Oh, these times we live in

Well, we did it. It was said to be impossible, but it was done. It was said that none of us could pull together enough funds to do it, but it happened.

Barnes got drunk.

And he's a happy, polite drunk. Which is good.

It only took and entire bottle of SoCo, 1 1/2 Samuel Adams's, and roughly 1/2 a pint of Red Stripe to pull it off.

Also, I have discovered the greatest ice cream of all time: Ben & Jerry's Cinnamon Bun. Go eat some! I will right now! Bye!

But best of all, as of yesterday, Stephanie and I have been together for 2 years! We rule!

Finding my last nerve

Thanks to a moment of utter bullshit in the midst of our otherwise pleasant relationship with US Bank during the loan process, we are no longer closing on the house today. Apparently, the bank needed a copy of the inspection report and decided to let us know YESTERDAY. And then they decided to let us know THE DAY OF CLOSING that there were some things around the house that needed repaired, like a back step and exposed wire, etc., before we can proceed.

They also said the problem was "nothing major."

My ass.

So, since we cannot just repair the problems ourselves because we don't own the house yet, we need to either re-negotiate with the owner to get those repairs included, or find another lender. Maybe a lender that realizes that this is more an issue to be had with our insurance company, NOT the them.

This is pretty much the last thing I need right now.

A little bitta this...

Tomorrow, Stephanie and I will be closing on our new house.

!!!

If you haven't, check out the pics on Steph's Facebook page.

Back on a political note, why are people blaming Bush for a bad economy? Not to mention, why do people think that the economy's even bad in the first place? I guess people don't notice things like low unemployment (lower than under Clinton - who presided over a "good" economy), high home ownership, and the DOW breaking records almost on a regular basis.

Oh! And one more thing. People also railed Bush's tax cuts because he made them in the middle of a huge deficit, along with the usual "wealthiest 1%" BS. But, you know what happened? I bet you don't. TAX REVENUES INCREASED. Imagine that! Bush decided that leaving more money in the hands of the people meant that businesses could be more successful and people could earn more, meaning they can pay more in taxes, and everybody wins. Everyone puts him down for being stupid, but this shows that he is actually quite brilliant when it comes to economics. He can look past how things would appear to those who don't bother to really put thought into it and would make judgments, and can look far ahead to see the long term.

It's called Reaganomics, my friends. Bush gets it. Unfortunately, the Dems STILL want to get rid of Bush's make-everybody-happy tax cuts.

So while I'm not sure if I can promise that I'll always be a Republican, I can assure you that I will NEVER be a Democrat.

Obviously, no personal offense to my Democrat friends. I just disagree. It's like how most of you can probably promise that you will never be an Emperor fan.

While we're on that whole thing, I don't see how anyone can claim it moral/immoral to lean in any direction politically. It's not about morals. Essentially, it all comes down to what you want the government to be in charge of. People blame my ilk for not caring about certain problems. It's not that I don't want them solved, it's just that I don't trust the government to solve them. And some of you do. That's cool.

Sort of.

Hehe.

CGN...U

Me?

The other day, I found out just what happens when I get mildly intoxicated in the middle of the day. I buy Gregorian Chant CDs.

I went to Newport with Danny and Lawshe to buy our tickets for the new Pirates movie (which was quite good, btw) and we had tons of time on the parking meter, so we decided to hang out there for a bit. We ended up going to The Claddagh, where I proceeded to have a beer and a scotch. Pretty good combo in a pub. But, unfortunately, all I'd eaten that day so far were 2 donuts. So I was quite happy. Then I saw that Barnes & Noble was having a "Buy 2 classical CDs, get 1 free" deal, so I bought a couple Gregorian Chant albums and a Bach organ album to go with them.

I tell ya, get a couple in me and I am out of control!

And no, I didn't just buy those because of the buzz. I do actually thoroughly enjoy that music and had intended for quite some time so get some.

I'm getting married in less that 3 months.

And now for something completely different.

Time for a non-political post.

I've had really bad gas almost all day.

Methinks it was because of my new creation: yogurt oatmeal, or oatmeal yogurt. Haven't decided. Tasted good, anyway.

I decided to add a little something fun on this blog. I'm going to have a featured link over on the left. Maybe anew one every week, maybe not. We'll see. Just a chance for you to see what websites I found interesting at the time.

Enjoy.

I really do <3 Huckabee.

Yet another reason to like Mike Huckabee. Tonight, someone asked him if he was maybe too nice of a guy to handle being President. His response: "I'm a conservative, but I'm not mad at anyone about it."

Beautiful!

That's what we need, a nice guy who's willing to still like people that he disagrees with.

Now here's my take on this controversial new immigration bill. I've heard good and bad things about it, some seemingly contradictory claims on both sides (as per usual), and I'm pretty sure I'm against it. Mainly for 2 reasons: one, people on BOTH sides hate it, and two, Ted Kennedy likes it.

I swear that this is not going to be just a political blog.

Really.

I come for the wuggas.

Yeah, new blog. And instead of doing the typical first-post-on-a-new-blog that just says, "Well, here's my new blog! Let's see what happens!", I'm going to actually make a post with substance.

And the substance: my views on the 08 Presidential election and the Republican nominee hopefuls.

At this point, I would accept a ticket with pretty much any combination of the following guys, and I'll tell you why:

Mike Huckabee - From the first time I saw this guy on The Daily Show, I really liked him. An actual conservative, good head on his shoulders, clear goals on moving this country forward - and this is key - in a good way, and just a really likable, personable guy. I watched him in the Fox News debate and even when he was slamming something, he was friendly. But here's the really big reason, and pay attention: Fair Tax. Look it up. Essentially, here's what it means: no more income tax, or any other kind of weird tax. It's all sales tax. You know what that means? NO MORE IRS. NO MORE FEARING APRIL 15TH. And all the prices you see listed is what you actually pay. So if the advertised price is $0.99, and you give the cashier a dollar, you get a penny back instead of the cashier saying, "You still need to give me a nickel." And you get a nice tax return check every month. BRILLIANT!

Rudy Giuliani - Obviously, the guy knows how important the current war on terror is and will make it a priority. That's pretty much the major issue in my mind. And he's good on other issues, too. Now, I know a lot of social conservatives get on him about his views on abortion, but I think I can get passed that. At least he does personally see it as immoral. And he does oppose federal funding of it, which is important. He is all for reduced abortions and more adoptions, both of which happened in NYC while he was Mayor. And I can look past his controversial stance when what he does brings about results like that. Because that's really the important thing, right? And although there are a couple guys I like more, I think that Rudy has a better chance of winning against a Clinton or Obama.

Mitt Romney - The guy just looks and sounds Presidential. Even his voice seems like it was chiseled out of stone. And his politics are sound. He really likes vetoing. He's all about a balanced budget. I see him as being quite electable, though maybe not as much as Giuliani. So far, just an all around good candidate.

Fred Thompson - Just watch him respond to Michael Moore:

Newt Gingrich - I must admit to not knowing too much about him specifically, but I hear a lot of good things and every time I hear him, he makes a lot of sense. And everybody likes Newt. Very electable.

So at the moment, I'm going to stick with my initial call of Gingrich/Huckabee 08.

Happy Birthday, Jennie! I got you my new blog!