I skipped the SOTU Tuesday night and read Kurt Vonnegut instead

[Cyrano]

The little I read and watched yesterday about the SOTU was about what I expected. The Republicans were their usual dickish selves on Tuesday night and Obama didn’t call them out for being the dicks they are. He talked about a few things that no one will remember in a week or so, or have already forgotten. The only thing that will be remembered from that night will be that Republican mega-dick congressman who threatened to throw a reporter off a balcony.

On Tuesday night, I reread Kurt Vonnegut’s “Cats Cradle” which many people have told me they don’t understand. To me, it’s far more understandable than why Republicans are such dicks and why Obama doesn’t call them out for being dicks.

Try turning off your TV for a week, reread a favorite old book, or do something you really enjoy doing. I guarantee that when you turn the TV back on, the Republicans will still be dicking over Obama and all the rest of us. And there will be very little Obama or we can do to stop it at this time.

[Berlum]

1. "Why O' why are Republicons such dicks?" - American Lament

[Fumesucker]

8. Cheny would shoot your face off anyway, then he would expect you to apologize

[abelenkpe]

2. Love that book!

Cats Cradle and Hocus Pocus are my favorite Vonnegut books, tho I do love them all.

[Bluenorthwest]

3. From 'Cat's Cradle':

“Perhaps, when we remember wars, we should take off our clothes and paint ourselves blue and go on all fours all day long and grunt like pigs. That would surely be more appropriate than noble oratory and shows of flags and well-oiled guns.” Kurt Vonnegut Jr

[G_j]

4. great quote

great book

[Brainstormy]

5. Cat's Cradle is great but

it's not like it wouldn't still be there after the SOTU. You missed a good speech.

[Cyrano]

6. Glad you enjoyed the SOTU

Everyone should find a little happiness wherever they can.

[Jim__]

7. "We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane"

That's from Breakfast of Champions.

Vonnegut is definitely still worth reading.

[Cyrano]

10. That quote indicates that

those who create and believe GOP ideas are extemely ill. Do you suppose there's a cure for them?

[Fumesucker]

9. To tell you why Republicans are such Dicks I shall quote another student of human nature

"Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible" -Frank Herbert