WTF?

There is just so much going on, I don't know where to start, so I'll just jot down a few thoughts that I will work to expound upon in the upcoming days.

1) Darth Cheney Strikes Again, not a new film out in theaters and, in all reality, nothing new at all. Remember Halliburton? How can we forget, it's like that zit on your chin that keeps coming back or even worse a hemorrhoid. Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed 16 charges against Cheney and Halliburton Chief Executive David Lesar (along with two other executives). KBR already pleaded guilty to last year as a result of a US investigation into the same bribery case. Even so, KBR continues to benefit from government contracts in Afghanistan. Our government is failing us on a huge scale, the current shenanigans regarding Unemployment Insurance extensions and tax cuts are only the tip of the iceberg.

2) Tax cuts for the wealthy won't help us, but they will add significantly to our deficit. Since the government deals in Monopoly money perhaps I should start sending that crap in to pay my own bills. See these explanations, as they are better than anything I could possibly come up with: Do tax cuts help the economy? and A tax-the-rich lesson finally goes public over at AWOP. It's about time for a little more job creation and a little less good-ole-buddy ass patting.

3) Dave Camp, my own Representative, who has enjoyed years and years on the government payroll at our expense has been selected as the Chair of the Ways and Means Committee. His constituents have enjoyed some of the highest unemployment in the country, not to mention some of the highest in Michigan. I'd think that there would be a better choice for this position. Unfortunately, the people who blamed the Democrats for the current jobless situation in Michigan elected him again. If that's a vote against the status quo, then these folks need a lesson in "change."

I'm starting to believe that those Mayans really know something about the end.