He can't possibly have any evidence that Hillary supporters will come around.

Why can't these bloviators stick to the facts, what is known, and what is knowable?

The reality is that no one can claim to know one way or the other how many Hillary supporters will come around, and when they might do so. Yet he felt obliged to shoot his mouth off as if he had a real clue.

The analysts said maybe more than four weeks is needed for many of Clinton's most devoted supporters to move past her loss, especially considering the primary campaign stretched more than 17 months.

(emphasis mine)

Uh, no, CNN.  The tactics that divided the party were by another candidate -- the same candidate who is responsible for muddling his own message.

I say his base is getting restless with him.

My feelings aren't hurt and grief has absolutely nothing to do with it.

Message to the Dem Party and idiot pundits: I do not like the product being offered, it does not meet my specifications and I'm not buying. I want a candidate with experience. I want my Constitutional rights restored and not bartered away. I want a strong pro-choice candidate and not one that thinks that a women needs a committee to make a decision about what she should do with her own body. I want a candidate who does not reduce the criteria acceptable to having an abortion. I want a candidate who dismantles faith based initiatives and not one that expands the program. I want a candidate who protects Social Security and not one that puts it on the table. I want a candidate who offers a true  Universal Health Care program and not one that lies about his program being universal when not everyone is covered. I want a candidate who stands for Democratic principles and not one that is more interested in pleasing Republicans.

It's certainly not Kos and his ilk. See: FISA.

It's not liberals. See: The Evangelical Outreach.

It's not the Democratic base. See: BitterCling.

There are hardly any groundhogs and even few racoons hereabouts, thanks to the abundant coyotes and my three neighbors, the bobcats.

I once turned a corner in an early morning walk in the Penn. countryside and came almost face to face with a small buck in a little field near the road.  I stopped and we stared at each other for a minute, and then to my astonishment (and great amusement, I confess) he stomped his hooves at me vehemently.  When I didn't run away, his courage deserted him and he turned tail and fled back into the woods.

When I told my friends about it, this became the legendary day when a deer "dissed" me.  Heh.

Re the bobcats-- I am actually contemplating for the first time in my life buying a gun, probably a small hunting rifle, for critter protection. A bobcat wouldn't attack a person unless it was somehow cornered or defending kits, or rabid.  But rabies is pretty much everywhere in the eastern half of the country nowadays, so it's wise to be very cautious and keep your distance.

Seriously.  

I'm looking at Dr. Durnston

He looks good so far, and I like what his wife and kids are doing, for what it's worth :) I need to email him on a couple of things (Ag, trade and clarification on abortion re partial birth). I like that he mentions the backpackers thing about leaving an area better than when you arrived. I backpacked for class credits one summer in HS and went on to take some geology/science hiking courses. It was fun going around mapping and learning. Especially along the fault lines  ;)

If you know of anyone else running I should look at, let me know! I'm just now getting good at finding info for the area. Have my food supply, vets, etc figured out. Found the local Dem group and when they meet. And found the humane society and animal control so I can work with strays. I'm all set, lol!~ Next up is to see about horse ridin' lessons so I can take my Dal on a proper road trial run :) Until then she'll have to live with hiking, river/lake play and perhaps cross country skiing. Poor thing . . .

I hope it works.