UPDATE BELOW George Jr. and his boys apparently pissed away more hard cash than was originally reported, maybe three times as much — displaying the dumb-ass norm for the entire Iraqi debacle. (Illustration found here).…
A lot of the horrific illegal mindset of modern times when it comes to dissent and contrary views to US government has its inglorious roots in the bowels of Dick Nixon. From the New York Times…
The very most-wonderful dog I ever had was a Springer Spaniel (very similar to the one shown at left) named Bogie, one sweet animal given to me as a puppy. He was a pure breed,…
The real bullshit started here: “This is the operative statement. The others are inoperative.” — Ron Ziegler, April 17, 1973 Of course, Ziegler went on to construct one of the more infamous of the Watergate…
When George Jr. first took office seemingly a thousand years ago, the US was in good stead. From the New York Times in June 2009: The story of today’s deficits starts in January 2001, as President…
“Honesty may be the best policy, but it’s important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.” — George Carlin (Illustration found here). Telling a non-truth in a truthful way has apparently…
On Friday, I put another $20 worth of fuel in the old Jeep, gas now down to $4.19 a gallon for regular — a dime drop in just a week and nearly a quarter in…
Being scared of being scared is pretty frightful, and more than a little neurotic. On this early Friday morning as I tap the soft keys of my laptop, the US is involved at least three…
‘Danger, Will Robinson, Danger.’ After bickering like a bunch of rich, spoiled brats — which they are — members of OPEC, the scary, big oil producing cartel, busted up its meeting yesterday so out-of-line with each…
Shifting through all the news stories this morning, and despite seeking something of noteworthy value, nothing seemed to turn up — nothing to beat weiner jokes. Although the US and the world is quickly, and…