Obama announces a historic failure of the Democratic party to reach a budget deal with Republicans. Why is he smiling about it? He and Reid announce a “historic” “compromise”. A compromise is when you want something and your opponent want something, and you agree to give and take. When what you want is to NOT…
Category: Stupidity
The world should work longer
60 Minutes story on the European 35-hour work week. End of the story is that they are deciding to be more like Americans, who work 60 hour weeks without extra pay. Which form of stupidity discounts the uniquely wonderful reality of life to embrace the fools who have done the most to degrade it? Don’t…
60 Minutes Assange Interview: News or Yellow Journalism?
Steve Croft’s interview of Julian Assange is full of barely veiled innuendo. Crofts acts as a self-appointed judge of Assange’s actions. This is not an unbiased interview. It is a low point for the quality of news reporting at CBS News. Faced with Assange’s defense of acting in the best tradition of American values, Crofts…
I’m stupid!
This one really ranks up there with stupid moves. I went to the Fox Theater to see Perpetual Groove. I really like that band, and the tickets were at a good price! I don’t go out to concerts much, and a 9pm start is really late, but I really like them. Got in there when…
Taxes
Illinois made news this week by raising taxes. To something like 5%. Wow, that’s so big! Not really, since it is still smaller than that of other large states (according to the New York Times). Some governments are raising taxes, which is the obvious way out of budget problems. Still, many refuse to raise taxes,…