"And that day dawned...

[WilliamPitt]

...when Arrakis lay at the hub of the universe with the wheel poised to spin." - Frank Herbert, 'Dune'

We shall see.

[countryjake]

1. "It was the best of times,

it was the worst of times..."

Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities

[WilliamPitt]

2. "We were halfway to Barstow on the edge of the desert...

...when the drugs began to take hold." - Hunter S. Thompson, 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'

[countryjake]

12. "Bread! Bread! Bread!"

"Mother Brulé then planted the whole lump on the end of her stick, and holding it in the air, bore it about like a banner, rushing along the road, followed, helter-skelter, by the yelling troop of women."

Emile Zola "Germinal"

[bobbieinok]

41. "Marley was dead: ...There is no doubt whatever about that."

Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge’s name was good upon ’Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.

Mind! I don’t mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country’s done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a door-nail.

Scrooge knew he was dead? Of course he did. How could it be otherwise? Scrooge and he were partners for I don’t know how many years. Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, and sole mourner. And even Scrooge was not so dreadfully cut up by the sad event, but that he was an excellent man of business on the very day of the funeral, and solemnised it with an undoubted bargain.

The mention of Marley’s funeral brings me back to the point I started from. There is no doubt that Marley was dead. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate.

[bobbieinok]

42. Scrooge knew he was dead? Of course he did. ..Scrooge and he were partners

Scrooge knew he was dead? Of course he did. How could it be otherwise? Scrooge and he were partners for I don’t know how many years.

[H2O Man]

3. Good Morning, Mr. Pitt ......

I look forward to having the opportunity to share thoughts on this historic week with you and the rest of DU. The message that you shared with DU from Ambassador Wilson was great. I think it makes clear that what happens this week is not the end of the struggle for our country; rather, it should serve as incentive for us to organize and work harder.

[CottonBear]

27. If you don't mind me asking, what was the message from Mr. Wilson?

I've been away from DU for a few days. Thanks.

I'm so anxious about the indictments. I had to have a news and DU free weekend to clear my head. I'm ready for the week ahead, coffee cup in hand and listening to CSPAN WJ. The wingnuts are out in force this morning. They sound rather desperate and they keep bringing up the subject of Clinton's BJ.

[H2O Man]

29. It is on DU:GD

somewhere .... it should be near-by, as it was one of the most popular threads in recent memory. And for good reason! I'll look for it, too, though you should be easily able to locate it.

[CottonBear]

37. Thanks! merry Fitzmas Season to you! I'm ready for indictments!

I'll search GD.

Have a good day. CB

[0007]

30. C-span's Washington Journal are certainly pumping up the

Wall Street Journal this morning. But that's kind of normal for Connie.

[adwon]

4. Or

"Once more the drama begins."

[Maddy McCall]

5. So are you saying that you think today's the day? I need to know...

I lost my dog last night, and spent all night looking for him, and just found him...in other words, I've had no sleep, but if you think today may be the day, I'm going to stay up.

So, WP, is today the day?

[greyl]

8. Get some sleep. :) nt

[Maddy McCall]

9. Pffttt! And as soon as my head hits the pillow...

there'll be a news flash on MSNBC. :D

[tavalon]

15. Not to put words into his mouth

or rather words out of his fingers, I think he means this week is the week.

[monarch]

16. Glad you found your dog! n/t

[Lochloosa]

28. That is one ugly frog...n/t

[Kolesar]

6. "Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets"

[Dunvegan]

7. Fitz is here with a Grand Jury timeline, and a fist full of indictments...

...and he's all out of Grand Jury time.

[Dudley_DUright]

10. Experiencing Hurricane Wilma right now

but I can't wait for Hurricane Plame to hit Washington. :popcorn:

[Just Me]

11. *fingers crossed*

:bounce:

[countryjake]

13. And toes!

[Tesla]

14. "Son, do you know you have a

pantie on your head?"-- Raising Arizona

[OneNation]

17. "This is not the beginning of the end, it is the end of the beginning"

Winston Churchill.

[stlsaxman]

18. "And Moonwatcher (Starchild) waited, not sure what would happen next...

but he would think of something." Arthur C. Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey.

[hootinholler]

19. Yes, an openly empirical family...

as opposed to...

I've just finished re-reading Dune.

-Hoot

[Walt Starr]

20. I'm thinking he'll wait until Wednesday now.

The GJ doesn't normally meet on Mondays, but we'll see.

[countryjake]

21. Wasn't it reported that they're meeting on Tuesday this week?

Read that on here someplace, yesterday.

[Walt Starr]

22. I think that was speculation

which is really all we've been getting besides the leaks from the camps of the potential defendents.

And the speculation was for Monday or Tuesday.

[DemReadingDU]

23. I'm thinking Wednesday too

unless Fitzgerald calls a special meeting of the Grand Jury today or Tuesday.

My concern with the media is that Hurricane Wilma will take precedence over Hurricane Plame.

[Walt Starr]

24. The Wilma story will be pretty much over this afternoon.

I wouldn't worry too much about it unless you live in Florida.

[watrwefitinfor]

25. "The flies have conquered the flypaper."

"The debt shall be paid."

John Steinbeck, The Moon Is Down.

Wat

[Skidmore]

26. Dune, Desert planet. Arrakis.

[0007]

31. ....the bigger they are, the harder than fall." W.C. Fields

....on the precipice of defeat.

[SpiralHawk]

32. Turning and turning in the widening gyre

the falcon cannot hear the falconer

the blood-dimmed tide is loosed

[Botany]

33. "....... and genrations from now it will be said this was thier ....

.... finest hour."

W.S. Churchill


and to the Freepers & bush supporters

"Well outside of that little problem how was the play Mrs. Lincoln?"


Merry Fitzmas Treason is the reason for the season.

[jus_the_facts]

34. "Show me the way to go home.......

....weeell I'm tired and I wanna go to bed....."

[CTyankee]

35. "Never glad confident morning again"

Robert Browning

[Hobo]

36. A good conscience...

...is a continual Christmas (Fitzmas) :applause:

- Benjamin Franklin


Hobo

[undeterred]

38. "It was a dark and stormy morning..."

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[elehhhhna]

39. Autumn is here--time for the dead bark to fall off the trees.

[nvliberal]

40. What is the point of this thread? n/t

[NoPasaran]

43. O for a Muse of fire,

...that would ascend
The brightest heaven of invention,
A kingdom for a stage, princes to act
And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!

-Shakespeare, Henry V

[Ellipsis]

44. Tis the wood of Birnam... Moving.n/t