What's that Sound?

Could it be a coup I hear? I have money on the table that says the current shrub in charge will extend his term using economic catastrophe as a reason. I posted awhile back about how I thought he would extend power through terrorism and marshal law but the plot has changed.

Did you know that the presidential directive from May 2007 gives the current shrub and all of his weeds dictatorship power in the event of a catastrophic emergency (item 2 b). The catastrophic emergency encompasses economic crises. The word depression has been bandied about low-level panic has been instilled and the sheep are being herded.

Look forward to seeing the administration causing more panic in the next couple of weeks. We Americans should be used to the manipulation tactics by now. Whenever the current shrub in charge wanted something before, we were raised to yellow alert or threatened that our retirement funds were going in the toilet.

I will say that some mild panic is in order now. However, try to maintain logic and a cool head.

For example, if the current bail out works, the average family can look forward to an additional $10,000 in taxes next year. Of course, logic says that if you increase the taxes on the responsible ones, they will not maintain responsibility. We are a country living paycheck to paycheck. If the government takes that extra $800 per month out of the average family’s income, some bills will not be paid. More than likely the credit cards will be the first to be ignored. Of course, this means that we will again be bailing out the financial institution.

Additionally, any hope of saving for retirement will be legitimately in the toilet, especially when the tax benefit disappears.

As a footnote, MrM sent me this article that expresses quite succinctly what I am thinking but too afraid to voice.

The sound is getting louder and the administration is settling in for a nice long roost.

Just When You Thought...

Just when you thought government could not get more screwed up, enter Sonny Perdue the illustrious man in charge of Georgia. Honestly, do we have to wait over two hours for gas? Should there even be a gas shortage in this area? The answer to both questions is a resounding no. However, as per the norm, our intrepid leader waited until crisis time prior to taking action and, lied to the media about the action he did not take.

Apparently, we here in Georgia are required by the EPA to use “boutique” fuel because our pollution is terrible. As such, we have limited areas where we can acquire said fuel. The Georgia government boys responded properly after Katrina and requested a temporary lift of the fuel guidelines. The result was only one or possibly two days of complete chaos. One would think with the state Texas is in the same logic would have been applied in this situation. However, it has now been about two weeks of the insanity and Perdue only filed the appeal YESTERDAY!

I would probably bitch a little bit less if we here in Metro-Atlanta actually had public transit options. Some of us do but most of us in the Burbs are screwed. We do not even have the option to walk or ride without increasing our life insurance policies. Nevertheless, fear not, our local government is planning to spend billions of dollars adding lanes to our current infrastructure. I do not think I would mind increased taxes if I had options that did not involve gas.

Do not think too much…that will make them appear even more screwed up. Baaaaaa

Shooting Fish...

This really is like shooting fish in a barrel; I could go on for hours about the lunacy of the Republicans choice for V.P. However, after a time people will tire of nodding their head so I will only shoot a couple of fish.

I could not actually bring myself to watch the interview with Palin last night. After all, it was around the dinner hour and my digestive tract is delicate. However, I did pop online this morning to read a bit. At least with reading I minimize the voices in my head.

The highlight for me was when Charlie Gibson asked Palin about her insights into recent Russian actions. Mind you, McCain has already defended her qualifications regarding Russia based on proximity. Palin’s response to Gibson was and I quote "They're our next-door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska." Holy crap!!!!

Well based on the previous statement by Palin, I am now going to be practicing law. After all, I can look out my office window and see the law office next door therefore; I am qualified to take on clients. Those of you who know about logical statements should have at least groaned at that stretch. Bring on the law suits!!

Frankly, going on about the interview would waste valuable brain cells. I am trying to keep my brain cell store in tact to prepare for old age. Let me just say that Palin is either a dippy ex-Miss America wanna-be or someone in the McCain campaign played a very mean joke on her through lack of preparation.

Here is the article. Fish for dinner anyone??

Big Bang or Large Boom??

I have been waiting patiently for the Large Hadron Collidor (LHC) to be turned on. Finally, as of yesterday, the switched was flipped. For those of you unaware, the LHC is a 17-mile long cylindrical tunnel 300 feet in the Earth below the Franco-Swiss border. The purpose of this atomic racetrack is to smash subatomic particles and observe the results. Scientists from across the globe are hoping to discover new particles as well as answer questions relating to the big bang theory.

I admit I am no scientist but I have to wonder at the safety of such a test. Mind you, I am thrilled at new science and frontiers but I still wonder. One would think that the actual big bang (if true) formulated our entire universe. That is one hell of a bang. So logically, how can we assume that a 17-mile long cylinder no matter how well built will contain the next big bang? Admittedly, this is on a much smaller scale but let’s just say I won’t be buying real estate near Geneva anytime soon.

I am very excited to find out what happens though. So far, they have sent the beam clockwise. Next, the scientists will send the beam counterclockwise. At some point, two beams will be sent in opposite directions. Then we will all be witness to history being made in the new discovery of answers to the big bang or the annihilation of the Franco-Swiss border.

Here is an informative article.