Slouching Towards Oblivion

Saturday, December 15, 2012

The Shooting(s)

We have a gun problem.  And since the problem is all about guns, the solution has to be all about guns as well.  So here's the logical approach to solving it.

I'm calling on all you gun owners to carry your guns wherever you go, and when you see someone who has a gun, I want you to shoot him.  Shoot anybody you see who has a gun.

There's bound to be some collateral damage, but once the gun freaks are all busy shooting each other, maybe they'll leave everybody else the fuck alone.

And while we're at it, the Sate Department should add the NRA to its list of Terrorist Organizations.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Ol' Doc Maddow

We're losing something important.


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The Krugman Speaks


Bleeding Europe

Europe has surprised me with its political resilience — the willingness of debtor nations to endure seemingly endless pain, the ability of the ECB to do just enough, at the very last minute, to calm markets when the financial situation seems ready to explode. But the economics of austerity have played out exactly according to script — the Keynesian script, that is, not the austerian script. Again and again, “responsible” technocrats induce their nations to accept the bitter austerity medicine; again and again, they fail to deliver results. The latest case in point is Italy, where Mario Monti — a good guy, deeply sincere — is leaving early, ultimately because his policies are delivering Italy into depression. (And yes, for the record, this means that Italy won’t get the full Monti.)
So what’s the answer? Stay the course, say the Eurocrats. It will work any day now — the confidence fairy is coming!
Kevin O’Rourke has it right: Europe has become the continent where good times are always just around the corner.
It really is like medieval medicine, where you bled patients to treat their ailments, and when the bleeding made them sicker, you bled them even more.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Scammin' The Rubes

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Another Day, Another Shooting


via LA Times:
A masked gunman stormed into a crowded Portland, Ore.-area mall Tuesday, shouting, "I am the shooter!" and opened fire, killing two people and seriously injuring a third before killing himself, authorities and a witness said.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

John Fugelsang

Pulling Back

You may have noticed I haven't been terribly prolific on this thing lately, and I think it's because I'm feeling a little burned out.  So I'm gonna take a coupla steps back and just chill a bit.

I'll still put up some pictures and whatever weird shit that floats by - hoping to recharge and get back to it after Christmas.

In the meantime, don't stop putting pressure on the bozos in Washington to stop fuckin' around and start doing some right things for us.

See y'all around.

Today's Christmas Pic