Ray's Thought for the Day - Geum canadense versus Sanicula canadensis

Here they both are. Grown up from seed in the same bed as the birdbath. Yep. I put this seed out last year and here they both are. Besides these, there are a great many more, all in the birdbath bed. Now, neither me, nor my bosom companion, Crumby, shall ever forget which name goes with which plant.

And that’s good, because Mr. Nader has announced for Kinglet. Er. In the case of Mr. Nader, I should probably spell, President. I am now conflicted, having already determined to do the Obama Oh! Rama, Goddess Willing.

Dad gum it! I am surely glad I do not have to choose all the time. Like, I did not have to choose between Geum and Sanicula. I got both.

OK. I need to temporize my feelings. OK. Here is what I feel. I feel that Mr. Nader should get an important post, like head of the EPA or FDA or both. Yeah! Both! Mr Nader could easily be Czar or Tsar or Kaiser or Caeser of both those combined agencies. Plus, combining those agencies under Mr. Nader should reduce the size of the government by at least one person. That should please the Conserv-a-teeves who whine about the size of the government. Ha! More than those Conserv-a-teeves deserve, other than jail time.

But Mr. Nader, sadly, is too old for president. Let me see. Mr. Nader is actually barely older than Keating Five McCain, that famous buckaroo of the Savings and Loan Scandal. The Savings & Loan Scandal occurred back when Heck was a young dog. That was when Senator McCain learned all the economics he needed to stay out of jail, unlike several other prominent Arizona Republicans, then and now.

Mr. Nader is even older than Senator McCain. Dang it! I have already publicly stated that Senator McCain is liable to peg out, anon, on account of his advanced years. So I can not very well claim that Mr. Nader is less apt to peg out than Senator McCain. Nope. Due to the elderly factor, this time I shall stick with the Obama Oh! Rama. Besides, Mr. Nader will not make it on to the ballot in these parts.

But, if Senator Obama seriously pisses me off, or if Senator Clinton gets the hemi-nod, I can write in Ralph Nader. That would make three Nader’s, fer me. All righty then.

*Electropictoid credit: Mr. C.H.T. Ovate