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I hate it even more when fucktards drive like that next to lines of trucks for miles. Though it's heart warming how they work so hard to catch up with me in traffic just to give me a thumbs up for the nobama bumper sticker on my murcielago.

Thanks! That by far was the best comment ever!!!

You can't make me.

But the talking heads tell them when to breathe.


Great blog

In my experience most artists/performers TEND to be left wing. Yes, there are plenty that are not, but overall I'd say a significantly larger majority are left-leaning and not right.

I've been to see the ASO too, but I've never seen anything like you describe. Hell, I've never heard any voice from an ASO stage that wasn't singing. A lot of the entertaining establishment, along with being left-leaning, also love to spout their political and social beliefs to the crowds. Why, I don't know; ego I imagine. Personally I hate it regardless of whether they are left or right, because, for your very reason, I paid for you to perform, not lecture on your personal beliefs or some cause you support. As you said, this obviously doesn't apply when you go to see someone who you EXPECT to hear that kind of thing from, like if you went to see Lewis Black for example. When a political stance is part of your performance then, yes, it's fine.

I'm not certain I'd punish ASO too much though. First, there's no telling they even knew this guy would do that; rockers have a habit of springing that shit on unsuspecting hosts. And two, honestly, I'd say a good number of ASO attendees are NOT left wing. If it were me, and I felt as strongly as you do, I'd just write a letter expressing my distaste for the outburst but phrase it in a general manner, not partisan. Again, whatever his beliefs are, he should have kept them to himself. Opposing that though, would you feel the same way if he read a pro-Glenn Beck letter?

And the irony of so many left wing artists who are sickeningly rich and debaucherous on the very capitalism that has made them rich isn't lost on me And the fat cats who'll trash a forest for a profit and then demand a nature scenic vacation are just as pathetic. Eh, rich folks just suck, huh?

A couple of items on my mind lately, questions that I don't have answers to:

the Mosque in NYC...
- It apparently isn't all that close to where the WTC was. Is there some distance that's relevant? How close is too close? Is it like 4 blocks is too close but 5 is OK?
- Muslims want to convert every one in the US. Isn't that the same thing that Christians do in every single country they go for missionary work? I mean they don't just go and dig irrigation ditches without plopping a church down. And honestly, are people that malleable about their religion that they're afraid of being converted?

Gay marriage...
I don't know your stance but honestly I've yet to hear a single argument to support banning gay marriage that ISN'T based on religion or a plain old 'ick' attitude. Is there an argument against it that doesn't apply to all the current allowed marriages? Divorce rate among straight couples is nothing to be proud of; elderly and sterile people can't have children either (or straights who just decide not to); Straight parents aren't all great parents; If gay parents make their children gay, then why are so many kids of straight parents gay; etc. You know what I'm getting at? I'm honestly curious because I haven't seen anything that can clearly show a real social detriment of gay marriage that isn't present with straight ones, and how the 'marriage' part makes all the difference where just being a couple does not (especially given that every right can be had through enough lawyers)

Blame is a tough one, and you're right there's plenty to go around. Of all the ones you mentioned, I'd say yes they all share and I'd say there's plenty more. Oil is a culture buried deep within the world's society and economy, and that isn't going to change overnight, and it won't change without A LOT of bitching. And in the US, we are intensely reactive, barely proactive, and think that if you throw enough money at a problem it'll either go away, or not bother you anymore.

I think you're also right that many Obama supporters are disappointed in him. Or just perhaps the expectations were unrealistic. He has strong ideals and vision, he is highly educated and experienced with public policy, he is clearly a liberal (this is NOT bad word) and very charismatic, he is vastly inexperienced with how Washington politics work. There is nothing wrong with being a liberal, it's a term for a grouping of core beliefs on society. If it's an insult to be one, then a conservative or a libertarian or whatever else is also an insult. What would be worse for him, in my opinion, is if he called himself a liberal and then enacted non-liberal agendas. He did speak on a new way of running things in a way that appealed to lots of people, but he hasn't been able to hold to many of those 'ideals' because Washington politics don't work that way. I believe Obama, and just as much GW Bush, both wanted what they thought was best for this country. They didn't go up to be president with the intent of f*cking this place up.

You are right. Real socialism is unworkable, but not because there are too many poor and too few rich. It is unworkable because there is a minority of people that are greedy and would never share. Somehow they always wind up in government or as preachers no matter the type.

The only workable system , i can imagine is a government that stays out of everyone's business including the so called social values. Many conservatives don't want government intervention in their businesses, but yet are the first to complain to the government because two men married each other.

When it comes to congress, I always vote against the incumbent and will do so until they pass term limits laws. Just my way of saying 'career' and 'politician' don't belong together.

I vote for crossing in to Cuba, the weather is pretty nice there, LOL.

You know, to be perfectly honest, I've not watched or read anything about the GA governor election yet. For me, it's a bit too early to get into it and still maintain any kind of enthusiasm for facts, all of which will probably change by November anyway. They never stick to their guns, and current topics will be irrelevant by then. Overall though, I've had a pretty favorable impression of Sonny as the first republican governor in a long time here, far better than our two senators. And Roy was a travesty and probably the sole reason the democrats lost after 100+ years. Of course, I never understood how GA could be so heavy on Dem governors and yet heavy on Rep senators.

Maybe we can convince one of the Georgia-based SG's to run

16? Hm, well the age of consent here is 15, right? Or was that 13? Yeah that's creepy, we don't need a governor installing cameras in High School lavatories 'for safety'.

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Not much politico with me lately. Weariness and a deflated spirit have me a bit apathetic. I even got into it a bit with my brother over the weekend. His wife is a public health/policy attorney who wears her extreme liberal views like a flashing badge of honor. It didn't get too heated, but we shut it down pretty quickly.

I've got friends losing jobs and struggling. I start to feel guilty for still being employed. I see vast swaths of empty store fronts, and yet the clear cut neighborhoods nearby have resumed construction of their $4-700K McMansions. I did manage to finally move pretty all my 'debt' out of the major banks and into my credit union. They're vastly easier to deal with, give me better rates, and I don't feel like all of my interest payments are going to fund some f*cker's 3rd yacht while he lays people off.

And a site of beautiful women makes me think we aren't all doomed

Amazing isn't it? Even if the reform bill does turn out to be the best thing that ever happened, I think eating a diseased muskrat wouldn't leave as bad a taste in my mouth as what has happened with this legislation. Hey, did you see Sarah 'foot in mouth' Palin and her open admission that her family routinely crossed the border to get Canadian health care when she was growing up? I really wonder about what goes through her head sometimes.

Seeing the mid Georgia blooms coming in is comforting. We always get an early Spring pop and then back to winter for a few weeks, but the little blast of what's to come always makes me feel good. Sunny and not f*cking hot as all hell, some green finally peeking out. It's a good time of year.