Chillax

Not a fan of this new word seeping its way into our common vernacular (the combo of 'chill' and 'relax', they're the same thing, so just pick 1).  We are fans however, of a calm, rational voice that occasionally delivers the right message in a more user-friendly tone.

2012

It would appear we skipped the year-end downer of a post... sorry to say.  J has been J, and Rollah has been waiting for the right issue / event to come along worthy of a quick HIGHpocrisy award.  [If you thought it would be the GOP train wreck of a campaign, you don't know us.  That $#*& writes itself.]  We'll kick this 1 off instead with a little pondering of the 2011-ending defense authorization bill, the one with a provision that allows US citizens to be detained indefinitely, without due process, in clear violation of the little ol' Constitution - the document that founded this place.  Dear Mr. President, if you had such serious reservations about signing the bill, here's a thought: DON'T SIGN IT !!!  In case you're wondering if it will have a chilling effect on free speech, ... [             ]
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Some & Others

Seriously one of the dumbest headlines I can recall coming from the NY Times.  Who are these people?  Who are the 'some' and who are the 'others'?  Are they the same, the some?  Or, is there another other? 
Again with the false equivalency, oh free press, really?  Peaceful sit-in, camp-out style protesters get pepper-sprayed and arrested, but tea-baggers carry guns and signs threatening violence, nothing happens... exactly the same thing.  And why exactly shouldn't the D party be moved to the left?  That's where it is supposed to be; not the right (conservadems, blue dogs), not even the middle (independents for a reason), not at the intersection of Crazy St. and Nutbar Ave., but as a counter-vailing alternative to the far right movement that re-branded 'hijacked' the opposing political party... Speaking of alternatives, how about a nice story on how the R-led House has not put forth 1 single piece of jobs legislation since last year's election.  Not 1.  Dem somes of bitches!

PS, Bill Maher was on Rachel last night, saying the same thing about the Dems, that they need a push from the left.  Of course he has a forum to say that, he also has a TV show!  We have the best little blog that no one ever reads or has ever heard of, so there. 

Roots

Looking at recent entries via ThinkProgress, 4 just within this past week, we acknowledge non-rocker Joe Walsh (R-Splitsville) for his HIGHpocrisy.  Happy MNF to another season.

Laugh or cry?

We were only going to link to the funny; we need to smile once in awhile.  But then we could not help ourselves, so here's the sad.  What bothers me is how certain this author makes it seem.  J knows as well as I do, that enough idiots vote in this country to make the sad a reality. 50 million chose McCain-Palin, willingly!  So if there are enough dumass, sums of bitches out there to pick another kit-shicking Texas moron and even dumber Quitter Queen (the new batshade ticket that would literally hit the self-destruct button), that would be as good a time as any to get out.  I have not seen the new Planet of the Apes movie, but maybe that Caesar chimp can run as an independent in 2016?  On a happier note, there won't be much of a country left to lead if all this comes to pass.

and, Scariest

We interrupt our new-found call to action with a depressing analysis (one man's opinion) of the current state of our nation and its democratically-elected leader.  Hey, we've been there: we said 'lover, not fighter', we bought the rope-a-dope style before, benefit of the doubt and all that.  We would still vote for someone smart over someone we can have a beer with, but we can do better.  Let's keep moving, let's change the system so one day, we can show them both what real 'progress' looks like.

On Wisconsin post-script, to turn a phrase: lament the 'playahs', hate the game.

Tinkers to Evers to

no Chance. 

[Modern-day, turned from Taibbi to Rich to Krugman; see our earlier posts.]

Maybe the small sliver of 'hope' remaining here is that enough of us are 'fired up' to find a viable 3rd-party candidate who can restore democracy to its rightful place among humanity's greatest achievements, right up there with fire and TiVo.