Perhaps I should note, right up front, that I am not equating Barack Obama to a douche. Or more accurately, I am, but not in the spirit of meanness. South Park fans will understand immediately. For the rest of you, let me explain. After major elections overseas and several state primaries, my thoughts turned to [...]
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Dear Partners In Crime…
Posted in Daily Life, General Mischief, Readings, tagged bank, Bernie Madoff, campaign, Capitol Hill, CEO, Congress, constituent, credit card, crime, Democrat, election, excess, executive, fee, golden parachute, grandstand, Jeff Clark, letter, loan, Maxine Waters, money, mortgage, politics, Ponzi, rate, Republican, taxpayer, television on February 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This is part of a letter from Jeff Clark, an author and economic advisor. I thought it most befitting. Enjoy. “The CEOs of our nation’s largest banks were ‘invited’ to impersonate a bunch of piñatas before Congress yesterday and testify about how they’ve been spending the government’s money. Unlike the auto company CEOs, who must [...]
Stimulus Shmimulus
Posted in Daily Life, General Mischief, Humorous, tagged act, allocation, America, appropriation, bill, Congress, Democrat, economy, excess, expenditure, funds, House, legislature, Obama, politics, Republican, Senate, spending, stimulus, Washington on February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
New Mayor
Posted in Daily Life, General Mischief, tagged Democrat, Green, Independent, Muskogee, Oklahoma, politics, Republican, vote, Whig on May 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
You may have noticed this story already from the AP feed or MSNBC or some other news organization but I think it bears repeating. Muskogee, Oklahoma, has a new mayor. Aside from Merle Haggard fans, this probably holds little meaning. But don’t click to a new blog just yet, it gets a lot more interesting. You see, [...]
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