THE VENT

Before you people take your “family pet” to the local animal shelter, you should tour the cages and see just exactly what you are doing to your pets. Have you not heard of want ads or bulletin boards where you can at least try to find them a home?

Whatever happened to men just shaking hands instead of so much hugging?

What exactly do you consider “highly intelligent”? I have multiple tattoos and an IQ of 140. Last I checked, that was in the top 2 percent of the nation.

Please publish one of my vents before you publish another one of my husband’s. The victory dance he did after you published his last one was downright nauseating!

I literally spent five minutes on the phone working through the “press this number” system to try to get something accomplished with the Fulton County Water Department. At the end, the voice said, “Sorry, all lines are busy; please call back later.” Are we surprised?

So, the media is belittling Palin’s experience as governor. Wasn’t that what Clinton and Bush were before they became president?

It’s amazing to me how Republicans are able to persuade poor, uneducated people to vote Republican and to even vote against their own interests.

Shouldn’t Obama pick a running mate, too?

Sorry, media. I do not belong to the church of Oprah. Enough already.

If Gov. Sarah Palin’s views are uninformed and extreme, Sen. Obama’s views are Marxist and dangerous. He wants to take away from the achiever and give to the non-achiever.

Look into Sarah Palin’s beliefs and political positions before backing her. If you think she’s a good substitute for Hillary Clinton, you’ll be quite surprised.

All I did this morning was buy a People magazine with Sarah Palin on the cover, and the liberal bagger ripped my face off about John McCain. Grow up, people! We should not be at war with each other.

Clinton’s balanced budget was achieved by slashing the military and taking advantage of the bogus dot.com bubble. Republicans played a big part in curtailing spending, but they lost their way when they took charge.

I got everyone in our neighborhood to donate squirrel feed to a centrally located community squirrel feeder. Guess what? The squirrels still raid my bird feeders and chew up the siding on my house.

Concierge medicine: Physicians thumbing their noses at their long-term patients who won’t shell out $1,500 annually while giving a thumbs-up to their financial planners because of the patients that will.

There is a direct correlation between how many shopping carts you see carelessly left in the local Publix parking lot and how quickly your neighborhood is going downhill!

Obama? McCain? Whichever ticket every voter chooses, it’s exactly the same reason. It isn’t about change; it’s always about hope.

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