Hussein's top economics adviser earned millions as a hedge fund adviser. Isn't that just wonderful?
Any day now it's going to come out that Barry's top man at the Federal Reserve is a former yegg.
When are people going to notice the stink?
Story here.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Bob Beckel: Sycophant Suckhole
What a piece of work this guy is. He reminds me of how all the announcers in the NFL used to fall over themselves trying to tell the world how great Brett Favre was. Like the one who said it the loudest got first shot at giving Packer-boy a bj.
(Note to readers: I am a Bears fan, and hate the Packers almost as much as I hate Hussein.)
Insert Becker for announcer and Hussein for Favre and the mechanics remain the same. I get the distinct impression that if Hussein came out tomorrow in favor of cannibalism, Bob Becker would be the first guy with an appendix on his plate. What a pathetic little lickspittle. His latest vomit, here, is nothing short of a literary blow-job, singing the praises of "the one" and how thanks to him America is "back".
Where the hell did we go? As far as I can remember, the only place we went was half-way around the world to bitch-slap some booger eaters. And he must be reading his press from a different wire, because most of what I've seen over the last few days has Hussein being ridiculed every time he turns around.
He makes a point of saying how nice it is that we finally have a president that is the "unquestioned leader of leaders". Really? Then who was the dude in the picture I posted earlier, the one where the President of the United States is bowing and kissing the hand of the king of Saudi-fucking-Arabia? Seems to me that an "unquestioned leader of leaders" would be the one having his hand kissed.
But maybe Barry gets enough love from all the Demo-Rats that constantly kiss his ass.
(Note to readers: I am a Bears fan, and hate the Packers almost as much as I hate Hussein.)
Insert Becker for announcer and Hussein for Favre and the mechanics remain the same. I get the distinct impression that if Hussein came out tomorrow in favor of cannibalism, Bob Becker would be the first guy with an appendix on his plate. What a pathetic little lickspittle. His latest vomit, here, is nothing short of a literary blow-job, singing the praises of "the one" and how thanks to him America is "back".
Where the hell did we go? As far as I can remember, the only place we went was half-way around the world to bitch-slap some booger eaters. And he must be reading his press from a different wire, because most of what I've seen over the last few days has Hussein being ridiculed every time he turns around.
He makes a point of saying how nice it is that we finally have a president that is the "unquestioned leader of leaders". Really? Then who was the dude in the picture I posted earlier, the one where the President of the United States is bowing and kissing the hand of the king of Saudi-fucking-Arabia? Seems to me that an "unquestioned leader of leaders" would be the one having his hand kissed.
But maybe Barry gets enough love from all the Demo-Rats that constantly kiss his ass.
Some Great News
All politics and no fun make Jack a filthy rotten communist bastard.
To that end, allow me to announce:
The Chicago Blackhawks have made the playoffs!!!
Proof that there's more to Illinois than indicted politicians.
To that end, allow me to announce:
The Chicago Blackhawks have made the playoffs!!!
Proof that there's more to Illinois than indicted politicians.
You Know Where This Is Going
A gunman opens fire at an immigration center in upstate New York. He kills 14 people, including his deranged self. Tragic and sorrowful.
But watch the gun-banners sink their teeth into this story. It'll go from tragedy to Chicken Little faster than you can say concealed carry (which will be awfully damned fast for me, seeing as how I live in Illinois and our crooked and scummy politicians can't trust the people with guns. Although I'm beginning to think a lot of that has to do with the amount of lead that might drift in their general direction, otherwise). Guns are bad! Guns kill people! Guns make crack-heads! Guns cheat on their wives! Guns deal from the bottom of the deck and water down their whiskey! Guns...well, you get the idea. Free citizens are really children, after all, and Nanny State must protect them from themselves. So no naughty guns for you! Same old, lame old.
But what won't they say? They sure as hell won't say things like, "Golly, maybe if someone in that building had been carrying a firearm, they might have pasted that kook before he did any real damage, or at the very least severely curtailed the body count." Neither will you hear, "This is a good example of why citizens need to armed and ready at all times, to deal with all the crazies that thrive on ruining the lives of innocent people." A statement like that would really make CAIR mad, wouldn't it? Seeing as how the only thing CAIR believes in is shilling for a bunch of self-important dirtbags that want everyone to groove to the goat-humper sound. (CAIR, if you guys are reading this...eat shit and die.)
Watch, gentle readers, as Hussein's army of wonkey-donks politicize the hell out of this in order to further their marxist agenda. Somewhere along the line they might even mention the names of those who were killed, if it can garner more headlines. "You provide the tragedy, and we'll exploit the hell out of it."
Story here.
But watch the gun-banners sink their teeth into this story. It'll go from tragedy to Chicken Little faster than you can say concealed carry (which will be awfully damned fast for me, seeing as how I live in Illinois and our crooked and scummy politicians can't trust the people with guns. Although I'm beginning to think a lot of that has to do with the amount of lead that might drift in their general direction, otherwise). Guns are bad! Guns kill people! Guns make crack-heads! Guns cheat on their wives! Guns deal from the bottom of the deck and water down their whiskey! Guns...well, you get the idea. Free citizens are really children, after all, and Nanny State must protect them from themselves. So no naughty guns for you! Same old, lame old.
But what won't they say? They sure as hell won't say things like, "Golly, maybe if someone in that building had been carrying a firearm, they might have pasted that kook before he did any real damage, or at the very least severely curtailed the body count." Neither will you hear, "This is a good example of why citizens need to armed and ready at all times, to deal with all the crazies that thrive on ruining the lives of innocent people." A statement like that would really make CAIR mad, wouldn't it? Seeing as how the only thing CAIR believes in is shilling for a bunch of self-important dirtbags that want everyone to groove to the goat-humper sound. (CAIR, if you guys are reading this...eat shit and die.)
Watch, gentle readers, as Hussein's army of wonkey-donks politicize the hell out of this in order to further their marxist agenda. Somewhere along the line they might even mention the names of those who were killed, if it can garner more headlines. "You provide the tragedy, and we'll exploit the hell out of it."
Story here.
Where the Priorities Lay...
Something to ponder over lunch:
Hussein and his socialists actively court voting blocks consisting of illegal aliens and convicted felons, both of which actually seem to believe the Demo-Rats care about them, and not just their votes. Hussein wants to fast track these people to actual citizenship, or have their voting rights restored, all in the name of seizing power. You'd think with that attitude they'd throw citizenship at anyone.
Not so. An Iraqi translator, known only as "Jasim", has been credited with saving the lives of American soldiers in Iraq, but the State Department feels that isn't enough to even grant the guy a visa to the U.S.
So, to sum up: criminals and illegals, your table is ready. Guys who save American lives, sorry, we're booked solid. Try back in three years.
Barry the Jack-Ass brays again.
Story at FOXNews here.
Hussein and his socialists actively court voting blocks consisting of illegal aliens and convicted felons, both of which actually seem to believe the Demo-Rats care about them, and not just their votes. Hussein wants to fast track these people to actual citizenship, or have their voting rights restored, all in the name of seizing power. You'd think with that attitude they'd throw citizenship at anyone.
Not so. An Iraqi translator, known only as "Jasim", has been credited with saving the lives of American soldiers in Iraq, but the State Department feels that isn't enough to even grant the guy a visa to the U.S.
So, to sum up: criminals and illegals, your table is ready. Guys who save American lives, sorry, we're booked solid. Try back in three years.
Barry the Jack-Ass brays again.
Story at FOXNews here.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Just When You Think You Can't Hate Someone More...
This is revolting to the extreme. What a kowtowing, useless, un-American piece of marxist shit.
The President of the United States, supposedly the most powerful man in the world, acting like a beggar seeking alms.
This picture makes the word "revolution" echo in my mind. Hussein the Asshole bowing to the fucking king of Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Prez, you can go to hell, you lousy bastard.
Lies, and the Lying Liars, etc...
This comes as no surprise to me, or to any of the other 2 million-plus law-abiding gun owners in this country, but it may come as a shock to Hussein's proletariat, who are once again slapped in the face by cold hard fact.
Hussein, Hillary, Diane Frankenstein, Billy-boy Hoover of BAFTE, and CBS news have all reported recently that 90% of all the guns south of the border came from the U.S. This has been a lynch-pin in their ongoing effort to railroad the 2nd Amendment. Their argument is something along the lines of how American guns are fueling the Mexican drug wars.
But it turns out that their numbers are slightly off: by 73%! And that comes from a BAFTE spokeswoman (who was curiously unnamed). Only 17% of the guns could be traced back to the U.S. The 90% actually represents the number of traceable guns that could be tracked back to the U.S., which is hardly surprising, looking at the Draconian policies of wanting to put serial numbers on everything even relating to firearms in this country. Still, that leaves a shortfall that numbers in the tens of thousands of Mexican coke-shooters that didn't come from the U.S.
Well, asks the gun-ban brigade, where else could these guns have come from?
The Mexican black market, a virtual "arms bazaar", the Russian mob, the Chinese, the thousands of left-over guns the USSR shipped over for "the revolution", Asia, and the Mexican army are all strong candidates.
So why all the lies? Because Hussein is trying to disarm the free citizens of America. The commie bastard.
See the story here.
Hussein, Hillary, Diane Frankenstein, Billy-boy Hoover of BAFTE, and CBS news have all reported recently that 90% of all the guns south of the border came from the U.S. This has been a lynch-pin in their ongoing effort to railroad the 2nd Amendment. Their argument is something along the lines of how American guns are fueling the Mexican drug wars.
But it turns out that their numbers are slightly off: by 73%! And that comes from a BAFTE spokeswoman (who was curiously unnamed). Only 17% of the guns could be traced back to the U.S. The 90% actually represents the number of traceable guns that could be tracked back to the U.S., which is hardly surprising, looking at the Draconian policies of wanting to put serial numbers on everything even relating to firearms in this country. Still, that leaves a shortfall that numbers in the tens of thousands of Mexican coke-shooters that didn't come from the U.S.
Well, asks the gun-ban brigade, where else could these guns have come from?
The Mexican black market, a virtual "arms bazaar", the Russian mob, the Chinese, the thousands of left-over guns the USSR shipped over for "the revolution", Asia, and the Mexican army are all strong candidates.
So why all the lies? Because Hussein is trying to disarm the free citizens of America. The commie bastard.
See the story here.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Hey, It's Not Like I Owe 140 Grand Or Anything...
I've lost track of how long this list is: Nobama appointees that "forget" to pay their taxes, or have some other skeleton in the closet. The latest is Kansas guv Kathleen Sebelius, the second nomination for Health & Human Services Secretary. She owed $7,000 in back taxes, which were "unintentional oversights". I wonder if that excuse would work for, say, Joe Gun-Store Owner. Bets?
Sebelius is the second HHS nominee because Tom Dickhe..sorry, Daschle...withdrew from consideration because of $140,000 in tax debt.
So, under Hussein's socialist regime, it's okay for his commissars to hoard up the cash, but if you're not in the club they'll take it all to pay off the ACORN shills and the wetbacks.
I call bullshit!
story here
Sebelius is the second HHS nominee because Tom Dickhe..sorry, Daschle...withdrew from consideration because of $140,000 in tax debt.
So, under Hussein's socialist regime, it's okay for his commissars to hoard up the cash, but if you're not in the club they'll take it all to pay off the ACORN shills and the wetbacks.
I call bullshit!
story here
Well Worth A Look
Make Up Your *@&#$% Minds!
Is Al Qaeda a threat or isn't it?
Are the Taliban a threat or aren't they?
Seems it didn't take too long for Hussein and the demo-rats to backpedal on their views of "Dubya's Wars".
Even Hussein now admits that Al Qaeda is planning attacks on U.S. soil from secret bases in Pakistan. The Taliban leader, Baitullah Meshud, has even named Washington D.C. as the target for the attacks, which the State Department deems credible.
Well. Seems like the bleeding-hearts might have been a bit hasty in their condemnation. Maybe if they would have kept their pie-holes shut and muzzled their lap-dogs in Hollywood, our armed forces could have actually done their fucking jobs and skull-fucked these clowns with extreme prejudice.
Iraq is already won, thanks to Bush, even though Hussein will try to take credit for it, but we could be wrapping up Afghanistan as well. So much for tolerance. Now that Hopey-Changey Global-Guy is in the oval office, what happens? The bad guys find their balls and get ready to fight again. Infuriating, but hardly surprising.
Maybe this will finally show the socialist that not everyone can be reasoned with. But I doubt it. They'll probably just ask the Taliban how they feel, because they don't want to make value judgements.
Well, my values have been judged, and I feel like taking the war-axe off the wall of my bar and hacking my way through a pack of turban-clad heads. But I can't do that, so that's means I'm not self-actualized, so shouldn't somebody be giving me a truckload of money for therapy that I can spend on a giant TV and a huge SUV and trips to Vegas to align my chakras or something?
By the way, the bounty on Meshud is a cool 5 mil. Anyone want to team up and go halfsies?
And "Baitullah Meshud" sounds less like a name than some kind of gastro-intestinal disorder.
Article from FOXNews here.
Are the Taliban a threat or aren't they?
Seems it didn't take too long for Hussein and the demo-rats to backpedal on their views of "Dubya's Wars".
Even Hussein now admits that Al Qaeda is planning attacks on U.S. soil from secret bases in Pakistan. The Taliban leader, Baitullah Meshud, has even named Washington D.C. as the target for the attacks, which the State Department deems credible.
Well. Seems like the bleeding-hearts might have been a bit hasty in their condemnation. Maybe if they would have kept their pie-holes shut and muzzled their lap-dogs in Hollywood, our armed forces could have actually done their fucking jobs and skull-fucked these clowns with extreme prejudice.
Iraq is already won, thanks to Bush, even though Hussein will try to take credit for it, but we could be wrapping up Afghanistan as well. So much for tolerance. Now that Hopey-Changey Global-Guy is in the oval office, what happens? The bad guys find their balls and get ready to fight again. Infuriating, but hardly surprising.
Maybe this will finally show the socialist that not everyone can be reasoned with. But I doubt it. They'll probably just ask the Taliban how they feel, because they don't want to make value judgements.
Well, my values have been judged, and I feel like taking the war-axe off the wall of my bar and hacking my way through a pack of turban-clad heads. But I can't do that, so that's means I'm not self-actualized, so shouldn't somebody be giving me a truckload of money for therapy that I can spend on a giant TV and a huge SUV and trips to Vegas to align my chakras or something?
By the way, the bounty on Meshud is a cool 5 mil. Anyone want to team up and go halfsies?
And "Baitullah Meshud" sounds less like a name than some kind of gastro-intestinal disorder.
Article from FOXNews here.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Last Thought of the Day
Actually, it's more of a favor than a thought:
Would someone please tell Spring that it's ball season? I've got a baseball and softball team that need to get out and start throwing some leather around.
Thanks, and God Bless.
Would someone please tell Spring that it's ball season? I've got a baseball and softball team that need to get out and start throwing some leather around.
Thanks, and God Bless.
I guess we hurt Poor Abdul's feelings...
I remember one time as a kid, I was playing baseball in someone's back yard, and I slid over a thistle while wearing shorts. I spent the next 20 minutes pulling stickers out of my leg, and each one of them stung like the first.
Mentally, that's how I feel now. Bozo-bama and his administration find news ways to make me cringe. The latest?
Secretary of The State Hillary "Who Painted The Sky Blue?" Clinton has announced at a meeting in The Hague that the current regi...um, administration, will no longer use the phrase "Global War on Terror". I guess some European Reds and most of the booger-eaters take offense at that phrase, because it is "overly militaristic". Like we're the ones out of line; just because some raghead assholes blew up our buildings and are actively seeking to destroy America as we know it, while "moderate" muslims shrug it off and make excuses, I guess that's no reason to get violent or anything. I suppose something along the lines of "Encounter Group on Man-Made Disasters" would be more tolerant and supportive.
Yes, that's much more pleasant and non-threatening. We wouldn't want to be bullies or anything, or make value judgements on...on...
FUUUCCKKK YOOUUU!!! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???
I have an idea: let's change "War on Terror" to "Stomp the Living Hell out of the followers of a goat-screwing, child-molesting two-bit bandit and while we're at it, we'll knock a few Euro-socialist heads in for shits and giggles, so duck or get your ass out of the way".
Yep. That just rolls off the tongue. I like it.
Read the full she-bang here.
Wouldn't you just love to see Sarah Palin pass Hillary on the street, and lean over and drift the bitch right in the chops on her way past?
Mentally, that's how I feel now. Bozo-bama and his administration find news ways to make me cringe. The latest?
Secretary of The State Hillary "Who Painted The Sky Blue?" Clinton has announced at a meeting in The Hague that the current regi...um, administration, will no longer use the phrase "Global War on Terror". I guess some European Reds and most of the booger-eaters take offense at that phrase, because it is "overly militaristic". Like we're the ones out of line; just because some raghead assholes blew up our buildings and are actively seeking to destroy America as we know it, while "moderate" muslims shrug it off and make excuses, I guess that's no reason to get violent or anything. I suppose something along the lines of "Encounter Group on Man-Made Disasters" would be more tolerant and supportive.
Yes, that's much more pleasant and non-threatening. We wouldn't want to be bullies or anything, or make value judgements on...on...
FUUUCCKKK YOOUUU!!! ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???
I have an idea: let's change "War on Terror" to "Stomp the Living Hell out of the followers of a goat-screwing, child-molesting two-bit bandit and while we're at it, we'll knock a few Euro-socialist heads in for shits and giggles, so duck or get your ass out of the way".
Yep. That just rolls off the tongue. I like it.
Read the full she-bang here.
Wouldn't you just love to see Sarah Palin pass Hillary on the street, and lean over and drift the bitch right in the chops on her way past?
My New Favorite Hollywood Star
Way to go, Angie Harmon. Not only is she a good-looking brunette, she's not afraid to call out the idiots that make up 98% of Pinhead-Town. She knows what is right and stands up for it. Kudos to her for not caving to pressure.
I won't even go into the whole "racist" thing. I don't have that much energy today. Read the article here.
And let me say this: the sooner the set of "The View" is burned to ashes and the earth salted beneath it, the better.
I won't even go into the whole "racist" thing. I don't have that much energy today. Read the article here.
And let me say this: the sooner the set of "The View" is burned to ashes and the earth salted beneath it, the better.
Who Is This Ayn Rand Chick, Anyway?
Headline this morning: Hussein fires the CEO of GM.
This is disturbing on so many levels. Where to start?
Well, I've got no sympathy for the American auto industry. Complacency and greed, unions and planned obsolescence are what really ruined it. I think they should have been left to founder. Some enterprising soul would have picked it up at a bargain and likely would have made it profitable again, though it would have taken a few years. So the hell with them. Make cheaper, better quality cars that last and you'd still be in business.
But to have the government step in, and have the prez shitcan an executive? Not good. And this is what Rand talks about in Atlas Shrugged. A totalitarian-type government makes it hard or impossible for a company or industry to do business, regulates the hell out of them, basically sets them up to fail, then steps in and takes control for "the greater good". (Anyone else see Hot Fuzz? Great movie.) This is a go-to formation in the commie playbook.
Now, like I said above, I've no love lost for the auto industry, but this is wrong, not to mention anti-capitalist. Anti-capitalism is bad for freedom, and anything bad for freedom makes me angry. The kind of angry that makes you want to mount up, tighten your reins, grab your heaviest spear, and lead a band of berserk horsemen to pillage the town, burning and looting and cooking your evening meal over the ashes. Kind of what I'd like to do to Demo-Rat party headquarters.
Time to call for the jail-break blitz on these twerps. We could use a good sack right about now. Of course you know that if we do, Hussein will be looking for a flag while he's picking grass out of his teeth.
This is disturbing on so many levels. Where to start?
Well, I've got no sympathy for the American auto industry. Complacency and greed, unions and planned obsolescence are what really ruined it. I think they should have been left to founder. Some enterprising soul would have picked it up at a bargain and likely would have made it profitable again, though it would have taken a few years. So the hell with them. Make cheaper, better quality cars that last and you'd still be in business.
But to have the government step in, and have the prez shitcan an executive? Not good. And this is what Rand talks about in Atlas Shrugged. A totalitarian-type government makes it hard or impossible for a company or industry to do business, regulates the hell out of them, basically sets them up to fail, then steps in and takes control for "the greater good". (Anyone else see Hot Fuzz? Great movie.) This is a go-to formation in the commie playbook.
Now, like I said above, I've no love lost for the auto industry, but this is wrong, not to mention anti-capitalist. Anti-capitalism is bad for freedom, and anything bad for freedom makes me angry. The kind of angry that makes you want to mount up, tighten your reins, grab your heaviest spear, and lead a band of berserk horsemen to pillage the town, burning and looting and cooking your evening meal over the ashes. Kind of what I'd like to do to Demo-Rat party headquarters.
Time to call for the jail-break blitz on these twerps. We could use a good sack right about now. Of course you know that if we do, Hussein will be looking for a flag while he's picking grass out of his teeth.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Where's a 2x4 when you need one?
This is just mind-bogglingly stupid. You'd think someone would have prepped Hillary on the flight down, or that someone as "intelligent" as she is supposed to be might have done a little homework...
Oh, I can't go on. I'm insulted and flabbergasted as an American and a Catholic.
Read about our Sec-o-State's latest gaffe here.
Got this from AoSHQ as well.
Oh, I can't go on. I'm insulted and flabbergasted as an American and a Catholic.
Read about our Sec-o-State's latest gaffe here.
Got this from AoSHQ as well.
Probably for a quilting bee...
Just wonderful. These are the guys that Hussein wants to play nice with.
The guys in question are the 15 members of an Iranian satellite and missile development company that have been invited to spend some "quality time" in North Korea.
That's the "We just tested a long range missile and we're going to do it again" North Korea, by the way.
I got to this article via Ace of Spades HQ, so thanks to him.
"My baloney has a first name, it's b-a-r-a-c-k..."
The guys in question are the 15 members of an Iranian satellite and missile development company that have been invited to spend some "quality time" in North Korea.
That's the "We just tested a long range missile and we're going to do it again" North Korea, by the way.
I got to this article via Ace of Spades HQ, so thanks to him.
"My baloney has a first name, it's b-a-r-a-c-k..."
Anyone?
Can someone please tell me why I should give a rat's ass about Twitter and/or Twittering?
Is the instant life we have right now not fast enough?
Is the instant life we have right now not fast enough?
When I'm Wrong, I'm Wrong
Unlike our prez, I can admit a mistake. In an earlier post I said his first stop overseas would be Turkey, of all places. Turns out that's not true. He will be visiting London, France, Germany, and the Czech Republic on his way to Turkey.
So, my apologies to those of you who have been bored enough to sift through my ramblings. And, hey, it's not like Hussein needs my help shooting himself in the foot.
Silver Lining Report: according to the article where I saw Bozo-bama's itinerary, the prez's policies are not being too well received by some of our neighbors across the pond, especially on the economic front. Protesters are out in full force ahead of the G-20 summit all over Europe. The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic has called the economis stimulous plan "charting the road to hell".
Funny Nobama pic o' the day here. The poster says "Crisis? Calm down, there is nothing wrong."
So, my apologies to those of you who have been bored enough to sift through my ramblings. And, hey, it's not like Hussein needs my help shooting himself in the foot.
Silver Lining Report: according to the article where I saw Bozo-bama's itinerary, the prez's policies are not being too well received by some of our neighbors across the pond, especially on the economic front. Protesters are out in full force ahead of the G-20 summit all over Europe. The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic has called the economis stimulous plan "charting the road to hell".
Funny Nobama pic o' the day here. The poster says "Crisis? Calm down, there is nothing wrong."
If The Shoe Fits...
I'm in a bad mood today, mostly because of certain monkeys that are making an elephant-sized mess of one of the many circuses I seemed to be involved in these days. The other contributing factor is the two inches of heavy, wet snow on my driveway at the end of March? Pardon me, Spring? Your table is ready.
Nothing says "bad mood" like Illinois politics, so let's venture down that pot-hole strewn path for a while, shall we?
An article in today's paper talks about possible solutions to corruption in Illinois state politics. I thought it was a joke at first, like a new comedy club was opening downtown or something. But no, they're serious. Corruption in Illinois politics? Who knew?
Well, for one, the dead guy in Chicago that's been under the sod for the last 30 years but still manages to get out and vote in every election. And I thought I took my right to vote seriously. He's got plenty of friends, too. If you die a Democrat in Chicago, you get 50 years "not-quite-dead" status to keep oiling the machine. If you die a Republican...well, who cares? We're already ignored in Cook County anyway.
See where I'm going with this? Talking about corruption in Illinois politics is like talking about the blue sky: it's there, everyone sees it, but nobody really notices it. Fact of life. Blue sky, green grass, $7,000 parking tickets. Our ex-guv Blagojevich even talked about the sale of Hussein's seat on an open line. Talk about brazen. Anyone who's ever seen The Godfather knows you don't talk business on an open line. But that's how far out of whack things have gotten. And now that Bozo-bama has gotten the corner office, the whole country gets to see how the Chicago Machine works. Ignore any Republicans hanging around, make sure you surround yourself with yes-men, no matter how inept or greedy, never answer a direct question, remember that there is always a lesser being to throw to the wolves, and, most importantly, get your cut of the dough.
The article talks about campaign finance reform, accountability in public officials, transparency...the same old schtick. I'm skeptical, to say the least.
But this might be the one thing, and I mean the only, only, only thing, that can be made good out of Hussein's election: now that he has brought this kind of politics to a national stage, people might actually start to wake up and think before they vote. Actually look at what a politician does instead of what he says. Look at his voting record on their behalf instead trusting to sound bites. Wouldn't that be grand?
Nothing says "bad mood" like Illinois politics, so let's venture down that pot-hole strewn path for a while, shall we?
An article in today's paper talks about possible solutions to corruption in Illinois state politics. I thought it was a joke at first, like a new comedy club was opening downtown or something. But no, they're serious. Corruption in Illinois politics? Who knew?
Well, for one, the dead guy in Chicago that's been under the sod for the last 30 years but still manages to get out and vote in every election. And I thought I took my right to vote seriously. He's got plenty of friends, too. If you die a Democrat in Chicago, you get 50 years "not-quite-dead" status to keep oiling the machine. If you die a Republican...well, who cares? We're already ignored in Cook County anyway.
See where I'm going with this? Talking about corruption in Illinois politics is like talking about the blue sky: it's there, everyone sees it, but nobody really notices it. Fact of life. Blue sky, green grass, $7,000 parking tickets. Our ex-guv Blagojevich even talked about the sale of Hussein's seat on an open line. Talk about brazen. Anyone who's ever seen The Godfather knows you don't talk business on an open line. But that's how far out of whack things have gotten. And now that Bozo-bama has gotten the corner office, the whole country gets to see how the Chicago Machine works. Ignore any Republicans hanging around, make sure you surround yourself with yes-men, no matter how inept or greedy, never answer a direct question, remember that there is always a lesser being to throw to the wolves, and, most importantly, get your cut of the dough.
The article talks about campaign finance reform, accountability in public officials, transparency...the same old schtick. I'm skeptical, to say the least.
But this might be the one thing, and I mean the only, only, only thing, that can be made good out of Hussein's election: now that he has brought this kind of politics to a national stage, people might actually start to wake up and think before they vote. Actually look at what a politician does instead of what he says. Look at his voting record on their behalf instead trusting to sound bites. Wouldn't that be grand?
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