DISQUS

It's not like JFK, RFK and MLK weren't killed by violent means or anything. Where the violence at the 1968 Dem Convention was caused by a COP RIOT.

AAPRrik and Dave H

We stinque.com now.

Debates weren't really Barry's strong suit from what I remember of the Demrat debates. From what little I saw, PG definitely amped up his rather large inner asshole. This debate was allegedly his strong suit. Won't get better especially as a lot of folks were blaming PG for the failure of the first attempt at a bailout package.

Talibunny's going to be hilarious. I don't expect much from her, but I also don't expect her to shine. Getting beat by the marshmellow journo Katie Couric is like losing to the Washington Nationals (although Mets fans will disagree with me.)

My possibly-soon-to-be-former employer might be a victim of the credit bomb.

Been in a funk since the dipshits who pass for leadership announced that they're restructuring our company (to date this will be the 15th such event in the 8 years I've worked there.) My coworkers and I have bitched for the last two years about the CEO and am so pissed off that I'm pretty much on strike at this point. Our leadershit has been focused on buying companies rather than adjusting to the reality of the credit market. We would have been in worse position if we had bought a rival because we would have no money right now (brilliant, boss.) While most of my coworkers got shafted on pay raises (I didn't only because I'm at the low end of the pay scale) they gave themselves a 20% pay raise for their geniuz and now are telling us they didn't see this happening much like Palsy and Weekend at Bernies.

Part of me would like to do to my bosses like those Indians did to their CEO yesterday.

If you are wondering why I'm not looking for other work, well, I don't see any other companies in my field as any safer (plus I have 8 years invested in this company.)

Geezer's being mocked on the "serious" tubes while someone who has better temper control than I went to Redstate and noted that they are calling this brilliant.

Of course, they also thought that Bush was a "great" leader and that Alfredo Gonzales is a "wonderful" legal "mind."

In one swoop Psycho pissed on his "hero" (and family's) legacy and raised more questions about his age.

From what I could find, it was the value of their stock holdings in the companies they work/worked for.

Yes, poor babies indeed. All that greed for a handful of ashes (in many cases.)

A coworker of mine once said that going from 1.2 B to 60M is still rich. True, but the way I look at it is that they were living like Billionaires and the transition from Billionaires to Millionaires with corresponding loss of influence is a bigger psychological shock because they fell much further than any of us ever will.

One lesson I learned? Dick Cheney has a good investment adviser. It was an excerpt from his report in Dec 2006 that sealed the deal for me about the subprime now Credit Bomb.

Net values of Wall St bigwigs from 2007 to today.

http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/09/21/bu...

Shit happens. There are times when I'm embarrassed to be associated via alma matter to some folks.

I'm betting the folks at Annapolis, Yale and Hahvahd are feeling a lot more shame (PG's "school" + various "schools" of one W) than the Ducks are.

MoD'oh seems to have channeled Sorkin's Colonel Nathan Jessop instead.

I thought Barrett was a lib?

Latest headlines off HuffPo. No blank check.

The Demrats haz Spine?

Krugman sez, nyet.

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/20/no-...

Posted a comment on Krugman's log.

@OA. Sadly, I would bet $700 Billion (not a legal bet) that you are right.

Silly Manchu, I doubt that will happen because Hapless Harry won't because he wants to be "nice". Fuck Nice.

In return for these monies, I want to see all those fucks who made bank on this lose their homes, cars, money, hookers, ivory backscratchers etc and work for minimum wage. Failing that, a coarse rope necktie.

Gary Puckett's: This Girl is a Woman Now

This bomb bred in greed
Plaything in a PhD's mind
This bomb was an idea
Existing in the framework of Milton
One day it's world was changed
It's rules and regs were removed
And it would never be the same again
This bomb is triggered now, and it's leaning close to fail
This bomb is triggered now, we found out what it's all about
And it's leaning, leaning to fail
This bomb made to fail, as tender as a jagged edge
Nary a single rule, A warning that was cast aside
Our banks told us we were wrong
Buy into our sweet and velvet songs
The up had died, a big bomb been armed
This bomb is triggered now, and it's leaning close to fail
This bomb is triggered now, we found out what it's all about
And it's leaning, leaning to fail
This bomb is triggered now, and it's leaning close to fail
This bomb is triggered now, we found out what it's all about
And it's leaning, leaning to fail
( Fade )

@Nojo,
1) Two missions to Mars + one moon base
2) Cost of 140 new Army Divisions
3) 60 complete Carrier Battle Groups
4) Gold Plated Top Drawer Healthcare for all US Americans
5) Everyone in US America gets a new car
6) 70 Harken Energy busts
7) 3500 New York Yankee Payrolls
8) 500 NFL Teams
9) 70000 Playboy Mansions
10) 7 Berkshire Hathaways

Coincidence or reality check?

Tonight, CBC's midnight movie: The Grapes of Wrath.

I saw snippets. I've looked slightly better that W after about 8 beers on an empty stomach (chugged in around an hour, but don't ask me about what happened after I had my ninth.)

I think he had four words circulating around his head.
"Arbusto. Harkin. Sammy Sosa."

Digging one from the 70s Country/pop vault
The Most Inadequate Veep (Beautiful Girl)

Hey, did you happen to see the most inadequate Veep in the world?
And if you did was she thinking, thinking?
Hey, if you happen to see the most inadequate Veep, who sees Russia from the sea
Tell her I'm sorry, tell her I need the Barry
Oh, won't you tell her, that I'm laughing.

I woke up this morning, and realized what John had done
I stood alone in the cold gray dawn
And I knew John'd lost his fucking mind
She lost my head when she said some things
Now comes the theocracy that the Palin brings
I know I'm right and all I could see
She would let the world go all end times on me.

Hey, did you happen to see the most inadequate Veep in the world?
And if you did was she thinking, thinking?
Hey, if you happen to see the most inadequate Veep, who sees Russia from the sea
Tell her I'm sorry, tell her I need the Barry
Oh, won't you tell her, that I'm laughing.

Hey, did you happen to see the most inadequate Veep in the world?
And if you did was she thinking, thinking?
Hey, if you happen to see the most inadequate Veep, who sees Russia from the sea
Tell her I'm sorry, tell her I need the Barry
Oh, won't you tell her, that I'm laughing.

Hey, did you happen to see the most inadequate Veep in the world?
And if you did was she thinking, thinking?

@fried,

Er, uh. Got her number?

Maybe that's why McCain picked her! He saw the fellow Kamikaze in her.

Seriously, I'm more qualified than her to be VP and I'm furrins born. Actually I think all of us CPers are more qualified than Simple Sarah. The Arrested Development fan in me wants to call MR F.

@MC,

Minus the likability and humanity of course.

McCain as Coach?

@Nojo,
The link isn't working.

I found the story elsewhere. I thought Larry's peen wasn't functioning due to the bullet and all. I can't see how this would help unless Larry was giving, uh, oral arguments to the working girls.

"Now you know the rest of the story."

Nojo, you channeled Paul Harvey via Larry Flynt.

I'm torn here. I like a professional environs and understanding her feelings, but in a mental midget kind of way it is somewhat amusing.