Ranting Away on the Thin Ice of a New Day

               It’s been a while since my last blog. I’ve been working on a project which has taken me away from writing but now I’m back…with a vengeance! Their are so many things annoying me at this time I don’t even know where  to begin. I’ve been trying to write more diverse blogs but every once in a while you have to go back to your roots and rant like a psychotic ferret whose been poked continuously with a stick by his owner’s satanic chocolate-milk faced four-year old brother.

The Bailout

                            First off, the bailout for Wall Street. Not good. Not good at all. Forgive me since I possess the math skills of a imbecile but aren’t the guys on Wall Street supposed to be financial experts? And again, forgive my stupidity but isn’t the government running at a 9 billion dollar deficit? Okay, here is where I get lost but doesn’t it seem like we have Potsie helping Ralph Malph here? For years Wall Street brokerage firms run by notorious greed mongers have been quietly accumulating large repackaged mortgages in bulk like a soccer mom at a COSCO. Loans that were force fed through the system by praying on the weak by dangling the great American dream. The only problem is the great American dream came with a balloon payment and an adjustable rate mortgage. Usually money flows up the river and crap flows down. This reversal of fortune and crap perpetrated by the unpoliced elite caused a crash that has sent a ripple effect throughout financial markets worldwide. That’s a lot of crap…and this bailout package will give us all an opportunity to eat some.  

The Palin – Biden Debate

                 There was a debate? Last week? Oh yeah Palin versus Biden. Missed it. I was busy running my  business in this horrible economy. I’m so burnt out from watching campaign ads for the last two years that I actually look forward to the genital herpes ads. Pharmaceutical ads are cool too. I only wish they would tell you what the drug is for.They present you with this wonderful image of someone living life to it’s fullest in a convertible by the beach that makes your life look like a one-light trailer park by the 7-11 in comparison and then leave you hanging with that, “Ask you doctor about…” nonsense. I don’t care that side effects may include nausea, vomiting, sleeplessness, drowsiness, sneezing, loss of appetite, weight gain, erectile dysfunction, weight loss, hair loss, blindness, open sores, kidney and or liver failure, temporary or permanent loss of taste and smell, and temporary and or permanent loss of breathing…I want some!

                  Oh, yeah the debate. I missed it. My interest in politics is as strong as ever but my interest in this election is wavering. I don’t care for either candidate much and therefore find it difficult to sustain a prolonged interest in the race. I’ve said it before but I truly feel that the current system of government in this country is so stifled by party politics that neither candidate is strong enough to affect any real change. They will both inevitably, play ball. I haven’t seen any real change in government in my lifetime. I don’t see any statesmen of character like a Lincoln or Jefferson. Our history books in school haven’t changed much since I was a kid. I don’t hear any kids running home excited about learning about Bill Clinton and asking their mother what a humidor is for. Before anyone goes pointing the anarchy finger at me…hey wait, that was the middle finger. Not cool. I’m choosing to be politically indifferent at this time in order to affect change in my own little world. Who knows, some day I may emerge from my self imposed cocoon of political indifference as a bright new butterfly of hope for all mankind…but for right now the system is circling the drain and I’m swimming for the toilet seat.

The McCain – Obama Debate Last Night

                       Again, I’m not seeing much substance in these debates. Both candidates fielded questions in such a roundabout convoluted fashion that you had to really listen hard to find a legitimate answer squeak through somewhere. They both took opportunities to divert from desired answers to point out either their strengths or their adversary’s weaknesses. To me it seemed like a girl scout fight in a cookie factory with little swipes and scratches but nobody drawing any real blood. I’ve had tougher debates with six year-olds as to whether RAZZLES is a candy or a gum.

                 All of these politicians with hollow messages of hope and change are as interchangeable as my iPOD playlists and that is why the American voter is more frustrated than a choking victim at an armless vet convention. More and more Americans are becoming disinterested in politics, especially in a bad economy. It doesn’t make people feel warm and fuzzy to hear that Obama raised 30 million dollars in one month for advertising on television when most people can’t even pay their cable bill to watch the stupid ads.  

                  The best part of the debates are always when the camera pans to observe the facial reactions of the candidate when the other guy is speaking. They both smiled when they obviously disagreed with the other’s statement. No head nodding, rolling of the eyes, or contorting facial expressions like they smell dog poop on the bottom of their shoe. Just a cool calculated smile that said, ” You’re a damn liar. I never said that. I hope you die”.

                  I would personally like to see a “tag-team” debate with McCain and Palin versus Obama and Biden. The debate would be followed by a cage fighting match. I see Palin standing in the cage with a Stepford Wife blank look on her face but when the bell rings watch out for the Caribou fur to fly as she immediately goes for a takedown on Obama as Biden and McCain square off in the middle and thumb wrestle.

The Fall of The Mighty

                    Due to the current state of the economy a few of my more affluent friends are gradually slidng down the social banister into the burgeoning middle class. They are good people who lived well but weren’t the type to throw it in your face. They didn’t float around in their dollar sign shaped pool filled with Evian while the staff served them fruity drinks and melon slices…also shaped like dollars signs. They are hard working people who have done well for themselves but now find it necessary to downsize their lifestyle and make drastic changes. This is a time that truly challenges a family and tests it’s strength. Some people may feel a little vindicated when they see someone fall from a higher financial status than them. It helps with the excuse process i suppose. I personally don’t like to see someone that I know hit with hard times even if they have enjoyed the spoils of life for a long time. In times of need it is better to give someone a leg up than to cut a leg off. Better times are coming.

Peace out!