Grace’s Christening Set
My dearest friend is my daughter’s godmother.
She hand knitted this set using thin wool and silk blend yarn.
I am in awe!
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Boo-hoo billionaires: why America's super-wealthy are afraid for 2020 [Click] Bernie got good responses from the crowd last night every time he verbally whacked the super-rich. ‘Every election cycle seems to have a key demographic said to define the race, and 2020 is no different. This is the campaign of the “boo-hoo billionaire’.”
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From The Atlantic:
Trump Sides With War Criminals [Click] “Being no different from our enemies has not been the aspiration of previous presidents, nor of our military.”
Why Trump Attacked Marie Yovanovitch [Click] “He can’t help but go after women, even when doing so hurts his cause.”
The Candidate Dividing Iowa Progressives [Click] “Warren supporters tend to like Pete Buttigieg just fine. Bernie supporters? Not so much.” Hmmmmm… another reason to readjust the balance of my Bernie:Warren contributions?
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I donno. I pretty much like Buttigieg. Not sure he's experienced enough for the job. If he were a governor rather than a mayor, that would make a difference.
DeleteI don't know what to do. Should I hold out for Bernie and throw my support to Hawkins if he doesn't get the nomination? Should I do so if neither Bernie nor Warren gets it? Buttigieg has a lot going for him, but my gut says he's not the right one this time around. I'm not completely sure Warren is either. I really, truly believe Bernie is the right one. What then? I'm not voting for any more lesser evils. Hawkins' platform is solid. It's a whole lot closer to what I believe in than anything the Dems have put forward in years. But the Greens are still struggling to get on the ballot in all fifty states. Realistically, Hawkins has no more chance than Styne did. You know, my sister is still pissed at me for voting for Styne. But then, she can't conceive of anyone not liking Clinton. So, what are ya gonna do?
It IS a puzzle, Cat. I am again considering holding off on voting until "election day" to see how the various candidates do in the early-voting states. But maybe not. Having TWO progressive candidates on the Democratic primary ballot is quite a novelty.
DeleteI like Bernie and Warren both but do not really like what Buttigieg did at that last debate. He fell for the "you have to trash your opponents" line and came on harshly, to try to show the voters he's a top contender. All it did for me was turn me off.
Deletei want Bernie but failing that would be (almost) perfectly happy with Warren. If I had to make a third choice it would be Castro because of his stand on disability issues.
DeleteOh! That christening set is a true heirloom. Just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susan. I wrote a response earlier on Saturday, but it somehow never posted.
DeleteThe great thing is that Daughter is the sort of person who will very carefully pack the outfit away to pass along to Grace. I had no idea for years that, even in high school, she set aside all sorts of mementos from her childhood. She's not a pack rat; she chose carefully, and saved some treasures.
Biden, Warren absence at California gathering irks top Dems [Click] Bernie has now been to Fresno twice, Buttigieg once…
ReplyDeleteYou know, Warren refuses to discuss how she's going to pay for all her great plans. That's also off-putting.
DeleteI read somewhere that Warren has come around on that problem in the past couple of days.
DeleteCat—here’s that column on Warren and universal health care funding; not sure that it really answers the question, though:
DeleteWaPo: Is Warren looking for safer ground on health care? [Click]
Maybe it would be worth reviewing the political give and take over universal health care prior to its passage in the Reichstag in 1883; it was the first of Otto von Bismarck’s social legislation, and I was under the impression that it was considered the lowest-hanging fruit. If that is so, what was the big difference between Germany then and the US today? Bismarck framed it as an element of national strength and defense, for one thing; for another, health care was far simpler (and presumably less expensive) then.
In 1883 Germany was a newly formed nation, largely surrounded by competing/hostile and presumably more powerful neighbors. A healthy workforce was considered an existential necessity.
DeleteThanks for the Warren link. A healthy workforce sounds like a perty derned good thing in early Twenty-first Century America if you ask me.
DeleteActually, Warren began laying out the funding for her healthcare plan on Nov. 1st.
DeleteBiden, Warren absence at California gathering irks top Dems [Click] Bernie has now been to Fresno twice, Buttigieg once…
ReplyDeleteCalifornia bans government purchases of most gas-powered cars under Newsom climate order [Click] Also automobiles manufactured by companies fighting California auto emissions standards. Ought to get Trump’s shorts in a knot. Or should I say in another knot? They already seem to have several.
Sacramento Bee on Bernie’s Fresno Rally. [Click] The pan of the crowd gives some idea of its size, but much of it is shrouded in darkness.
Nice article from the Bee! Thanks, Alan!
Delete"Sanders also is the only Democratic candidate to open an office in Fresno."
I appreciated what the article said about Bernie garnering most of the Latino vote there! That means a lot in a Presidential election.
I missed that, listener. Latino turnout has historically been low; I should welcome improvement.
DeleteI went back and re-read it; mostly I had paid attention to the video the first time. Yes, that's good. I joked with a Latina coworker several years back when it was in the news that Latinos were about to outnumber Anglos in California. I asked, in as timid a manner as I could, "You'll be gentle with us, won't you?" To which she replied, "If you behave yourselves."
DeleteLouisiana polls are just about to close.
ReplyDeleteRather than the traditional north-south divide, a rural-urban divide is said to have taken hold in Louisiana. Getcher Louisiana Governor voting results here! [Click] Hardly any precincts reporting yet.
DeleteAP contends that Edwards (D) wins the Louisiana Governor's race.
DeleteLouisiana’s John Bel Edwards (D) stuns the GOP and wins reelection to a second term as the Deep South’s only Democratic governor, the AP reports.
DeleteBaton Rouge Advocate: “Rarely have presidents been so involved in a state-level race. Trump visited Louisiana three times to rally Republican and rural voters to head to the polls and ‘fire’ Edwards, calling him ‘a radical.’ Trump told Louisiana voters they could send a message to national Democrats that they stood behind him by voting for Rispone.”
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Love this to the max. Now ask trump to campaign for Susan Collins, please.
DeleteExcellent news!!
Delete(And I think Susan Collins has a tough road ahead in Maine if she thinks she's going to win it this time.)
Newest Des Moines Register poll is out [Click] Pete leading, but the overall picture is considerably mixed.
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