Today I am thankful for Margaret and Helen.

Peace.

Please, somebody tell Grandpa to zip up his pants and sit down.

John McCain wanted to send Bill Clinton to the Middle East. Yes, Bill.

Sen. John McCain suggested Sunday that former President Bill Clinton once again try his hand at forging peace between the Israelis and Palestinians as another day of violence lit up the sky on the border between Israel and Gaza.

Uh, Grandpa, Hillary is the Secretary of State and don’t think she needs a winky to get the job done.

Please, somebody tell John McCain that to all women are as dumb as Sarah Palin.

I hope no women are preparing his meal tomorrow because they’re gonna burn his cranberry sauce.

Atta girl.

A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas will take effect at 9 p.m. (2 p.m. ET) today, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr announced at a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The Israeli-Hamas cease-fire should “improve conditions for the people of Gaza and provide security for the people of Israel,” Clinton said.

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Marco Rubio has decided that the best way to run for President is to empty your brain.

Don’t laugh.  It got Sarah Palin the nomination.

Marco has decided to bring new levels of achievement to the field of flip flopping.

In an interview published in the December issue of GQ magazine, Michael Hainey asked the potential 2016 presidential candidate how old he thought the Earth was.

“I’m not a scientist, man,” Rubio replied. “I can tell you what recorded history says, I can tell you what the Bible says, but I think that’s a dispute amongst theologians and I think it has nothing to do with the gross domestic product or economic growth of the United States.”

First off, man, are you suggesting that creationist are scientists?

Second off, man, have you come to the earth shattering conclusion that not taking a position on any issue frees you from flip flopping?  You flipped a coin and it landed on its edge?

Third off, man, do you see any correlation at all between being able to make a decision about reality and being able to make a decision about economics?  Man?  Do you?

There’s an old Texas politician story about a mayoral candidate being asked about building more city parks.  He replied, “Some of my friends are for building more parks.  Some of my friends are against it.  Me?  I’m for my friends.”

That’s Marco Rubio, man.

Y’all, the latest damfool Texas is sending to Washington, Dee Cee, is moving right on up the Boy Howdy Ain’t We Crazzzy Republican Scale.

Ted Cruz, who accused Mitt Romney of “French kissing Barack Obama” in the third debate, is Texas’s answer to Michele Bachmann.  And that makes him a spokesman for the GOP.

Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas will succeed Texas Sen. John Cornyn as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Moran just announced that Texas’ senator-elect, Ted Cruz, has agreed to serve as the NRSC’s vice chairman for grassroots operations and political outreach – a signal that Cruz intends to bring his tea party credentials to bear on behalf of the party.

Now forget the fact that the Tea Party got knocked out so cold in the last election that you could skate on them.  Forget that their limits are limitless.  Ted Cruz was picked for political outreach for three reasons:  (1) for the youth vote – he’s younger than John McCain and only 90% as senile, (2) for the female vote – he’s more feminine than Lisa Murkowski, and (3) for the minority vote – he’s almost as dark as John Boehner and, as an added plus, he was born in Canada.

Honey, if the best they can do for political outreach is Ted Cruz, then their goose is cooked like a Thanksgiving entree.

And as a Texan, I would just like to say, “You’re welcome.”

Thanks to Deb for the heads up.

The first Thanksgiving according to the creationist family next door.

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Thanks to Brian for the heads up.