Potato, anyone?

Still waiting for some more good POTATO recipes at Mac 'n GeeeeeZ...see my POST and get over there :-) We've got some GOOD ones in the comments already :-) (Now, please see my post below and tell us who YOU think will be the biggest loser at the White House....oops, let me rephrase that, heh)

The White House may lose some bigwigs....got a preference?

.....there's talk this morning that the White House may be cleaning house among Obama's chief advisors. Some names bandied about are Rahm, Jarrett, Axelrod and Gibbs. Who do you think might go, why, and what excuses do you think will be given in lieu of "he/she screwed up"? I personally hope it's NOT my least favorite White House thug, Gibbs, because he's been the best Press Secretary the Republicans could ever have. And, do you think the dismissals will be announced at midnight Friday or Saturday, as usual?
Obama's returning to "Campaign style discipline"...and Dan Pfeiffer's back, look for some changes.
Maybe some of those teleprompters will be fired?
But, seriously, folks...who do you think might GO?

z

SCOTT BROWN: "Senator: VP comments "insulting"....they sure are

This post is a direct rip-off from POLITICO44, I'll readily admit that! And I thank Pris for having alerted me to it via email.
Joe Biden is telling BROWN that a defendant in a military tribunal gets a lawyer? The same Brown who has 30 years in the National Guard? Brown, the man who's currently the Guard's top defense attorney in New England?
But, this takes me back to my point in my blog about how this administration cares not for the truth....Biden knows that Brown's well aware of the facts, yet, as Brown says now, he 'insulted' him in this way on FACE THE NATION, an msm show, one which Americans from all sides watch. The Left knows Americans hear this, surmise that Brown's a dope for "not knowing this" (why else would the VP say this, after all?, and off they go. (except for Americans who look for the truth and don't form opinions or vote by sound bytes, of course, and I'm starting to think MAYBE there are more of them than we'd previously thought, considering that FOX is getting 60% of its viewers from Independents and Democrats.)
The insults must stop. The misinformation and mischaracterization should stop. But, they don't with this administration. Biden should apologize to Brown for this insult.............but he's too busy at the Olympics.
z (thanks, Politico, and thanks, Pris) Now, please come give us some input on THE POTATO! :-)

Ever met a potato you didn't like? ......

......I haven't! We're talking POTATO at my FOOD BLOG...and looking for some advice~!.....Can you give us some input? thanks. z

Evan Bayh's is stepping down

Evan Bayh is not running again, I'm sure you've all heard that by now. But, did you hear this quote?:

"My decision should not be interpreted for more than it is, a very difficult, deeply personal one," he said. "I am an executive at heart. I value my independence. I am not motivated by strident partisanship or ideology." "Independence?" I wonder what he means by that......and does he mean 'strident partisanship or ideology' from the left or the right, when he's such a moderate? Would you say the left's been strident and ideological and partisan in their horribly untransparent, uninclusive legislating, in pushing through bills and the Republicans have either been ignored or have gone so moderate that they've acquiesced to be too unstrident? I WOULD. So....if he values his independence and he doesn't like stridency in politics; you guess which side he's most ticked off at.

Evan Bayh was known as a moderate and his votes for the stimulus package and health care have apparently damaged his standing with Hoosiers.....he had to let his people down after all these years. I'd leave, too. I wish Evan Bayh the best and I hope he does appeal, somehow, to the Democrats who have been so strident and partisan. I'm not saying the Republicans haven't been ideological, but I think they were pushed into that corner.

Also, the above-linked article says "North Dakota's Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan also is retiring, and his party doesn't have anyone to challenge the Republican, Gov. John Hoeven. Democrats also failed to recruit their top candidate in Delaware. Biden's son, Beau Biden, eschewed a run against Republican Mike Castle. "

"...and the times, they are a changin...." Good, 'cuz I've been eschwing 'em.
(don't think of Dylan's voice here, you'll give yourself a headache:-)

Oh, and MIKE PENCE MIGHT RUN!! That is change we CAN believe in!
And please at least see that video below if you haven't already...so good!
z

Black American Commercials...and THE BEST VIDEO!!

Have you noticed how many commercials have Black Americans in them these days? I think it's a terrific sign because advertisers don't appeal to anybody if they can't SELL.

I say this is terrific because all we hear about is how Black America's falling apart, Black America's kids are nothing but Hip Hoppers, Black America needs entitlements and affirmative action, Black Americans.......blah blah blah.........Sure, they have problems, and SO DO WHITE AMERICANS and ASIANS and every group has its problems, but this catering to Black America in ads (print and TV) seems to indicate something important.

WHY would American advertisers, in this economy, waste a cent if they didn't think their ad's going to attract PEOPLE WHO CAN BUY, or who need to manage their funds, like Fidelity Investment's ad featuring a Black couple? Maybe the best kept secret is something most of us already know: There are plenty of fine Black Americans who don't fit the media's depressing characterizations................Seems to me like every Black kid in America who's brutally killed was an HONOR'S STUDENT or the principal at the dead child's school will say how he was loved and respected and helped people..........you think that's an accident?...that they're only killing GOOD KIDS? Of course not. The fact is there must be plenty of them, right!?

I'd like your thoughts and I'd so appreciate your commenting. Thanks.
AND, not too far from my post's subject: Kids of EVERY COLOR (and adults) should see the following video...ENJOY! Smile, be optimistic....there is REAL HOPE!!? (yes, you never thought I'd be FOR something with 'diversity' in the headline, but, how bad can that story be!?)


Isn't that GREAT?
z

Vancouver's "Host of Problems" STOP, Media!

Can the darned media just GIVE US A GOOD TIME AT THE OLYMPICS? (I like the white backrounded Olympics logo better but this black one I found seems to fit my point better)

I can surely understand their heavy coverage of the poor Georgian luger who lost his life, what a terrible shadow the Olympics opened under (by the way, the Yahoo article headline about that is "Luger who died was terrified of Whistler Track" The actual quote they then cite is this "...Dad, I'm scared of one of the turns." Well, I guess you COULD say "he was TERRIFIED OF THE TRACK", huh? (although I think it's a great insult to the poor young man) Anyway, since the awful death, Yahoo headlines are in overdrive with BAD NEWS:

TENSE MOMENT! A "Bumpy Ride" Ends in Gold For Kearny....(her Dad got too excited and got tackled as he tried to hug his daughter....so what? It's SWEET)

Canadian Hockey Women FACE CRITICISM!!

CANADA's "FIRST NATIONS" (indigenous) welcome the Olympic Torch with "misgivings"
Indigenous people hope the Olympics shed light on their plight (what? It's THE OLYMPICS, people) They were against the Olympics because it would HARM THEIR LAND, anyhow.

Olympic Torch Malfunction "Latest Olympic Stumble"

"Vancouver's HOST OF PROBLEMS" (I have to admit that is a very cleverly worded headline, but...)

I could add more if I remembered what I've seen in only the LAST TWO DAYS SINCE THEY OPENED! And, yes, I KNOW bad news is sexier, but can't we all JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME IN THE SPIRIT OF THE OLYMPICS AND STOP DRAWING ATTENTION TO THE NEGATIVES?

(Of course, you all remember how MR Z FELT about the Olympics! He wasn't exactly all 'sweetness and light' but he made good points about professional sports and the Olympic games and he wasn't picking apart every aspect of what's supposed to be a REAL GOOD TIME!)

Now, those of you who haven't, please wish me a Happy Valentine's day in my post below.. and know you're wished one by me. xx Z

Sunday Faith Blog

Aren't you glad you're not THERE?.....because, in the Bible, we celebrate love and know that "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." I Corinthians, Chapter 13.

On a personal note....make this Valentine's Day your most special yet, in memory of my Mr. Z. Have a WONDERFUL day with your loved one. Love, me
(beach photo by his daughter, M)

"What's worse than health care overhaul? No changes"

Very clever little headline from AP at Yahoo's homepage (up in my title line), don't you think? Read HERE and see the bias. You all understand that the Republicans didn't want to DO NOTHING ( "The Party of 'NO NO NO!'") about health care, don't you. But, apparently, because Reid and Pelosi and Obama, et al, didn't listen to their ideas, Republicans HAVE NO IDEAS and want the worst for all Americans. Does that make sense to YOU?

No, not to us...but Americans who don't think further than headlines HEAR IT. GET IT?
VERY clever.....really very clever.
Everything about America lately has me sort of stressed out so I figured I deserve a little cartoon and you probably do to. Enjoy xxx Z

No Jewish suicide pact here...just a few crazies, but we had to know,...

(they do speak English in the video)These are apparently Hasidic Jews who don't support Israel's existence....Can someone explain this to me, please? Do all Hasidim feel this way? Thanks.
Then there is THIS ARTICLE in the Jerusalem Post which calls Sarah Palin "....the strongest single American voice opposing Obama’s foreign policy, supporting Israel and denying Iran nuclear weapons." You might want to read it. I would think the Hasidic Jews in the video would at least want to protect the safety of Israel against the man they fawned over in the above video. I'm posting this because so many of us are pro Israel and the thought of religious Jews not giving that support kind of stunned me. Ahmadinejad has called the holocaust 'a myth'....do the Hasidim believe that?
z