I'MMA LET YOU FINISH
Morning!!
Cold morning.
Wanker time!
kewl
Attaturk, thanks for posting that article below. The lesson seems to be if you supported Bush's damn war, even though you had misgivings, your career is in flight. If you didn't and wrote against it, you're in the background.
Still, I'd rather be right. The first four have lost all credibility.
Comet!
from Atrios' link;
'Olbermann raised a point too often overlooked by his media colleagues: Bush's lies and misstatements may have eroded his credibility to the point that it is impossible for him to govern; impossible for him to function effectively as commander in chief.'
And many of his suffering public are realizing this. I have a proposed solution, at the homepage. Let me know what you think, please.
Morning, pie! Congrats on being numero uno!
The Emoticons are still dead!
Long live the Emoticons
The Associated Press reports: "Two crucial pillars of President Bush's public support -- perceptions of his honesty and faith in his ability to fight terrorism -- have slipped to their lowest point in the AP-Ipsos poll. ... [S]ix in 10 now say Bush is not honest, and a similar number say his administration does not have high ethical standards."
I think Lawrence of Arabia had seven pillars going for him, and even he fucked things up.
Bush's lies and misstatements may have eroded his credibility to the point that it is impossible for him to govern; impossible for him to function effectively as commander in chief.
I think that was evident at Fort Benning, GA the other day.
FirstReHICA!
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[S]ix in 10 now say Bush is not honest, and a similar number say his administration does not have high ethical standards.
Restoring honesty and integrity!
Morning batseseses.
S]ix in 10 now say Bush is not honest, and a similar number say his administration does not have high ethical standards."
He's toast. Done, ruined, and fucked.
[shakes fist, gives you cat reruns]
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Restoring honesty and integrity!
Heh. Boy, are those words coming back to bite him.
Olbermann raised a point too often overlooked by his media colleagues: Bush's lies and misstatements may have eroded his credibility to the point that it is impossible for him to govern; impossible for him to function effectively as commander in chief.'
Poly Sci 101 - the main power of a president is to persuate - Neustadt (sp?).
really the beginning of the end was no WMD.
S]ix in 10 now say Bush is not honest, and a similar number say his administration does not have high ethical standards."
You mean like back in the days when he did coke all the time?
You, sir, have become the president who cried wolf. All that you say about Iraq now could be gospel. All that you say about Iran and Syria now could be prescient and essential. We no longer have a clue, sir. We have heard too many stories.
pwn3d
i noticed last night that there were ads for Keith on the 6:30 news w/ Brian WIlliams...Keith is going places being the only paid leftwinger in corporate media
Bush consistently did the exact opposite of what he said he was going to do in his presidential campaign.
'really the beginning of the end was no WMD.
ql in ny '
I think the final straw was his making a joke of it, too.
persuate=persuade
I'm still too depressed about the article Attaturk linked to. sorry.
Atrios is such a great blogger. Bleary eyed, I crawl out of bed, pop open a cold Diet Coke, and start my day with Duncan.
You mean like back in the days when he did coke all the time?
Let's revisit his supposed military service, shall we?
I'm going AWAY!
Back later with moving cat pixels.
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You mean like back in the days when he did coke all the time?
Let's revisit his supposed military service, shall we?
And fuck the kerning.
Impeachment of Mad King George and his Impeachment Insurance should be back on the table posthaste before he invades Iran on some damn fool trumped up excuse.
'really the beginning of the end was no WMD.
ql in ny '
I think the final straw was his making a joke of it, too.
Ruth
Yes and yes. But Schiavo and Katrina nailed it.
Poo! Did you get my response Ms. Thing?
"Comet!"
The comet is visible in Phoenix?
From below: (Cuz I was so taken with it)
In The Lighthouse PD James has an elderly unmarried heiress sitting down for a customary evening game of Scrabble with her man-servant. She has an odd grouping of final tiles, and is a bit hazy on just what to do. A young Police Seargeant butts in with a brilliant, point-laden suggestion. It's an absolute tour-de-force!
Speaking of Prussian Blue, which one is Lynx and which is Lamb?
I was heartened when Comet was finally packed in recloseable plastic containers.
That's a question news organizations should start asking again: "Who will know when he's telling the truth and when he's not?"
If his lips are moving...
Not only is Bush devoid of any credibility, worse, Cheney has successfully overloaded the executive with unimagined authority. Thus the guy at the top has almost all the power and yet is utterly untrusted and untrustworthy.
So now what...Wait, don't answer that. It's too early in the day for despair.
That "tape over the holes" crap was weak.
Kansas will be sending Christmas cards..
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/
lo...nvenient11.html
“This week in Federal Way schools, it got a lot more inconvenient to show one of the top-grossing documentaries in U.S. history, the global-warming alert "An Inconvenient Truth."
After a parent who supports the teaching of creationism and opposes sex education complained about the film, the Federal Way School Board on Tuesday placed what it labeled a moratorium on showing the film. The movie consists largely of a computer presentation by former Vice President Al Gore recounting scientists' findings.
"Condoms don't belong in school, and neither does Al Gore. He's not a schoolteacher," said Frosty Hardison, a parent of seven who also said that he believes the Earth is 14,000 years old. "The information that's being presented is a very cockeyed view of what the truth is. ... The Bible says that in the end times everything will burn up, but that perspective isn't in the DVD…"
Federal Way School District Contact Information
31405 - 18th Ave. S., Federal Way, WA, 98003
Phone: (253)-945-2000
EMAIL ADDRESSES:
School board staff:
Chris Popich
chris-popich (at) fwps (dot) org
Email the whole school board
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Board member individual addresses
Dave-Larson (at) fwps (dot) org
tmadden (at) fwps (dot) org
evelyn-castellar (at) fwps (dot) org
ed-barney (at) fwps (dot) org
Charles-Hoff (at) fwps (dot) org
The instigators - the board members taking the lead on this "moratorium" are Larson (he proposed it) and Barney (president, he agreed with Laron's proposal and defended it).
'But Schiavo and Katrina nailed it.
pie '
hopefully, he doesn't just slam his hand down on the red button in final peevishness.
3. Lieberman has called Bush's plan "our last best hope." What if it doesn't work? What is Plan B?
They couldn't even get Condi to answer that one.
Worse, Cheney has extra-Constitutionally arrogated powers unto himself.
Well,pie, if it's truly the last hope, there is no plan B, by definition.
3. Lieberman has called Bush's plan "our last best hope." What if it doesn't work? What is Plan B?
According to a letter writer in the local fishwrap, we will be living under Shari'a and speaking Spanish.
It's too early in the day for despair
a little despair is no big thing: it can be funny...
Despair, Inc.
Bush consistently did the exact opposite of what he said he was going to do in his presidential campaign.
pie |
... kinda like his budy Holy Joe saying the sooner we get out of Iraq the better, or that he was going to invesigate Katrina, or any of the other lies the last honest man told on the campaign trail.
The old saw about the louder a politician pronounces their honesty, the more to expect the opposite absolutely and positively holds now more than ever.
Shari'a Twain?
The truth is that doing good journalism isn't rocket science.
Asking pertinent questions of failed leaders and those government officials who continually espouse failed policies should not be the exception but the rule.
Alas in today's MSM we don't have watch-dogs, we have lapdogs.
3. Lieberman has called Bush's plan "our last best hope." What if it doesn't work? What is Plan B?
Then were go to part 4: The last last best hope.
It's beginning to feel like we're living in a Kafka story. I hate that feeling.
Shari'a Twain?
Doesn't sound so bad when you put it that way. But her name is Shani'a.
Without the apostrophe too.
Cheney has successfully overloaded the executive with unimagined authority.
This worked as long as the republicans controlled Congress.
Now?
It's beginning to feel like we're living in a Kafka story. I hate that feeling.
I hate that "Gregor Samsa" feeling, too.
'no matter what Congress wants' surge is on
"Do you believe as Commander in Chief you have the authority to put the troops in there no matter what the Congress wants to do," 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley asks Bush in the short clip uploaded to the CBS News web site Friday night.
"I think I've got, in this situation, I do, yeah," Bush said.
"Now I fully understand they will," Bush continued, "they could try to stop me from doing it, but, uh, I've made my decision and we're going forward."
Let the games commence. I guess the ball wouldthen shift into the congress' hands. What will they do with it?
My guess: They abdicate their responsibility.
You, sir, have become the president who cried wolf.
I think I remember that story. There was this kid named Peter who lived in a village in Russia or someplace. Anyway, he would yell "Wolf!" all the time, just to scare the shit out of the other villagers, even though there wasn't any wolf around.
One day, a wolf really did show up. Peter did his usual "Wolf!" cry, but nobody showed up to help, 'cause they thought he was joking. The wolf ended up eating Little Red Riding Hood or somebody like that, which didn't go over too good for Peter.
The example for good journalism has been set by people like Bill Moyers, Keith Olbermann, Paul Krugman and even the late Katherine Graham of the WaPo.
How far WaPo and the rest of the so called "journalists" have fallen!
mogwai, that's wonderful; from link; 'Never be afraid to share your dreams with the world, because there's nothing the world loves more than the taste of really sweet dreams.'
:laughy:
Reading that makes me once again say with feeling:
Thanks, Connecticut.
You were suckered.
And let us not forget the Justice Dept. firing the Cunningham's prosecutor. The fact that she is investigating other repukes had nothing to do with it. Nothing at all. Look over there, a terrorist.
Now?
Get Jonathan Turley on it!
According to a letter writer in the local fishwrap, we will be living under Shari'a and speaking Spanish.
Snow,
This is when Al Queda restores Spain to Ay-rab rule and then we become its colony, right?
Biden has gone all Bring It On with Rice over Iran, but he has always been about the bluff and bluster, never about actually getting it done. And he's not alone among the Dems. In other words, I don't see the Dems doing what needs doing here which is to impeach Bush and Cheney.
My guess: They abdicate their responsibility.
Is that wishful thinking or do you really believe that?
"Comet!"
The comet is visible in Phoenix?
Doug curiously strange
Nah. But I know it's there, with Maxx....
This is when Al Queda restores Spain to Ay-rab rule and then we become its colony, right?
I'm pretty sure the letter writer was referring to Islamic immigrants from Puerto Rico. I wonder if Glenn Beck is writing letters?
Biden has gone all Bring It On with Rice over Iran, but he has always been about the bluff and bluster, never about actually getting it done.
He's Chair of the Committee, now. Give him another chance.
"Last best hope" = AlQaeda #3 - They'll always come up with another one.
"Do you believe as Commander in Chief you have the authority to put the troops in there no matter what the Congress wants to do," 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley asks Bush in the short clip uploaded to the CBS News web site Friday night.
"I think I've got, in this situation, I do, yeah," Bush said.
Olbermann's next Special Comment right there.
Oh, right. Those Puerto Rican Muslims! I forgot all about them.
Speaking of Maxx, did fourlegs take that kitty?
Let the games commence. I guess the ball wouldthen shift into the congress' hands. What will they do with it?
My guess: They abdicate their responsibility.
smalfish
deep down I think they will too, but I am hoping against hope that they impeach the motherfucker. Read yesterday that some states are working towards sending articles of impeachment to the house--think it was New Mexico that is the closest, actually, Woody--something for you to be proud of if it happens!
'Biden has gone all Bring It On with Rice over Iran, but he has always been about the bluff and bluster, never about actually getting it done.
He's Chair of the Committee, now. Give him another chance."
Well, I don't have much choice, do I (smiley face). But next to Lieberman, Biden is the biggest windsock in the Senate.
Is that wishful thinking or do you really believe that?
All evidence points to the congress falling on its knees in cowed behavior.
He's Chair of the Committee, now. Give him another chance.
Speaking of committee chairs...
Do Puerto Rican Muslims snap their fingers?
fourlegs posted that the kitty was already adopted.
Impeaching Bushboy & Cheneychins, as much as they deserve that and being turned over to the Hague as war criminals, cannot easily be done by the Dems for a host of reasons.
First, it would have to start in the House with the blessing of Pelosi who would be seen to have a conflict of interest since she is next in line for the presidency if the two scumbags currently preceding her are removed.
Second, the Dems have been given an opportunity to show what they can do by the voters and if they pursue the two lying warmongers at the top of the executive branch, it will require an enormous expenditure of time and money and in the end the Dems will have little to show for their time in office.
Third, Bushboy and his Creep Veep seem to be doing a good job of continually hanging themselves with the public and taking the Gooper party down the political suicide rode with them. DEms figure to let them keep doing that.
Webb to Pace:
General Pace, I wasn't going to say this, but I want to say something, just my own little interjection here on the reenlistment rates and why people serve. You know, I come from a family that's spent a lot of time in the military generationally and I think it's fair to say that in my experience, people rarely enlist for political reasons. Rarely serve for political reasons. They serve because they love their country, they serve because they have a family tradition, they serve for camaraderie, and so I don't agree with the characterization that proceeded me on that, in toto. There are people who are serving because of the political mission, but there are people who, perhaps even in spite of the political mission, are serving.
Holy crap
Did y'all see Molly's blog and the giant bunnies.
Snow
Consider this for your nascent campaign. Gets you a little name recognition and controversy.
Write a letter to the P & C suggesting that the Ravenel Bridge be renamed officially as the "Cooper River Bridge". As an alternative to the Ravenel bridge name, praise Ravenel (say nothing negative) as a "law and Order Conservative" and suggest they name a prison after crazy cousin Arthur.
When it's rejected by the P & C send it to the City Paper with an added paragraph decrying censorship. If you want to put out a little fog about your "liberal" leanings put your best wingnut slant to the writing.
So does anyone know if NTodd has proposed to Bunny yet?
more airtime on the Barbara Boxer --Condiliar exchange then on Chuck Hagel's statements --how chivarlous of Bush to ride to 'lilliiars' rescue.
think it was New Mexico that is the closest, actually, Woody--something for you to be proud of if it happens!
TJ, extra spicy pinko commie! | 01.13.07 - 9:47 am
due to the objective smallness of the population here, there are probably more DFHs (Dirty Fuckin Hippies) in NM, per capita, than anywhere else in the country...
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Giant Bunnies were lovingly discussed yesterday.
All evidence points to the congress falling on its knees in cowed behavior.
Not since the people sent a message in November - with the Dems in control and Congressional approval ratings increasing while Bush and the war's popularity are at all time lows, no.
The Dems have the momentum.
Whether impeachment would be successful, that is, a conviction, it would at least stop Bush/Cheney's "forward progress." That would be invaluable.
Lieberman's lies get a thorough review here. GOPer + Likud spellbinding powers are fading, Joe.
Consider this for your nascent campaign. Gets you a little name recognition and controversy.
This letter is writing itself in my head and won't stop. I am now on draft #3.
Did y'all see Molly's blog and the giant bunnies.
Lok out, Farmer MacGregor!!!
Giant Bunnies were lovingly discussed yesterday.
plantsman
See what happens when you go to work. You miss the bestest discussions. that'll teach me.
Gov. Bill Richardson, discussing his mission to Sudan, which brokered a 6-month ceasefire for Darfur, was awesome on Tweety yesterday.
Nice that the troops at Fort Benning were instructed not to speak to reporters during Bush's visit.
What exactly differentiates President Turdbrain from King George III?
No one knows what cat will choose you until you go to see them all.
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ah, here's the link (you know how you have to retrace your steps through the like 15 blogs you visited--sheesh. ) via poputonian at digby's place:
http://www.opednews.com/
articles...nchantment_.htm
There is a decent chance that within the next month or two the New Mexico State Legislature will ask the U.S. House of Representatives to begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush and Vice President Cheney. And there is the definite possibility that a Congress Member from New Mexico will take up the matter when it gets to Washington. The Jefferson Manual, rules used by the U.S. House, allows for impeachment to be begun in this manner. It only takes one state legislature. No governor is needed. One Congress Member, from the same state or any other, is needed to essentially acknowledge receipt of the state's petition. Then impeachment begins.
Hey, I'll take hope wherever I can find it these days.
My guess: They abdicate their responsibility.
smalfish
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
deep down I think they will too...
tj
yeppers
Nancy Willing, it was not Mitchum who did the one-handed pushups at the Oscars, it was Jack Palance.
steve simels regrets the error.
More:
There's a race now to see which state can do it first, which state can redeem these United States in the eyes of the world. New Mexico is jumping into the contest in a big way, with a terrific leading sponsor of the bill, strong Democatic majorities in both houses, and a citizens' movement ready to hold its government to account.
[snip]
In New Mexico, a leading light of that state's politics, State Senator Gerald Ortiz y Pino of Albuquerque, will be leading the way on impeachment. He deserves the support of all the world, and you can thank him at jortizyp@aol.com or 505-986-4380. Let's help him make New Mexico the land of enchantment and impeachment.
Were Palance's push-ups at the time of "Baghdad Cafe?"
the troops at Fort Benning were instructed not to speak to reporters during Bush's visit
...and the brainwashed army is good for me how?
Nice that the troops at Fort Benning were instructed not to speak to reporters during Bush's visit.
And that the White House people got into it with the media people at Fort Benning.
My goodness.
Bushian logic
I am completely clueless on foreign policy.
I am entirely guided by the financial interests of my biggest contributors
My choices have impacted negatively on 99% of the American public
Give me another mulligan
Impeachment demand has to come from the public, not the Dem Congress.
The Goopers and their legion of mediawhores would have a field day denouncing a Dem Congress attempt to oust the two war-criminals we have as POTUS and VEEP.
If however there is a public groundswell demand for the removal of the two lying incompetents, then you would even see some Goopers going to the WH (like Goldwater did) and saying, "It's time to go!"
'What exactly differentiates President Turdbrain from King George III?
watertiger '
last I heard they haven't posted soldiers in private homes in Boston yet. Anyone heard different?
Not since the people sent a message in November - with the Dems in control and Congressional approval ratings increasing while Bush and the war's popularity are at all time lows, no
I now see why you chose the handle "Pie".
Everythings all good.
I do hope I'm wrong, but there is no evidence that this or any other congress will or can do anything to the psychcopath occupying the oval office.
And with that, I must brave the ice and rain to try and make yet another customer happy.
Later. Hopefully someone (not naming names) can come up with a way to overcome the paralytic psychocosis this country finds itself in.
And that the White House people got into it with the media people at Fort Benning.
to paraphrase Bush: "everyone has their opinion, but I'm not interested in focus group".
New Prestonian Feline Moving Pixels
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Hi, wt!
I had a weird dream that featured Molly last night. I was stranded in the middle of nowhere and Molly drove up and threw shoes and $60 at me. Then she drove away.
Derrick Z. Jackson is calling out the Republicans this morning, doubt they'll listen but...
That ought to be Bush's final mistake. In his own way, Vietnam-battered President Johnson truly took responsibility and declined to run for re election. In his own way, Watergate-battered President Nixon took responsibility and resigned. With so much death already on his hands, Bush should not be allowed to continue this aimless war.
The only responsible show of responsibility at this point is resignation. The Republicans need to start deciding who among them is like Ford, with the character and humility to restore the strength of the presidency.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe...responsibility/
last I heard they haven't posted soldiers in private homes in Boston yet. Anyone heard different?
Listening in on phone calls ain't really different than quartering troops.
Whether impeachment would be successful, that is, a conviction, it would at least stop Bush/Cheney's "forward progress."
The "forward progress" can - and must - be stopped long before an impeachment trial can begin.
Impeachment is two years too late at this point. By the time a conviction came about, the Drunken Socipath would have less than a year remaining in office anyway.
Cut Drunky off NOW - he can sit at his desk and play with his plastic army men, but don't give him any money and micromanage the shit out of the fucker.
Hey, plantsman!
res ipsa, were the shoes comfy?
'No one knows what cat will choose you until you go to see them all.
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Jeffraham Prestonian'
my daughter's Great Dane pee'ed on her, so she knew at once which was her puppy.
I had a weird dream that featured Molly last night. I was stranded in the middle of nowhere and Molly drove up and threw shoes and $60 at me. Then she drove away.
Yes, this dream means that someone, somewhere is pregnant. You just do not know where.
my daughter's Great Dane pee'ed on her, so she knew at once which was her puppy.
thank god it didn't shit on her.
"Eye down't lissen to focuss groups nor voters, neither!"
Ruth: my daughter's Great Dane pee'ed on her, so she knew at once which was her puppy.
I think I have her web site bookmarked!
Sometimes, it's the little things. 
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I had a weird dream that featured Molly last night. I was stranded in the middle of nowhere and Molly drove up and threw shoes and $60 at me. Then she drove away.
res ipsa loquitur
Heh. Shoes.
I had another in a disturbing series of apocalyptic dreams, in which me, the teenagers and Mr. TJ are wandering through America trying to figure out how to get home to France--meanwhile there is no gas to be found, and people have gone all Mad Max around us.
The Chicago Tribune, for example, called for Bill Clinton's resignation in a September 15, 1998, editorial. One reason the Tribune gave was that Clinton's statements about the Monica Lewinsky matter would make it difficult to trust him in the future: "Who will know when he's telling the truth and when he's not, whether he's being sincere or play-acting, whether his word is his bond or just another artful dodge?"
Monica's a professor or something now. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Chicago Tribune.
tigre,
No. They were high heels. Not good for traipsing through the country.
What exactly differentiates President Turdbrain from King George III?
Certainly not the insanity factor....
sheets
No. They were high heels. Not good for traipsing through the country.
Ah. This means triplets.
The case for impeaching Cheney is crystal clear and steel-solid. In the absence of cutting him off at the knees, it should be done.
Were Palance's push-ups at the time of "Baghdad Cafe?"
When he won for Best Supporting Actor in 1992.
Who will know when he's telling the truth and when he's not, whether he's being sincere or play-acting, whether his word is his bond or just another artful dodge?"
reading this makes me think back over the last 6 years...why does this statement not stick to a wingnut, but it does to a dem? the only answer is media ownership
I now see why you chose the handle "Pie".
Everythings all good.
No, that's not why.
So the best thing I can find on teevee is Pollyanna.
Webb to Pace:
i am really liking him. webb brings a realworld viewpoint that with the exception of a couple other senators, is sorely lacking in the congress. his first act was introducing this:
Going unnoticed in the frenzy of Democrats assuming control of Capitol Hill and George W. Bush seeking to plunge the country deeper into the Iraq quagmire, Webb introduced the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007, legislation that will provide the newest Veterans with educational benefits like those received by men and women who served in the three decades following World War II.
"As a veteran who hails from a family with a long history of military service, I am proud to offer this bill as my first piece of legislation in the United States Senate," said Webb, in introducing his bill last week. "The G.I. bill program was designed to help veterans readjust to civilian life, avoid high levels of unemployment, and give veterans the opportunity to receive the education and training that they missed while bravely serving in the military."
'thank god it didn't shit on her.
watertiger'
it threw up on the way home. there's a trend here.
and JP- her site features pictures of her ponies, too.
Hi anyone. I'm still literally bleeding all over my keyboard, haveno hope re-typing. Ruined two pillows--throw-outs. Damn I should call 911, but I'm already $23000 in debt medical
So the best thing I can find on teevee is Pollyanna.
You just missed a Rita Hayworth movie.
As time goes by over the next two years and the Dems with subpoena uncover the vast number of crimes committed by the Bushboy/Cheneychins/Gooper Congress axis of evil, it will make Bushboy and the Goopers impotent but could set the stage for criminals proceedings once they are out of office!
Damn--I cant even scroll up, read other Atriots, as blood from my eye gets on the glasses. Blood everywhere
A Big Thanks/Hat-Tip To TJ: New Mexico: Land of Enchantment (And Impeachment!)
Damn--I cant even scroll up, read other Atriots, as blood from my eye gets on the glasses. Blood everywhere
Draco | 01.13.07 - 10:10 am
911 is your friend, friend...
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'No one knows what cat will choose you until you go to see them all.
I saw Arthur's photo on the Home site - at 40lbs he was so thin. I went to see him after about a month, and sat down in the middle of their big fenced yard and just waited. He ran around me for a good 45 minutes before tagging me it - but I didn't move. After a little more he came over and looked me in the eye and consented to snuffle at me.
So, after a little more time, where I bought a house with a backyard and then gave back the house because it was built so badly, I went back to the Home and sprung him.
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