Upside-Down, Inside-Out

Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez bought a home as an investment.

Go read her whole story.

There was once a time in this country when a person like that would not have been able to hold her head up on a public street. Now, she can claim righteous indignation as if she were entitled to it.

A snapshot of culture, ladies and gentlemen.

Somnambulents On Parade

"A friend on Capitol Hill in a very dark mood thinks so. Last time, House Republicans got blamed for shutting down the government, this time they'll get blamed for shutting down the financial system. He also worries—did I mention he's in a dark mood?—that if nothing passes and the crash comes, the country may arrive at a turning point, moving irrevocably in the direction of a social democracy."

Rich Lowry doesn't get it.

The fact of this discussion means that it already is.

Nerve Shards

I said so: "She's not that smart."

Kathleen Parker gives up on Sarah Palin.

"My cringe reflex is exhausted."

I didn't watch the Couric interview, for the reason stated by a commentor I saw somewhere lately: "That's like dueling banjos of stupidity." I have seen bits here & there online, which only confirm that there is nothing extraordinary about this person: she cannot integrate concepts from principles. This is known as "thinking", and people who are practiced at it make improvisational speakers of a sort that we just do not see anymore today. Certainly, they are able to attend live discussion without coming off like a bad Charley McCarthy routine.

Doing My Part

The Shitpile market is seeing vigorous action with over seven hundred billion dollars in assets now listed, and I must say that I have sometimes been disappointed at the cynicism of some of MyFellowAmericans. I see them nakedly and shamelessly using this as an opportunity to palm-off all kinds of rubbish amidst earnest offers of good value for taxpayers' money.

You may rest assured, dear reader, that I only have my country's best interests in mind.

Later -- uh-oh; an effort to hog up all the action. At such an attractive price, this must be seen as a test offering. If it succeeds, it could tip the whole Shitpile market on its ear.

The Damned Truth

"I don't use the phone much because, generally, there is somebody on the other end."

(Rush Limbaugh, just now)

A Master Of Non-Essentials

"Well, the people on the Titanic who stayed calm probably did better in the end, anyway."

(Reynolds)

That very much depends on who is calling what "better" for whom.

"We've dressed up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen." -- Benjamin Guggenheim very calmly went down with the ship.