Posted on 12/13/2002 4:06:28 AM PST by Chairman_December_19th_Society
Brad's Gramma posted the following on the Dose thread last night:
OK, Ladies......we have a problem at our household and I NEED input. Kayak, PLEASE ask around on ATRW tomorrow if you have time..!!!Santa came to our town tonight....the police go up & down the streets, bells & whistles & sirens and all, announcing his coming. Well, the Dude gets here, Brad gets his turn at climbing up onto his lap & giving his request.
A dog. The boy wants his OWN dog. I have a shepherd, my one daughter has a weiner dog who she brings over EVERY day so I can dog sit (!!!), and Brad wants his own dog. His mom, my daughter, is beside herself......
H-E-L-P!!!! (He's 9, so no, a STUFFED ANIMAL WON'T CUT IT!)
Gramma's problem is that they don't want to get the child a dog. Gramma already has a shepherd and dog-sits a weiner dog every day and they have their hands full already. But they don't want to disappoint Brad when Santa doesn't bring him the one thing he asked for.
Any advice from anyone?
This custody arrangement still frustrates and angers me no end. I think the kids will pay dearly in the long run ..... and yet this is the garbage that the psychobabblists are pushing these days ....... grrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!
Right now I'm more concerned about hubby having to be SUPER SON...... he left this morning in a pouring rain, which he'll be driving in all day. With stops for meals, he'll be driving about 10 hours total today and it looks like it will all be in miserable weather conditions. He'll come home exhausted tonight and then have to get up early in the morning to go do some fairly heavy work.
And I hope you make it through your day ok and have a safe trip. Somehow I'm not too worried about whether or not you'll have a good weekend ....... *grins*
I may be wrong, but I have employed dozens of Trent Lott's in radio. They make great air personalities. They need to be appreciated and loved. The audience senses they are trying to please them. That personality type tends to do well in the ratings.
But if they don't beat the competition and are moved from morning drive time to the lower stature of an afternoon slot, they will quit to work for half the money at another station. They may even take an evening slot on another station. But get out to seek approval, is what they tend to do.
Bush and Rove are making a mistake. And don't think Rove and Bush are not behind this. They are betting that what motivates them motivates Lott. I am not sure it does. They want him out of leadership. They don't want him out of the Senate. They think Lott craves some power that he wants to be a player. I think he only craves approval. <
He will have to take himself out as majority leader candidate or resign from the senate. Can you imagine the smirks and jokes he will endure from the Democrats if he stays in the Senate? Can you imagine the animosity behind the scenes from the Republicans?
It is much to the Democrats advantage to drive him out. Smirks and derisive laughter from the Democrats, and rejection and contempt from the Republicans argues for him to resign. Jesse Helms sees it even if Rove and Bush do not.
I hope I am wrong. But a man who craves approval more than power will leave. How do you see Lott? Is he in it for the power or the approval? There is only disapproval in staying and not much power. It will be mostly scorn.
Do you know how Old Trent Lott was when Strom Thurman ran for president? He was 6 years old. He didn't vote for Thurman... but his Daddy and Mommy did.By the time Lott graduated from college, Strom was breaking ground by being the first Southern senator to hire a black as a senate staffer.
No one is defending Lott. He needs approval. I think he will leave.
I saw the press conference with the 13-year-old sniper victim, his uncle, mother, and doctor this morning. It was really something. The uncle's words...."All the Glory be to God" and the first words the 13-year-old spoke were "First, I want to thank God...." "I want to live a life that makes a difference." That is one special kid!
Further news from Fox, Mary Matlin has resigned this morning, and I must say I'm happy. I've never been confortable thinking about the spouse of Carville working in Cheney's office. I don't care what side of the fence she's supposed to be on!
I do not think that Lott is bad at getting legislation through. As you have pointed out, he has a fair amount of skill at that. He just demonstrated that on Homeland Security.
What he does NOT have is the ability to think on his feet when confronted with a dicey situation, such as the Impeachment, the power-sharing agreement, etc. He also tends to open his mouth too often when silence would be the best alternative.
I do not think that Bush and Rove have not weighed the risk of him resigning. However, I do think there are ways to get him to stay in the Senate and save face for him, and they are probably working on it.
As I said, solving this problem is WAY beyond my pay grade, so mostly I am just watching. Lott SHOULD have had enough sense to know that his comment would be taken out of context and exaggerated. It was unnecessary to remark about Strom's presidential run at all. He could have spoken about his service in WWII, his dedication to the party, his national defense and tax cutting votes, etc.
What really amplifies my opinion about this is that he made no apology, then a weak one, then a stronger one, but in all cases he was not understanding how serious the situation was. That is where he is lacking. He fails to understand how things appear on the national scene, not just in the Senate and Mississippi.
Well, as I said, I am just watching. What I think isn't going to affect this one way or the other, anyway.
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