Fairweather

Funny; I don't recall you taking this position when Bush was president.

i'll go with the "there are no dumb questions" tack on this, and answer that of course (as you know) you are wrong. your position reeks of the paranoia that some exhibited about bush's plan to declare martial law in order to remain in office (most people don't perhaps understand that bush stayed in office! except for some (very important) changes). WTF? Are you insane? Or just a poor communicator?

Economists were predicting we'd hit 10% employment in '09 before Obama was even elected, you dumb cluck. No. Obama was predicting we'd be below 8% by summer's end.

You have a viral mistrust and lack of faith in humanity, even within your own culture. I like to assume people have good intentions even if I disagree with their process. How do you function in everyday society without totally imploding? You're kidding, right? Are you saying that in order to have faith in humanity one must have faith in Obama? I have faith in the humanity of individuals, yes--but history clearly shows faith in the humanity of the masses is not often well placed. Obama is showing a tendency toward the evocation of populism. Sorry if you're too blind to see it.

The only thing I like less than Sarah Palin are addled-moderators who allow--and even participate in--the kind of nastiness we saw pre election: Some Feck Quotables: "lipstick saves the day... she can play the whore ... just enough. lipstick saves the day... russia she sees from her house..she is tough.. if i was a moron,heck i would vote for her and dipstick. at least they can garantee war. dipstick wants to rule... he was a hero...in war he believes.. without it he is unknown... dipstick has no depth but the oil . McCain is a dried up, mummified, moldering, half-dead, wrinkly, prune-faced, shouldn't be driving, poopy-drawered, Metamucil drinking, prescription drug popping, liver-spotted, rotten toothed, haggard, wizened, varicosed, walker needing, red scooter driving, Clapper using, Lawrence Welk listening, Matlock watching, vestigial head growing out of the side of his face old coot! Look at The Incubator; their new mascot. She's stridently, confidently and aggressively ignorant on just about every issue of national importance. The woman couldn't change course if she wanted to; she doesn't even realize she's on a ship. Does she even know what a ship is, for that matter? Harsh man. I don't think porn sluts deserve that type of comparison. Every time I see this ho-bag I can't help but think she looks like the "naughty librarian" from some B-rate porn flick. Unfortunately she doesn't seem much more intelligent than your average porn slut either. In other words, the perfect GOP pick for second in command; a fucking moron. Who installed your breasts? What would be so bad about letting the daughter get a little older and letting her get to know the sperm donor a little more before getting hitched? Oh, that's right, because otherwise it's a sin. None of this would have happened if only she was wearing a burka Bristol isn't really pregnant this time. She really is Trig's mother and when the McCain Camp found out that Sarah had pretended to be pregnant and falsely claimed the child to be her own, the McCain's invented this new pregnancy to quell the rumors. News sources are reporting that the "child" is a product of incest. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Sorry. She is fodder now. Her mother knew it going into the acceptance speech. What else do you expect from a secessionist. One has to have a defective brain to be a republican these days. They're just wrong on everything. Nobody even brought up the pictures of Bristol drinking the Captain Morgans....Her little kiddo is gonna be named Morgan...cuz she's got a little captain in her... Well, if she picks up cocaine and sticks with the booze, 20 years and she'll be the Prez... Can you say "teen bukkake???" Long term consequences of actions mean nothing to a young kid who wants to fuck. irony is funny hilarious means funny the palin daughter is preggo thang is ironic so the palin daughter preggo thang is hilarious gotta give the stupid award to bristol on this one... gary's a tool, but a 17 year old who can't figger out birthcontrol is a fuckin' moron i think he's trying to throw the election...or he wants in Palin's pants... There are photos on the net that show Bristol Palin and her friends holding alcohol but so far no drugs. Did her Mom And Dad know or care that she was a party girl? "One day you're awkwardly humping away in a backseat after the hockey game; the next you're standing next to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee at his party's convention. Looks like McCain's got 'em a big ole chaw tucked in his cheek...or a giant tumor...or a vestigial twin emerging. Oh be fair now, this young mans dreams of "I don't want kids" and being a "fuckin redneck" are now shattered because he made the mistake of pulling the goalie. That is so f*kin' redneck! It's exciting to see republicans finally sucking McCock. She may win the election but she will also denigrate the process once again. republicunts republicunts "republicunts!" Hey man, lay off Hot Lips. She's hot. Way hotter than Mitt Romney. I'll bet she looks good in a blue dress. Hmmmmmmm.... you have a very old man, and (well, not to be crass, but frankly speaking) a MILF FROM ALASKA! Damn!! Kind of cute, until she had five kids, and decided that she was a Republican... All I see is "country dough face".... Funny...where's the 5th kid? Guess the mongoloid and 'pro-life politics' don't mix. Nobody should refer to her as a MILF, but in this case a GILF. Dude, that place is like oatmeal . . . lumpy, bland, and grey. The guy has malignant melanoma, and apparently his brain is going because he could not remember how many houses he has. That and all of the other stressors involved with destroying humanity means that statistically he is going to die very very soon. As for that women... she should just drive her ATV off a cliff. the repugnicans are fucking crusading kooks...i wish they'd just drink the koolade already... I thought Hot Lips' speech was great, she looks smoking hot with those glasses on. She reminds me of a high school friend's hot mom! No she's not going to be the president unless McDumbshit wins the election then kicks the bucket in office. She is an example of McDumbshit's decision making ability. It makes him look dumber than the idiot he already was. she has assigned the job of family management to her husband. apparently she needed to hire someone else for the job Lets see.....she allowed her teenage daughter to be alone with her boyfriend where he fucked her. Good managing. McCain doesn't look like he's going to make it through the next 5 minutes much less a presidential term. you don't lose your girlfriend in Alaska, just your turn... Maybe her son was just jealous because she was exploiting Bristol to score all the political points. "Pork my daughter and meet the next president on national TV" Also remember that little thing called slavery? good enough for palin i guess. That was money well spent! She looked like a cross between the mother on Bewitched and Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS. Not all retards are evil!! At least she's not a Proud Injun. Soooo, we're supposed to admire her cuz she's got two dumb kids? The disenfranchised Hillary set is really going to flock to a militant pro-life, NRAtard, polar bear killing driller like Palin . . . Good choice John. It will also draw that aging Dungeons and Dragons constituency that has lost Ron Paul. It all depends on how shes "polling" right now I bet she was knocked up by Cheney's daughter!! Nice airbrushed mascara though. LYING SACK OF SHIT..... As for Bristol, well, um, I'm probably the father. Did I omit that from my TR? Not to worry; the consent age in Alaska is, like, 9. I fucked the lights out of Mom, too, but the mongoloid kid...definitely not mine Bristol didn't have much experience, and she got the job done. "

...and yet the terrorist attack on the United States nine months into dumbya's reign were the previous administration's fault! Now turn that 180. Scorched Earth arguments leave the whole world blind.

Just making sure the Obama faithful aren't eating their cake. I propose that the blinders currently rest on the nasal bridges of the president's flock who ravenously devour the bits of class-flesh he tosses out even as he (intentionally?) steers us toward the edge. One parishioner here is willing to let civilization burn for another year--and that's better than most--but I suspect the true believers are hoping for total economic collapse. Am I wrong?

News flash, moron: Obama has been president since January. Those June unemployment numbers belong exclusively to Obama-brand class warfare. But I'm sure once Cap and Trade legislation is signed their job prospects will brighten.

The $$$$ he promised from thin air that would provide salvation have predictably upset the faith-based nature of our economy. He's taking us all to his utopia without a map or a plan.

I see Sarah Palin just resigned as AK Gov. If she's nominated to run in 2012, we're looking at the end of the Republican Party.

We're talking $1.8tn in spending (printing, actually) six months in, and the unemployment rate is still rising dramatically. Add to this his industry-killing cap-and-trade bill and you have what is commonly referred to as a moron steering the ship. The guy has no clue.

I have. And I'm not interested in working an extra ten hours per week for the rest of my life because you, j_b, and Prole can't manage your personal finances.

Because a world without passion would taste like Melba Toast. Shall we remain quiet while morons the likes of Prole, j_b, and GGK are cheering to put our personal freedom in the hands of government? If someone broke into your home to steal what you have worked hard for in order to "redistribute" it, would you play nice?

He really doesn't have a clue, does he.

Not all Republicans are Christians. In fact, I would bet you that a solid majority are not regular Sunday attendees. The fact that many (most?) Christians vote Republican should not be any more of a surprise to you than the 97% of blacks who voted for Obama. People vote their interests--real or perceived. No conspiracy required.

glassgowkiss

Another great TR, Steven. Man, you're getting after it this year! Don't you just love racing the clock?

That last picture appears to show a giant biker on an American-made Harley Davidson coming over the col on the right.

We are putting the cart before the horse in that we subsidize the production of corn we can't use, so we stuff it into the rumen of cows that aren't meant to consume it, pump it into our gas tanks at a net loss, and fail to properly rotate our crops to the detriment of the soil upon which we scatter enormous quantities of synthetic Nitrogen--which itself, requires tremendous amounts of oil to fix (from the atmosphere).

JayB - While I enjoyed and agree with much of the piece you presented and I haven't read Pollan's "In Defense of Food", I did recently read his book, "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and I have to say it was impressive. The guy is not a veggie-head and explains the advent of our corn-based agriculture and its consequences. He pulls no punches about the hypocrisy of the "Whole Foods" crowd either and the fact that their meals are just as "awash in petroleum" as the industrial diet. IMO, he fails to reconcile his disdain for the feedlot with Abbey's raw hatred of rampant grazing, but he makes no judgements about meat and presents all sides fairly. The book is not a "Fast Food Nation" or "The Jungle" type read--Pollan treats his reader with respect. I recommend his book. .02

...Then he turned the RAF loose on Dresden, and in three nights of bombing incinerated 40,000 German civilians instead.

Awww, come on, Jay! There's, um, there's not gonna be any rationing, um, ok, yea, and, and, it's gonna be FREE!!!!