Political Maneuvering

This morning, I discovered that news of my Humphrey Fellowship was posted on the intraweb at work. Got several nice e-mails and comments from various colleagues. It’s a little odd because I’ve been so preoccupied with Kerry campaigning and other stuff that I haven’t given much thought to the Humphrey thing. It doesn’t even begin for another month.
My new wheelchair still isn’t ready. They brought it to me on Saturday after making a slight modification, which of course didn’t do anything to address the core issue of balance. I remain unimpressed with the supply company and their efforts to get me a working chair. They aren’t very good at listening to my suggestions, which is typical of businesses that “serve” people with disabilities. But I’m stuck with them and all I can do is hope they get it back to me before Halloween.
Senator Cleland went down to Crawford, Texas to deliver a letter asking Bush to explicitly condemn the Swift Boat ads. Nobody at the ranch would accept the letter until somebody from the Bush campaign dispatched Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson. Patterson offered to accept the letter if Cleland would take a letter from the Bush campaign accusing Kerry of applying a double standard to the whole incident. Cleland declined, saying he would simply drop the letter in the mail. Patterson then offered up this priceless quote:
“I tried to accept that letter and he would not give it to me,” said Patterson. “He would not face me. He kept rolling away from me. He’s quite mobile.”

It’s only going to get more absurd, people. The rabbit hole runs very deep.