Praise be to all the gods, goddesses, and mysteries! Go Gabby!

Hooray for Gabby!

O/T, but more good news: Dane County is filing suit to block implementation of the ALEC-originated bogosity the WI GOP inflicted on the state:

The 19 Republican senators passed the bill after a special committee removed fiscal items from the measure which would have required at least one Democrat to be there. [Dane County Executive Kathleen] Falk argues the bill in its new form still could not pass without 20 senators present.

Here’s the filing: http://danedocs.countyofdane.com/webdocs/pdf/press/Legal_Filing.pdf

Yes!!!

Here’s the actual video of the press conference: http://www.khou.com/home/Doctors-Giffords-making-leaps-and-bounds-.html

I’m still dubious that a person can be shot through the left hemisphere and two months later be saying I’m tired I want to go to bed “just like that.” If they’re going to talk publicly about her condition why not just show a video.

Cause part of her skull is missing. They are going to put it back soon. She probably looks rather lopsided.

Yeah. They want to make sure there’s no danger of swelling — or that they don’t have to go digging around in her head any more.

I don’t need to see a video, as I have no reason to distrust what Congresswoman Giffords’ doctors are saying or that they have any underhanded reason or self-dealing in lying to me.

Now, a video of the nuclear reactors in Japan, with some disinterested expert commentary? That I’d like to see. That would be in the public interest. The other — simply an invasion of privacy.

Hooray for Giffords. It’s so nice to have some good news.

That’s hysterical. Here’s another good one. One of the Repug senators got busted poking his poolstick in some strange.

Protesters who marched at the home of Wisconsin state senator Randy Hopper (R-Fond du Lac) were met with something of a surprise on Saturday. Mrs. Hopper appeared at the door and informed them that Sen. Hopper was no longer in residence at this address, but now lives in Madison, WI with his 25-year-old mistress.

Sen. Hopper has worked closely with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to implement the state’s new anti-labor laws and enact policies favorable to the interests of big business.

It gets even better.

Blogging Blue also reports that Mrs. Hopper intends to sign the recall petition against her husband. The petition has already been signed by the family’s maid.

Here’s some more good news. Dennis speaking in Madison last night.

Before the shooting, Giffords told confidants that she was planning on running for that position if Kyl retired.

Who are these trusted secret-keepers?

I don’t want to nit pick here, but using the word “miraculous” to describe this astounding and wonderful recovery is fine, in a really sane world. However, I imagine the wingers will soon appropriate, not join in, but appropriate the miracle, as in ‘all things are possible in Jesus’. And, you know, I will have a hard time reconciling that appraisal as being benign, without agenda.

Curmudgeonly thought for a Sunday night. .

Whatever’s best for her is what she should do. I don’t want to see her pushed beyond her limits just to make a public showing.

As gossip goes, that comes pretty close to the top of the heap. Thanks!

Good firey speech. Too bad he folds like a cheap card table when the alpha male tells him to.

The mysterious accomplice of Jared Loughner might know whom you’re asking about.

Oh wait. That second person doesn’t exist. Loughner is a lone gunman.

True or not, it’s funny as hell.

F the wingers. It’s not all about them. We can have our own metaphorical miracles if we want.

I am very thankful she is doing so well. Especially, the fact that she is up to seeing her husband off during this long recoup time. I do worry that she may push too hard to get back to the office, and I also worry about her lost vote. I know, I shouldn’t think in those terms, but we have a serious need for Dems votes on all things at the moment.

I hadn’t thought about its being bogus, but you’re right, it could be.

Don’t make no nevermind. Hoping it goes viral. Turnabout is fair play.

Here’s another good one. For just $19.99 you can shut off Fox News Lies wherever it’s playing at your displeasure.

That’s a website I wouldn’t trust with my credit card #, as much as I would like to get rid of TV preachers.

Getting tweets that the banking stuff we’ve been waiting for may show up tomorrow. I don’t think it is coming from Wikileaks though.

I hope and pray Gabby Giffords recovers and quickly, runs for Kyl’s seat, and WINS. Something positive is needed in this era of lies, deceit, violence and hate. I’m just sayin’.

It don’t know if he was yanking my chain or not, but the guy who gave me the link claims he carries one all the time.

Hadn’t thought of teevee preachers. Are they on the teevee in public places in your neck of the woods?

I read Anonymous may have something to do with it. Also read it has something to do with BoA’s mortgage scamming.

Did you read there was a run on a bank in Madison that supported Walker. Depending on how bad the bank memos are, there could be a replay at BoA on a larger scale.

I will welcome transparency from anywhere it comes.

Didn’t like his conflating the banks & Wall Street w/ Shylock (“their pound of flesh”).

The guy’s in good shape: great pipes and he didn’t need to hydrate.

Luv it-such hypocrites.

Man, do I hope it’s true. It raises holier-than-thou to a new level.

Compared to the alternative, which is your choice?

There are dozens on my cable package.

Wonderful how Giffords is progressing, but remember the average person would never receive the level of care Giffords is receiving and what she is receiving is on the taxpayers dime. Less “important” people would have been thrown out of the hospital as soon as they could breath on their own. I long for a nation where everyone is treated on an equal footing. Minority victims of GSW wounds by and large get squat for rehab and they account for the vast majority of victims.

The word of god in a dozen flavors. That’s some racket.

Yes, it is supposed to be released by Anonymous.

http://ampedstatus.org/network/members/admin/activity/7088

Dennis has pretty much rid his speech of its Appalachian dialect; he sounds damn good. He’s found an excellent shoe-polish hair stylist. He can raise the house chants to the roof beams. He’ll go to his grave wishing he’d never tried sucking for the X-Filers’ votes.

Personally, I’m where George Carlin decided to be about a decade before he passed on.

Well, when she reads your post — if you’ll send it to her after she recovers — she’ll be hard-pressed not to try to make sure that everyone can receive similar trauma care and rehab therapy. Blessing in disguise. An unintended miracle.

Someone can be doing physically well, but they could be disfigured. Right now the focus is on getting physically well and then once they’re far along that path, they can work on the cosmetic side of things. Taking a bullet to the head doesn’t exactly improve one’s looks.

Thanks. Wikileaks and Anonymous are partners. The threat to the oligarchs is mutating.

I suspect a heavy uptake of sleep-aids this evening in the banking sector.

What upcoming bills are pressing concerns?

You shouldn’t let other people limit your vocabulary – you’re just giving Republicans control over you. Also in the scenario you put out that conceivably it could be said that Jesus miraculously saved Gabby, I would sooner expect that being whispered by Democrats than by Republicans…if Republicans actually did do that, how could they possibly expect to win the vacant Senate seat?

Jane Hamsher covered the Giffords shooting, its aftermath, the press conferences. I watched no TV, I only followed her reportage here. Pulitzer Prize A++++ reportage.

If they would legalize weed and knock off the phony War on Drugs, there would be fewer GSW in the hood and this wouldn’t be as big an issue.

But didn’t Hillary say “there’s too much money” in weed? No legalization until Big Pharma corners the entire market.

Please do not generalize. My Mr. Sunshine, part of a small business health ins. group, received extraordinary care throughout his years of illness, in both the local medical care system and his last days at Mayo.

That is the real issue…such care is available, is given, to those who are employed…by employers who treat their employees honorably. As assets, not expenses. The dividers and the greedy elites should be narrowly called out. Not all employers, nor all private insurances.

Obama and Holder must redouble their efforts to stop bad information (information that is accurate but bad for Megacorps) from spreading. BOA is a patriotic American Corporation. It must be protected at all costs. It is TBTF. America cannot afford to have TBTF Institutions FAIL. Also – Big Bonuses are in order for all BOA execs.

If he’s a gentleman, Jesus will defer to her trauma surgeons. And probably all of her colleagues know that she’s Jewish, which Jesus must also know, so it’s a ticklish miracle issue, Judy Tenuta notwithstanding.

Your case is/was an exception to the rule. The behavior of Private Insurers is generally lacking, often criminal with regard to what care they are willing to pay for.

It’s Anonymous that is supposed to distribute the leaked stuff regarding BoA. I heard 5:30 AM London time, so pretty shortly. Should be entertaining.

Is it to soon to remark that Gabrielle Giffords has more brain function now than Jon Kyl?

Maybe providing Gabrielle Giffords with great medical care was just a bribe.

hahahaha

Good point. What is Jesus willing to do for a person who does not believe in Him? It is pretty clear that non-believers are damned. So what’s up?

They’ll still say it was God. And not mention the Jesus. In that case, it could be Allah. Same God. Differnt Savior/prophet. Yaweh, Ja, whatever. All the blue dogs will talk about miracles and Gawd and prayer.

I’d love to see BoA discussions about Rod Blagojevich. Jeebus. Leaking something like that could shut down the internet.

I agree – the word “miraculous” does not belong in a fact-based report. I usually skip articles with that word in the title, but I read this one, because I care about her health and recovery. Go, Gabby!

miraculous: Performed by or involving a supernatural power or agency [from dictionary.reference.com]

An example of a miracle would be if David Dayen stuck around and posted a comment to one of his (excellent) threads.

Teddy Partridge is upstairs!
Sunday Late Night: What Larry Kudlow is Grateful For

The first team of surgeons had to make a lot of important decisions immediately and in view of other possible surgeries. TIRR Memorial Hermann (TIRR) is doing the next critical path thing, the rehabilitative therapy.

This is only one of several medical cases that affords viewers a bit of a paradigm shift once they review the material: “Brain Plasticity” (The Medical Case of Jody Miller)

This is one worse-case scenario regarding cosmetic surgery which I am hoping is not at all what Gabby will have to deal with: “New Look: Blind Mom Gets Prosthetic Face” (ABC News, July 15, 2010)

Another surgical possibility: “Titanium in reconstructive surgery of the skull and face” (JPRAS, 4 January 1990)

PubMed.Gov is great place to visit if you’re interested in the medical details. Or, consider volunteering at a Medical Center. Volunteer Services at the University of Maryland Medical Center is an example such a program. You’ll have to go through some kind of screening process to do service.