I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
FuckinA!
Man, and here I thought I had it tough because I'm broke! Well put!
Cup O' Joe - Blog Of The Working Man!
Here's a true believer:
28. Steve J,
The WSJ is liberal when it comes to the news desk. It is slightly conservative when it comes to the editorial desk. This has been well known inside the WSJ for years.
-Polaris
Comment by Polaris | Email | 4/7/2005 - 10:32 pm
I think so too, mena! Ha ha ha ha ha!!
Oh, I dunno. Drug use could also be part of the problem/solution.
Oh. Excuse me, I thought this was a private conversation.
Your to kind to the wingnuts. Remember they think God is on their side and the devil makes them do it! Zieg Heil!
I don't respect willful stupidity, stupidity that is acquired by the hard work of conscious ignoring.
Now, my Lab Hank is stupid by birth and I respect her a lot. She's full of energy and love and interest in everything (can I, can I, please, can I come when you fold the laundry! So fun!) And she really tries to learn everything, including how to fold laundry.
The WSJ is liberal when it comes to the news desk.
Maybe because the news desk is charged with reporting reality, and we know how biased reality is.
But, but, Echidne, like you said yourself, it's hard work....
Joementum should get respect too.
IF ONLY we could harness the energy they generate on their intellectual gerbil wheels.
Roy's come up with nothing but a string of cheap shots. But, damn, they're completely accurate cheap shots. Keep 'em coming.
Sorry but stupid people piss me off.
I've never suffered fools gladly and conservatives are the biggest fools out there!
IF ONLY we could harness the energy they generate on their intellectual gerbil wheels.
Oh yeah. It could power a little pocket fan for the preznit when the weather gets too hot.
Lab Hank?
Ok, I give.
To quote the late great Peter Cook:
"So, do you think you've learned from your mistakes?"
"Yes, of course. I feel now that I could duplicate them almost exactly."
Saw a few minutes of Faux this morning. They were beating on Rep. Tancredo for suggesting that maybe Delay should temporarily step aside. They could not understand how a conservative could possibly suggest that something was less that perfect with Delay. Once you have the firm belief that Bush, Delay and co. can do no wrong everything else follows. You simply say what they tell you to say. I wonder how they will handle it when Bush and Delay turn on each other?
Straight Talk
More Straight TalkThank You. More like this, please; alot more. Looks like spine to me and I like that. Let's make it a trend, shall we, since there's a vote coming up.
I could only assume your assistant. Only possible solution.
It certainly does take a lot of work...and a couple gallons of Kool-Aid.
Barndog, Hank is a chocolate Labrador retriever, barrel-shaped but slim and muscular, with two tiny beady yellow eyes and a very large brown nose. Tongue the size of Nevada. Verrry high energy. Like the highest any bad dog trainers had seen.
Her real name is Hannabel, after Hannibal.
Liberal: "So did you hear that the President is going to start serving boiled kittens at all state dinners? Pretty cruel don't you think?"
Conservative : "Cruel? You know what's cruel? Rape rooms, that's cruel. Starving a mildly handicapped woman to death so he sleaze ball husband can shack up with another woman - that's cruel.. All you Bush haters want to do is bitch about every idea the President puts forth. You have not ideas of your own - what should he be serving? Escargot?"
It's a wonder of the world how those little tiny minds manage all those contradictions. They fucking believe any and everything out of the mouths of biggest liars on earth - Rush, O'Lielly, etc. etc.
They are really an astonishing species.
Hmm, bjørndøg,reflect upon your name...
THE CONSERVATIVES DON'T DESERVE ANY RESPECT!! SURE, THEY WHIP OUR ASS AT ALMOST EVERY ELECTION FOR THE PAST DECADE. SURE, THEY ARE MORE FOCUSED AND DISCIPLINED. SURE, THEY ARE MORE MOTIVATED AND COHERENT..BUT NONE OF THAT MEANS WE SHOULD RESPECT THEM!!!
David Frum was so astonishing on RealTime last night that it was a treat to watch Wesley Clark's face while Frum rambled. I thought it was funny as hell - they all just let him go and watched because it was almost unbelievable.
Goddess of the snakes, I thought only my dogs were like that.
They were born stupid and then regressed.
oh well
THE CO--
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
zzzzz...
What can you say about the TheoCons?
It's definately less about political beliefs and more about being on The Team. Even my (Southern, Republican, Kerry-voting!) relatives don't understand what these assclowns are about- where at one time you could debate some policy differences (tax policy, federalism, etc.), now it's just the Team vs. the world, central beliefs be damned. And it fuckin kills me.
You don't bring logic to a crusade, I guess.
... they all just let him go and watched because it was almost unbelievable.
Kinda like that post right above you?
It's a wonder of the world how those little tiny minds manage all those contradictions.
Tiny little minds have very little space for memories. If you don't remember what Dear Leader told you yesterday then you can't realize that what he says today contradicts what he said yesterday.
IF ONLY we could harness the energy they generate on their intellectual gerbil wheels.
Oh yeah. It could power a little pocket fan for the preznit when the weather gets too hot.
Yeah, but aWol's ear canal must get sweaty with that earpiece all dug in like that.
Besides, he breaks out in a wee little girl sweat when he eats escargot.
THE CO--
Duuhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......*drools*
Kinda like that post right above you?
dave
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Were you around last night? Yikes.
Ok, Echidne. Now it makes sense.
I kept thinking 'Lab Hank'?????
When I'd get a new guy carpenter, we always called them FNG's. Fucking New Guys. I couldn't possibly conjecture what in the hell a Lab Hank was.
No surprises here, really. In general, people are astonishingly stupid. Believing whatever their leaders tell them is no strain, even if what the leaders say today is 180-degrees from what they said yesterday or even this morning. When you're that stupid, you cannot remember what was said even ten minutes ago.
I used to live in southwestern Connecticut. Every day, twice a day, I drove I-95 from Greenwich to Norwalk. And every day I'd see the same people toodling along in the left lane and only recalling that, "Yeah, this is my exit!" when they were less than 100 yards from the ramp. Too stupid to remember that they live in Darien, yet wealthy enough to drive a Mercedes and own a house in Darien.
No, it doesn't take any work at all to be stupid. When your brain ceases to function beyond the autonomic level and the tiny, tiny bit needed to make a living, stupidity is a natural result.
Hmm, bjřrndřg,reflect upon your name -
So, I was playing with ascii this morning at 4 a.m.
Chica - Atrios published a picture of that earpiece yesterday afternoon. Didyou catch it?
Besides, he breaks out in a wee little girl sweat when he eats escargot.
Or sees non-Republicans.
I remember reading about how Mullah Omar has never met with a non-Muslim. Bush is kinda like that...
this post calls for a Googlefight!!!
Republicans 12.7 million
Reality 109 million
reality wins, hands down!
Brilliant stuff, that chuckling post. Fucking dead on.
And Tena's absolutely right -- Frum was so hollow and craven on Real Time last night, you could hear the hamster-wheel going in his peanut brain, when the crickets weren't chirping. He's going to hell, and he knows it. Clark pimp-slapped him the whole time, while the Dixie Chick just sat there and giggled.
[weekend-warrior blogpimp]:
The Hammer takes on The Hammer:
DeLay's Toupée; Or, Just Because You're Paranoid Doesn't Mean There's Not Really Someone Out To Get You
Yeah, I should certainly respect people who repeated ad nauseum that we live in a Republic not a Democracy in the wake of what was arguably the most heinous example of judicial activism in the country's history and then turn around and say that the judiciary and the filibuster are "undemocratic."
Everyone should gape with awe at those who during the last election said that comparisons of gay rights to the civil rights struggles of the last century are inapt and then turn around and compare the filibuster of a handfull of judicial nominees is religious discrimination comparable o discrimination against minories in the last century. That is certainly a respectable thing to do.
Uhhuh.
one googlefight deserves another:
giant douche 430,000
turd sandwich 34,900
Giant Douche wins!
Chica - Atrios published a picture of that earpiece yesterday afternoon. Didyou catch it?
I would hardly consider 9:26 PM "afternoon".
Does Garrison Keillor have this much trouble with the Bjorn-agains up in Minnisota?
So, I was playing with ascii this morning at 4 a.m.
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Yeah, well, I was sleeping. 
Man, I really should proofread.
I note with some alarm that no one has yet said "Fuck Bush."
There.
Fixed.
Now that's tragic comedy!!!
Everything he said about the rightwing mentality is so sadly true!!!!
I would hardly consider 9:26 PM "afternoon".
Eli
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West coast, baby, west coast.
Fan:"what time is it?"
Yogi:"You mean now?"
stupid morons
748,000
intellectual left
14,300,000
intellectual left buries stupid morons.
heh.
Yeah, I should certainly re----
Duhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh------ *drools*
This is too funny
http://www.hbo.com/billmaher/
via Crooks and Liars
I would hardly consider 9:26 PM "afternoon".
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Besides. That's all you got? You're not Eli.
It takes an incredibly agile mind to constantly change core values and beliefs without ever acknowledging the contradictions.
I remember Alexander Cockburn quoting a Catholic bishop on this. Paraphrased from memory, "The Church can shift from one position to its opposite without any interval of uncertainty." The bishop saw this as a strength.
Besides. That's all you got? You're not Eli.
Actually, to be honest, I thought maybe there *was* a real earpiece post from the afternoon and I had just missed it...
I love Roy's blog.
And driftglass - man!
"...SURE, (the "Conservatives") ARE MORE FOCUSED AND DISCIPLINED. SURE, THEY ARE MORE MOTIVATED AND COHERENT..BUT NONE OF THAT MEANS WE SHOULD RESPECT THEM!!!"
Eschatonian 04.16.05 - 3:47 pm
"Tyranny is always better organized than freedom." -- Charles Peguy.
Verrry high energy. Like the highest any bad dog trainers had seen.
I'll bet she has a tail that would level cities. (I grew up with labs, so I speak from experience)
You don't bring logic to I crusade, I guess.
No, indeed you don't. It kills the buzz.
Actually, to be honest, I thought maybe there *was* a real earpiece post from the afternoon and I had just missed it...
Eli
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I'm a bit loopy today Eli, I don't mean to insult. I could just see the little guy doing double-duty as a Q-Tip. It would explain the look of horror, too.
As the Red Queen explained to Alice, it simply takes practice. Why, in her youth, she'd often believed six impossible things before breakfast. Course, the Republicans are like the Red Queen on steroids.
s the Red Queen explained to Alice, it simply takes practice. Why, in her youth, she'd often believed six impossible things before breakfast. Course, the Republicans are like the Red Queen on steroids.
Except the republicans like to believe 6 unbelievably stupid things before the rapture.
"Tyranny is always better organized than freedom." -- Charles Peguy.
Yeah, it's a bit like saying we should admire the Nazis for their punctual trains.
I could just see the little guy doing double-duty as a Q-Tip. It would explain the look of horror, too.
He actually looked like he had just been fished out. Poor wee critter.
Course, the Republicans are like the Red Queen on steroids.
:Lol:
Sorry for the obvious punchline
Someone mentioned the work of social critic James Kunstler here recently. Last week he spoke at Middlebury College and later a local weekly newspaper did a phone interview with him. It is worth reading. He doesn't think Bush will finish his term but will be impeached for gross negligence and incompetence. He believes that the oil crisis will result in drastic changes in our way of life. The entire interview can be read at www.sevendaysvt.com/home click on "Global Warning" at the top of the page.
He doesn't think Bush will finish his term but will be impeached for gross negligence and incompetence.
I think he's dreamin', but that sure would be pretty fucking wonderful.
Assuming that there was popular support for it, or else it would backfire monstrously.
Besides, he breaks out in a wee little girl sweat when he eats escargot.
chica toxica
You feed me escargot, I'm gonna do more than sweat, I'm gonna throw up everything I've eaten for the last five years. No offense to our French friends out there, but...no fucking way! Omelettes? sure. French pastry? me oui. Slug saute? Me hurl.
"Tyranny is always better organized than freedom." -- Charles Peguy.
"Yeah, it's a bit like saying we should admire the Nazis for their punctual trains."
That would be so, except that is not the context in which I referred to the original quote.
Furthermore, the train meme referred to Mussolini.
He doesn't think Bush will finish his term but will be impeached for gross negligence and incompetence.
Unless the Democrats manage to win the house in 2006, he's right. And unless the Democrats win both the house and Senate, there's no way he'll be removed from office.
And as Eli said, unless there was broad popular support (i.e. the Dems sweep in office on an explicit impeach Bush platform, which isn't going to happen bar some unforseen sea change in the political landscape) even if the Dems did manage to take control of congress, it probably wouldn't happen anyway since actually winning back control would likely be seen as repudiation enough.
Liberal: "So did you hear that the President is going to start serving boiled kittens at all state dinners? Pretty cruel don't you think?"
Conservative : "Cruel? You know what's cruel? Rape rooms, that's cruel. Starving a mildly handicapped woman to death so he sleaze ball husband can shack up with another woman - that's cruel.. All you Bush haters want to do is bitch about every idea the President puts forth. You have not ideas of your own - what should he be serving? Escargot?"
Jill
You forgot to mention Clinton in that. "Children knowing that President Clinton got a blowjob in the White House - That's cruel" fits ever so perfectly between Terri Schaivo and "All you Bush haters..."
I had escargots in Paris, once. They tasted of garlic and snot.
That would be so, except that is not the context in which I referred to the original quote.
It was more in reference to the "Eschatonian" looney who seemed to think that we should admire the Republicans for their discipline and organizational skills, and never mind their actual ideology.
I was seconding your quote, not trying to contradict it.
Assuming that there was popular support for it, or else it would backfire monstrously.
Eli
The Republicans lacked popular support for their BJ Jihad in the '90s, and it doesn't seem to have hurt them much.
Of course, it helps that they own the Media...
Just say "no" to the American Taliban!
escargot yummy.
but, I eat just about everything...
BTW, I do appreciate Eddie's putting a working link to my Cafe Press site when he steals my name... thanks!
I like the Escargot, but when garlic, butter and bread crumbs are part of the equation you're halfway there.
Kind of squiddy. But the little tools and the shell give me pause...
I had escargots in Paris, once. They tasted of garlic and snot.
Ummmmm... you would know that how???
Following is easier than leading, and going on your own is more difficult than either.
Snails are cooked mucus, sorry. Soak an old shoe in butter and garlic and you could get it down, I'll bet.
No Prob. Thanks Eli.
Escargot dripping in butter, garlic and parsley with lots of bread to soak up the drippings.
Yummmmmmmmmmmmm..
Soak an old shoe in butter and garlic and you could get it down, I'll bet.
I'm adding that to my Cookbook for the Bush Economy! Good with a nice 2005 malt liquor paid for with change from the car ashtray....
-Jay C, aka Catholic Jackson (courtesy Haloscan)
But the little tools and the shell give me pause...
Once saw one fly across the table when the tool malfunctioned. 
Jay C - how muchyou wanna bet these fuckers have cornered the garlic futures market?
But I'm late for my nap.
Once saw one fly across the table when the tool malfunctioned.
A fun occurrence back in my restaurant days. When you had a kid going for the escargot, about 5-to-1 odds you'd have a slug-o-pult on your hands. Hah!
Ummmmm... you would know that how???
I even know what toenails taste like! It's because us divines know things without actually tasting them, of course. What did you think, naughty you?
I had escargots in Paris, once. They tasted of garlic and snot.
Ummmmm... you would know that how???
dave
Ummmm...snorting garlic to clear a stuffy nose? Never tried it, but hey, it just might work.
Anyway, escargot, clams, oysters, are all "I dare ya!" food.
Wait..."food".
I think what Kunstler means is the people will demand Bush's impeachment; they won't wait for elections. Bush has only 3 1/2 years left so Kunstler sees things going to hell pretty quickly. We are not aware of how bad things are. He compared the situation we are in to that of Europe in 1913. Very few people at that time could see what was coming.
mena - Kinda like that post right above you?
dave
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Were you around last night? Yikes.
I left pretty early last night - what happened? Thursday and Friday were terrible for me since I had the stalker harassing me. What happened last night? Did he come back?
When you had a kid going for the escargot, about 5-to-1 odds you'd have a slug-o-pult on your hands.
This was a pretty BIG kid.
Don't know, Tena. I left pretty early. Read the thread with all the punning this morning. It was hilarious.
A lobster, hastily boiled and served, is a fine approximation of a squirtgun to the unwary.
Continuing the projectile food theme. . .
I love escargot and I take issue with this notion that they taste like snot.
They do not.
Garlic, yes - properly so. One could make an argument that some oysters taste like snot - and I love oysters, so don't get me wrong. But not escargots - they're wonderful. MMmmm. One of my favorites.
pie - I don't go back and read old threads like that and I should - I miss a lot.
Not working today? It's really nice to see you.
I don't do snails. They taste like snot globs.
Tena, no. Home today, enjoying fabulously warm weather.
Most anything tastes good with garlic.
Most anything tastes good with garlic.
Not pineapple pizza. Trust me on this.
At least 70 here in Lansing, pie. Just picked up our 5th wheel yesterday in Gaylord. Kind of outside tinkering, putting the camp box supplies away and all that stuff.
Had to take a break and watch a little of the Tigers game.
pie - that's true - put garlic on it, you can eat it.
Barndog - really? They just really don't taste like snot to me - but some oysters really do, even though I eat them. When I was in Washington, I had some oysters in a really great seafood place in Gig Harbor and instead of red sauce, which is ubiquitous here, they had a vinegar sauce. Goddamn it was good. I much preferred it.
I was never an oyster kinda guy. Clams - a different story. Fried or chowder. Not onna half shell.
Reminded me of snot. I was even drunk too, figuring that would help matters out some.
Not pineapple pizza. Trust me on this.
I bet someone could make it taste good. Watched a show about the Gilmore garlic festival last week. They pair garlic with some highly unusual foods.
Barndog, it's about 72 here. Hate to say it, but we could really use some rain.
That's Gilroy, CA.
I'm going to enjoy an even bigger laugh when the Dems lose 3-4 more Senate seats in '06 due to this kind of 'humor' being their sole source of ideas for our country- ridiculing over half the electorate, including some of the most conscientious voters and contributors.
Garlic ice-cream wasn't terribly good, either. I once had it on a sugar cone.
My "quote of the day" yesterday came from comments on Jesus' General's blog. Talking about Little Green Footballs, a commenter wrote:
"It's a hate site that also serves as a slow-motion chat room for double-digit IQs."
Very pithy.
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including some of the most conscientious voters and contributors.
Interesting.
Good clams beat mediocre oysters.
And there I was, through Penn. Dutch country with my then-pregnant wife, whose usually discriminating tastes were suspended for the duration. "This white bread is delicious," she'd say to my astonishment as she delivered it from its plastic Baggie. Last night of vacation, we stayed in a Hudson River town, where I had a half bottle of excellent wine and a plate of pasta tossed with escargots, all that garlic and butter, like that. It would have been excellent any time, but then it was wonderful.
Liberal hatred will not fly. Most Americans want strong leadership, moral values, and an unbiased media. You pile on Tom Delay when you have Ted Kennedy, and the Clintons. Most are also Christian and are sick of secular hatred. You are only going to marginalize even more True Americans, and the Heartland is sick of you. What you call fascism the rest of us call grownups in charge and liberty. Frist has the right idea.
Did Brylcream go out of business when Tom DeBullshit stopped greasing up?
There is nothing as dangerous as people who are sure,despite all
evidence to the contrary,that they are absolutely right.
The followers of those people remind me of a favorite saying of a
Green Beret buddy of mine.(he was,I
wasn't.)John always said"Some people are just like a duck.They wake up to a whole new world every 5 minutes."
And I take poetic license w one of Johns' classics:
"Break Bush like a shotgun-
and fuck him like Santorums dog."
It's projection. It's the same thing when Jesus General does over on his blog. Republicans/conservatives project what they want onto everything. Jesus, if he came back today, would institute lower taxes, end environmental regulation, eliminate minimum wage and other pro-labor laws, and would essentially carry a holstered sidearm with armor piercing, cop-killer bullets.
Like I've said before, if Jesus came back and acted anything like a democrat, liberal, progressive, or anything unlike the most hardcore pro-business, pro-wealthy conservatives, republicans and the likes of Falwell, Dobson, Robertson, and Delay would line up with a hammer and wood to nail Jesus ass back onto the cross.
MYOB(Iron Charioteer)'
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That was a great comment!
get that man/woman a blog with an rss feed!
If Jesus came back, he would laugh, smoke a doobie and say a freakin' prayer for us all. Amen. xoxo
But the little tools and the shell give me pause...
Once saw one fly across the table when the tool malfunctioned
Do snails have little tools or do you use a little tool to eat the snail? If their little tool malfunctions does it cause their shell to fly across the table? It may be more entertaining to watch them than to eat them!
Okay, point by point, so there's no confusion:
Liberal hatred will not fly.
Base assumption is that if you don't follow the conservative party line, you are full of hate. Sorry, that is a concept that "does not fly." This is AMERICA, where we are charged by our founding fathers and numerous great presidents to speak our minds and fight for what we believe. Casting anyone who does so as being full of hatred is the greatest anti-patriotism I can imagine. How about just discussing things - you know, like grownups.
Most Americans want strong leadership, moral values, and an unbiased media.
Yes, we sure do. So far, we are gravely disappointed.
Most are also Christian and are sick of secular hatred.
You know what? Some of us are sick of secular hatred, too. Like if we don't follow a particular type of religion, even if we are Christians, we are painted as hating "real" Christians. God does not ask you to judge. Leave such things to the expert - as you have been instructed by scripture to do.
You are only going to marginalize even more True Americans, and the Heartland is sick of you.
You do NOT speak for the Heartland. I'm right here on the prairie, buddy, and there are plenty of people like me who believe in freedom, justice, peace and reasoned discourse to ensure these things. I am sorry if you don't like that some people don't like to blindly follow. True Americans? Who gets to decide that? What criteria are you using, where did it come from and what is its legal status? Last time I checked, our constitution says if we're born here, we're Americans. Talk about hateful phrasing...
What you call fascism the rest of us call grownups in charge and liberty. Frist has the right idea.
Trying to change the rules when you don't like the way the game is going is hardly grown up. You know what? Frist has the right to stand up there and say what he thinks. He has the right to believe what he wants to believe. But he also has a responsibility as a United States Senator to uphold the Constitution, which conjoins the government from establishing religion. Frist is trying to ensure that only "Christian" (c.f., above) beliefs are respected when making judicial decisions. We have both the right and the duty as Americans to say when we think someone is being irresponsible. THAT is what grownups do. They do what's right, even if it's not what's popular.
I will pray for enlightenment for you - or at least compassion.
Peace.
Reba - WORD! on the last comment!
The 'true believers' have righteousness on their side - they are RIGHT, which means their ideas - no matter how loony, immoral or dumb - are correct in their puny minds - that is the problem with dumb being allowed into the discuourse of 'grown-ups'
if you read the jeebus-book - you see all kinds of loony authoritarian crap to keep women down and be racist and not step on cracked pavement...uhh - sorry got lost for a minute in the jeebus-scrawlings!
'true americans' are dumb, high-school educated, meat eating blue-collar, NASCAR watching, beer drinking, urban-fearing, women-fearing, education-fearing...
hell their fear - which is based on stupidity and ignorance; is the prime motivator and method of lashing out - like a cornered cat - not smart enough to figure a way out - but dumb enough to attempt to get out swinging!
Give it to the Republicans, they have the balls to actually use 19854 as a reference manual:
"What was she like, your wife?" said Julia.
"She was - the newspeak word goodthinkful - meaning naturally orthodox, incapable of thinking a bad thought. She had not a thought in her head that was not a slogan, and there was no imbecility, absolutely none that she was not capable of swallowing if the Party handed it out to her." 'The human sound-track' he nicknamed her in his own mind.
You wouldn't use hammer and nails to put Jesus back on the cross, silly. That's just going to take more effort to get him down when he dies again. He's already got holes, so lets just put some bolts through from the other side and attach Him with re-usable wingnuts.
Reba, you beat me to it. The only refinement I can suggest is that the verb "want" in this case means we are wanting in leadership because we don't have any.
Other than that, I pay you the highest compliment -- "Hey, I was going to say that!"
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