WildCat

I am trying to track down Kevin Lowe. You seemed to know him well... any chance you have an email address or know of any forums he currently posts on? Nothing sketchy. Just wanted some advice - I thought he could be helpful.

Sorry about Payton!

I clicked on your Payton link. What a great picture and what an adorable cat. That picture is crying out "tummy rub."

I regret that I had no good pictures of my cat, Astou, who was killed by loose pit bulls a couple years ago. I still miss her a lot.

I'm so sorry you lost your cat, Payton. It's hard to lose a beloved companion; I hope he died peacefully.

The Debt Ceiling thread has become a train wreck, between the economic crackpots and the hard line ideologues (Skeptic Ginger is going accuse the GOP of killing and eating babies next).
As I said in my post, it is all a political ritual, a deal will be reached, probably after a couple of temporary extentsions have been passed.
The GOP problem is the same as in the April Shutdown crisis:If it happens they will take the blunt of the blame;Obama is good at presenting himself as the moderate and the Tea Party as the extremists.

I see you have pretty much the same opinion of Cane as I do: A textbook example of the kid in college or just out of it who thinks he knows everything and has a withering disdain for anybody who does not agree with his obvious genius.