I agree, it's not my power, it's the power of lots of people working together. Not everyone wanted what I want.

For now, I'm willing to trust that we've stopped torturing. I'm content (but not happy) with how we're drawing down from Iraq. I'm discontent with the silence we're given about Afghanistan.

I wouldn't call what's happening nationalizing labor and industry. While government has bought shares in several major companies, they have studiously avoided giving themselves controlling interest, and have no interest in maintaining ownership. If I get a whiff that they plan on keeping GM or AIG, or any of the banks, I'll get unhappy fast.

As for the debt and deficit, I'm numb to it. It's been insurmountably large, and increasing since before I could walk. I want it fixed, but really, it wasn't so bad until Bush, and it's not nearly as bad as it was after WW2 and the Great Depression. I'm not so worried about deficits now as I am concerned about things like health care and global warming. Putting plans for both in place will likely help out a lot with the debt, and our trade imbalances, and the environment, and people's willingness to start their own business, etc.

As for the empire, I'm not in favor of sustaining it. But there's only so much I think is possible to fix right now. There'd be a public outcry if we tried to cut "defense" spending, especially when every Republican screams "OOGA BOOGA, TERRORISM" into every open mic around.

I don't think that the Democrats are perfect, but I'm never going to be interested in being a libertarian. I think in Europe I might be a conservative (maybe), but here and now I'm trying to make the Democrats live up to their platform, which is a big step in the right direction on all fronts as far as I'm concerned. I want more, more quickly but I don't see anything changing quickly under our constitution (and I'd rather not see Obama take up the Bush tactics for ramming things through).

Personally the main issue I face in "purifying" the Democrats is big business bribing our guys to the dark side, and self-identified conservatives ramping up hatred for everyone else in the world. Trying to tell everyone that business is the sweetest, most wonderful thing in the world is like the sickest kind of joke, especially if you want some sort of lasting anti-war and anti-corporatist movement to succeed.

When there's a country where 20-30% of the people think QM is right every time he opens his mouth (and 30% more who're willing to give up anything to feel safe from the feverish horrors they dream up), things like ending a global hegemony gets very, very hard, especially if you spend more time fighting with people like me, than people like him.

Seriously man, we're on the same side with most of the important stuff.

In reply to this comment by blankfist:

Mmmm, Mercury. Sweetest of the transition metals.

She has a TENORI-ON.
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-TENORI-ON-sweetest-audio-interface-ever

Damn it how does Affleck always get to work with the cutest sweetest actresses. Is it them scruffy balls on his chin? 'The natural seducers'? Them 'el seductors naturale'?

Oooo, it's a virtual Tenori-On! http://www.videosift.com/video/The-TENORI-ON-sweetest-audio-interface-ever

(Almost. The real thing has more features.)

I used to have cat who could do stand up on her haunches like this. I miss her terribly. She was an awesome half-Abyssinian mix, just the smartest, sweetest thing on four legs (and sometimes two).

Oh my, now you made me download The Sweetest Thing and IMBb says it's terrible.

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That's the sweetest thing anyone has ever said to me, but I'm going to need dinner and a movie before you get in these pants.

In reply to this comment by dystopianfuturetoday:
^Not your fault, mr. nicey-pants.

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A>> ^Gratefulmom:
dupe http://www.videosift.com/video/Gordon-Ramsay-Sweetest-Boy-Ever


Aww, *dupeof=http://www.videosift.com/video/Gordon-Ramsay-Sweetest-Boy-Ever

*dupe http://www.videosift.com/video/Gordon-Ramsay-Sweetest-Boy-Ever

Their album of the same name is one of the best, sweetest, loveliest, etc. albums ever made. Don't trust me on this, check it out for yourselves.

Also, Wiki sez:
"Pitchfork Media placed the album at number 14 in its top 100 albums of the 1990s.[1] Rolling Stone magazine featured the album on its list of "Essential Recordings of the 1990s,"[2] while Spin (magazine) included the record at number 76 on its "100 Greatest Albums, 1985-2005" list.[3] If You're Feeling Sinister also appears as an entry in the book 1001 Albums to Hear Before You Die as chosen by music critics. Another source that analyzes critics, Acclaimed Music, has placed If You're Feeling Sinister as the 5th-best album of 1996 and number 341 of all time."

I had a cat like that... Zuzu.

She was a Maine Coon, but the runt of her litter. She grew to an astonishing length (maybe 2.5ft) and weight(~18lbs). She was the sweetest cat. She would purr so loud you could hear it across a room. My parents got her when I was 2, after our first cat died from leukemia.

The vet called us and said he had an extra sweet cat, unfortunately my sisters answered the phone when he called so my mom did not have a way out. She called my dad hoping he would say no.

But I got on the phone and said something like, "Daddy, I named her Zuzu". And it was over. She lived 23 years despite having diabetes, a consequence of her old age. Towards the end of her life my father would give her insulin shots in the morning and evening every day.

Not a day goes by that I am not thankful to have known her.

Another one of hers here:
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-sweetest-thing-you-ve-heard-all-week