You are so kind to ask, Countrywoman. Pesky they remain. I took on a little too much this time (every time?), and finding it difficult to manage. Also been kinda emotional during this campaign — and am just coming back from being very sad (those crowds, those words, too much). Trying to keep some perspective … Last night had similar signs to the PE I had two years ago, which means I’m sitting too much, not active enough. So I’ve given myself a pep talk and am off to the YMCA gym. I know exercise will help my emotions, too. Just gotta do it every day every day every day. Are you and your (bawk-bawk) friends doing well? I do hope so. Best regards, R.

Renee, Sarah Palin will have four more years of experience under her belt in 2012, mitigating the experience argument against her a tad. The conservatives will be foaming at the mouth for a conservative candidate, citing McCain’s inability to get elected with his more moderate/maverick viewpoints. Rush Limbaugh and the hard-core conservatives will fall all over themselves for Palin, if she does, indeed, run in 2012. If Obama is unable to turn the economy around, they’ll use that as red meat. Plus, with Hillary Clinton, perhaps, making another run four years from now, it could be a Palin-Clinton showdown. Don’t get me wrong; I’m a moderate Democrat and my crystal ball is no better than anyone else’s. Just speculating outloud.

URGENT URGENT……..MY DAUGHTER SENT THIS TO ME IN A E-MAIL SHE HAD RECIEVED FROM A FRIEND OF A FRIEND i HAVE NOT YET SENT MY RESPONSES TO THIS I THOUGHT I COULD GET SOME HELP HERE!! PLEASE RESPOND SOMEONE!! lotS of Americans have become so insulated from realitythat they imagine that America can suffer defeat withoutany inconvenience to themselves. Pause a moment, reflect back. These events are actual events from history.. They really happened!!! Do you remember? 1. 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by a Muslim male extremist. 2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by Muslim male extremists. 3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over byMuslim male extremists. 4. During the 1980’s a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by Muslim male extremists. 5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by Muslim male extremists. 6. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by Muslim maleextremists. 7. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens , and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by Muslim male extremists. ( remember the pilot of this flight was from Richmond , MO ) 8. In 1988 , Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by Muslim male extremists. 9. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by Muslim male extremists. 10. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by Muslim male extremists. 11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take down the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by Muslim maleextremists. 12. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against Muslim male extremists. 13. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by— you guessed it— Muslim male extremists. Now, I really don’t see a pattern here to justify profiling, do you? So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone,particularly fanatics intent on killing us, airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people… Absolutely No Profiling! They must conduct random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots with proper identification, secret agents who are members of the President’s security detail, 85-y ear old Congressmen with metal hips, and Medal of Honor winner and former Governor Joe Foss,but leave Muslim Males alone lest they be guilty of profiling. According to The Book of Revelation: The Anti-Christ will be a man, in his 40’s, of MUSLIMdescent, who will deceive the nations with persuasive language, and have a MASSIVE Christ-like appeal….the proph ecy says that people will flock to him and he will promise false hope and world peace, and when he is in power, he will destroy everything. And Now: For the award winning Act of Stupidity Of all times the People of America want to elect, to the most Powerful position on the face of the Planet — The Presidency of the United states of America .. A Male of Muslim descent who is the most extremely liberal Senator in Congress (in other words an extremist) and in his 40’s. Have the American People completely lost their Minds, or just their Power of Reason ??? I’m sorry but I refuse to take a chance on the ‘unknown’ Candidate Obama… Let’s send this to as many people as we can so that the Gloria Aldreds and other stupid attorneys along with Federal Justices that want to thwart common sense, feel ashamed of themselves — if they have any such sense. As the writer of the award winning story ’ Forest Gump’ so Aptly put it, ‘Stupid Is As Stupid Does’