Liberals are disappointed with Barack Hussein Obama; turns out he’s just like every other politician. There is no Hope, very little Change and so much flipping on important issues the man could power a generator with his perpetual turning.

*”First, he broke his promise to try to keep both major parties within public-financing limits for the general election.”

*”The new Barack Obama has abandoned his vow to filibuster an electronic wiretapping bill if it includes an immunity clause for telecommunications companies…”

*”The Barack Obama of the primary season used to brag that he would stand before interest groups and tell them tough truths. The new Mr. Obama tells evangelical Christians that he wants to expand President Bush’s policy of funneling public money for social spending to religious-based organizations…”

*”Mr. Obama endorsed the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the District of Columbia’s gun-control law.”

*”We were equally distressed by Mr. Obama’s criticism of the Supreme Court’s barring the death penalty for crimes that do not involve murder.”

“We are not shocked when a candidate moves to the center for the general election. But Mr. Obama’s shifts are striking because he was the candidate who proposed to change the face of politics, the man of passionate convictions who did not play old political games.”

This is what happens when you believe in a human, instead of an ideology. It doesn’t matter who is in the White House as long as they: “hold these truths to be to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”.

Didn’t we just go over this yesterday?

This day always reminds me of Norman Rockwell’s ‘Freedom’ series: Freedom from Fear, Freedom from Want, Freedom of Speech and Freedom to Worship.

And even today I remember those who fought to make us free. Freedom is never free; it’s always paid for with the lives of heroes.

“The dogs were just puppy machines. No toys, no windows,” said Linda Gottwaldof of Marathon’s Animal Shelter.

Gottwaldof said one walk-in closet had 16 puppies, with only one cereal bowl full of water. She said the owners were breeding “golden doodle” puppies, a mix of a poodle and a golden retriever.

It is believed the puppies were sold online for $1,500 each.

Golden Doodle pups. Good night nurse.

Karen Noltion, of Pompano Beach, was the first to sign up to adopt a miniature pinscher she planned to name Peewee. He’s 4 years old, with an eye infection and a hematoma on his ear, but Noltion didn’t care. She just wanted a dog to love, she said, even after shelter workers warned her that Peewee — like the other rescued pups — was not housebroken and might have trouble adjusting to people because of lack of socialization at the Tennessee breeding farm.

Don’t get me wrong; this is wonderful! But I have to ask… where the hell have these people been? There are always healthy dogs and cats in the shelter that need a home… but suddenly the cache of a notorious puppy mill brings in people who don’t care what the hell they walk out with.

I think I’ll wait a few weeks and see who returns what because they can’t deal with fluffy’s ‘issues’… or take Diane Lade’s advice. The main shelter isn’t the only option available to adopters.

Yeah, I know what it sounds like, but we were already talking about adopting…

I asked her about Citizen’s, but as yet they hadn’t responded. She will know what they’re offering by the end of the week and will call me back. I’d rather stay with them, a known entity, but will go with the cheapest. I think. Saving at least a thousand a year will take some of the pressure off and I can go ahead and order those noise canceling headphones, popcorn machines and maybe put in a bid for the elephant man’s remains. I hear Jacko needs money.

Or maybe get a new dog. It’s only 90. to adopt from the humane society.

No, I probably won’t get into it with her. I’m non-confrontational once I’ve cooled off, and unless my inner belle is released upon her for some new reason, the woman will never know I was displeased.

So in the interest of full disclosure I went around to the front of the chair to take the corresponding shot, which I love even more than the convoluted mess up top…

They’re just danglin’.

The State of the Dog is good. She’s thriving on raw chicken necks and Orijen kibble… As a matter of fact, her muscle growth has been phenomenal. Her activity level doesn’t hurt, but I swear I’ve never seen a dog so lean and muscular. She burns everything off… now. Later on I’ll have to adjust her food. But for now, at 1 1/2, all is as it should be.

Dachshunds are among them.

Arthur mentioned it this morning but I’d already seen the story on the news and thought the same thing… a new dog for us? His words were more along the line of ‘bringing an abused baby here to live out the rest of their lives in comfort’. He’s an amazing man, my Artie.
Now, before we float off on a cloud of happiness and puppy kisses…

Puppy mill dogs have been kept in small cages with little to no human contact. Usually fed as little food as possible, they are there solely to crank out puppies for pet stores. They live in their own feces. When they become too old to produce, they are either killed or allowed to starve to death.
To puppy mill owners, they are a product, nothing more.

Anyone who buys a dog from a pet store is supporting puppy mills and their practices. I don’t care how many lies the pet store employee tells or how cute little fluffy is or how you justify the purchase by saying that you’re ‘rescuing’ fluffy from the situation. If you purchase a puppy from a pet store you are supporting mills. Period.

I’ve adopted rescue dogs before, and they can have their problems. The adult dogs sometimes can’t learn to ‘go’ outside, they have personality disorders or no personality at all and don’t know how to play. At all. Not with other dogs, not with balls. Nothing.

So, we’re going to look into it, with reservations. There are reportedly some dogs with puppies and some pregnant dogs among the lot. Who knows… but we may be ready for a new baby. At last.

There are some things I don’t -and won’t- need, such as Halloween invitations, but if I did I’d be buying them now; lesson learned! If I’m out and see something I think someone might like I buy it; no more last minute hair tearing episodes. This is something BFB has been doing for years, but I just never got it before.

Friends and relatives reading this: get your order in now before I buy you something you don’t want. Heh…

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