Good move. The inane variation on penis themes was childish at best.

The majority of citizens would like to see, at minimum, an investigation into war crimes. Bush has only a small percentage of the population that still thinks he did a good job. Obama is, on the other hand, wildly popular. He should use the popularity he has to do the right thing. I believe you are correct that his advisors may tell him certain things, but he should be listening to many voices. More importantly, no matter what they tell him, if he cares about this country, he will honor his oath to protect the Constitution and follow our laws. A leader, leads. He does the right thing. If that means angering the right, then he needs to confront that problem head on. Our Constitiution would come first in the eyes of a true leader. No amount of “advice” from servile and frightened ruling class appeasers should be heeded. There’s a larger political reality than the right-left divide and that is the well-being of our country. The president may not shred the Constitution because he is afraid of the right wing. I also believe there are many on the right who wish to see the rule of law restored. Reach out to them. These are honorable and good people. The consequences of ignoring the rule of law are far more damaging to our nation than dealing with a small group of people on the far right.

Is it possible that Obama fears civil reprisals against the Government for torture, et al.? To me, that’s a non-starter because civil action against the State over the illegal actions of Bush Co and the Neocons is EXACTLY what sovereign immunity is for. The mechanism of state is protected but not the men who abuse the mechanism for their personal gain when the issue is criminal wrong doing. Sovereign immunity is not designed to limit the civil liability of criminal actors hiding under the color of state authority and the civil liability for said crimes should transfer to the individual and corporate actors proper who encouraged the conspiracy to invade Iraq over Saudi Arabia. An attempt to sue the U.S. Federal Govt. for Bush Co. crimes should be dismissed as a misjoinder. Absent that fallacious fear of civil losses that could amount to billions, I can see no other reason for Obama’s stonewalling on pursuing justice against Bush and Cheney unless he himself is compromised by the same graft and corporatist/fascist influence as Bush Co. But he could prove me wrong by doing the right thing and cleaning our house before the EU does it for us. However, in some respects, it’s karmic. Without American intervention, Europe would have fallen to the Nazis. Maybe it’s time for payback in that it may be time for the EU to save America from it’s own fascist threat by upholding justice when the weak within our own system are unwilling/unable.

Yes, I have gone crazy in response to your postings. But then again that was your intent, you win you are the better man. I concede to your superior wit and reparte. My small candle of itelligence is lost in the luminosity of your superior intellect.

You are right, he is a borish rube.

By god man you can spell! Thank heavens your state funded education has paid off.

Oh by the way, we engineers are notoriously bad at spelling. It must be a right brain left brain thing, you would not understand.

you and that PH.D. are both pompous asses. You spread that around like Johnny “Wad” Holmes shakes his dick in the men’s room while at the urinal.

thank you for the accolades, I owe it all to your tuteledge.

Do you actually believe what you wrote above? Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

Also the crack about genetically compromised off-spring is way below the belt, I have a daughter with cystic fibrosis.

So I now know the kind of human being you are, a mean spiteful, low brow, despicable man. Someone like you probably throws puppies off cliffs and hangs cats. It is your type that gives conservatives a bad name.

You have a problem with men that like to cook? You sound like a fairy, I bet the only Marlin you ever smoked was the guy down the street.

And actually that Chicken Mirabella is good chow. I havent tried the one Buddha posted but that looks good too.

PH. D. what does that stand for Psychiatrist Has to prescribe Drugs. What a putz cant get into medical school so you need to act out against those that are doing/able to do what they wanted to do.

You need an intellectual enema, shit for brains.

As I said above I think “Centurion” calls himself that because he broke 99 on the Stanford Binet.

funny you should write about Colcannon, my wife made that the other night. I doubt she knew what it was but it is good. Thanks for an “official” recipe.

I cleaned it up a little, thanks for keeping my spelling straight.

So I spelled a word incorrectly, and that in your
mind invalidates what I wrote?
You must be a simple man/woman.
“Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds”
Ralph Waldo must have had you in particular in mind and psychologists in general when he wrote that.
I hope your psychiatrist keeps a short leash on you and reviews your work carefully.
One other thing as engineers we are the top dogs, we don’t have someone else looking over our shoulder’s, we have ultimate responsibility. I guess you are the equivalent of an engineering tech.

You are really hung up on California schools and your PH.D, is that the academic equivalent of driving a big red Corvette? Ernie Johnson and the twins not up to snuff? Probably not or you would not have mentioned your tanned wife.

If you ever need/want some ideas on how to satisfy your wife let me know.

Thanks for the link. I can’t wait until I get a chance to go to a game this year.

Pics of the new K

http://www.kansascity.com/937/gallery/1135442.html

Damn Yankees. But it’s still early.

“I must commend you for your colorful writing style. Have you read the cantos of Ezra Pound?”

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Never made the pointless attempt, but after wading through some of your comments I feel qualified to expound.

You call yourself “Centurion.” Ha, what an insult to the memory and legend of the most noble rank of the Roman legion. Your unwarranted, ill-tempered attacks on those here qualify you for nothing more than the rank of “Gregralis,” the ignoble peasants who tended the asses and goats. I think even those beasts would recognize you as the blight you are.

Have you sampled the schadenfreude?

http://www.kansascity.com/385/story/1136145.html

Exquisite.

Chuck can be too fatty, but I’ve had it that way and it still tastes fine. The texture can be a little off though. If you trim it where there are no big chunks of gristle or fat, that should be fine. It’s a texture issue for me. I’ve never tried pork but it should work. A lot of people just omit the veal and use all top round, but since pork cooks similar to veal I don’t see that substitution as a problem. A lot of Creole dishes call for veal, something rarely found in the more rustic Cajun style. City grub vs. country grub.

Colcannon

1 lb potato’s
1 lb Cabbage (white)
3 large Leeks
6 strips Bacon
3/4 c. Milk
2 T butter for drizzling
salt and pepper

Put a pound of cut up potato’s in a pan of salted water and boil until tender. Drain and dry in the pan over a low flame then set aside.

While potato’s are cooking crisp up 6 strips of bacon in a LARGE skillet, drain, set aside and crumble.

Cut white cabbage into large pieces 1″ x 1″ to match the weight of the potatoes (I weigh everything at the store- a medium cabbage is about 3 lbs)

Cut the green tops out of 3 large leeks (and throw away) and after washing the white parts split the leeks lengthwise and cut them into 1″ pieces.

Pour off half of the bacon grease left in the skillet.

Add the cut up cabbage and leeks, mix well and cover. Stir periodically until translucent and tender but not limp. 5-6 minutes should do it.

While the cabbage and leek cook heat 3/4 cups milk in the microwave.

Mash potato’s with the the milk (smooth or lumpy as you like) and add the cooked leeks and cabbage, add salt and pepper to taste.

Put it in a big bowl, drizzle with a little butter and sprinkle the crumbled bacon on top. Eat hot.

Any kind of potato will do but add the milk in batches because some potato’s require more milk than other types. I mix red and Russet potato’s.