Calaveras County Cackles

OK! Here's our new leading candidate for Chinstroker of the Year Award.

"You can't tell how far a frog will jump until you punch him."

What the hell was she thinking about? Who will she say was "on my mind" this time? Bush's favorite schoolboy recreational pasttime (blowing up frogs)? Mark Twain? Yet another fairy tale?

Did she mean punch? Or push? Or poke? (Or kiss?)

Who's the frog -- Her? Obama? Bill? The DNC? The voters?

Can't wait until we hear the inevitable "clarification." This oughta be good.

Dogged

How do you know when you've crossed that fine line between laudable perseverance and foolhardy stubbornness?

Especially when your decisions affect many others, at what point does personal resolve become perversely selfish?

When is it time to throw in the towel and devise a graceful exit strategy -- without having to wonder if things might have gone your way if you had stayed in the game just a little bit longer, and fought just a little bit harder?

Rights vs. Right

Just because you have the right to do it doesn't mean it's right to do it.

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.