My Rant

I have to say the high drama coming out of our nation’s capitol is the best fake Reality TV since MTV’s Jersey Shores. The Republicants and the Demotards have basically gone full frontal on the American people. Politicians know that we no longer get our news from the 4th estate, but from an a la carte menu of our choosing, most of us use a red or blue filter to get our news. I know people who only listen to MSNBC or FOX and think they are getting the whole story. One sees a glass half full, the other see a solo cup full of piss, they don’t even realize they are seeing the same thing because of the perverted views they are comfortable digesting on a daily basis. One of the so called cable news network’s claims to be in the middle but still panders to the sound bites on either side.

 What really set me off was the whole WW II Memorial fake closure. Think about this, a monument with no entrance or exit that has been accessible to anyone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, suddenly has temporary barriers surrounding it with extra Park Police patrolling during a shutdown. Are these Park Police now essential? No, this allows the Red filter operatives and the Blue filter operatives to show up with cameras record the narrative they want to project to the respective bases and everyone wins! They both produce content from the WW II Memorial that will bolster the point of view they claim to represent. Do you think the “elected” congress and senate members care about the old men in wheel chairs??????

If I was in charge of this production, I would have put up scaffolding around the Washington Monument, and hung tarps to obscure the view of the obelisk, or at least had those park police wander the mall and threaten to fine anyone that looked up at the monument. I would have hung tarps across the front of the Lincoln memorial preventing sheepeople from seeing Old Abe sitting in his chair. This would have allowed congress/senate men and women another venue to pull back the curtain allowing constituents to get a glimpse of our glorious past.

 Our two major parties have been taken over by a few billionaires, a couple of Oil and Gas Brothers on the Right, and a Currency Speculator on the Left, all very successful people with a vision of what they want the country to become. If you are sick of this, then you have one very large pill to swallow….don’t vote for any incumbent… period…no questions asked. The Congressional and Senate districts have been gerrymander so they will continue to send a red or blue filter candidate back to Washington. Break the pattern and vote for the other guy, or at least a third party candidate. The more I’s, L’s, or G’s we get into Washington the better. For those of you that don’t know the I’s are true Independents, the L’s are Libertarians, and the G’s are Green Party candidates…hopefully not too many G’s, but any change is good!

Texas declares war on the USA

Texas Declares War on the USA

President Barack Obama was in the Oval Office when
his telephone rang.
"Hello, President Obama” a heavily accented
southern voice said. "This is Archie, down here at
Goliad Texas , I am callin' to tell ya’ll that we
are officially declaring war on ya!"
"Well Archie," Barack replied, "This is indeed
important news!   How big is your army?"

"Right now," said Archie, after a moments
calculation "there is myself, my cousin Harold, my
next-door-neighbor Randy, and the whole Dart Team
from Hooters. That makes eight!"
Barack paused. "I must tell you Archie that I have
one million men in my army waiting to move on my
command."

"Wow," said Archie. "I'll have at call ya back!"
Sure enough, the next day, Archie called again. "
Mr. Obama , the war is still on! We have managed to
acquire some infantry equipment!"
"And what equipment would that be Archie?" Barack
asked.
"Well sir, we have two combines, a bulldozer, and
Harry’s John Deere tractor."
President Obama sighed. "I must tell you Archie,
that I have 16,000 tanks and 14,000 armored
personnel carriers. Also I've increased my army to
one and a half million since we last spoke."
"Lord above", said Archie, "I'll be getting back to
ya."

Sure enough, Archie called again about twenty
minutes later.. " President Obama , the war is still
on! We have managed to git ourselves airborne! We up
an' modified Harolds's ultra-light with a couple of
shotguns in the cockpit, and four boys from the
Legion have joined us as well!"

Barack was silent for a minute then cleared his
throat. "I must tell you Archie that I have 10,000
bombers and 20,000 fighter planes.  My military
complex is surrounded by laser-guided,
surface-to-air missile sites. And since we last
spoke, I've increased my army to TWO MILLION!"
"Well, crap," said Archie, "l'll have ta call "yew"
back." Sure enough, Archie called again the next day. "
President Obama ! I am sorry to have to tell ya that
we have had to call off this here war."
"I'm sorry to hear that" said Barack . "Why the
sudden change of heart?"

Well, sir," said Archie, "we've all sat ourselves
down and had a long chat over a few beers, and come
to realize that there's just no way we can feed two
million prisoners.."

GOD BLESS TEXAS!

Jimmy!

Interesting Sun Shade Spotted in Dallas....Think this guy is Pissed of at someone?

Green Pollution

Stimulus FAIL!!!

Remember back during the great panic the government was pushing the idea to start funding "shovel ready projects" around the country to re-build bridges, highways, and other municipal projects that no money was available for? To appease everyone some compromises had to be made. Small towns, and I mean SMALL towns, some with less than a few hundred residents were going to get some updated sidewalks that would finally meet ADA requirements. Nice idea on the surface, but just like everything the government is involved with, the outcome was...well...less than ideal. Below are some photos of some sidewalks built in small towns in Oklahoma.

This sidewalk was cut across a local street for some reason, the town will now have to deal with maintaining the asphalt on either side for years to come. Why they didn't stop the sidewalk at the edge of the street like most sidewalks is a question only the Federal Redundancy Department of Redundancy can answer.

After one government agency put in this sidewalk, another government agency said it has to be torn out and redone because this sidewalk is not immediately adjacent to the building's wall as regulations require. Wouldn't it be easier to knock the building over with a feather? Better yet, why didn't they use the money to restore the building so someone could occupy it and possibly SELL STUFF!

Remember the Bridge to nowhere in Alaska? Here we have a sidewalk to NOWHERE! Looks like you could go fishing off the end, maybe it's for tourism.

The more things change the more they stay the same.

Texas Governor about to secede from the union!

NASA fireworks show rescheduled for Wednesday.

All you guys who played by the rules and paid your bills ontime...get ready to start paying for everyone who doesn't. Way to go Congress! Thanks for all the reform!

Would you want to go to a school called B O High?

Shades of JFK

Dallas wants to be like Houston, so Reunion Arena to bite the dust!