Image: No Hugging is So Hard, a journal by Xiao Lei (Thunderlittle) from StartDrawing.org via Ampersand
Let's
get all the 'political' news out of our system early. Then we can
finally acknowledge that the political system is hopelessly broken,
that it doesn't matter a damn who lobbies who to do what, or who gets
elected, and then maybe we can focus our attention on things we can do, at a local level, that can actually make a difference:
Bush Blocks Medicare for Poor:
"The Bush administration is imposing restrictions on the ability of
states to expand eligibility for Medicaid, in an effort to prevent them
from offering coverage to families of modest incomes." Well no wonder he's so popular.
Congress Takes First Step to Declaring Christianity the Official Religion of the Master Race: And no one paid much attention. Just a bit of Christmas rhetoric, never mind, move on.
Why Americans Think They're the Chosen People, and Above the (International) Law: Here's an interesting quote. Read it and guess who said it (just a few months ago) before you click the link:
The
president of the United States needs a sense of perspective. The
perspective you need is that this is a very very strong country. We’re
not in terrible, terrible trouble. Gosh, if we’re in terrible trouble
the world is gone. But we are not a country moving in the wrong
direction or sliding down hill. The truth is we are the strongest
country on earth, the strongest military power without a rival, the
strongest economy on earth. The strongest democracy on earth. You have
more freedom than anyone has ever had. No one has ever had more freedom
than Americans. This is the greatest country in the world and the
greatest country the world has ever known. -- Who said it.
Broadsheet Laments NYT Anti-Single Bias: Boy, and I thought us polys had it bad! So now it's clear. If you want to be someone you have to be rich, Christian, American, monogamous, and married.
See, the antithesis of this isn't poor, agnostic, non-American, loving
and unattached. It's lazy, terrorist, inferior, faithless and lonely.
9/11 Commission Complains of CIA Obstruction in Destroying Torture Videos: But then, they were only shown what they were supposed to see.
Environmental Issues Ignored in US Election Campaign:
"In a recent study, the League of Conservation Voters found that as of
two weeks ago, the five main political talk-show hosts had collectively
asked 2,275 questions of candidates in both parties. Only 24 of the questions even touched on climate change."
And the US Economy Still Teeters on the Brink, Threatening the Global Economy:
"As 2008 begins, house prices are still skidding, bank losses are still
mounting, oil is again flirting with $100 a barrel and consumers are
buying less as prices rise. To many, the wheels appear to be coming off the economy." And:
'You
have to ask yourself: where does the consumer continue to get his or
her spending power?' said Jared Bernstein, senior economist at the
liberal Economic Policy Institute in Washington. 'If consumption
falters, it’s good night nurse for the American economy.' This is what
many economists deem the most plausible of the negative situations that
could unfold in 2008: Housing prices fall, consumers tighten up, and
companies eliminate jobs in response to declining business,
particularly in retailing, restaurants and travel. Companies curtail
investments, cutting jobs in real estate, construction and banking.
This takes more money out of the economy, generating a downward spiral
of declining activity. In a word, recession.
Oh, well, I'm sure Obama or Huckabee will fix it all. They'll look after us, for sure. |
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