Take Me To Your . . . No, Just Get Me The Hell Out Of Here!

If an alien scout came to Earth, I wonder what he (she?it?) would make of all our churches, temples, cathedrals, shrines, and religious rituals. What were those strange symbols, incantations, costumes, elaborate rites about? And I'm sure that a Catholic mass would seem every bit as bizarre as the wildest, drum-driven ceremony in the African bush or along the Amazon. Men beating their heads against a wall in Jerusalem, raving in non-languages and tossing around snakes in Appalachia--what the fuck! [alien equivalent]

Then imagine this visitors's further bewilderment upon discovering that nearly all our mass killings and wars were connected to these baffling institutions.

Mother Knows Best

Demonstrating again her serious presidential potential, Sarah Palin has bravely confronted the tyrannical Obama administration in defense of the American Way.

Yes, Sarah, as Americans we have the right to raise fat, unhealthy children--just as you had the right to raise two juvenile delinquents and an unwed teenage mother.

All Is Calm, All Is Bright

A good Christmas. Second one in a row without ever once hearing any version of "The Little Drummer Boy" or Aaron Neville singing "Silent Night." Yes!

I did enjoy a nice version of the "Nutcracker." When it comes to this subject I must admit being a bit (shudder) conservative. Don't make me turn in my Progressive card, but I definitely favor classical ballet over modern dance. Sorry. I just find graceful leaps and spins accompanied by catchy tunes more appealing than quirky, mime-like posturing set to overly-intellectualized music that often sounds to me like an orchestra being kicked down a flight of stairs.

. . . and to all a good night.

Miracle On E. Capitol St. N.E.

In a surprise outpouring of Christmas spirit, the Senate is suspending Tea-had against the president to ratify the new nuclear arms treaty with Russia.
Die-hard Scrooges minority leader McConnell and his gang continue to oppose this "irresponsible" treaty. That's right, Mitch, reducing our nuclear arms to the potential for destroying the world merely 15 times instead of 20 is definitely irresponsible. Hey, sometimes you just have to go out on a limb to promote world peace.

Silent fucking night! Pass the organic cage-free eggnog.

Flying Virgins, Reindeer Healing The Sick, Whatever

If an alien scout came to Earth during the Christmas season, I wonder which character he would find harder to swallow--Jesus or Santa Claus.

Fast-Food For Thought

Here's a question for McCain, McConnell, and all our other conservative McSenators still blathering about the non-problem of gay sodiers:
In the history of the U.S. military, with all the thousands of gays that have served, how many cases have there been of same-sex sexual harassment? How many cases of male-on-female harassment and actual rape?

34% of active-duty female soldiers have reported being sexually harassed. (!)
If our McSenators want a big fat Super-Sized Happy Meal of a problem to tackle, HOW ABOUT THAT ONE?

Every Time A Working-Class American Is Screwed, An Angel Gets Its Wings

"Never give a sucker an even break." --W.C. Fields

It looks like the 237 millionaires who comprise 44% of Congress (opposed to 1% of the general public) are going to succeed in voting themselves a nice tax break.
I guess that the 99% of us who will be thrown a crumb are "collateral damage" in the class war being waged by our wealthy lawmakers.

And here's the best part--as soon as the new tax law passes, the millionaire assclowns who benefit the most are going to scream their heads off about how Obama has added another trillion to the deficit. Just wait and see.

The mathematics here is fascinating:
If you give a million working slobs one dollar apiece, that adds one million dollars to the deficit.
If you give one rich guy a million dollars, that's a million dollars invested in the economy.

60% of Americans believe in angels, 30% believe in Evolution. Can you blame the Washington shysters for attempting such obvious cons?