Running Iran

The media splashes violent scenes of people being beaten and a young woman dying in the street and calls it news. It’s sensationalism, but I suppose that’s what it takes to get our attention any more. If you’ve watched a news program at all in the last week or so you’ve probably seen [...]

Read Full Post »

Stimulus Shmimulus

Supposing any reader of this blog has some cursory knowledge of the current state of the American economy (in the crapper) and my inherent mistrust of politicians (crooks, cons, and thieves, the lot of them), here’s my take on the new stimulus that was passed yesterday.
It’s crap.
I know all the governmentals were standing around wringing [...]

Read Full Post »

The Great Half-White Hope

Unless you’ve been in a coma or huddled in the dark under a very, very large rock, you’ve heard abour our new president. Not just “president-elect” anymore but now officially in charge of the full enchilada, Barack Hussein Obama is the man in charge, commander-in-chief.
I don’t know about you but I didn’t exactly go [...]

Read Full Post »

Politically Braindead

People, I’m tired of all the politics flying around our media-centric country like flies around a fresh pile of poop.  I understand this is a presidential election with a black(ish) man as a potential future president.  I get it.  After an 8-year Republican run I’d say McCain’s chances are just over nil because it’s been, oh, decades, [...]

Read Full Post »