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[lg]

WOW! You guys are fast. Thanks for all the great recs. It’s nice to know there are so many people to talk to about this in our backyard.

add, the reason we’ll probably go to a lawyer rather than use a template is because many years ago my mom worked for an attorney, and she recommended we do that just so that we are certain to be getting advice based on the state’s laws etc. My mom gives great advice, so I didn’t question her too much beyond that. I’d love to hear other’s take on this issue as well. My mom’s pretty “old school” so maybe things have changed and we shouldn’t be so concerned with seeing an “actual person” for this.

[beachdrivegirl]

What characteristics do you admire about Hillary?Besides the fact that you think she cares more about healthcare, women, and children…which if you would read Obama’s policies and plans you would realize he shares similar views.

[Trick]

JO, That was a short nap :)

I understand your reasoning, I do.

However, I can’t settle for a Junkyard dog that

will win at any cost. We saw that with the Republicans and I still don’t agree with it and can’t justify winning at “all costs”. I believe in integrity and honesty.

As far as A. Huffington, I would disagree that she has that much influence on peoples votes. The Obama’s supporters here in the blog, I have to give them more credit than that and think they weigh all information before making an off the hip choice.

I use to gamble when I was younger, now I like to believe I make wiser risks.

[JoB]

Trick,

there are several priorities women have that men could as easily have… if they chose to.

that they don’t has been the major cause of conflict in modern marriage:)

And just for the record… I am not opposed to Obama because he is male. I am opposed to Obama because i don’t see where his priorities match mine…

had John Edwards become our nominee.. i would have been disappointed….

but i would have supported him wholeheartedly…

His intentions were clear.. and are moving towards fruition with or without a presidential nomination backing them…

[walfredo]

I think it is potentially troubling this weekend. In my opinion, there is absolutely not one leg to stand on for Clinton’s Michigan argument. She is quoted directly saying the primary “won’t count for anything”, prior to it happening. Then afterwards, “clarifying” (lying) by saying that “in terms of delegates, the contest won’t count for anything”. This to of course, further push the troubled popular vote myth…

Well, because Obama is trying to be magnanimous, and trying to appease Clinton voters he reportedly is willing to accept concessions in Michigan. She is going to get a delegate advantage from a contest where no one else was on the ballot. To me that is insane and blatantly unfair. I get the Obama strategy of being the more gracious, but I think its problematic.

Mainly, because Hill’s won’t accept even an extremely unfair ruling in her favor. Her camp is pushing for 100% of Michigan’s delegates to be seated, for Obama to get 0 delegates. So the primary that in her own words “won’t count for anything.” And from her own clarification “I was referring to delegates, it would not count in terms of delegates”… Her proposal for Saturday is for her to net an 80+ delegate advantage from this contest, despite no one else campaigning or being an option on the ballot…

Now that sounds bad enough, its almost like a comic-book villain’s plan already- but it gets a lot better… So if somehow the earth stopped rotating, and people decided- hey that is a good idea… Seating the entire Michigan delegates that voted for her 100%, giving Obama 0 delegates, and counting Florida 100% and distributing as they voted– if all that transpired, she would get within 70 pledged delegates.

Wait, so in this unthinkable plan, that only a cartoon character villain could come up with, even with this ludicrous plan- she still loses?

YES! Except, well now we get to this mythic “popular vote”. And the comparisons she has made between Michigan and Florida and the Civil Rights Movement. Women’s suffrage…

So let’s walk-through what is going to be presented Saturday- Obama and all candidates that obeyed the rules should be penalized severaly, in fact Michigan should give one candidate a larger advantage then any other state in the country. Neither state should have any penalty for violating the rules. It is crucial every vote is counted, to reflect the sacred voters rights and the will of the people. Such that we can take these new numbers, and make a more compelling case to the “super” people to overturn the results of the 57 contests and there allocation of delegates! And just for fun, the two “states” that will impose this popular vote mandate for Hill’s are Puerto Rico (doesn’t vote in the general election), and Michigan (only had her name on the ballot).

Stranger then fiction…

[JoB]

Trick..

what guidelines did Hillary not adhere to in Michigan?

She was not asked to withdraw her name from the ballot.. she was asked not to campaign.

she didn’t.

Sorry.. there wasn’t really anything unfair about what she did…

Had Obama left his name on the ballot.. this probably wouldn’t even be a conversation…

except, of course, it is.

Because he left his name on the ballot in florida.. yet somehow Hillary is supposed to have had an unfair advantage there too…

Haven’t you learned anything from George Bush? Telling a lie over and over does not make it the truth.

beachdrivegirl…

i would gladly support Obama if he had any of the characteristics that i admire so much in Hillary.

unfortunately, he doesn’t.

and that has nothing to do with being sexist…

[JoB]

JT

If Obama had vastly increasing numbers throughout the primary season.. i might agree with you..

but he has plateaued since super tuesday… in fact, there is plenty of analysis to suggest that he has pulled all he will from independents during the democratic primaries…

So… who else is he going to pull?

the current momentum in his campaign is from super delegates… which have suddenly assumed an importance to Obama supporters since it looks like they might go his way.

Of course, those are commitments which are not binding at all… after all.. some of them were previously committed to Hillary…

The only delegates anyone can count on at this point are those who are committed in the first ballot by their states… and there aren’t enough of those for either candidate to carry a first ballot.

After that.. there are no commitments at all.

He has had several months since his super tuesday triumph onto the scene… and the only way he can secure the nomination before the convention is if Clinton concedes…

His current polls aren’t looking nearly as strong as hers …

if he is that charming .. how do you account for the longevity and strength of her campaign? erhaps charm and rhetoric are not enough.

I personally think his charm is overrated… and confined to a couple of fairly narrow demographics.. one of which votes consistently democratic anyway… and the other which is likely to vote democratic out of self interest if they vote at all.

I would like to remind you that the largest voting block in America is comprised of women old enough to have been sold an empty promise or two… and likely to be skeptical of inspiring rhetoric… even when sold by a pretty face.

Nope… this is going to come down to a political infight..

and if he can’t win it.. he wouldn’t be very effective as a president anyway.

When it comes to politics.. if you want to be on the winning side.. you want to back the meanest junkyard dog you can find.. and in some ways.. Hillary is that junkyard dog. She has had to fight continuously to keep herself politically viable.. and if she wasn’t a good fighter, she wouldn’t still be a threat to an Obama candidacy…

As i have said before… there is plenty i know about Hillary that i don’t particularly like.. but i don’t have to like all of her tactics to admire the way she gets things accomplished.. and that is what i really want out of a politician… especially right now.

We have several government agencies that are completely dysfunctional due to political appointments and policies adapted during the Bush administration. Because of her participation in the analysis and trimming of the bloating in those agencies during Bill’s presidency.. she has intimate knowledge of all of them…

and if what she says is any indication.. some pretty clear ideas about how to immediately begin setting things right.

as for baggage….

you are right, Clinton has baggage. She has the same baggage now that she had coming into the race. Actually, that’s not true. Obama supporters have added charges of racism among others… but essentially her baggage is a known commodity.

What about Obama’s baggage?

We don’t have a clue what his baggage is yet other than his race.. because we democrats have accepted his story.. written by him.. validated by him.. as the whole truth.

If any criticism of Obama has even been hinted at by democrats… righteous indignation and the race card … or the ever present.. well she (fill in the blanks) … follows.

And you are all lulled into a false sense of security because he has “dealt” with that.

He hasn’t dealt with anything. All he has done is back democrats off… You don’t clean a house by shoving the dirt under the rug… and that is all he has done.

The republican political machine isn’t so thin skinned.. they aren’t the least bit worried about offending the black vote because they don’t expect to get it anyway…

so the racism card isn’t going to work so well with those who are yet to be convinced.

and the republicans haven’t even played their ace card.. disillusionment…

i am sure there is something they have (even if it will have to be inflated by their cronies in the press) that will show at least part of america that Obama is not what he appears to be..

disillusionment can derail a movement faster than any other force..

You want us to bank our party’s future on a movement… an untried and unproven movement…

sounds like a pretty big gamble to me. Especially when a large part of that that movement is fueled by Adrianna Huffington.

For an example on how she responds to disillusionment.. you only need to read her piece on John McCain.. who she says she once idolized…

What would happen to all that blogger support if she flipped allegiance again and turned on Obama?

Regardless of what Hillary is.. we know exactly who and what we are banking our political future on with her.

That’s something that is worth thinking about when you are gambling with your future…

[jissy]

lg — Kudos to you guys for being prepared! I would highly recommend Jerry Cohen — he does estate planning and wills but I don’t know his pricing.

He’s located at 4554 Calif. Avenue SW in the Junction 206-621-9095.

[jissy]

OK, I have to throw my 2 cents in here — I just this month moved near Lincoln Park — have been walking regularly (albiet VERY slowly b/c I’m 7 mos. pregnant with BAD sciatica) — I cannot believe the number of off-leash dogs. Seems every time I’m out there is 1-3 at Lowman Beach with those rocket ball throwers and then many down on the beach itself — like if they’re on the beach but not on the walking path it’s o.k.?

What makes me crazy is there are signs EVERYWHERE. Last night, having read this thread, I struggled with saying something to the offenders (but certainly didn’t want to get into a confrontration in full waddle-mode) or telling those that are actually following the law that I appreciate them having their dogs leashed but thought that too cheesy. We have people on a daily basis walking or jogging past our house on their way to the park with dogs off-lease while my cat has to dart in and out of the garage door.

Now granted, I’m not a dog lover (VERY traumatic attack as a small child with a Great Dane) but tolerator. I can imagine it’s difficult for dog owners wanting to give their dogs a great quality of life and I wouldn’t have the first clue where you’d take a dog legally to get in the water, but I have to agree with most of these comments and previous threads that there is an issue of public safety at hand here.

So what do I do? Carry a cattle prod? Does anyone know if mace is effective on animals? Taser?? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a hater nor a violent person, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to let a canine get near me in my condition when I’m unable to defend myself or near my baby when I’m trying to take a nice neighborly stroll. If animal control gets enough complaints in an area do they do emphasis patrol (a la cops and radar/speed traps??)

[Trick]

That’s what I find so fundamentally wrong with her.

It’s not gray to me at all, besides the few strands I see near my ears.

[JanS]

There’s also Jim Barnecut …

Neighborhood: West Seattle

4826 California Ave SW

Seattle, WA 98116

(206) 932-6778

he’s a good guy, native West Seattleite…

[CMP]

Hey, the mile markers are in the bike lane on the west side of Alki so watch out for cyclists and skaters by staying off to one side of that path. It sure beats running on a track…boring!

[Anonymous]

JT is not *very fat*. I just wanted to clear that up.

I agree with JT’s post. I actually noticed, in Caduceus’ first post, he was asking if there was something HE and like-minded students could do to improve the way this testing is handled.

He was simply looking for suggestions on a way that he could maybe improve his and his peers educational experience.

Then, he was very quickly challenged and then attacked. I’m not surprised by his responses.

[beachdrivegirl]

Trick the problem is since I am not over 50, not “middle class” and college educated I dont know what is going on in the world and what is good for our country because obviously only those over fifty with their “voting experience” know what is best and it is a 60 year old women who was so dedicated to the Democratic party she was originally a Republican and then she has to not only break the rules but try to change them afterwards to even come close to competing.

And no I am not trying to “bash” Hillary because she is a Clinton, JoB. As I have said earlier I am an Independent who honestly believed that I wanted a Democrat in office for the next term. So I went to the Caucus to learn about both canidates. When I arrived, I was nearly sure that I Woudl want Clinton for two reasons. 1) She was a women and I thought that would be awesome to see the first women in the whitehouse as President. and 2) Name Recognition. However, I was open-minded and listened to others about not only who had more experience but who I identified with in character etc. And that person was not Clinton it was Obama. And those other Cuacus voters made me a passsionate Obama supporter. IMO, unless Clinton drops out on Tuesday (which she isnt since she arleady released her post-primary schedule) she has officially committed political suicide. Her tantrums and hissy fits are enough already. She isnt going to be the nominee. She does not get to change how the nominee is decided. And it is ridiculous that the DNC is actually stooping to her low and counting Michigan and Florida.

[JanS]

Charla…I haven’t found anything online at all. They had a menu posted on the door the night I was there, which is helpful. I really do feel that they need to get their website up and running…I think they’d get even more business…..and that’s what it’s about…right?

Maybe they just need a better webmaster? anyone out there want to volunteer? lol…

[flowerpetal]

Doug Titus is an attorney on California Ave near the Morgan Junction. He is a long time West Seattle resident and I have heard nothing but positive comments about his practice.

On the web at http://www.tituslaw.com

[Trick]

BDG, That’s why I’m so baffled as to why “WE” even have to negotiate this?

Michigan and Florida knew the consequences of their actions, and now we’re enabeling this kind of behaviour.

JOB: “because of the unique qualities she has as a woman”

I’m assuming your comments about the critics being “Sexist” don’t apply to you?

What qualities might that be for a woman a man can’t have?

I’ll be keeping in mind Condoleeza Rice when you inform me.

[Anonymous]

If this person is truly 17, they are trying to present themselves as an adult conversing with adults. There are seeking a dialog. Attempting to use language to fit in. I don’t think the expectation is that every word will be attacked and analyzed. There is an assumption that we’ll look for the meaning.

If you re-read the first post, he shared *his* experience and asked for input and other thoughts. He never claimed to be superior or all knowing. His point was that concentrating on passing the WASL was leaving students ill-prepared for higher education. At least in his case. And that without self-education, he would be floundering.

It seemed he was just questioning if there was a better way. Why all the personal attacks? I still think it’s a good thing that he’s trying to converse. Why can’t we try back? And Caduceus, I’m very fat because of illness not allowing me to exercise. I don’t eat junk food. I look fully functioning when I’m out in public and am someone you would assume to be lazy. I am not. So be careful who you judge. I’ll stop defending you :)

[beachdrivegirl]

Trick, did you not hear? Clinton doesnt follow the rules she just tries to change them afterwards to appease her.

[beachdrivegirl]

“simply because those qualities are far more likely to come in a female package.”–This is sexism JoB. It goes both ways.

[Trick]

I’m still a bit confused as to why all the other candidates didn’t campaign (following the rules) in Michigan and Hillary was the only one and they’re having to negotiate the delegates this weekend?

Does it not seem extremely unfair to those candidates who abided by the guidelines and Hillary did not?

If the delegate count was even closer, I’d be up in arms about this. However, let her play this out and I’ll appease her until we can get a late start on the real battle with McCain.

[Trick]

I’m impressed with Obama’s candor and ability to address his critics immediately.

We bring up his lack of experience, his “green horn” factor, but from what I see with the record turnouts in his favor. People are fed up with the argument of experience and long standing in Washington, it certainly hasn’t been of much use considering we’re living in a time of one of the worst economies,wars this country has ever had.

Bringing in new ideas and solutions are for me much more appealing than what we have had in 7yrs.

[JimmyG]

Had my will, associated medical papers and power of attorney papers done in WS years ago. It’s pricey (back then it was $400) and mine was uncomplicated too.

The lawyers office was on California–I think Sharon Best and associates?

I’m sure you can get it cheaper, I just needed it done ASAP at the time.

[add]

SA, I agree – now that the weather is (finally) getting nicer I’m looking forward to getting back to Alki! The mile markers definitely help if you want to pace yourself, elgrego – and it’s much more fun than circling around a track losing count of how many laps you’ve done!

[add]

Congrats, lg!

I am also interested in people’s thoughts about the value of seeing a lawyer for a “standard” will as opposed to doing one online or with the office-store template. I was thinking about completing one online (cost was about $25) and then maybe having a lawyer review it – maybe an hour’s worth of billable time. Would appreciate any and all thoughts on this!