Nobody likes me!

Just caught this video of Bush at the G20 photo-op last week. Speaks volumes about his popularity (or lack thereof) with other world leaders, and his lame duck status.

Almost feel sorry for him ...

Nader loses it

There was a time when I (and most Americans, I think) admired Ralph Nader for the righteous battles he fought on behalf of consumers, and his single-minded focus and plain speaking style.

I didn't begrudge his Presidential run in 2000, although his continued insistence that Gore and Dubya were no different from each other, and that the country would have been no better off under Gore just made him seem like a stubborn old goat.

I began to tire of him when it seemed like he would show up every four years to run for President without having taken the time in between to build a grassroots campaign, invest in a party organization, or support any candidates for local and state office.

This Nader interview on Fox News today has finally convinced me that Nader should fade away before he forever tarnishes his image and becomes the butt of jokes nationwide.

Piling on Palin

I hate to pile on to Sarah (wink wink), but it's hard to forgive her for some of the nasty innuendo and divisive rhetoric during the campaign.

So even as I was relishing the huge margin of Obama's victory last night, I was amused to see this Newsweek report that the Palin family clothes-shopping spree was even more expensive than has been reported!

I especially enjoyed the following lines:

One senior aide said that Nicolle Wallace had told Palin to buy three suits for the convention and hire a stylist. But instead, the vice presidential nominee began buying for herself and her family--clothes and accessories from top stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus

and

An angry aide characterized the shopping spree as "Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast," and said the truth will eventually come out when the Republican Party audits its books.

Isn't this fun? Palin 2012!