Sharron Angle, Michele Bachmann, and Sarah Palin are the reigning supremely stupid. Unless you have been on another planet, you already know we are in one of our nation’s— even the world’s— most critical transitional periods. And every day now, we learn more about many of our so-called “leaders,” as they increasingly expose themselves as incompetent, corrupt, and unqualified to …
Ordinary citizens mobilize in response to Gulf tragedy Despite the best efforts of the BP/US government duopoly to minimize the sheer magnitude of the unfolding disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists, reporters, politicians, community leaders, and activists of all stripes are saying enough is enough, and are taking the initiative to deal with it. In previous weeks, much of …
Where’s a Monty Python two ton falling weight when you really need one?
Senator Mitch McConnell joined Gov. Oiley Barbour for some “good ‘ol sport fishin” Wednesday, in an effort to allay the fears of radical leftist fish lovers and prove that the “sport” is not actually “dead.” BILOXI — Mississippi’s Governor, Haley Barbour, a well-fed former Washington lobbyist, has matter-‘o-factly said the oil slick slickin’ offshore is “jist a sheen in most …
It is with no small amount of exasperation, anger, and sorrow of soul that I observe a few obscenely wealthy corporate oil executives have taking a huge defecation in the oceans of the world.
Seventeen days after I posted this , Mathew Simmons is back on Bloomberg News with this update. Highlights: 1. He bumped up his earlier estimate of the amount of oil gushing into the Gulf from 70k barrels per day to 120k. (He’s been consistently ahead of the “official” estimates from Day One). And that unless the well is fused shut …
Not only is the president not throwing a tantrum, the president is also not dressing up in Palin-esque chest waders over a haz-mat suit, but is, according to news actress Gretchen Carlson, wearing “fancy pants.”
