Cold and windy today - 7th installment of political terms and phrases

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have a mix of sunshine and clouds with a high of 14F today. Winds are out of the WNW at 15 to 25 mph with gusts over 40 mph.

Tonight we’ll have clear skies and a low at or below 11F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.

The readings from my instruments are:

Humidity is 55%, the dew point is -5ºF, its 9.1ºF outside with a wind chill of 2.5ºF.

The wind direction is West Southwest between 9.2 mph and 12.8 mph.

The Barometric pressure is 29.56 / HPA 1001.0 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow.  

The UV rating is 0.0 out of 16, Sunrise is at 7:09 a.m. Sunset is 4:30 P.M. Moon rise is at 12:55 P.M. EST and the moon phase is  waxing gibbous.

The Raw METAR reading from Augusta’s airport is:

METAR KAUG 191153Z AUTO 27014G26KT 10SM BKN120 M13/M21 A2949 RMK AO2 PK WND 29031/1056 SLP993 70002 T11331206 11111 21133 51000

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with mostly cloudy conditions to 12,000 ft / 3,657 m.

We haven’t had any new snowfall over the past 24 hours.

Below is the seventh installment of political phrases and word definitions for this federal election year. Enjoy.

Do the Reppublicans have a single candidate capable of surviving a Willie Wanka factory tour?”

“INFLATION” Cutting money in half without damaging the paper.

“YAWN” An honest opinion openly expressed.

“COMMITTEE” )1.) A body that keeps minutes and wastes hours. (2.) A group of politicians in search of a spine.

“EGOTIST” Someone who is usually me-deep in conversation.

"Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything" William of Ockham (1285-1349)

And, as you listen to all of the wanna-be presidents talk “at you” between now and November, keep the following in mind.

“Hope is a virtue, not a strategy.”

“Sound leadership is constructive criticism with respect. If you belittle people, they won’t follow you, they’l resent you.”

“Respect must be earned. If you have to ask for it, you’ll never get it.”

Remember the Unicorn’s bargain: “I’ll believe in you if  you believe in me”

“Equal sir? You may as well refer to an ox as a Bull. Although he is grateful for the honor in the title, he’d much sooner have restored to him that which is rightfully  his own.” (That one is a corruption of a statement made by Ben Franklin taken from the musical “1776”)

“People are like sheep.  And sheep don’t eat meat.” Steven King