No, toots. I’m not smug. I just don’t worship at the altar of meaningless celebrity gossip mongering. It’s admirably suited for you, however. Give Guiliana my best.

Can you explain how it is pretentious not to want to have to listen to a Kardashian?

Oh, for fuck’s sake. I don’t have a television set. I’m white. And I’m sick to fucking death of the Kardashians. They’ve built a completely empty empire atop a sex tape. I understand why people were annoyed about this.

There were a lot of things that happened because I made the choice to marry a guy with terminal cancer at roughly the same time the US economy was collapsing. I haven’t had full time employment since, and I probably never will. His house was foreclosed on. My savings are gone. I will probably be poor for the rest of…

Yes!

Thanks - but I was the lucky one.

The black humor is what saves you. My best friend was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2006. We got married in 2007, and he died in 2009. We laughed all the way through it, but the caregiver role isn’t easy.

I don’t think she’ll be that shiny in NH. To paraphrase Stephen King, you can put frosting on a turd, but it’s still a turd.

I’m informed regularly (and here, only yesterday) that it is my duty as a progressive to vote for a progressive woman. If there was one running, I would surely consider it.

Kelly Ayotte was at Willard’s event for wealthy wingnuts this weekend, trying to cleanse the national palate of her association with John McCain and Lindsey Graham.

I didn’t vote for either one of them - and yet still you got a not-Republican. See how that works?

She’s been involved in politics for over 40 years, and she still can’t handle the media. For crissake, she should have been schooled in it by now. She should be able to articulate strong policy positions at the drop of a hat.

So, in order to be REAL progressive women, we should vote for non-progressive Hillary because of her plumbing? As a grumpy old feminist I will treat Hillary with exactly the same regard I treat any unacceptable candidate. That’s equality.

So tell the Democrats to give us better candidates.

I bet you said that in 2008, too.

Social programs? Like welfare reform? Clinton also gave us the repeal of Glass-Steagall, NAFTA, the federal 3 strikes legislation, DOMA, and don’t ask don’t tell. Let’s not give Clinton the St. Ronnie Reagan whitewash treatment.

What you’re really saying is that you don’t give a shit that he’s violating the very clearly written ethics guidelines for NH legislators. I’m glad that ethics are of no concern to you - and I’m guessing you live in some other state, where you can afford to be unconcerned about what NH legislators do and don’t do. If…

Except he VOTED for the bill, and then VOTED for the veto. He should have recused himself. Also, writing legislation to benefit one’s self/business is a clear violation of the ethical standards for NH legislators.

BINGO!