Well….the idiots on the right are still trying to place the blame on Obama for this major crash in the economy…now, let me get this straight…ole Boehner goes on tv and says he got 98% of what he wanted and then you have the right saying it’s Obama’s fault? The insane logic that the right used to justify cutting the budget in the midst of a recession is the fault here…the markets are just reacting to this insanity….what happened to the right’s slavish devotion to “the market” and their faith that it will do everything right with no regulation or shaping at any time? But, as you know, the repubs flip flop faster than than you can even see…and they have never let consistency be an impediment to trying to make political gains from any event.
One last thing…I am kind of holding my breath about the recall elections in Wisconsin today…it could be the first chink in the Koch brother’s armor….and they are still trying to buy this election; just like they did in 2010…having spent almost 30 million dollars to try to sway this election, I hope the grass roots can counteract this money…if that happens, maybe we’ll get rid of the deep pockets that have put this country on the wrong path. geez…
Well….another night and it was a weird one…out with G for a few and more arguments and I really don’t want to do that anymore….so I don’t think I will….other than that it was just another normal day of looking for work and trying to stay fit….I really did take it easy so I feel okay today other than no sleep….still a little fuzzy so this one is not too lucid at this point….not much to do today….I think I’m going to really get at cleaning here….had some pork explode in the microwave yesterday and it sounded just like a gunshot…when I opened the door, half of the rib had just vaporized…had never seen that before…the mess was nice and even over the whole interior…so even that I just had to stare at it for a while….yeah, I told you…it doesn’t take much to amuse me…
Well….the stock market tanked today and the damage is spread across the world….since the tea party terrorists started the whole debt ceiling nonsense, the dow has lost almost 20% and you and I and everyone else that didn’t vote for those idiots have paid real money for their ignorance and stupidity. How do you folks that voted for these idiots feel now? The entire blame for the damage done to our country should be laid at the feet of these so-called patriots and we need to ensure that they are all one term congressmen….or impeach the lot of them for malfeasance and for shirking their oath to the constitution. I am almost speechless…nope, I am speechless…geez…
Well….I hope you’ve had a chance to see that what I predicted last week with interest rates rising for the first leg of the tea party tax on the middle class has happened and there is a new leg to that story that is occurring as we speak….the Dow is down almost 400 hundred points and that means any of us that have 401K’s or IRA’s (and that is most of us) have just paid another trillion dollars for the tea party nonsense that held up raising the debt ceiling. Yep, but you shouldn’t be surprised…the republicans are always wrong on the economy…every fricking thing they do is the exact opposite of what should be done…and remember, it was the tea partiers led by Michelle Bachmann that wanted the US to default on it’s obligations and truly believed that there would be no effect…what do you say now Michelle?…what do you say now Cantor? Geez…what idiots….
Well….another Sunday but it was better than normal…went out to have a couple with K and had fun….it looks like no waves for today so I’m going to get back to the normal routine….feel crappy today and I’m losing my motivation to work out and ride…I wonder if I can take the day off and just veg here and watch a movie…nope, that doesn’t work for me, as you know, the guilts work quite well for me and I’d be thinking of nothing else…not much to do today…I really should keep cleaning this place up but I’m not motivated to that either…oh, well….I’m already one behind for the month so I do need to get moving on that….more later…
Well…it’s about 7:45 and I am trying to get going so I can get the bike ride in before the fog burns off….not much of a night last night with just hanging out here but I guess that’s what it is right now….so, I’m going to come back later and build on this one….
Okay…I’m back…had to get the bike ride int an get lunch started…making some Texas style ribs in the foil pouch and it smells good in here…even got some work done…had to clean the shower grout and I wonder how they expect you to use cleaners to do that when you aren’t supposed to have them touch your skin….I feel like I did some damage to the bottoms of my feet since I had to stand in the tub to clean…do they make feet gloves? Hey, I may have just invented something new….the fog was already gone when I went out so it was not the neat visual I was expecting but it was a good ride….waiting for the storms to come here in a few minutes but it look like they are kind of dissipating as they come across the lake….I may have to take a trip out to GH tomorrow if the waves are going to be the 8-10 feet they are predicting…even though I’m getting older, I still love to play in them….
Well…by now you’ve heard that S&P has downgraded the US credit rating and I can’t figure out if the tea partiers are the most stupid bunch of politicians in the history of this country or they are the most brilliant…running the longest and most Machiavellian con ever on the American people. With this downgrade, the cost of borrowing for everyone who has a mortgage, credit card, or car loan is going to go up with the cost to the entire economy being almost a trillion dollars over time. Now you could call the tea partiers stupid for making this happen with their antics on the debt ceiling debate (and the failure to consider raising taxes was one of the primary factors in the downgrade)….but I see a darker theme….and I’m going to wade into the swamp of conspiracy theory here for a lark. What if this is what they planned all along? Who benefits from higher interest rates? The rich and corporations who make money lending….so the tea partiers won’t have tax increases on the rich, then with their nonsense in the debate, they essentially raise taxes on everyone else by the higher interest rates that result from the downgrade. They’ve taken another trillion dollars out of the middle class and given it to the rich and corporations….now who is going to buy the goods and services that keeps the economy moving? Stupid, Stupid, stupid….
Well…yeah, I know, I’m early today but I’ve been up for 15 minutes and I’m already bored so I thought I’d do this before I go out to get the few groceries that I forgot to get Thurs….not much to do today after that, though,….maybe this wasn’t a good idea….I’ll be back in a while….
Okay, got the bike ride in and feel a little better…I think I may have a bug of some sort…I’ve been quite tired lately and only feel good when I’m on the bike….maybe it’s the heat…who knows? I did get another one done and if you’ve been here before, you know that is really unusual for a Saturday…but I had this weird idea pop into my head when I was out riding and had to get it down before I forgot it….looks like another event at the church behind me and there will be noise all day….may have to run the air…more later…
Well…I really haven’t been able to come up with a topic that will fill a whole one of these so I think I’m just going to wander around a bit again….man…I didn’t want to be right on the economy, but with what we’ve seen over the last month or so, with the Dow losing almost 10% and growth down to 0….it looks like my prediction of a double dip recession is coming true…not good for someone still looking for work. The gridlock in Washington isn’t helping and with the crazy right wingers calling the shots, there will be no more stimulus and the layoffs are going to start on the state and local levels….nope, too much doom and gloom….have to stop so I don’t go over the edge….
What else? Hmmmm…can’t think of anything right now but after I watch Jon Stewart here in a minute, I may get my brain stimulated enough to add….so, come back for a sec later and see….
Okay, let’s just call it a day…nothing’s working…I think I may just have come to the point of bad news overload and railing against it will take more energy than I have so I am going to bid you adieu for the day…..but, who knows…inspiration may strike again and rally me from this ennui…I will probably have to start using placeholders again if this block doesn’t break….
Well….it was a long day yesterday and I do feel a little crappy today…I did get to have a couple with T and that was fun….nope…not feeling it…just too depressed about the economy…going to the couch for a minute or longer and will be back later…
Okay…I’m back…got the bike ride in and feel 100% better…I still don’t have much to say right now so I’m going to start lunch, get some stuff done, and read the online papers….I will be back later with more than this….trying to stay current with the count this month…