Desperate Republicans

Well, the viral infection has moved... I repeat, the viral infection has moved... south.  Initially my Dr had recommended chloroseptic and Tylenol, neither of which did a thing to stop the torrents of mucus raging down my throat.  I ended up doing Mucinex and Ibuprofen.  They worked.  I slept well last night.  A thank you goes out to the Mistress who recommended Gin...  the liquor store was out of Bombay Sapphire, which is why I went with the Meds.  As I started to say, the infection has moved south and located in the general vicinity of my Adam's apple, using my vocal cords as some sort of camouflage.  I sound like a rusty gate when I talk.  When I asked the dogs if they had to "go potty outside," they both gave me a WTF stare.
Oh, and in case you haven't heard, we have a partial government shut down.  I repeat, we have a partial government shut down.  The wall, you know?  Poll after poll, except for those the crazy right-wingers fudge, point out that only 31% of Americans want a border wall.  In case you don't know, that's the total sum of registered Republicans, with about 2% Independent voters added in just for shits and giggles.  The Idiot Jerk is telling a majority of Americans to screw themselves just so he can give his base what their little, racist hearts crave.  This is desperation.  They really need to stop lying to themselves about their own popularity.
I saw where the Taliban is claiming victory of the United States.  Now isn't that a great message to send terrorist groups?
And the stock market dropped a lot last week... the most in 10 years.  The list time this happened the Idiot Bush was president.  Remember, Republicans have always been failures in regard to the economy.  Always.  The Idiot Jerk wants to fire Powell.  The real problem is Powell, it's that the stock market was terribly over inflated... by greed.  We have the cheerleader for American Capitalism in the White House and he's nothing but a turd, spitting out cheap words for greedy people.
Today will be another slow day at the store.  Tomorrow will be slower, and Monday slower still.  I work Monday.  Odds are they will let me go home early.  That's fine with me.

The Jolly Holiday (pt 2)

Golly gee whiz... yesterday was quite the Jolly Holiday, wasn't it?
My doctor told me I had a 'viral infection' (cold) which I already knew.  His explanation for my swollen glands?  This 'viral infection' was severe, creating buckets more mucous than normal, and all this extra mucous was creating a tidal wave of post nasal drip.  This tidal wave is so large a secondary infection was created around my Adam's apple, the reason for those large, swollen glands.  Since this is a viral rather than bacterial infection, he recommended 'over the counter' meds.  Well, the Chloroceptic failed against the gush and swash of the tidal wave.  Totally.  So at around 0200 I went on line and discovered I am not alone.  One of the most popular products to reduce the level of mucous is... Mucinex.  Guess what I'm buying on the way home from work.
And, of course the Jolly Holiday continued with the Freedom Caucus, that white, racist body losing their power in 11 days, demanded the Idiot Jerk renege on his agreement to sign a funding measure without monies for their racist wall.  They did what they've always done, shouted "shut up! screw you!  we're in charge, so just shut up!' and passed a bill that is dead before it reaches the Senate floor.  You see, they don't really care about America, or Americans.  All they truly care about are their only narrow minded beliefs.  As might be expected, their narrow mindedness sent a tidal wave around the world's stock markets.  Believe me, their tidal wave was far more destructive than mine made out of mucous.
If you thought the Jolly Holiday was going to end there, boy were you wrong.  Mad Dog Mattis got... mad.  He is burning mad!  Angry as a hornet.  And he's making sure every body knows.  His resignation letter has been published everywhere.  He is furious that the moron Idiot Jerk in the White House is leaving Syria to the Russians.  That's right, Mad Dog is running for the hills, making sure he doesn't get swept up in the Tidal Wave of stupidity spewing out of the Idiot Jerk's administration.
For those who don't know, the Idiot Jerk was not sent to make America great again, we've always been great.  He's here to destroy the Republican Party.  He is here to prove why religion needs to be completely excised from politics.  He is here to screech the death knoll for his base.
On a lighter note, as I was sitting at my writing table last evening, I noticed Lily watching me from the futon.  I thought, oh, my gosh, she is so cute.  So, I took a picture.  I call it Lily on the Futon.