Our World Is Straight-Up Rocked, Yo

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NATS BEAT FISH!

Wild Card DENIED



September 23, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Florida	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1		4	9	1
Washington	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	4	X		9	13	0

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GOP Rises Up Against Cheney
VP attempts a smile, Dow Plummets

The vice president traveled to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to silence a
chorus of GOP complaints about Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s
$700 billion plan. But House Republicans who walked into a
closed-door meeting with Cheney steaming over the plan walked out
just as angry, and they described what happened in between as both
“a bloodbath” and “an unmitigated disaster.”

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Ahhhummmm coupla questions ...

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"No way we could have
seen this coming ..."

Condoleezza Rice Krispy Cake

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Don't Forget!

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It's good to brush-up on The Fundamentals.

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Creekside Epiphanies

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As a fire burned in the copper pit, our youngest kid said, "I'll be right back," and off she went. She had that lightbulb over the head look she gets, but I didn't pay too much attention because I see that look so often and - so far - none of her masterstrokes has left me blinded from acid to the face or dumping bodies in the George Washington National Forest.

When she returned to el hoyo del fuego, she was toting a bag of ordinary American marshmallows. I thought, "oh yeah ... good idea." Then I glimpsed the supererogatory addendum: a chocolate pudding cup.







Obviously, the kid is a frickin' genius.



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Obamalamadingdong

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The staff and management of TNP spent a day at Winchester's Barack-Obama-Rama.



Today, the local staff of volunteers got a turbo booster of help from a slew ... is slew too high a number? ... no, it was a straight up slew ... of new volunteers. Since volunteers in Washington D.C. had little to do because Obama is polling at 88% there (OMG, that's a slew too), they hopped a coach bus and came to Winchester. The common wisdom is that this city is staunchly Republican. Rocking the common wisdom is always fun.



Locals.

Water and protein bars. The stuff of canvassing.

Organized chaos.

The propaganda table.

Virginia hasn't been in heat in over 40 years.

The local press warns the general populice .

The DC busload of what the local media called, "Democratic Operatives From Out-of-state".

Democratic Operatives From Outter Space.



Meanwhile, the McCain HQ stands silent as a tomb.

Mad props to D&K and Ro for keeping each other busy while we cavorted all day.

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They Can't Even Lose Right

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So the Nats split the four-game series with the obviously-superior New York Mets. I couldn't be more, you know, kinda TO'd about this. On paper, the Mets look like they could have landed the Mother Ship in the outfield of Nationals Park and vaporized everyone with a number on their back. Instead, they were confused and frightened by John Lannan. Even Odalis Perez, whose sinker hangs up like a Frisbee, silenced the bats of no less than David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes and Carlos Freakin' Delgado. Sure, they managed to dominate one of our September rookies. Big deal! And Tim Redding got beat like a homeless hooker last night, but he was pitching against Johan Santana.



"Neener neener neener"


Nonetheless, DC netted-out even. They are now in a three-way tie with San Diego and Seattle for last place in the majors. As explained here previously, thems that suck most, pick first. Last place gets first choice in the 2009 draft.

Therefore and thusly, the weekend series against the Padres is key, people. We have to lose and lose big. This team has worked too little for too long to start now. WINNING IS NOT AN OPTION.

Since the team is so miserably hopeless, the front office is doing anything it can to put butts in the seats during this last homestand. The thrust of the biscuit from the promotions department is, "Sure they're pathetic, but if you buy a ticket ($20), gas up the car and come to the park ($275), park in one of our lots (up to $50!), and get a dog and a beer ($20), we'll give you a scarf/team picture/kid's backpack/T-shirt/floppy camo hat ABSOLUTELY FREE!"

In addition to trinketfest, the centerfield pavilion has been filled with odd sights.



The Eurasian Eagle Owl. BEAU'IFUL PLUMMAGE!

The Racing Presidents take a hostage

This fella couldn't cut it as a Guiding Eyes for the Blind dog, so now
he sniffs out accelerants at arson scenes. His biggest bust was at the
fabled Georgetown Strip Club Incident.

Speaking of odd sights, we arrived home yesterday to find a swimming pool hovering over the backyard. We promptly went to the neighbor's house wearing swim suits and dropping hints, such as, "We hardly know you, so can we swim in your pool?"
We're the B in "subtle".

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Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day

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INTERVIEWER: Senator finally, let's talk about Spain. If elected president would you be willing to invite President Jose Rodriguez Louis Zapatero to the White House, to meet with you?

McCAIN: Aye would be willing to meet with those leaders who arrrr friends and want to work with us in a cooperative fashion. And by the way President Calderone of Mexico is fighting a very, very tough fight against the drug carrrrrtels. I'm glad we arrrrrr now working with the Mexican government on the Merida Plan, and Aye intend to move forward with relations and invite as many of them as Aye can, of those leaders to the White House.

INTERVIEWER: Would that invitation be extended to the Zapatero government? To the president himself?

McCAIN: Uh, Aye don't, Aye, ya know, Aye, honestly, Aye have to look at the situations and the relations and the priorities. But Aye can assure ye, Aye will establish closer relations with arrrrr friends and Aye will stand up to those who want to do harm to the United States of America.

INTERVIEWER: So you have to wait and see. If he's willing to meet with you, would you be able to do it? In the White House?

McCAIN: Well, again, Aye don't -- All Aye can tell ye is Aye have a clear record of working with leaders in the hemisphere that arrrrrr friends with us and standing up to those who arrrrrr not. And that's judged on the basis of the importance of arrrr relationship with Latin America and the entire region.

INTERVIEWER: OK, what about Europe? I'm talking about the president of Spain.

McCAIN: What about me what?

INTERVIEWER: OK. Are you willing to meet with him if you are elected president?

McCAIN: Aye am willing to meet with any leader who is dedicated to the same principles and philosophy that we arrrrrrrr for human rights, democracy and freedom, and Aye will stand up to those who arrrrr not.


Jeez. He wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition (especially not in Latin America).

NO ONE expects the Spanish InquisiTION!!!!!

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