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HERE WE GO AGAIN

Posted by Purplegimp on Saturday, December 27, 2008 6:59:33 AM
The gimp wonders when the first katyusha will hit. After the Lebanese Army found some all lined up and preset to be shot at  between 2200, and 2230 the other night, it is a just a question of when, not if.
As I was doing my usual Saturday interweb stuff a news thing popped up announcing that we had bombed Gaza.
It's been obvious to me for quite a while that it would happen eventually. Hamas really has been playing with fire by shooting hundreds of rockets at us even when they were supposedly under a cease fire agreement. Did they really think that we just sit back and let them continue forever? Maybe they did delude themselves into believing they could continue indefinately with impunity. But even the Livni-Barak cabal realized they had to do something. Elections are coming up, and if they can manage to stop the rocket fire from Gaza tey just might have found an effective way to prevent Netanyahu from becoming our next PM. The major drawback for those two is that Olmert is still calling the shots even though he has no moral or other justification to remain in office. If he is allowed to let this be run as badly as the war with the Hizballa in 2006, he will be handing the election to Netanyhu on a silver platter.
I would not put this past him as he desperately does not Livni to take over from him but as things stand now, she will lose. On the other hand he can not appear to want her to lose. All he can do is set her up to make a hash of the Gaza incursion. He is very good at that kind of thing.
The Hizzballa, being another client of Iran will not sit quietly by while we try to tame Hamas. They will start shooting their rockets at us in the hope of opening a second front. I'm sure they feel that two fronts will lead to an outcome like 2006's on both fronts.
It is likely that they are badly mistaken in that. Israel will only take so much and at this time the Israeli population is firmly behind the Gaza foray and will not take kindly at all to any meddling from the north.
So the gimp sits here wondering when the first katyusha of this round of hostilities will hit.
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Christmas and stuff

Posted by Purplegimp on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 6:26:27 AM
The gimp wonders what all this noise about a war on Christmas is really about. People run around like fools with their heads cut off objecting to any seasonal displays that have the tinyest bit of a religious conotation to them, and then are countered with objections to people using a more generic "Happy Holdays" greeting. That really makes me wonder. Two major holidays are celebrated at the same time of the year and we can't always know who prefers "Merry Christmas" and who Happy Chanukah", so, a heartfelt Happy Holiday covers both very nicely.
When I did the advertising for our family business back in Maine, I used both Christmas and Holidays pretty much interchangably.
Christmas wasn't my thing, but being one of a very small Jewish community in an overwhelmingly Christian town, I learned to enjoy the symbols of the season and even though we never felt any desire to do what some Jewish families did so their kids wouldn't feel left out and secularize Christmas/Chanukah by having Christmas style decorations but calling them something else, we Just lit our Chanukia (it's not a menorah-that is the official state symbol of the State of Israel and not the same thing at all). We did however join in the festivities around us and share with our friends and neighbors out of respect for their beliefs, which were quite different to ours.
What went wrong over there that basic respect for others beliefs has sunk to such a low level that things have gotten to the point that the obvious is lost? Displays of holiday symbols in now way violate the Constutution injuction about founding a State Religion.Every American is free to celebrate any way they please. Why attempt to restrict it? That seems to me to be one of the worst violations of The Constutution there can be.
So, Happy Holiday (from Holy Day) to all, Merry Christmas to my Christian friends and Happy Chanukah, to my Jewish ones and Happy Whatever to the rest. Just be happy and respectful of each other is all I ask.
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Correct me if I'm wrong

Posted by Purplegimp on Wednesday, December 10, 2008 6:50:41 PM
The gimp wonders what in the name of all that's holy the gay 'marriage' issue is doing in the court system. It suddenly struck me that marriage has always been squarely in the realm of religion. Are not the very people who are fussing about forcing recognition of gay 'marriage' the same ones who are the first the scream separation of church and state? Where the blue blazes do they get off trying to force this nonsense through The State? As far as I'm concerned gay issues belong in the bedroom, not the town square and something that has always been a religious issue should not become a state issue simply because The State got into the civil marriage business. Isn't there a judge out there who can just stand up and say something to the effect that as long as gay couples get the same rights as proper married heterosexual couples, they should shut up and go home. Why is it so important to call it marriage, if they can have the same rights, but call it something else? Now, here's an idea. How about separating Church and State to the extent that Church/Synagogue/Mosque can be referred to as married and civil weddings be referred to as Civil Unions and both get equal rights under the law? Is all this brouhaha about the term really necessary?
I am really an sick and tired of the noise about it, as well as their stupid gay pride stuff. You're gay? You're proud of it? Fine. Keep it in your own private space like the rest of us do.
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Please pay attention

Posted by Purplegimp on Monday, December 08, 2008 3:04:00 AM
The gimp wonders why so many posters just ignore comments previous to theirs. Ok, I know that sometimes there are so many that it seems to be an endless slog to get through them. BUT, it would save redundant comments and the embarrassment of missing something very important. like a death in the bloggers family.
I'm not pointing my finger at any specific commenter, just pointing out that it happens. I've noticed it on the Big Boy's and Girl's articles too.
Those of you who know me know what brought this mini rant on. It was disconcrting, to say the least to read the comments after Goshawk's post that Pepps son had died, and most extended their condolences, but a few just commented on the Acorn's. While on the phone with Pepp last night she told me that all of them had eventually tweaked to something being wrong and sent emails. Again, I'm just saying, is all.
There's a post up at my personal blog, Gimp House, explaining a bit about the tragedy, and you are welcome to read and comment. Pepp left a few heartrendingly beautiful comments there as well.
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