"That Mary Anne really loves me. Wasn't she Bowser's girl friend?"

I laugh.

"No. You're thinking of Lindy. Mary Anne is one of only 3 gun-toting, ACLU card carrying, markswomen east of the Mississippi who reads Andrew Lang fairytales to children."

"That's a nice combination. I'm sure she has fun mental gymnastics supporting those who are desperately trying to disarm her whenever they come near her?"

"She probably makes most ACLU members uncomfortable."

"And I'm sure she knows no women besides me with spider veins on their legs and crowsfeet around their eyes? I do my part to help starving plastic surgeons live very nicely by letting them zap or inject those things. I could also tell her about merciless studio lights and retina damage, sadistic make-up artists who take particular joy in pulling out my hair and poking liner pencils in my eyes - and my personal fave - the perils of regularly inhaling a solid wall of liberal generated second hand smoke in and outside the studios that would put the Chicago fire to shame."

I watch Ann scroll through the board.

"They are getting their tongues all in a knot for Obama. My mouse cursor is already covered in drool."

"Actually, they are holding back. I'm sure if just a few posters weren't there anymore holding them back, including myself, the boards would comfortably slide into DKOS levels of gushing."

"The whole world seems to follow predictable paths doesn't it?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, everything. People seem so predictable. The GOP falls in line behind McCain despite his being the furthest left GOP Presidential candidate ever, the Europeans publicly embrace Obama despite their strongly racist and anti-black upbringing simply because he is the socialist candidate , Al Qaeda endorsing Obama...all perfectly on queue. Doesn't it strike you odd?"

"You mean like people are puppets?"

"No, like people aren't even honest with themselves anymore. They tell themselves whatever they want and suppress everything else."

"You are now supporting McCain over Obama."

"Yeah, I also endorsed Hillary over McCain. What paid "shill" does that? Do you see ANY leftist denouncing their candidate in even the slightest way? I'm at least honest enough to come out and say what I feel - even if the party-bots start to cringe and sales of my books drop."

"That's why you're still on the air. Folks intuitively know you believe most of what you say. That's why the left finds you so infuriating. Most of their talking heads don't believe a word of what they say and even though they never admit it - you know it must dishearten the most perceptive among them."

"Perceptive and liberal don't belong in the same sentence together, you know that."

"And you don't mean that."

"You're right. I misspoke. Very perceptive and liberal don't belong together in the same sentence. Happy now? Most are totally unable to perceive who on the air actually believes what they say and who is blowing smoke rings at the camera and then laughing at their fans and audience when the cameras are turned off."

"Yes. And I do know what you mean about the world. Humanity is all so very human. Everyone is out there looking only out for themselves. So much so, that they often fall over their own two feet in their race to comfort themselves and bolster their insecurities. You do it. I do it too."

"So we are at least partially honest with ourselves about our screwed-up-ness?"

"Something like that."

"I expect 85 percent of the electorate will be kicking themselves in the future after they realize they were suckered by a small town revival preacher."

"Only after their selfish wants and desires are left unaddressed and some other snakeoil salesmen promises to address them. In the meanwhile, it will be excuses, excuses, excuses and total denial even as things go from bad to far worse. They will be asleep for at least the next 2 years and only then will they start to listen to that still small voice within - and only when another salesman is at the door reminding them."

"Hillary may even be able to make a comeback after Obama makes Bush appear like the well-loved President."

"You know, as I know, the demographics wont permit it. Obama will be a fitting end to 200 years of American global moral supremacy."

"Once America becomes just another socialist state the world loses."

"Oh yeah, big time."

Ann smiles, as she looks up from the laptop, and off into the distance at some unseen point that represents the future. Her crowsfeet and smile wrinkles plainly visible and pronounced as she does so.

;-)