Teabagged President

There was a big showdown over the budget and whether the government would be shut down, another rehash of the 1990s, though I trust that Obama won't be having pizza with a thong-showing intern. On the other hand, neither will Obama put up a fight. Paul Krugman expresses his disappointment in the Administration, again, as the Republicans and the so-called Tea Party score an earthquaking victory:

More broadly, Mr. Obama is conspicuously failing to mount any kind of challenge to the philosophy now dominating Washington discussion — a philosophy that says the poor must accept big cuts in Medicaid and food stamps; the middle class must accept big cuts in Medicare (actually a dismantling of the whole program); and corporations and the rich must accept big cuts in the taxes they have to pay. Shared sacrifice!

Obama knows how to give a grandly poetic speech, but when it comes to governing, I often find myself wondering what side is he on. Did he just flatly sell out to Wall Street for his family? The upcoming 2012 election is one election I wish Ralph Nader would run in. Except for the blacks, I think Nader could score more votes. I know I'd rather vote for Nader. As it is, I cannot tell the difference between this a third term for Dubya.

Teabagged President

There was a big showdown over the budget and whether the government would be shut down, another rehash of the 1990s, though I trust that Obama won't be having pizza with a thong-showing intern. On the other hand, neither will Obama put up a fight. Paul Krugman expresses his disappointment in the Administration, again, as the Republicans and the so-called Tea Party score an earthquaking victory:

More broadly, Mr. Obama is conspicuously failing to mount any kind of challenge to the philosophy now dominating Washington discussion — a philosophy that says the poor must accept big cuts in Medicaid and food stamps; the middle class must accept big cuts in Medicare (actually a dismantling of the whole program); and corporations and the rich must accept big cuts in the taxes they have to pay. Shared sacrifice!

Obama knows how to give a grandly poetic speech, but when it comes to governing, I often find myself wondering what side is he on. Did he just flatly sell out to Wall Street for his family? The upcoming 2012 election is one election I wish Ralph Nader would run in. Except for the blacks, I think Nader could score more votes. I know I'd rather vote for Nader. As it is, I cannot tell the difference between this a third term for Dubya.

Pic of the Day

Maybe it's just because it's lunch time and I'm hungry, but this just looks so damn good, I think I can see Jesus's smiling face in it.

Pic of the Day

Maybe it's just because it's lunch time and I'm hungry, but this just looks so damn good, I think I can see Jesus's smiling face in it.

Charlie Sheen on the Couch

I wasn't planning on revisiting the Charlie Sheen story, but an LJer brought up a blogger that I had never heard of, The Last Psychiatrist, in the context of this Sheen story, and I thought it was worth keeping, both the post and the blogger. Incidentally, the post is a bit dated, by a little over a month, and it is only fair to note that Sheen seems to be rolling along just fine. No death, no suicide, not even a stint in rehab. Neither of the goddesses has even left to make a small fortune by writing a tell-all. In fact, he went on tour with an impromptu comic bit, and after a rough start, he's packing them in and scoring the loot. He is even talking about adding a third 'goddess' to his bed. Maybe he really is a rock star from Mars and hard drugs are like vitamins to him.

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Charlie Sheen on the Couch

I wasn't planning on revisiting the Charlie Sheen story, but an LJer brought up a blogger that I had never heard of, The Last Psychiatrist, in the context of this Sheen story, and I thought it was worth keeping, both the post and the blogger. Incidentally, the post is a bit dated, by a little over a month, and it is only fair to note that Sheen seems to be rolling along just fine. No death, no suicide, not even a stint in rehab. Neither of the goddesses has even left to make a small fortune by writing a tell-all. In fact, he went on tour with an impromptu comic bit, and after a rough start, he's packing them in and scoring the loot. He is even talking about adding a third 'goddess' to his bed. Maybe he really is a rock star from Mars and hard drugs are like vitamins to him.

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