My former Chief of Police, best bud, Jack S.' old police department. Costa Mesa. Get a load of your future California. Austerity bitchez! http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2011/03/thank-union-boss-workers-shell-shocked.html

Shoplifter injured in Augusta , GA > > Orville Smith, a store manager for Best Buy in Augusta , Georgia , told > police he observed a male customer, later identified as Tyrone Jackson of > Augusta , on surveillance cameras putting a laptop computer under his > jacket. When confronted the man became irate, knocked down an employee, drew > a knife and ran for the door. > > Outside on the sidewalk were four Marines collecting toys for the ' Toys > for Tots ' program. Smith said the Marines stopped the man, but he stabbed > one of the Marines, Cpl. Phillip Duggan, in the back. The injury did not > appear to be severe. After Police and an ambulance arrived at the scene Cpl. > Duggan was transported for treatment. > > The perpetrator was also transported to the local hospital with two broken > arms, a broken ankle, a broken leg, several missing teeth, possible broken > ribs, multiple contusions, assorted lacerations, a b...

This is simply too bizarre to make up. The mainstream media is eerily silent. Check this out. http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=42350# The origins of the story.  http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/american-thinker-narrates-development-of-project-gunwalker-story

A bi-partisan group of Senators asking Obama to take the lead role in budget cuts??? It's over kids. We are doomed. These guys have completely left the rails. Asking leaders to lead- is a last ditch effort that demonstrates just how desperate the situation has become. Barack probably busy watching the NCAA tourney. Betcha he got that Richmond game wrong, Louisville too. Shit. If I had to pin my hopes on Obama to solve anything- I'd be wearing tinfoil and eating rainbow stew. http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/18/news/economy/national_debt_obama/index.htm

Eight years of Bush the moron. Followed by four years of Obama "what is worthless and comes from Hahvvad." I note that New Jersey's Obama school is closing after just one year of hope and change.  http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/03/nj-school-named-for-obama-to-close/1 You know things really suck when your own comrades are jumping ship. Even Hillary Clinton has had enough of Obama's shit. This says it all. In fact, Hillary almost begs Obama to fire her. http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/03/hillary-clinton-will-leave-state-department-if-obama-wins-reelection-in-2012.html We have had twelve years of elite enrichment and world class deficits under these two idiots...how much time do we have left? Can we afford 16 years of suck? I don't think so. Here's the worst part. I don't think the solution comes from the Tea Party or Palin- although she could certainly do no worse. I think Palin is unelectable. Women don't ...

Ahh, yes. Do what you say, say what you mean. Not this guy, not here.

About three months ago, I ordered up a new birth certificate. Unlike President Obama, they were able to find mine and send it to me. It took almost a month. Then I had to schedule a passport appointment. After a couple of months, I paid my 151.00 bucks. I waited another three weeks for the passport to arrive. Getting a passport, I have concluded, is a giant pain in the ass. Very emblematic of anything our "efficient" government does. Unbelievable. There is no reason why the system couldn't be streamlined and the passport issued instantly- except that the kleptocracy is in charge. So the poor Japanese, with clouds of radiation wafting around and no electricity, are getting ready to flee the island en masse. But you see, you don't get to flee until you get one of those passports. I can't imagine how much fun they are having as they stampede in for a passport. They should put the US Government in charge of issuing passports. That would stop that shit in a hurry. ...

Let's see. Sixty first round of golf played. NCAA tournament bracket complete. What's all this shit about Bahrain and Japan?? Michelle have you seen my khaki shorts?? Gawd I can't wait to get rid of this guy. The WORST.  http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20110316/pl_politico/51382

From Korea. Note the St Patrick's Day date. Actually hearing idiots on CNBC saying how this crisis is good for stocks and the business outlook. Japan disruption will be minimal. The usual banker chant....buy...buy...buy http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2933566 Frankenstein Government- Japanese style http://www.zerohedge.com/article/when-all-else-fails-change-rules-japan-doubles-maximum-dose-allowed-nuclear-workers

I'm not sure. President Transparency, Useless Idiot 8.0, has done nothing to address the criminal activities of a banking cabal that literally raped the American landscape. Worth noting, he raised nearly a billion in campaign dollars- due in large part to the banking cabal he pardoned. He has played golf 61 times and taken over 90 days or 13 weeks of vacation through 2010.  http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/president_obama_year_in_numbers_gmxQqJMk9n4XBqb3OzBsnN The 112th Congress is just another incarnation of useless idiots. All that tea party bullshit. The tax cuts were extended- tax revenues are dramatically down- and all these bozos can do is argue about token tax cuts for a budget that is going to be over and done within six months. I started this blog three years ago when I realized that neither party, Democrat or Republican, stands for shit anymore. In fact- both parties are utterly useless and co-opted. I read left wing sites and I read righty sites like AceofSpa...

In early February, I did what no human being with half a brain should do. I put an offer in on a short sale house. I could not have known that Bank of Banana America owned the first. That is just bad luck. For the record- I hate Bank of America. My experiences with their shitty credit card practices were unbelievable. Bank of America actually enhanced it's already corrupt business practices by buying Countrywide and giving the biggest thief in America, Angelo Mozilo, a job. They pissed off at least 20 million in fine money for Angelo. Mozilo should be making license plates in a California prison. At any rate, those shitbags owned the first. After a month or so, they and the second lien holder bank agreed to take my offer. I ordered the inspection. During the inspection, I noted that the neighbor had surveyed the lot and was re-claiming about 4 feet of property line x 120 feet or about 500 sqf of my backyard. I was ok with that and I talked with him and his wife. The property is...

Now even the politicians are starting to figure out that the Treasury and the FED are running a Ponzi Scheme. Let me know when the really crazy shit happens. Like when they realize we don't need the FED to begin with. We'll have the strait jackets and tinfoil ready. http://www.zerohedge.com/article/congressman-john-campbells-moment-epiphany-realizes-us-one-big-ponzi?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29

I am laughing my ass off this a.m. Very interesting day. I stumbled onto this piece over at the buffet and howled with laughter. Maybe President Transparency can take his magic on the road. China. Laughs at the link. http://sixmeatbuffet.com/archives/2011/03/11/bein-preznint-iz-hard-yo/

Well, Monday has arrived and our leader has apparently seen fit to clock in. President Transparency has addressed the Japanese disaster. Note the specific bold statements of support. "We will stand with Japan" he says. What the hell does that mean exactly? Geezus. http://www.fox43.com/news/politics/sns-rt-politics-us-japan-qutre72d4uq-20110314,0,3338845.story The Bank of Japan's central bankers are now creating 180 billion dollars out of thin air. Like a page out of our playbook.  http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/14/news/international/bank_of_japan_earthquake/index.htm

A few weeks ago I announced that steak and bj day was March 14.  http://www.steakandbjday.com/ I am in complete shock that the women in my life expect Valentine's Day largesse each year- yet none of them seem to care about steak and bj day.  We live in an estrogen driven world. The needs of women are all that matter any more. This morning, I asked my girlfriend if she knew what today was. She replied in some unintelligible grunt that sounded like...uh uh. This is the same sound she makes when I run out of cash and ask her for some. At any rate, I told her about steak and bj day. She said "great", almost sarcastically. She appeared less than enthusiastic. Sensing I was in an inferior position, I told her I'd settle for a piece of beef jerky and a reach around. I will tell ya this much. If get "stiffed" today, you can damn sure bet I am gonna forget Valentine's day next year. Screw Hallmark and those florists. I mean it. I don't know how today i...

I've been watching the dramatic revelations taking place in Japan since the earthquake on Friday. It is difficult to fathom or get my arms around. Japan it seems, like the rest of a a delusional world, thinks that they can control things. The Japanese you see, have some of the toughest and most stringent building codes on the planet. They have to. They live on the edge of tectonic plates that shift forcefully. They know this. Knowing that and planning for that- trying desperately to risk manage the possibilities- has lead to the failure of three nuclear power plants and a significant loss of life. Last night on the news I saw them put the damage costs at 35 billion. I think it will be far greater. *Update, -3/14/11. Credit Suisse announced this a.m. that cleanup costs are estimated around 183 billion. Not sure how much dough it costs to clean up melting down reactors, but now we have two. One can only imagine how much worse the Japanese might be suffering had they not been as r...