War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
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 era bullshit phrases in a continual failing attempt to replace a bald-face lie with a decent way out for his…
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 Bill Clinton was leaving office. The Congressional Budget Office estimated then that the government would run an average annual surplus…
“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 become an art form; in this modern world with all kinds of techno ways to flub or expose the lie,…
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 less than a month. This as certain oil prices increased: Brent crude oil futures for July 2011 delivery ended the…
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 major war zones — Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya — while at the same time being wrapped up in drone missions,…
‘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 other they couldn’t decide on anything. Ali Ibrahim Naimi, oil minister for Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s biggest producer, called it “one…
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 apparently without remorse, going to shit in a wire basket, the media is as full of shit as any nasty-eyed,…
Cyrus: Do you fly, Johnny? Johnny: No. Cyrus: You keep that in mind when you look at her…because if your dick jumps out of your pants…you jump out of this plane. –Â Con Air One has to wonder. In a major and shameful surprise yesterday, Anthony Weiner’s pathetic press conference where he admitted all the bad…
Someone asked why I invited Jon Stewart to be the first guest on the Journal’s premiere in 2007. “Because Mark Twain isn’t available,” I answered. I was serious. Like Twain, Stewart has proven that truth is more digestible when it’s marinated in humor. –Â Bill Moyers A sad state of journalism when its top program and…
On Friday, I put another $20 worth of gas in my Jeep and at $4.29 a gallon for regular — surprise, surprise, it cost the same as a week ago — first time that’s happened in a long while. However, a quick trip yesterday to deliver a hamster-like rat just 10 miles south to Eureka…