War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Watching daylight turn into rain, there comes a feeling that what is perceived as reality is just noise to a lot of people, creating a blip in the mojo, a trip in the ether, and forcing disaster onto the multitude. In casual observation, the statement, ‘fish need water,’ requires no explanation, either for it’s actual-factual…
Life is so funny and hilarious, the bowels scream with laughter. (Illustration found here). Yesterday, the famous last words of Richard Holbrooke, the long-time US diplomat and President Obama’s point man for the Af-Pak theater who died on Monday, were thumped across the Internets: “You’ve got to stop this war in Afghanistan.” Now, however, quick…
This country is in a mess, so tangled in foreign conflicts and so twisted in domestic economic terror there may be no way home. And one of the major reasons: The lying, nasty-faced GOP. Last year, the new speaker of the US House, John Boehner — The Boner to his pals — lied through his…
A lot of viewpoints have changed in a real-short period of time. Only in the last few weeks have I began to fathom the understanding President Obama might just be a one-termer — a concept that was near-laughable a year ago. In a survey which from all appearances should have come from George Jr.’s final…
In an age of near-total uncertainty, there’s an upswing of ugly sweaters for the holidays and a worldwide view of a growing, unstoppable corruption. (Illustration found here). A survey for the times — 60 percent of the world’s peoples say all kinds of unofficial/official corruption has increased in the last three years, at least to…
Trying to find a job in the US is getting to be worse than a bitch. From Calculated Risk: For the current employment recession, employment peaked in December 2007, and this recession is by far the worst recession since WWII in percentage terms, and 2nd worst in terms of the unemployment rate (only the early…
Some serious-looking stuff there, just down the road a-coming. (Illustration found here). As I’ve mentioned before on this blog — to the mega-scant regular readers (on average) — life has become so physically dysphoric in these waning days of 2010 AD, there’s a growing apprehension I’m watching/reading/listening to the end of an age on my…
(Illustration found here). Yesterday from the mouth of the heartless insane — via UPI: U.S. Rep. John Boehner, the incoming House speaker, described a Democratic move Thursday to limit the extension of the Bush tax cuts as “chicken crap.” … “I’m trying to catch my breath so I don’t refer to this maneuver going on…
“Step out the front door like a ghost into the fog where no one notices the contrast of white on white.” — Round Here, Counting Crows (Illustration found here). This morning for damn sure it’s the stupid economy, you complete dumb-ass. While way-more than a shitload of US peoples will have their hearts, minds and…
Another day set aside for perpetual lying. (Illustration found here). As always, Mark Twain notedly recorded the festivities: “Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England two or three centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for — annually, not oftener — if they had succeeded in…