The Pankian Metaphor 3026

The Europeans `chickened' out of the Iraqui mess because they knew, and had informed the US and UK, that the WMD `intellegence' was nonsense, and of extremely suspicious origin. The unavoidable fact is that GWB is a) an idiot, and b) a very bigoted one. The two things usually go together. What Tony Blair's posiition, or why he is being left in power in the UK now he has been revealed as a corrupt crook, is a real puzzle. Blair is NOT an idiot.. What has he to gain by hanging on for another few months?. Is the US going to try something really dumber than usual?..

Contemplate infinity, and wait for inspiration. Watch TV. Two minutes of that impels me to do something better, say playing patience.

Both the Democrats and Republicans are controlled by big money. Punch and Judy, making a show of how their policies differ, when essencially they are the same.

Well, not exactly god-status... bit lower down. It was him that appointed the timeservers that failed.

Umm, cite?

Well, I can attest that even if authority cannot promote enterprise, it sure as hell can obstruct it. `Grease' needs to be applied. `Dash' is the Nigerian term.

People have a social contract between themselves, and in an advanced society, can expect help in a catastrophy. Problem in N.O. was that so much money had been flushed away making sure that the Iraquis first wish was for to get the US (and UK) out of the country while there was anything left.

-- greymaus Just Another Grumpy Old Man