Merry Christmas to all....

Gather-round children, Grandpa Burris is going to read a modern rendition of a Christmas classic. Afterwards, we will go carolling, and sing updated versions of several traditional Christmas carols.

Away in a Manger

Away in the Senate,
No room for dissent,
With the little Senate leader
Rules of decorum he bent.

The cash for bill cloture
The back-door deals are made,
Senators selling their souls,
While bankrupting Medicaid.

Oh, Come, All ye Senators

Oh, Come, All Ye Senators
Sell your souls for health care.
Oh, come ye, oh come ye to Harry Reid's door.
Come and betray us,
Those who put you in office.
Oh, come get cash for cloture,
Oh, come get cash for cloture,
Oh, come get cash for cloture,
All for Health Care 'reform'.

Congratulations Harry Reid. You did it. You bought yourself health care reform. I guess the "new era of politics" is that the ends do justify the means, even though the "ends" is further in debt, cutting Medicare and Medicaid coverage, more taxes on individuals and businesses during a major recession, and establishing more inefficient government bureaucracies. Merry Christmas to all, and to all GOOD LUCK!

Dr. Dean: New Republican Leader?

"Hee-Yah!!!!"

Do the Republicans finally have a straight-talking, maverick, leader who will cut through the political game played in DC? Only if former Governor Howard Dean plans on switching teams! In an interview on Good Morning America with George Stephanopolus (btw, I miss Diane Sawyer!) Howard Dean made some fabulous arguments against the current Senate's health care reform bill. Here were the highlights:

• The Washington game has become "passing any bill is a victory"
• “Decisions are being made for the long term future of this country for short term political reasons”
• In response to the reforms the White House claims are in this bill, “creating new bureaucracies and not changing health care”
• "My job is not to convince Senators, my job is to say what I think is right!"

Amen! Now I am not so deluded to think that Howard Dean and I espouse the same beliefs regarding health care reform. I know he is a progressive. I know he wants a public option. HOWEVER, he calls BS when he see's it, and I respect that. The current law-makers are making promises to everyone and anyone just so they can have any kind of "health care reform" bill passed to use as a victory to exploit in their 2010 campaign promos. It is refreshing to see someone with completely different political ideology call itlike he sees it. Would he step out on his party like this if he was still in the Washington rat race, and not in the private sector? I doubt it, but it is still appreciated! Nice work, Dr. Dean!

Here is the link to watch the interview.

The Season Bringing People Together!

For some reason, Senator Orrin Hatch from Utah wrote and/or produced a Channukah song.



After all these years that is all they can come up with about Mormons? That Donny and Marie are Mormons and we don't drink? Too funny! Tis the Season....which ever you celebrate!

Big O at the Big O House

Of course I DVR'd Oprah at the White House Christmas Special. I love seeing the inside of the White House. All of the history. All of the grandeur. All of the fawning...wait, that is just Oprah! I know that they are probably BFF's since the campaign, but it was hilarious watching her try to mask her adoration of the Obama's. Several times during the interview, during an answer to one of her "difficult" questions, she would pucker her lips almost as if to hide a creeping smile. Or you know when you are really happy, or you are enjoying yourself out in the sun, and your eyes water just a little bit, not enough to form tears but almost like a sensory overload? She had that! You could see her mind working, "Try to keep a straight face!" But I didn't expect anything less, thank goodness she contained herself from falling to the floor and kissing his feet! That would have been a little much.
After the sugar coating shock wore off, I very much enjoyed it. I think it is good to have reminders that people in the public eye, are just that: PEOPLE! Although I completely and passionately disagree with his political positions and his solutions on how to remedy many issues plaguing our country...I enjoyed him as a person. He is smart, thoughtful, seemingly a great dad and husband. He is like that friend that you think highly of, even though they think highly of themselves too...and probably more so than you do! And I was also very impressed with Mrs. Obama. She is very classy, yet down to earth. And do I really need to comment on his B+ rating? Here's my take: That is the proper answer. He can't rate himself lower, because you want a confident President. He can't rate himself any higher (even though, he would if health care passed: which I interpreted as "if Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reed would run their houses like I run mine!", anyhoo, I digress.) So who cares what he thinks of himself. It is becoming more apparent what the country thinks of the job he is doing. And if I remember correctly, most of the polls are similar to my feelings. You approve of the President as a PERSON, but don't agree with how he is handling issues like health care, Afghanistan, cap and tax, 9-11 mastermind's trials, etc.