A Few Things I Am Thankful For

1) The expression on Lawrence Kudlow's face as he begs his viewers to buy stocks for the sake of this great country of ours and prays for another government bailout from the Fed.

2) Judith Regan's lawsuit.

3) The artfully deployed Viking accessories and appendages that shielded me from a full frontal ImagoRoboScopic view of Beowulf's manly member.

4) Joe Biden, for coining the line about how every sentence Rudy utters consists of "Noun + Verb + 9/11."

5) Dennis Hopper and Ameriprise Financial for giving us the single most depressing example of corporate co-option of the '60s ever contrived.

Comments

[white_mende_man]

I'm grateful for that leftover ham for that inevitable ham n' cheese sandwich.

[Tellmethetruth]

Sen. Joe Biden said after the news Scott McClellan writes "in his new book that the White House intentionally misled him concerning the CIA leak case and that President Bush was involved in his passing along "false information" to the press."
"The President should immediately come forward and explain any action taken by him or his administration to mislead the American public. The American people deserve the truth,""President Bush himself said that he would take action against anyone who leaked the name of an American agent. Far from punishing anyone, it appears from McClellan"s account that the President himself was "involved" in spreading false information. That is outrageous.
"These allegations give me little confidence in the Bush Administration"s current aggressive posture towards Iran that is escalating tensions. This is why I voted against the Kyl-Lieberman amendment to designate part of Iran"s military a terrorist organization. It is the same reason why the American people have lost all confidence in the President and why I told Secretary Rice during hearings before my committee that I would myself initiate impeachment hearings if the President acts irresponsibly on the use of force against Iran."
George H. W. Bush Called Those Who Expose the Name of CIA Sources "The Most Insidious of Traitors." Speaking at the opening of the George Bush Center for Intelligence, George H. W. Bush said, "I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious of traitors." [Associated Press, 4/26/99]
Bush Said That If There Were Leaks In His Administration They Would Be "Taken Care Of." Bush said that ". . .if there's a leak out of the administration, I want to know who it is. And if a person has violated law, the person will be taken care of. . . And so I welcome the investigation. . . I have told our administration people in my administration to be fully cooperative. I want to know the truth." [FDCH Political Transcripts, 10/30/03]

[liveandlearn]

and i will say this: my home (yes, i have one) is heated; there is food in the refrigerator; my bills are paid for the month; and i have medicare.

not only that--i am cancer free for another four months. my friends are great; birds show off for free; and i can go online whenever i am home.

life is good.

[DatelessNerd]

Cut Dennis Hopper some slack.

The return rate on "coke money hidden in a chopper's gas tank" isn't good. You never see Money magazine recommend it as an investment strategy.

Plus, I'd rather see elderly ex-hippies retired on exotic beaches than working as Wal-Mart greeters.