Water Cooler - 4

Time for a refill. Came from here:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/794110/

Make mine half-caf, decaf, with soy foam and thre packages of equal - - - not!

From a water cooler???

Gotta get one of those at work...

Soylent green is made of people!

I'll stick to black.

Doesn't matter. These days, as long as it's (note the apostrophe) green, it's okay...

Recycled humans - I get it.

To Serve Man?

-- It's a COOKBOOK!

I remember that Twilight Zone episode!

So as the non-American trying to figure out American politics; what is the difference between a caucus and a primary, and why does anyone have to declare their party affilation or independent status?

When I registered to vote in Canada, I never had to declare my position in advance.

Oh, wait, I think I figured it out. . . in Canada only party members get to select candidates for an election and there is usually a membership fee to join a political party. But in the US - if you are a declared party supporter, you get to have some degree of input into who the candidate might be (assuming you wanted to use the opportunity). So, do you have to pay money to declare yourself a "this" or a "that" party supporter?

No charge. It's not worth a cent! Every state does their own thing. Most have primaries, which are just like elections - you go and vote. With caucuses, party loyalists go and pick their choices by declaring their loyalty and join the others of like mind and sit around, BS and get coffee and donuts. The smart ones, even if they know whom they prefer, show up and say they are undecided. Then, reps from all the candidates trip over themselves trying to sell their candidate. They give you better coffee - and probably croissants.

In some states, like, NH, independents can vote for Dems or Pubs. In some states, any registered voter can vote for anyone (I think that should be the case everywhere).

The whole nominating process is absurd, a waste of money and is 'frosting'. The entire campaign process does no justice whatsoever to the gravity of the office. Look how badly every president, especially two-termers, ages. Only VP's who are running have any idea what they're in for.

What a brilliant and concise political analysis - do you sideline as a pundit (sp?) ?

Thanks for filling me in. In the Sunday Parade mag, they ask readers whether it is better to have the brief elections that occur in parliamentary governments (campaigns are usually 6 weeks long) or better to have an American system where there is time to "get to know" the candidate.

Seems to me, that much of what we "get to know" has little to do with how the candidate will perform in office.

What we "get to know" is how much $$$ each candidate has,,,,,, (angry again!)
xxx, Carrie

Hi Carrie, I noticed how you shifted the blame onto me on the other thread, you rascal!

Because of your correct use of the apostrophe, Victor, I was completely convinced that you are going to be my write-in candidate for President; However, I'm sensing from the "aging" of Presidents comment, my vote may be wasted on you??? After all, you did just turn 45, and I don't know how an immediate 47 would feel to you.

Mmmmm, half hot chocolate and half coffee.....mmmmmm.

Ooh - good point! I'll take the White House gardener position though.

Victor, You know too much to work at the White House and you probably haven't given enough money to either party to "merit" the job. Patti

Now there's the book title, From Sing Sing To The White House.

It's usually the other way around.

Victor - Would you consider the position of Honorary President of the NE Forum??? If not, we may consider electing a Committee of the celebrated Triumvirate plus JD.

I prefer the current anarchy.

I second the anarchy - if that isn't an oxymoron.

Ever had one of these days? Got this in an email and thought, GL, I can't count how many days i've had like that!! It was nice to know others have the same problem. (BIG GRIN)


Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. -
Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the garage,
I notice mail on the porch table that
I brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table,
put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table,
and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back
on the table and take out the garbage first.

But then I think,
since I'm going to be near the mailbox
when I take out the garbage anyway,
I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table,
and see that there is only one check left.

My extra checks are in my desk in the study,
so I go inside the house to my desk where
I find the can of Coke I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks,
but first I need to push the Coke aside
so that I don't accidentally knock it over.

The Coke is getting warm,
and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke,
a vase of flowers on the counter
catches my eye--they need water.

I put the Coke on the counter and
discover my reading glasses that
I've been searching for all morning.

I decide I better put them back on my desk,
but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter,
fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote.
Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when we go to watch TV,
I'll be looking for the remote,
but I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs,
but first I'll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers,
but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.

So, I set the remote back on the table,
get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:

the car isn't washed

the bills aren't paid

there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter

the flowers don't have enough water,

there is still only 1 check in my check book,

I can't find the remote,

I can't find my glasses,

and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today,
I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all darn day,
and I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem,
and I'll try to get some help for it,
but first I'll check my e-mail....

Do me a favor.
Forward this message to everyone you know,
because I don't remember who the heck I've sent it to.
Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!

This is my life!

LOl Yank! I hear ya...like I said, can't count how many days ive had like that!

This describes my husband to a "t" Thanks pixie for making my day :-)

Typical.

Actually, My Dave is a great guy - just a little scattered :-)

Typical is me - I was not pointing at anyone

Of course you weren't I wasn't offended, don't worry :-) you are a good dg friend. :-)

o dear - i think i have that NOW.

I have seen that one before. It is funny. I think the optimist in us all thinks that if we ever get it right we will finish 20 projects all at the same time.

Sure does hit home!! Was the person who wrote that named Louise? I could have written that and then forgot I wrote it! LOL

That's cute. I guess everyone has moments like that.

Moments??? Oh Victor, that is a daily occurrence, my dear.

Oops!

So nice not to be a loner on this one!!

And Victor has it all to look forward to!

Victor, Dems can't vote for GOP and vice-versa because they could sabotage the other party by getting them to nominate the worst possible candidate. However, this does seem to happen anyway.

So what - that already happens in some states in the primaries and certainly happens with third party candidates in the general.