‘Let Them Eat Cheesecake’
October 10, 2011On Wall Street this morning protests continue as a now-major force in the news cycle, making folks pay attention to one of the great scams of world history. And today is for the future —…
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Sad Sack
October 9, 2011One thing that aggravates me to no end is George Jr. — the man can’t really disappear because of all the horror he left behind haunts the entire planet. Now he’s afraid US troops don’t…
Dead, Disastrous Decade
October 7, 2011Mr. Bush had belittled “nation building†while campaigning for president 18 months earlier. But aware that Afghans had felt abandoned before, including by his father’s administration after the Soviets left in 1989, he vowed to…
Toll of Endless War
October 5, 2011“How can we let this happen? How is that acceptable in the United States of America? The answer is, it’s not. It’s an outrage. And it’s a betrayal — a betrayal — of the ideals…
‘…the plan is to win…’
October 4, 2011Nearly as Pink Floyd intoned more than 30 years ago: “Is Anybody Out There?” the noted follow-up nowadays: Is anybody listening, or paying attention? A surge is rippling through US financial districts as the Occupy…
Happy While Unhappy
September 30, 2011Early mornings has always been the best time of any day for me as life is still fresh and the earlier the better — optimism and hope swell the mental membranes. The air is clear…
Bad Eye on High — Seeking ‘Adversarial intent’
September 29, 2011“If this works out, we’ll have the ability to track people persistently across wide areas,†says Tim Faltemier, the lead biometrics researcher at Progeny Systems Corporation, which recently won one of the Army contracts. “A…
Dope Heads
September 28, 2011Living in the nowadays apparently makes a lot of people scared of just about everything, and the real ‘new normal‘ is the high-abundance of paranoia. And this delusion of persecution, this extreme, irrational distrust of…
Flogging the News Biz
September 26, 2011Not only do politicians spew forth much bullshit, the organization that’s supposed to separate shit from bull is itself full of crap. US peoples don’t trust journalism: Only one-quarter of those surveyed say news orgs…
Ornery Oil
September 25, 2011“If you don’t want it to be the most expensive year [for gasoline prices,] you’re surreptitiously rooting for an economic debacle.†— Tom Kloza of the Oil Price Information Service (via the Washington Post last…