Those Things That Go Duh in the Night

As you can tell, ma vlast has been infested by a small but virulent gang of jack-booted thugs/miscreants. And, yes, folks, Brad (let's call him), damned if that piss-ant hasn't become the worst of 'em all. I mean, paranoid - you want to talk paranoid? This stooge has got to be one of those nimrods who checks under his bed EVERY night - just so he can crawl under the covers, for Christ!.....................................And how 'bout, too, some of those accusations he's been hurling at me, specifically? Wow, huh? I particularly like the one where he says that I'm some sort of closet right-winger/stooge. Never mind the vast amount of criticisms I've already levied against the "right", mind you, or the fact that I've never voted for Paul W. Snell, never supported Paul W. Snell, have consistently lambasted his foreign-policy, etc.. None of that ever matters....in that, yes, folks, it's nothing but a ruse/ether, period!.........................................I mean, don't get me wrong here. Part of me wants to take it as a compliment. This, I'm saying, in that, I don't know, it kind of makes me look James Bondish - Machiavellian even! But, no, seriously, when you do in fact see how it lowers that bar, denigrates the discourse at Sassy's, etc., how can it not, me-buckos, but force us to a better place, substantially? That's the best way for me to see it anyway.

Sorry, She's Taken, Sean

Is it just me or is Sean Hannity getting a little obsessed with Michelle Obama lately (for quite some time is actually more like it)? I mean, sure, she's said one or two stupid things during her husband's campaign. But, one, they were said a while ago (she's pretty much been a solid citizen since then, no?) and, two, she's apologized for them. It's like, isn't there supposed to be a statute of limitations on this stuff? I feel like telling Mr. Hannity, "Sean, let it go, my man. Yes, the woman said some stupid smack earlier in the campaign. But it's over. Be the bigger person and mosey on." Now, if I could only get the blankety-blank to return my phone-calls.

The Certainty of Certitude

Another thing that McCain has been stressing of late is that, yes, any departure from Iraq must be determined by "conditions on the ground". "Conditions on the ground." Man, I wish I had a nickel for every time I've heard that one. Not that it doesn't sound reasonable, mind you. Who wants to cause a bad situation to become even worse through some sort of precipitous action? I get it.......................................But, still, I can't help but wonder here. What if one of those conditions on the ground is the Iraqis themselves telling us to leave? McCain was asked that recently and, no, I didn't particularly care for his rather cavalier response to Wolf. "I know Mr. Maliki and he won't ask us to do that." Yeah, but what if he does. "He Won't.".......................................... Leap of faith, anybody?

Actionable Belligerence

Look, I know I'm dealing with some dimwitted individuals here and, yes, because of that, I'm willing to repeat myself (to a point). During one of the Democratic Presidential debates, Barack Obama said that, if he knew where Osama bin Laden was, and that, even if it was inside of Pakistan, he would be willing to use air-strikes (air-strikes, not surreptitiously sneaking up on him in a cave) to take him out. This was virtually the same statement that President Bush had made several months earlier - a statement, frankly, that I was very critical of. It's like, what, since the great Barack Obama makes this Bushlike statement, I can't be at all critical of it? Only you guys can be critical of Obama?............................................. As for "actionable intelligence", I used that term on my blog in response to Mike. I didn't use it on Tomcat's post. Maybe I should have. But, seriously, is it not a moot point? This, I'm saying, in that, yes, with or without it, either way, I think it's a dangerous strategy - for the reasons I mentioned before. That's my opinion, O.K.? I'm sorry that it's different from yours.........................................P.S. So, Mike, you don't like it when people try and make Obama look bad? That's funny. You don't seem to mind it when they do it to McCain. Seriously, though, can you at least try and understand my point here?

Voltron's Graph

Just for the record, Voltron's continuum had Fox News dead-center and me, 30% to the left of center. My suggestion was to move Fox News to the right of center and me closer to the center. For accuracy, I'm saying. You do want accuracy in reporting, don't you?

Where's a Flight-Suit When You Need One?

Mr. McCain, I keep hearing you say that this success of ours in Iraq is "fragile" (the reason, ostensibly, for us not being able to leave now). Why is that? I mean, you (you, along with the bevy of your spokespersons over at Fox) have been consistently saying that Al Qaeda (in Iraq) has been basically routed, that the Iraqi army has as well been showing incredible progress. Why, pray tell, with all of this good news (violence being down, etc.), would you possibly entertain the notion that our success over there is fragile?.....................................Hm, could it be as simple as you having a beat on a reality that many of us, frankly, have known all along - namely, that the presence of American troops over there has been a bandage on a festering wound, that the minute we get out of there, all of this so-called political progress (actually, there's been very little meaningful movement, politically, but for the sake of argument, I'm saying) is going to unravel (insurgents in the military leaving the military, al Sadr acting up, Sunni gangs going after the government, etc.)?.......................................Could it also be because you do in fact want us to stay for 100 years, build bases over there, have a clearer path to the worlds nearly largest reserve of oil, etc? I mean, I hate to think the worst like this, bro, but, I'm telling you, this war has changed people. It's made us more cynical. I don't know, it might be best to wrap things up over there. That's what I've been thinking.

Big Dogs, My Ass

These bloggers, folks, perhaps if they could just get some other interests. Maybe THAT would help. Like, for instance, I don't know, instead of surfing the Internet/looking for dot-coms that perpetrate various conspiracy theories (this, in an attempt to denigrate their political opponents), maybe have them check out some art-work; Frank Weston Benson perhaps. If that doesn't work, how 'bout some classic cinema? Anything with Montgomery Clift (no clifffff, not because he was gay) works for me; "The Heiress", "From Here to Eternity", "A Place in the Sun", "Red River", etc.. Oh, and, THEN, after the movie, have them throw some Bedrich Smetana in to the player - Czech nationalism, bro!; "The Maldau", "The Bartered Bride". It's all frigging good, for Christ!........................................Of course, having said all this, the one thing that would help most would be the installation of a little humility. These guys (most of who, let's be clear here, folks, have a clear/textbook diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder), I'm telling you, have actually determined themselves as noteworthy folks (an affirmation arrived at, apparently, through this rather incognito association with a fading sitcom actress). And, yes, me-buckos, until they can come to grips with this little delusion (compare this to me, a person who KNOWS he's insignificant), there could in fact some some even tougher sledding downward. Just ask the family members of Bledsoe, for instance. They'll tell you....................................P.S. And, no, don't even get me going on their lack of frigging humor. This, I'm saying, in that that, me-buckos, would itself be a full-time excursion - an excursion into madness!!!!!