All Wrapped Up

Our Endless War

 October 7, 2001 to present, still singing the same song.

Corporatist States of America

The Supreme Court finding for Citizen's United equates the freedom to spend of a giant corporation with the free speech rights of the individual.

Too big to fail banks pay enormous bonuses after the government bailout,  while the middle-class taxpayers face foreclosure and unemployment with meaningful relief. 

The oil addiction of America continues unabated, saving the petroleum and automotive industry from adapting to the realities of the 21st century

"We can have democracy in this country,
or we can have great wealth
concentrated in the hands of a few,
but we can’t have both."  

           Justice Louis D. Brandeis 

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Obama and Medvedev at Ray's Hell: the Burger Summit (as if)

Oh for the the bad old days of the 20th century, when a high level meeting between the Russian and American presidents could have meaningful consequences for peace.  Now that Obama and Medvedev are following each others' Twitter accounts, and the later loves all-american fare like burger with jalapeno, can world peace really be far from a reality?

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/24/obama-and-medvedev-summit-burgers-chicken-trade-and-twitter/

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/25/world/europe/25prexy.html?scp=2&sq=obama%20ray's%20hell&st=Search

America in LaLaLand

Michelle  said to the Cheshire  Beck,
`Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,' said the Beck.
`I don't much care where--' said Michelle.
`Then it doesn't matter which way you go,' said the Beck.
`--so long as I get somewhere,' Michelle added as an explanation.


The Mad Paul said  "If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?"

"Have some tax cuts," the March Armey said in an encouraging tone.

Michelle looked all round the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. "I don't see anything we can cut without increasing the deficit ,'" she remarked.

"There isn't any,'" said the March Armey.

"Then it wasn't very civil of you to offer it," said Michelle angrily.

"'Off with his Social Security, Medicaid, and alcoholic beverages !'  the Queen of  Angle said, without even looking round.

“The rule is, newspapers tomorrow and newspaper yesterday – but never newspapers today.” said
 the White Queen Palin.

"I'm late, I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date with my dealer!" said  the White Limbaugh.

The Little Rascals Face Deep Water Horizon

Oh look it's those adorable Little Rascals. Even though it's June, they are decked out in grownups' coats.  The want to sound really big and important so they're kicking around  enormous numbers. 

On the left, Elizabeth is reminding us of the 12 billion pounds and counting draining out of British pensions.  Little Janet isn't feeling too secure with 60,000 barrels of oil destroying the homeland.  David is spanking himself over his friend Barry's chances in the 2012 election.  Tony is hoping that old cap will hold at $75 million. After all, that's not just alfalfa we're talking about. Little Ken is concerned with 2,500 square miles of oil sheen.  Too bad he didn't tighten up his department's regulators when he first joined the gang.  Poor Barry on the right is wondering where he's going to get $30 billion dollars to fix Mother's beautiful broken blue bowl.

Carly Fiorina, You're on What NOT to Say

This week's episode of "What Not to Say" on TLC features Senate candidate Carly Fiorina.  Stacy London and Clinton Kelly surprise her at a rally outside the Capitol Building in Washington,  DC.  Many people she has burned through her words and business decisions helped to realize this badly needed intervention for Carly. Those 18,000 HP employees she fired to outsource their jobs to China have been secretly filming her, catching every ugly outburst.  Looks like John McCain will be personally providing the funds for the famous check for $5000 to pay for her mental makeover.  Nick Arrojo is making a special guest appearance to assist in transforming that "so yesterday" attitude. (So appropriate, since both he and Carly are renowned for excessive chopping.)  Stacy is pronouncing her famous catch phrase, telling  Carly what everybody in the California Republican party wants to say to her, "Shut up." Unfortunately, Barbara Boxer was unable to assist in Fiorina's intervention. She has been tied up protecting our water and air as chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.


For a look at the activities of a woman whose record of service extends way beyond keeping up with the  latest fashion in hair, check Barbara Boxer's website: http://boxer.senate.gov/en/senator/committees/epw.cfm


For a serious discussion of Fiorina's many misstatements, and a more extensive explanation of her failure as CEO of HP, I recommend clicking on this link to Media Matters:  http://politicalcorrection.org/factcheck/200908200003.

Has She Moved On? Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri Relaxing in the Cheers Bar

Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri are shown here photographed during a break between sessions at the Death to America Convention. With news of the unfolding environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, they reflect on their diminished role in the destruction of the Great Satan.

super-hypocrites (captioned)

Thanks for the suggestions JP and CA. I've incorporated them into this revised version.

On left side of the screen, it's Ted Haggard in the guise of Superman and George Alan Rekers as  Wonder Woman.  They teach and preach that homosexuality is a disease that can be cured, but don't take the "medicine" themselves.  Larry Craig (Batman) and Mark Foley (Captain America) kept their sexual preferences hidden from voters while they served as legislators.  Each has been accused of breaking laws: Senator Larry Craig, an opponent of ending Don't Ask, Don't Tell, is said to have solicited sex with an undercover policeman in an airport bathroom.  Mark Foley worked hard to pass good legislation to protect children from people like himself. He exchanged highly inappropriate emails of a sexual nature with underage teenage pages in the care of the United States government.  He  also is accused of having sex with slightly older teenage former pages.  

Been There, Done That or Плавали, знаем

How a Mensch became the Ubermensch

Update: As a result of the botched raid on the humanitarian aid flotilla, Israel will now permit cookies in Gaza.

SO over that whole late 20th century political correctness thing.

Recent celebration commemorating the demise of mutual respect. L to R Helen Thomas,  Rand Paul, Jake Knotts, and Jan Brewer.

1960 and 2010

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/weekinreview/06cooper.html?pagewanted=2&partner=rss&emc=rss&src=ig

Postcard from the Edge

You and who else, Dr. Hayward.

The Political Landscape

Interesting to see the proponents of offshore drilling who happen to be the opponents of government regulation spinning the gulf oil disaster to their advantage.

stupid is as stupid does

cars are the basis of our economy. we developed an infrastructure around the automobile. we spend so much time commuting in cars that we have lost the ability to transport ourselves without cars. we cannot imagine a future without cars. we fuel our cars with petroleum. petroleum is becoming increasingly difficult, dirty and expensive to get. we are now willing to sacrifice our children in war and the environment they would need to survive to acquire petroleum. we need petroleum to run our cars.