Sunday, October 26, 2008

And I Approve This Message

Let's see ...

Weekend update ... the Sunnis have have decided not to speak with the U.S. military until they explain the death of one of their senior leaders during an arrest operation ... a large Shite group protested U.S. military operations in a another part of the country. A wise man once said "you can fool some of the people some of the time ... and that is enough to make a living". If no one likes us maybe its time to pack our bags and let them settle their own problems. Of course if that becomes the criteria would could bring our troops home from Germany, Korea and Japan.

Democrats woke up this morning realizing they may be able to take a commanding lead of Congress. Oh my Lord, they will have no excuses for the failure to deliver on its grandiose plans to rewrite America's approach to life. Recent Newsweek and Time magazine articles pointing out the the U.S. is a center right country with potentially left left left leadership. Well, don't worry my very left readership, the Democrats are already putting out quiet statements that they may be unable to deliver on the wonderful plans it has been bragging about to bring CHANGE.

Sports ... yes, I have am aware of sports ... seems the basketball season has been completed or even started. Lakers having to get by the other aging wana-bees staying away from the young upstarts. While back east the now aging wonder boys of Boston will work hard to stay ahead of the remainder of the mediocre East. One more year that the season will be a door mat to the play-offs ... why can't we just skip the mundane to get to the meat.

Finances ... Congress gave the Feds $700 Billion to theoretically buy up bad mortgages for a value but maybe the Feds have changed their mind. Where to spend $700 Billion? Seems that the plan the Feds sold to Congress now may give way to the European plan the Feds said would not work may be the plan that could work except that it the provide the banks money to buy other banks. PNC received $7.7 Billion from the Fed and will buying National Bank for $5.8 Billion with the remainder covering lunch, bonuses and other essential employee perks. What a great plan! What will the remainder bring us?

My life ... watched eight first seasons episodes of West Wing to realize that a very liberal ideologue gets very little done as it worries about the "enemies" it makes spreading liberalness like manure over the country. Turning income tax and social security into welfare as we spread money from those who have earned it to those who have not.

Could life get any better?

1 comment:

tilsk said...

another slow afternoon at the baby making office, and so i thought it might be intersting to see what an old man rambles about. Nicely done, old rambler - sounds like our shabbat table ramblings - fun to read and laugh about as I listen to Phil Ochs (Power and Glory) on Pandora. "her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom and her glory shall rest on us all".
anyway, someday I might think of something interesting to add here, but for today - did you read Fuoad Ajami's piece in today's WSJ?
see you again real soon!!