At least the grapevine is happy.
Blooming
In the Garden
I think about writing something occasionally, but it’s really all I can do to keep up with my garden this year.
That’s Minuet, a dwarf Chinese cabbage, growing next to Toy Choy.
Furl, alas
I’m sorry to report that Furl.net is shutting down. I’ve saved off my archive and will be using Delicious to show what I’m currently reading in the sidebar to the right.
I’ll be messing with the CSS for a while, so expect to see changes.
Netroots Nation in Colorado
Tomorrow my husband and I will be attending our local Netroots Nation gathering, a one-day conference to discuss progressive politics in Colorado. I’ll try to take some notes and some pictures so I can report back afterwards.
The Party of No
Today’s Must Read
Gail Collins in the NYTimes, on Bobby Jindal’s hypocrisy.
Absent any deep thoughts, the Republicans are going to complain about waste. The high point of Jindal
Jindal
Secretary of Casting Out Demons?
After listening to him last night, I don’t think he’s likely to be President.
Total Collapse?
This video has started making the rounds. I’m putting it here for reference, but I need to listen a couple more times before I know what to say.
Disapproval of what?
Gallup finds that people generally approve of President Obama’s handling of the stimulus bill.
These findings, based on Gallup Poll interviews conducted Feb. 6-7, underscore the degree to which Obama appears to be maintaining the upper hand over his opponents from a public opinion perspective as he and congressional leaders wrangle over the precise form and substance of a new economic stimulus plan. (Recent Gallup polling also shows that a slight majority of Americans in general favor the idea of passing a stimulus plan of around $800 billion, a sentiment that has stayed constant over the last several weeks.)…
In addition, 51% of the people polled felt that passing the stimulus bill was critically important, with another 29% saying that it was important but not critical. Only 16% felt it was not that important. Not that this will stop the Republicans from obstructing this legislation as much as they can, but it should give them pause.