Is it still Olympic stuff?

Keith Olbermann reminded us all the other night that some guy you might remember (Jim Thorpe?) was probably far better suited for the title of "best athlete ever" than Mark Phelps. Phelps is one helluva swimmer, but memories of the dozen or so other physical feats of awesomeness that Thrope did without breaking a sweat should tamp down the flames of hysteria and sensationalism a bit. Now if Phelps was 12 years old, like those little girl Chinese gymnasts, it might be another story. If those mini-femmes are 16, then I am still 24. And we know that is a lie.

I have a new bumper sticker on my truck. It says, "One Nation Under God...and under Surveilance". Then I find out that the city if Beijing has 300,000 spy cameras mounted throughout the city...and that US technology has made it all possible? Why am I the last person to know about these things?

Meanwhile, openly pugnacious Republicans are decrying the invasion of sovereign Georgia by the Russian Bear while ( as many others have pointed out) the U.S. does this all the time and calls it the "spreading of democracy". And of course W is in Crawford, after patting the behinds of female volleyball players in China, Cheney has disappeared (thank God) and Condi is making wimpering sounds in Tiblisi over the bad manners and style of the Russkies. (Someone just recently questioned whether or not she can actually play the piano: my guess is it is only one of the many things she cannot do.)

Oh, and the news reported this morning that we are sending another 12-15,000 troops into Afghanistan. I thought the trouble was in Iraq? Is this a mini-surge? It must be the right thing to do: McCain says that Petraeus is the best military leader in the free world. He must know Mark Phelps.

And what do you suppose that Condi does with W behind those closed doors in the oval orifice?

Here's something you should know, if you don't already and have been locked in a cave:

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/95753/

As I said before, God has spoken and SHE has chosen wisely.

My teeth are working out nicely, it finally rained here and now I need to mow the weeds.

Life goes on in Texas.

Finally! Something ot cheer about!

I was at first stunned by her clarity and delivery, then truly gratified to discover that someone has finally given this presidential campaign the respect and depth of coverage it deserves. Maybe I love Paris, after all! And the shoes are terrific.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/64ad536a6d

Of course while all this was going on, I had two more teeth pulled. Some people get all the breaks....

Life goes on in Texas.

Out of the gloom

A few words of wisdom and insight from one of the few people who really knows what is going on. He keeps sending out warning signals but nobody seems to be listening.

Message-Id: <20080804164801.9ED637CA340@www.alternet.org>Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:48:01 -0400 (EDT)

I keep saying

Life Goes On in Texas

But after reading this, I have my doubts.

Pain pills don't help you sleep.

3:00AM

I found another awfully good article on OEN during my insomnia. Unfortunately, I got "inspired" and added a giant commentary at the end. . Here goes:

Article at http://www.opednews.com/articles/Mukasey----The-Orthodox-Je-by-Lawrence-Velvel-080731-950.htmlMukasey -- The Orthodox Jew Who Is A Disgrace To Our Religion -- Again Protects Evil.

Better than having my teeth pulled

Which I did again today. Last two, I hope, and then maybe new ones and some pizza next week.

Anyway, just about the time I was about ready to give up on OpEdNews.com, I find this lurking down near the bottom of the page. This is great stuff and somebody should have said it this way, way sooner. Give it a look:

Article at http://www.opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=8358How Did 'Investor Satisfaction' Ever Get to be a Taxpayer Priority?

After the mortgage crisis, Fannie and Freddie falling flat, Wall street rescues and everyday bank failures, I keep wondering, who is going to bail out the bail-outers? Someone should remind the Fed that they can't just keep printing money forever and that their Chinese Master Card will run dry some day soon. According ot the news this morning, Exxon/Mobil and Shell Oil made about $24B profit between them just in the last quarter. Maybe we should borrow the money from them?

Life goes on in Texas.

Theatre of the absurd

I swear, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Every day that I think that things cannot become any more absurd, outlandish, ridiculous or inconceivable, but then I read something like this.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/30/doj-ig-gonzales-‘said-he-wasnt-aware-of-what-was-going-on’-in-his-agency/"DOJ IG: Gonzales ‘said he wasn’t aware of what was going on’ in his agency."

My guess is that you will never, ever hear this story, per se, from the likes of Katie Couric, or NBC or CNN (and surely NEVER from Fox Noise), but here it is. How do you admit to yourself, to your fellows and to the observing world, that your US AG didn't know at all what was going on and and still doesn't get it? And this guy is still walking around on the streets of America?

I am simply flabbergasted.

Life goes on in Texas.

Must be Tuesday

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25916299/ READ THIS

I know: Here he goes again! However:

What I think is that it is completely ridiculous that the MSM has decided to plaster the indictment of the this aging AK senator all over the front page of everything they can find (I know: he probably is as guilty as sin) while

-Almost nobody reported on the eventually-non-impeachment debacle that took place on Capitol Hill last week. That was a first rate fiasco because nobody in Congress has any balls;

-After ghastly revelations about DOJ improprieties and another Monica whats-her-name and Gonzales malfeasance, no one in the WH press corps has asked Dana Perino one question about it in two days of press conferences;

-No one has seen fit to mention that the total number of US personnel killed in our two wars has now surpassed 4300 people;

-I have read three separate stories about female US military personnel who have been raped, tortured and killed by either our own servicemen or independent contractors;

-I have seen only ONE story about the fact that Blackwater has recieved millions of dollars in SBA loans to finance their mercenary work.

Anyone who is unwilling to admit that things are really screwed up should re-evaluate their outlook on life.

Life Goes On in Texas.