Monthly Archives: December 2008

It's a jungle out there

So here’s some appropriate music for it: See you next year.

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Damn right! Well…close enough

If I still gave a fuck about the situation in Israel, I’d write something like this*.  Thanks Tim. (* – except for the following: Strike the line starting with “As Israel’s most important friend…” and the sentence immediately after.  Replace … Continue reading

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The Projection of the Anointed

They must be having problems lately keeping the ranks of elite water-carriers filled, because this guy still has a job: During the presidential election, some Democrats demanded to know how I could defend Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.  Simply put, Palin … Continue reading

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Watching the fiscal bathtub drain

Not surprised: various companies are making cuts lately because of the current economic train wreck. Really, REALLY not surprised: this includes newspaper companies, which’ve been facing lower circulation & ad revenue anyway. Surprised: The NY Times holds an ownership stake … Continue reading

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It's not Sasquach, but…

I vaguely recalled as a feature of my childhood seeing the generic (not store-brand, I really mean GENERIC) food section at the grocery store.  Yellow or white packaging, with black letters, merely saying what the item was: a bag of … Continue reading

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They probably wouldn't fit on a milk carton…

Going by the MSM coverage of economic matters, you’d think the only classes that existed were middle-class, entertainers, & corporate CEOs.  Whatever happened to the poor?  Where’s the people that aren’t coming down from having a huge house & two … Continue reading

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Funny, I don't recall eating any mushrooms…

Had a dream last night so odd it had to be shared with somebody: Me & my brother were coming back from a pet store with a mouse (something we’d never ever ever do).  For some reason, while it was … Continue reading

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Cause and effect

A Shoegate update: An Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George Bush has publicly apologised and asked the Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, to forgive him, Iraqi officials said today. Muntazer al-Zaidi said in a letter that his “big … Continue reading

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Ends, Means, & (G)liberalism

Shorter Krugman: “Constant states of damn-near-war are good.  Y’know, for ‘progressive’ reasons…” Yes, let’s ignore the corporatism (the residual effects of which are still with us today), the justification of pretty much everything in the name of Big Security (ditto), … Continue reading

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Methinks they don't get it…

Relatively ho-hum story out of Iraq: More than 20 employees of Iraq’s Ministry of the Interior have been arrested on allegations that they were plotting to revive Saddam Hussein’s outlawed Baath party, government officials said Thursday. Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. … Continue reading

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