"Token" Resistance

There are a lot of reasons why a person shouldn't take illegal drugs. And, while, yes, a lot of these reasons can sometimes border on sanctimony, there are many, MANY, others that don't..........................................................Just take, for instance, this statistic. According to recent reports coming out of Mexico, more than 8,000 drug-related homicides have occurred over the past two years in that country. And, yes, folks, being that we're the number one consumer of Mexican drugs, it wouldn't be too far of a statement to say that we ourselves have more than a little of this blood on our hands. Something to think about, no?.............................................................P.S. A lot of people will look at this statistic and use it as an argument for legalization. I don't have a problem with that (or at least I don't have a problem with us engaging in discussions here). I mean, seriously, anything would be better than what's happening now.

Ready, Aim, Fire/Piss

As an animal lover and vegetarian, I have to admit that Sarah Palin's rather cavalier treatment of these creatures is troublesome to me. I especially get a bad feeling when I see her shooting down at defenseless wolves from her damn helicopter. "Yeah, real sporting of you there, lady", is what usually enters my mind............................................................But, I'm also telling you, folks, I'm sensing more than a little sanctimony/phony outrage from the left on this one. I especially noticed it when stooges like Keith Olbermann made such a big deal over Governor Palin's interview at the slaughter-house (I guess some chicken was getting its head chopped off in the background). I mean, I really couldn't help but wonder, don't these idiots know that the chickens on this particular farm have it a lot better off than the ones from those industrial farms where they probably get their chicken (I'm assuming Olbermann ISN'T a vegetarian)? And the fact that most of them probably could care less about animals. To them, it's just another frigging way to piss on Palin. And, no, not exactly a subtle one, either..........................................................P.S. Now if I could only get Olbermann and Palin to try some of those Morning Star Farms products. That, me-buckos, would truly be the capper.

Goodbye Pork-Pie Crap

Didn't Obama say he wanted to do earmark reform? I mean, I know he's got a lot on his plate and all - cleaning up after the Bush administration, etc.. But think about it, folks. Can you even begin to imagine how popular Obama would get if in fact he took on congress here? He'd frigging shoot up to 90%, I'm thinking............................................................And it's not like he'd only be taking on Pelosi here. I've heard that up to 40% of the pork in this upcoming budget is going to be going to REPUBLICAN districts. Obama'd be taking on both parties, the entire Washington establishment, for Christ!! Talk about having the opportunity to be a hero, huh? I'm thinking that even John McCain would salute Obama here. I sure as hell know that I would.

Buy Low, Sell Even Lower

Did I hear Obama correctly the other day? Did he actually say that the stock market was "gyrating"? I thought so..........................................................I mean, look, folks, I like this fellow, President Obama. He's a good and decent man whose intentions/convictions I'm convinced are good. But for him to say something like THAT is far, far, beneath him. The stock market isn't gyrating. It's PLUMMETING and he knows it...........................................................Of course, he also knows that that fact doesn't reflect well his policies. Hence, obviously, the spin and, yes, the highly typical cover-your-own-butt double-speak. Oh well, I guess the more that these things "change" in Washington, the faster, too, that they come home to roost. Gyrating, my booty!.......................................................Oh, yeah, it's also a good opportunity to buy. Obama said that, too.

Legislator in Chief

Say what you want about Ted Kennedy, folks; the fact that he's supposedly this "liberal lion", etc.. I only ask that you recognize an additional point here. Ted Kennedy, for all of this reputation of his as a partisan animal, has nearly always been able to find a Republican co-sponsor for the legislation he puts forth. And even more impressively than this, he generally allows the co-sponsor's name to go first on the legislation.........................................................I mean, I don't know about you, folks, but I find this rather extraordinary. This, I'm saying, in that while everybody else seems to only talk bipartisanship, Senator Kennedy has actually walked the walk and done so for years. And the fact that he's ever so willing to give the other guy (who almost always happens to be a Republican, no less) top billing, the better part of the ink, etc.. Kudos to Kennedy, I say..........................................................P.S. This is not to say that the "Liberal Lion" is perfect, of course. This, I'm saying, in that maybe he does trust the government a little too much, search for solutions where he necessarily shouldn't, etc... This and there's obviously his personal life. That hasn't always been stellar. All I'm saying is that he's got a lot of goodness in him, too. And that maybe even his adversaries need to acknowledge that. Here's to hoping that at least a couple of them will.

Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?

Why do Republicans always feel that they have to apologize to Rush Limbaugh? I mean, seriously, is the king of AM radio THAT powerful? Apparently, huh?.......................................................And the fact that most of these grovelings aren't really necessary - not in my opinion, anyway. It's like, what did Michael Steele say that was so over-the-top? Rush Limbaugh IS an entertainer (an extremely talented one, at that). And, yes, he frequently IS incendiary and ugly with his format. It's not like he said that Limbaugh was an idiot or anything. But, still, there goes Steele, in less than a frigging hour, begging Rush for forgiveness................................................................Hey, maybe that Washington Post reporter (I forgot the guy's name) today was right. Maybe the Republican party needs a Sister Souljah moment - a person in the party, yes, to take on Mr. Limbaugh but this one to hold his/her ground. I personally think that that person would be lionized - and not just by a left-leaning media, either. I'm not going to hold my breath obviously.

Open Letter to Lunacy

Human beings aren't constructs, Bartlebee. They aren't nifty little categories, either. I mean, I know that you need them to function and all but, NO, that alone is insufficient - insufficient as hell, me-bucko!..............................................................And, yes, Bartlebee, I also want you to reflect upon this dumbfounding piece of reasoning of yours. You are asking people to believe that I spent 12 months of my life/precious existence masquerading - making believe that I was a slightly left of center blogger - just so I could someday fool a bevy of lunatics that (for the entirely of those 12 months, mind you) I never knew existed. I mean, seriously, bro, I've worked in the human services field for 30 years and I've known psychiatric patients who couldn't conjure up anything that nonsensical..........................................................Oh, and then there's that whole Kafkaesque/Catch 22 mouse-trap of yours - that damned if I do, damned if I don't scenario that you, yourself, have so maniacally and shamelessly concocted. I mean, think about it. If I criticize the Democrats, that means I'm a conservative. If, however, I praise the Democrats/criticize the Republicans (which I still do regularly, by the way), that also means I'm a conservative - this, in that I'm being disingenuous............................................................And let us not forget the Mikester, either. This, I'm saying, in that, so, too, is this guy the real deal (i.e., certifiable). Hell, I'd even go as far as to say that if selective perception itself ever changed from a concept to a hominid, Mike and his trousers would be a damn perfect fit. This clown has the audacity to say that I'm a partisan, that I see everything through a partisan lens. GIVE ME A FRIGGING BREAK!!! I've written hundreds of posts and comments that have been highly critical not just of conservative politicians, mind you, but of conservative media people as well (and, no, Bart/Mike, Katie Couric isn't in any way, shape, or form one of them - idiots!). Compare this to the Mikester. This flaming lunatic only criticizes Democrats....WHEN THEY ARE DEMOCRATIC ENOUGH!! And he still maintains that Jimmy Carter was a good president. Yeah, Bart, that Jimmy Carter. The same Jimmy Carter who even Eugene McCarthy couldn't bring himself to vote for in '80 (he voted for Reagan instead)..............................................................Of course, what really makes my blood boil is when you lunatics accuse me of disingenuousness. Nobody does that, me-bucko. I say what I mean and I mean what I say. And right now I'm saying that I don't like either party..................................................It's like, what, now that it's Barack Obama's who's spending us into debt (and not W), I'm suddenly supposed to like it? Now that it's Barack Obama who's overseeing a rendition policy, I'm supposed to like that, too? Oh, and don't even get me going on foreign entanglements, Obama's Afghan policy, etc.. This, I'm saying, in that a geopolitical nightmare is a geopolitical nightmare. Bush, Obama, it don't know the difference, bro. And neither does a body-bag, either.