Friday, June 27, 2008
DAILY NEWS ROUNDUP
OK, here's our rundown for the day...
Supreme Court decision: we like it, yes, we said we like it. We've always believed in the 2nd amendment as a more expansive definition of gun ownership. Perhaps that's the libertarian streak in us. We also believe in a very expansionist view of the amendment that comes right before it. We don't even own a handgun (we own a rifle) and we like it. Just because assholes (criminals) might break into your home and steal your gun isn't a reason to keep everyone from having one. Guns don't commit crimes, pornography doesn't cause rapes, not all drugs drive people to become "reefer madness" lunatics and alcohol isn't what drives people to become drunks, and slots and the lottery don't make people freakazoid habitual gamblers. Some of you may find that a stretch, but again, we find that to be people blaming something else for their behavior. We'd love to own a Glock -- of course, we know the proper way to use one, care for it and keep it safe. The law doesn't mean the end of sane gun control. And yes, we still hate Wayne LaPierre and the nutcases at the NRA, even though they've played a role in winning this. They're still morons who support all kinds of other political nonsense, and they've done more harm than good throughout the tenure of their more politically active lives. We still support sane gun control rules and laws -- yes, that means we think you can all have the right to own a handgun, but not have the right to bring the damned thing to church, the bar, the football or basketball game, etc. That's why we still have permits and rules, and will always need them, just like we have rules and regulations to govern the use of all the other "dangerous" things we listed above - so morons don't hurt themselves or others by misuse of the above. The DC gun ban was like a law that would prohibit "titillating" literature in the public library, because someone might read it and use it as an excuse to commit sexual assault. Are you following the analogy here? We still think this is a free country. We can say what we want, vote for whom we please and own guns if we feel so inclined. And, what's more, we think that if you disagree with this point of view, perhaps some of your other views on "freedom" are also suspect. The NRA sucks, we'll leave it at that.
Obama and Clinton. Wow, quite a fight has been raging online about whether Obama surpporters should expect some of their contributions to go to defray Auntie Hill's whopping big campaign debt. OK, we understand not wanting money to go to Hillary, and some of us here would agree with that. We also agree something needs to be done in the name of party unity and we were happy to see today's meeting with the Hillary donors went well. Oh, yeah, Obama needs to support a filibuster of the FISA bill -- c'mon, don't wait 'til after the election to fix some of these things. Go Dodd, Go Biden!
Bush and North Korea: Gotta laugh on this one. Everyone is turning against W, even weenie-weasel John Bolton who referred to the President's move RE-move N. Korea from the "Axis of Evil" as "shameful." There is no loyalty, is there Mr. Dictator. Just wait until after the election. We're sure everyone who ever met W will have some negative tell-all book to release, and we will gleefully buy, read, review and celebrate every one of them. Long live Scotty McCellan! As for the gifts and communication between DC and Pyonyang, we've heard about it before - from Obama. Didn't George and the Repuglicans refer to that kind of thing as "appeasement" and didn't some of them bandy around the word "traitor?" WTF?!?! Bush is not only hypocritical, he's (again) insane.
Oil above $140 and Wall Street down more than 350 points: Is anyone really surprised that the economy sucks the proverbial golf-ball through a garden hose? That the Dow could suck-start a B52 (hey, it' down to under 11,500 points or so, it's lowest since 2006) and Bernanke could suck the chrome of a trailer-hitch? We've always believed in the easiest explanation -- it's President Bush's fault (it really is) and John McCain will pay the price at the polls in November. When will things improve, and just how long can this Bear market continue to combine with the low dollar to make life miserable for American consumers?
In the words of Don Henley, "kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down" -- OUR W policy. Thanks and good night.
Supreme Court decision: we like it, yes, we said we like it. We've always believed in the 2nd amendment as a more expansive definition of gun ownership. Perhaps that's the libertarian streak in us. We also believe in a very expansionist view of the amendment that comes right before it. We don't even own a handgun (we own a rifle) and we like it. Just because assholes (criminals) might break into your home and steal your gun isn't a reason to keep everyone from having one. Guns don't commit crimes, pornography doesn't cause rapes, not all drugs drive people to become "reefer madness" lunatics and alcohol isn't what drives people to become drunks, and slots and the lottery don't make people freakazoid habitual gamblers. Some of you may find that a stretch, but again, we find that to be people blaming something else for their behavior. We'd love to own a Glock -- of course, we know the proper way to use one, care for it and keep it safe. The law doesn't mean the end of sane gun control. And yes, we still hate Wayne LaPierre and the nutcases at the NRA, even though they've played a role in winning this. They're still morons who support all kinds of other political nonsense, and they've done more harm than good throughout the tenure of their more politically active lives. We still support sane gun control rules and laws -- yes, that means we think you can all have the right to own a handgun, but not have the right to bring the damned thing to church, the bar, the football or basketball game, etc. That's why we still have permits and rules, and will always need them, just like we have rules and regulations to govern the use of all the other "dangerous" things we listed above - so morons don't hurt themselves or others by misuse of the above. The DC gun ban was like a law that would prohibit "titillating" literature in the public library, because someone might read it and use it as an excuse to commit sexual assault. Are you following the analogy here? We still think this is a free country. We can say what we want, vote for whom we please and own guns if we feel so inclined. And, what's more, we think that if you disagree with this point of view, perhaps some of your other views on "freedom" are also suspect. The NRA sucks, we'll leave it at that.
Obama and Clinton. Wow, quite a fight has been raging online about whether Obama surpporters should expect some of their contributions to go to defray Auntie Hill's whopping big campaign debt. OK, we understand not wanting money to go to Hillary, and some of us here would agree with that. We also agree something needs to be done in the name of party unity and we were happy to see today's meeting with the Hillary donors went well. Oh, yeah, Obama needs to support a filibuster of the FISA bill -- c'mon, don't wait 'til after the election to fix some of these things. Go Dodd, Go Biden!
Bush and North Korea: Gotta laugh on this one. Everyone is turning against W, even weenie-weasel John Bolton who referred to the President's move RE-move N. Korea from the "Axis of Evil" as "shameful." There is no loyalty, is there Mr. Dictator. Just wait until after the election. We're sure everyone who ever met W will have some negative tell-all book to release, and we will gleefully buy, read, review and celebrate every one of them. Long live Scotty McCellan! As for the gifts and communication between DC and Pyonyang, we've heard about it before - from Obama. Didn't George and the Repuglicans refer to that kind of thing as "appeasement" and didn't some of them bandy around the word "traitor?" WTF?!?! Bush is not only hypocritical, he's (again) insane.
Oil above $140 and Wall Street down more than 350 points: Is anyone really surprised that the economy sucks the proverbial golf-ball through a garden hose? That the Dow could suck-start a B52 (hey, it' down to under 11,500 points or so, it's lowest since 2006) and Bernanke could suck the chrome of a trailer-hitch? We've always believed in the easiest explanation -- it's President Bush's fault (it really is) and John McCain will pay the price at the polls in November. When will things improve, and just how long can this Bear market continue to combine with the low dollar to make life miserable for American consumers?
In the words of Don Henley, "kick 'em when they're up, kick 'em when they're down" -- OUR W policy. Thanks and good night.
Cris Seligman 3:58 AM