I know exactly how this works. Your show of affection touches my tender, blameless heart and I sweetly open myself to it only to get a bucket of red paint on the head.

That is so hateful, but I guess it's why you're the big cheese around here. Poor ole good-hearted Severely.

You've put up one of the kinder explanations of Rubio's performance that I've seen. I hope that you're right and he has been naive rather than Machavellian. He has real political talent. Can we put him on Cruz Control?

The SL son, a cat fanatic, turned up his nose at this and proclaimed it bogus. Apparently no legitimate feline in any form would abide a leash.

I wonder whose post tops the Member Feed right now? Does anyone know?

EMB, as to your thinking that the amnesty push wouldn't have any long term negative effect on a pres. run: I'm not so sure. Read the comments in the Rubio poll post and you'll see the depth of bad feeling on Ricochet. I think it was just that sort of undercurrent of ill will that might've been Romney's undoing. Just enough Republicans stayed away on election day.

I wonder if the Senate race would be the walkover you imagine. West is a hardcore Conservative dream candidate, but he's spoken so freely he would also be easy to demonize.

I don't know about the trucking gods but concerning posts on the member feed, you can't imagine how much careful planning goes into this.

Your occasional forays into the hate-thread are appreciated, though, and your quick and evil wit fits right in. We don't abuse you too badly after you leave, as least as far as you know.

Stop, Joan, stop, really...

You said it. I apologize for the hideous mental image this promotes. I have to ask though, is it accurate at this moment? I mean do you read the hate thread so occupied.

Is it a time management thing?

I'm sorry I haven't joined in the intellectual discussion this morning but when I was catching up with comments I came across the mighty hammer administering justice and it mesmerized me. I've been watching it for a couple of hours now, absorbing the subtle profundities and all that other stuff that you do with great art.

JoALT, it saddens me that you're unable to appreciate this masterpiece. What is not to like?

I'm so thankful that I turned off the computer last night before coming across this hateful curse.

Thanks SiS and Filthy Lucre, but what I'm really savoring on the way to bed is the Scrut's hate. Guaranteed sweet dreams.

Ode to Hate

Feeling a rumble down below to the Koler I did Dash

But the coin-slot on the toilet demanded 10 cents in cash

Holey Fricosis! I exclaimed, my pocket has a hole

Have mercy Percy, for a single dime I'd sell my soul

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I JoALTed that door loose with my boot

And there in his glory sat the Central Scrut

Belching and worse on his porcelain throne

Sucking the marrow from a raccoon bone

Whoa, whoa, whoa there, 10 cents!

Scrut may be an apt term for the noxious black mold growing in the grout of a troll's shower, but aren't you going a bit far to equate him with Seattle-dwelling psychologists. Next you'll be calling him a bathroom fixture. Have we really abandoned all decorum here?