their backyard. The line: "You're much taller in person,'' also would have gotten a laugh, too. The proverbial pig didn't need any more lipstick.”

“Great point....a­nd while we're asking, what exactly does ''close'' ties to Wm Ayers mean? Why has no one asked McCain this?”

“Shouldn't McCain have known not to trust his handlers? Shouldn't he have been in charge of ''his reputation, his campaign, his credibility, his message?''”

“Her clothes are just as expensive as Cindy McCain's; they're tailored and simple but they're by no means from Walmart, where Mrs. Joe-sixpack buys her duds. No, Sarah had gotten used to only the best. And she's had a stylist for years.”

“Thanks for bringing up Gwen Ifill. I thought I was going to be the only one who noticed she dropped the ball and let Palin get away with snotty, little girl, foot stomping, instead of holding her to adult debate standards.”