The weak kneed yellow belly Republicans are at it again

As our nation prepares to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to justice for masterminding the attacks on September 11, 2001, Republicans like Giuliani, are quaking in their boots with fear. Mind you, I'm certain they aren't actually concerned that our judicial system is not capable of handling such cases, as we have a clear history of doing so successfully. Rather, it seems likely that Mr. Giuliani wants to continue his constant despicable practice of beating the people of New York over the head with his mighty fear stick - every time any discussion of logical defensive policies against terrorism come up in the national spotlight.

It may not have occurred to Giuliani, or the rest of his unruly Republican bunch, that this trial and the conviction of those directly involved in the planning of 9/11, can go a long way to help repair New York's confidence in itself, and it's government. Despite Giuliani's inability to keep his people safe on 9/11 (and believe me I am not blaming him), it is quite possible for others to work together across federal and local jurisdictions to do just that today.

I wonder if perhaps the true fear of Republicans today is that a Democratic Administration may actually successfully try and convict Khalid et al without torture tactic testimony, without wild crazy forms of "justice" being necessary, and without the help, support or assistance of a single National Republican figure.

We can all act like Republicans and live in fear forever, or we can have faith in our strength, our system, our nation and our government to keep us safe and deliver justice to those who deserve to hang for the horrors they inflicted on the people of this nation. Cry, whine, and shake in your boots all you want Republican leadership, but kindly go lock yourself in a fucking cave to do it, rather than delude yourself in to thinking your faithless freak-out will affect the rest of us who are not wussy yellow-bellied losers.

I read today in the NYT that 7% of New Yorkers suffer from PST thanks to the events of 9/11 and the plans put forth by KSM. Giving them the opportunity to restore their faith in their governments ability to keep them safe and to enact just resolutions under the banner of our justice system, will go a long way to helping New Yorkers as a whole rebuild stronger and more secure. Enough Republicans - your idiocy, cowardice and despicable lack of appreciation for the institutions provided for us by the Constitution is embarrassing. The rest of us are trying to move forward and progress, if you aren't ready for that I hear Dick Cheney has a cave you can borrow.

Trying to walk a mad pack

I've struggled through 9 years of dog ownership, trying to learn how to walk my dogs without killing myself in the process. Ajax is not an easy going fella. He was born a sled dog and will die a sled dog. He knows only one pace, and he pretty much hates all other dogs. He doesn't want to harm other dogs, he just wants them to stay the hell away from him and his people - Martini, of course, being the exception.

Martini, our puppy, does not understand Ajax's need to bark at all those who pass by. He loves every creature big and small, except squirrels. This doesn't mean that Martini is a quiet little flower who happily wags his tail as others pass by, no my puppy lets out this strange high pitched noise that can best be described as a whining barking, howling, whimpering, yelp! It would be easy to imagine this noise escaping from from the mouth of a dog withstanding torture - but it is quite ill fitting a happy pup who simply wants to play and be friends with another animal passing us by.

I often wonder what others must think when they see me and my evil wolf pack strolling down the green space path. I know I look like a crazy woman who's dogs have taken her out for a drag, her hands wrapped in a death grip straining to keep control of Cujo and loud ass Captain Happy Pants. It's embarrassing, to say the least. I'm reminded of my children's early days when they would cry or have a meltdown in the middle of the aisle. No attempts on my part to diffuse the situation could possibly hide the fact that I was clearly unfit to parent, or at the very least walk the aisles of Target with my monster children in tow.

Still, I try to walk these dogs on a regular basis. They need it, my house needs it, my post childbirth body needs it. So on I walk.

With Ajax, we tried everything - training, teaching him commands, a harness, several types of collars, nothing really worked until we discovered the jaws of death choke collar. It looks horrible, poky spikes resting on his throat - not hurting the dog who walks in a civilized manner, and biting the hell out of the throat of dogs who pull. For Ajax, the pain was not worth it, he stopped pulling the leash.

Martini is not as bright as Ajax. He'll gladly chew up his own neck for the opportunity to sniff a passing canines ass. But it's better than all other forms of collars that we've tried - these result in vomit inducing choke fests - repeatedly - throughout the course of our walk.

I've considered the gentle lead, but Tini is a talker, he'd probably whine and howl through the snout leash - just to drive me insane. I don't doubt that he, like his crazy buddy, George the spectacularly rambunctious standard poodle, would quickly learn how to escape the leash and run off in to oncoming traffic (did I mention Tini thinks cars are friends, too).

So finally, last night, I had an epiphany. Martini hates it when he's jumping about or crisscrossing under Ajax while he pees on Tini's head, and his leash gets trapped in between his legs. It always slows him down and freaks him out. So I wondered if Ajax's old harness might slow the crazy man down.

I'm happy to report that the harness was a complete success! Sure he still whined, whimpered and yelped at passers by, but he did so on a walk not a drag.

Sarah Palin - Queen of The Universe!

I'm so glad that Sarah "wrote" a book so that we can ignore all of the real problems in the world and focus on her awesomeness! If I were a Republican, I would totally big squishy love this woman, too - because as far as Republicans go, she's kind of exciting. Most Republican leaders are corrupt, boring, unsexy ass hats, oh wait...so is she. At least her level of crazy is entertaining.