That's what the world's in today---

The title is part of today's humstle, Ball of Confusion, by the Temptations. The national plate is quite full, almost to the point of needing a catering service to keep enough plates on hand. I remember the Hillary Clinton ad in 2008 about the 3AM phone call.

Let's list some of the plate's contents: A hefty hunk of steamin' junk ( Thanks, James Taylor) 

1. Hope and Change did not apply to fattening up the oligarchs, so that forceful action couldn't be taken against lawless players on the world stage.

2. An opposing party full of haters and, liars, protecting the oligarchs.

3. Still no relief for the unemployed, but a quick billion for Ukraine.

4. A disgusting and sophomoric confrontation between the two ranking members of the House Committee on Oversight. Two men who's legislative body has an approval rating of 13%.

5. A nasty partisan slugfest, filled with lies bought by dark, dirty money for the Keystone Pipeline. Amid the noise, the people who live near this pipeline are likely to not be consulted as to what THEY want

6. A President who became so tone deaf, as to feeling a need to play golf at a club that probably would not admit him as a member. Unofficial reason for not wanting him there- he bashes the rich and supports policies that necessarily need to restore a sense of fair play and hope to millions living below the poverty line. Class warfare and stoking up the 99%.

7. One of the stupidest governors in the U.S. has decided that Jimmy Carter is now the second worst President ever-- which was followed by a potential future Governor to mention POTUS 39 in the past tense-- like'dead ya know,' prompting Carter to remind that person, "Donald, I'm still alive."

Another part of the song, had the refrain, "And the Band Played on." 

I have no choice but to sip copious amounts of Booker's Bourbon and to cook great food this weekend- that is before the kitchen ceiling is taken down on Monday to mitigate mold and water damage from last week's ice, snow, melt and subsequent pipe bursting. 

Yes, I was at Soldier Field last Saturday night and cheered as the Blackhawks totally dominated the Pittsburgh Penguins. I expect the Bourbon to help me forget the upper respiratory thing that happens when you sit outside in snowy cold weather. 

I hope to be back by Monday because if nothing else, life is interesting. 

"IF DEMOCRATS HAD ANY BRAINS"....

So sayeth Ann Coulter in an interview with the New York Observer in 2007. Essentially the main feature that was re-published by Media Matters and bouncing along the Twitter and Facebook world is her comment: If women weren't allowed to vote, we'd never have to worry about electing another Democratic President."

Disingenuous to publish archived rantings from a very imbalanced person. But, there it was, she DID say it and millions of people have their "hating on Ann Coulter" hats on today. I don't like the re-parsing of idiotic comments by anybody. Heaven knows the right wing dredges up all it can find and does the same whup up to their base.

I can tell that the weather is really starting to break people down. Because of the snow drifts, parking lots of public places are not parker friendly. It's below zero, it has been and will be for a while longer and that eventually wears on people's coping mechanisms.

I parked legally and because the snow has negated many other parking spaces, An OWG pulled up and parked his Yukon behind ME, parking me in. I was leaving- he clearly saw that and still thought he could get away with his maneuver. As I passed him, on the way to my car, I simply said, "I'm leaving now. You can have my space." Big sourpuss faces- about 12 of them, gets all red faced, still can't conceive that  he will get a legal space if he pulls out and waits 30 seconds. He "harrumphs" and gives me the death stare. I say, "you can make all the faces you want. I'm parked legally and you ain't." Gives me the finger and pulls out and parks 50 feet further from the Starbucks than he wanted to walk. Wind is howling, it's fucking cold. I get that.Keep your finger in your pocket. Caffeine clearly isn't going to calm YOU down.

He must have read the Coulter interview and agreed wholeheartedly that if only women were denied the vote, this country wouldn't have elected Jimmy Carter or Bill Clinton and 9/11 never would have happened. Bye Bye Ann. CeeUNextThursday. So what else can we give away to soccer Moms to get them to vote for the evil empires.

We're going to brave whatever weather we face tonight and we're going to park legally and go see Pittsburgh's beloved Rusted Root. Also on the bill is one of our favorite dance bands, Donna The Buffalo. I too am on old white guy, but I'm young at heart and I feel like dancing and smiling. So, fuck it. That's my plan.