We Have Met the Enemy--and Put Him in Charge of the War

Dubya has addressed the nation again about the "financial disaster." What a joke! He is the disaster.
The free-for-all atmosphere created by Bush when he turned the nation over to his country-club cronies is at the root of the problem.
We're supposed to entrust our economy to a man who pocketed 120 million dollars of easy money from Wall Street before joining Dubya's administration? Paulson is just another of the Bush shysters who have been running America as if it were their own private banana republic.

Of course, we're going to retain Paulson and regulate him.
Maybe we should have retained slavery and merely regulated it.

I've Got Two Hummers and a Pool--I Win!

Does the current Wall Street disaster really surprise anyone? The climate of greed in this country is astounding.
I think things started getting out of hand about 20 years ago with the emergence of the "day trader."
People used to earn a living by producing something--then, suddenly, making money became an occupation. I find this strange. "What do you do for a living?" "I make money."

Maybe I'm just an old hippie, but when the bumper stickers went from MAKE LOVE NOT WAR to WHOEVER DIES WITH THE MOST TOYS WINS, this nation really took a nose dive.

Strike Three, "Mr. Respectful"

Last night's debate ended any respect I had left for John McCain. Again he resorted to stunts instead of reason.
Stunt #1--Making a ridiculous choice for VP because it would grab headlines.
Stunt#2--Acting as if the financial-crisis negotiations couldn't spare him for 90 minutes. What an absurd and shameless bit of grandstanding!
Stunt#3--Answering debate questions on specific issues with all-purpose patriotic mumbo-jumbo, and adopting a condescending attitude toward Obama that was so labored it bordered on the comical.

This is the man who promised a fair and respectful campaign?
Does he really feel the need for such desperate tactics?

Too Bad Franco and Pinochet Aren't Available

I'm glad that Ms. Palin got to meet with some world leaders, including Henry Kissinger.
Hopefully, he was able to instruct Sarah in the finer points of the Kissinger Doctrine: Informing impoverished third-worlders that they are better dead than red and then replacing their democratically elected heads of state with fascist dictators.

Maybe she should also have a chat with Robert Mugabe. His expertise in creating war, chaos, poverty, and economic disaster might help her to continue the Bush Doctrine.

Thanks for Screwing Us. Your Check is in the Mail.

Why are we worried about trusting our economy to Secretary Paulson's bail-out plan?
If it proves disastrous, we can just dismiss him with a $20 million severance bonus and move on.

I Hate to Sound Like Chicken Little, But . . .

I've been trying to guess what the grand finale of the Bush presidency might be.
Some weeks ago I figured, okay, this is it: A return to the Cold War.
But no! Now it seems that it might be: The re-creation of the Great Depression!
It's truly hard to keep up. And it ain't over yet!

As this Hindenburg of an administration flies, as the Titanic of a presidency sails into its final months, I'm sure that there is still time for THE BIG ONE.
What this will be I don't know, but I can't believe that the fools responsible for the last 8 years don't have one final disaster up their sleeves.

So, fasten your seat belts and lay in a good supply of whatever substance you abuse.
The sky is falling.

And His Fingers Were Crossed Behind His Back, Too

John McCain has just informed us that his running-mate "knows more about energy than probably anyone else in the United States of America."

To prove his point, Sarah immediately announced that Alaska provides our country with 20% of its oil and gas energy. The correct figure is 1.5%.
Well, he did say "probably."