Rain, rain, rain. Yes, God’s crappy aim strikes again. While I understand His need to unleash His wrath against the charlatans and hate-filled losers in the bible belt that take His (and God Jr’s) name in vain by preaching that greed, hatred, death, and destruction are His will, I only wish His fury was a little more precise. Keep it down South, Dude. While we’re not in too bad a shape where I live, though it’s mighty wet and there’s definitely some flooding in places. Not enough to keep me from going to work, unfortunately. But I did have to pump the pool down a couple inches last night. Plus, it’s cold and damp. Sucks. Now I’m waiting for my subterranean river to rise (now there’s a phrase worthy of Elmer Fudd) and give the sump pumps a workout.

Things are a bit more difficult to the south and east of me, though. All the roads in Tompkins County (which is where Ithaca and OKat’s brother are) are now closed. The Susquehanna River is expected to rise to record levels (meaning that Broome County and Binghamton – which is where Rod Serling and, IIRC, Okat’s mother went to high school – are going to be flooded big-time, and they expect the NYS Thruway east of here to Albany to be closed (again).

I certainly hope the private sector is prepared to help everybody out.

I’m sure you watched our heroic field of Republican warriors last night. I somehow missed it (we go to bed early here in Real America), but from what I understand, Mitt Romney was the big winner in “general election” terms, as he appeared less insane than everybody else. Of course, in Republican, teabagger terms, Rick Perry won by out-crazying everybody else.

Next up, the President, who addresses Congress tonight. I can’t think of a bigger waste of time. Obama has made himself totally irrelevant, and there’s no way he can get any sort of a jobs bill passed. Maybe he thinks he can get Republicans to go on record being against tax cuts for the middle class or against jobs or whatever, but if that’s the plan, he’s even dumber than he acts. ‘Cuz the Republicans don’t give a shit how they look, and the media will never hold them accountable. I don’t care how “great” a speech he gives. In fact, I’m getting really tired of his schtick and stilted speaking style.

I predict a great post-White House career for him, though. He can go on a speaking tour with Sarah Palin. They would draw WWE-like numbers. Joe Liebermann could be their warm-up act.

I bet it’d be a sellout. Which would be entirely appropriate.