Anachronistic Mom Blog

more political: Just for fun: Garafolo and Fox in '03

Check it out. 

And then afterwards, let me refer you to a really nice website, called "We watch Fox News so you don't have to." 

more political: don't miss this in the economic shards

Remember all of those lawyers who got fired?  Well look at the new report.

Bailout plan - a historic swindle

Want to get depressed?  Read this from the truthout blog.

Why I am not voting for Sarah Palin

Interesting how few writers really lay it on the line when it comes to Sarah Palin.    Sam Harris does.

What makes a good husband

Maureen Dowd's op-ed column in the New York Times today, oddly enough, has one of the best descriptions of what you should look for in a husband that I've ever seen. 

She quotes Father Pat Connor, a 79-year-old Catholic priest born in Australia and based in Bordentown, N.J.who has spent years counseling marriages and right now spends his time giving lectures to young girls, hoping to get his message out before they fall in love with some schlep.  Here are Father Pat Connor's rules:

“Never marry a man who has no friends,” he starts. “This usually means that he will be incapable of the intimacy that marriage demands. I am always amazed at the number of men I have counseled who have no friends. Since, as the Hebrew Scriptures say, ‘Iron shapes iron and friend shapes friend,’ what are his friends like? What do your friends and family members think of him? Sometimes, your friends can’t render an impartial judgment because they are envious that you are beating them in the race to the altar. Envy beclouds judgment.

“Does he use money responsibly? Is he stingy? Most marriages that founder do so because of money — she’s thrifty, he’s on his 10th credit card.

“Steer clear of someone whose life you can run, who never makes demands counter to yours. It’s good to have a doormat in the home, but not if it’s your husband.

“Is he overly attached to his mother and her mythical apron strings? When he wants to make a decision, say, about where you should go on your honeymoon, he doesn’t consult you, he consults his mother. (I’ve known cases where the mother accompanies the couple on their honeymoon!)

“Does he have a sense of humor? That covers a multitude of sins. My mother was once asked how she managed to live harmoniously with three men — my father, brother and me. Her answer, delivered with awesome arrogance, was: ‘You simply operate on the assumption that no man matures after the age of 11.’ My father fell about laughing.

“A therapist friend insists that ‘more marriages are killed by silence than by violence.’ The strong, silent type can be charming but ultimately destructive. That world-class misogynist, Paul of Tarsus, got it right when he said, ‘In all your dealings with one another, speak the truth to one another in love that you may grow up.’

“Don’t marry a problem character thinking you will change him. He’s a heavy drinker, or some other kind of addict, but if he marries a good woman, he’ll settle down. People are the same after marriage as before, only more so.

“Take a good, unsentimental look at his family — you’ll learn a lot about him and his attitude towards women. Kay made a monstrous mistake marrying Michael Corleone! Is there a history of divorce in the family? An atmosphere of racism, sexism or prejudice in his home? Are his goals and deepest beliefs worthy and similar to yours? I remember counseling a pious Catholic woman that it might not be prudent to marry a pious Muslim, whose attitude about women was very different. Love trumped prudence; the annulment process was instigated by her six months later.

“Imagine a religious fundamentalist married to an agnostic. One would have to pray that the fundamentalist doesn’t open the Bible and hit the page in which Abraham is willing to obey God and slit his son’s throat.

“Finally: Does he possess those character traits that add up to a good human being — the willingness to forgive, praise, be courteous? Or is he inclined to be a fibber, to fits of rage, to be a control freak, to be envious of you, to be secretive?

“After I regale a group with this talk, the despairing cry goes up: ‘But you’ve eliminated everyone!’ Life is unfair.”

The Clinton-Obama divide - graphics

Here are some interesting diagrams from Time magazine, showing how the US split for Clinton versus Obama.

McCain loyalty oath

I love this.  It's a McCain loyalty oath for every different flavor of ex-Clintonite who now wants to switch.

anti-mccain video

Put together by a Ron Paul supporter.  Might be of interest.

So what's with the p*ssed off old white women?

I really liked this Slate piece that talks about how feminist mothers and daughters are mad at one another over the Obama/Clinton campaign. 

great exerpt:

If yesterday's Washington Post chat between the XX Factor team and our readers is any guide, the growing split between female Clinton and Obama supporters makes the "mommy wars" look like a pillow fight.

This says a lot of it

Here's a post, talking about Senator Clinton and the campaign that she has just run, that summarizes things quite neatly for me.  About 3/4 percent, that is.