August, 2014 archive
All That Was Old Is New Again 0
Werner Herzog’s Bear muses on the similarities between American politics today and in the 1850s. A nugget:
Obviously, if a large number of elected officials refuse to acknowledge the legitimacy of the president, the country either falls apart or becomes ungovernable. Although we aren’t in any real danger of civil war today, we are back in a place where the legitimacy of the president has been rejected, leading to strife and a dysfunctional government. As I’ve said before, the Republican Party has ceased to be a party in the traditional sense. It is merely the vehicle for an extremist conservative movement that values its ideology above all else.
The state of “becoming ungovernable” seems to have been attained.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
As the twig is bent . . . .
Casablanca on the James 0
Dick Polman looks at the Regent and remembers Rick’s American Cafe.
In related news, a letter writer to my local rag reveals who won the bet on the defense strategy.
Artful Dodgers 0
Excerpt:
There is one thing corporations have in common with the rest of us. They don’t like to pay taxes. Fortunately, they rarely have to.
Video below the fold in case it autoplays.