Bailouts, Beer Pong and the Bong Police

Well. I managed not to post yesterday, proving that I have a tremendous propensity for not meeting the goals I set. Oh well. I'm just gonna keep trying

It seems the House and Senate are coming to some kind of agreement on the stimulus package. Do I think this will work, no. Do I have a better idea, sure. Will any of those better ideas ever get implemented, not unless what's left of our economy implodes. Thems the bricks'.

During his press-conference/town-hall/infomercial, Obama was approached by an older woman who was homeless desperate and living out of her car. Obama, didn't flinch or hestitate and came over and gave the woman a kiss on the cheek. Better yet his staff got this woman a house. You can shit all over how this is just meaningless PR but that Woman has a home now, so fuck your shit.

Moral of the Story: Ask and you shall recieve. You can't get what you want unless you actually get up the balls to ask. Do it. What's the harm in trying?

As our economy continues to suck however, more and more Americans are trying to cut costs by shopping at Big-Box stores like Walmart. These are Stores that keep their prices low by buying from the cheapest possible suppliers(cute little asian children) and not giving their workers living wages or sufficient healthcare. However tremendously evil these stores may be, the truth is, if you poor you shop where you can afford to.

I'd like to say that I don't step foot in Walmart because of Principle. But I'm poor, and like the millions of other Americans, I grit my teeth and go there to buy things that are A. only availble at Walmart in "heartland" bumble-fuck where I live and B. Actually affordable. It's simple economics, poor people in rural and urban Areas want to shop at Walmart, not because they like walmart, but because that is the only place that they can afford.

My former City and lover Chicago has for years fought to keep out Walmart from the city limits. Their are Walmarts in some of the surrounding suburbs, but so far they've stayed off city Limits. We'll see how long this lasts.

Numb-Nuts of the week goes to Sen. George W. Della Jr.,  who attempted to outlaw Beiruit(or Beer pong).  I'm sure some frat boy's did some next level community organizing on facebook, and presumably he incurred a biblical style shitstorm.  

"The Baltimore Democrat, said such games encourage excessive drinking, which leads to raucous behavior in city neighborhood. A bill he introduced late last month would have outlawed any games that award drinks as prizes in city taverns.

On Monday, a copy of Della's bill, SB 233, was circulated in e-mails and posted on Web sites of local beer pong leagues, setting off an online firestorm. Fans of drinking games sent a flurry of angry e-mails to the senator, who withdrew the legislation today on the eve of its first hearing in a committee."

And of course, Hoooray, we have a new Drug Czar. Czar of course is the approriate title for Asshole in Charge of a Failed, Morally inexcusable Draconian War. The guy cut his teeth by arguing for "less-than-lethal" devices like tazers, which while not as effective as bullets, still have been used pretty effectively on Pregnant women and the elderly.

One choice quote though, "Back in 2003, Kerlikowske was asked about his views on a local ballot initiative to make marijuana possession the lowest law enforcement priority.

In response, he stated that "arresting people for possessing marijuana for personal use... is not a priority now."