If You're Wondering About the Lack of Posts. . .
. . .It's a slow news day. While I was getting out of the shower, FoxNews did a puff piece on what you can get buying an RV. Maybe once I get the new car paid off -- and the kids we haven't had through college.
The big story today, of course, is Bush's Wall Street speech on corporate accountability -- but even that is a non-story. Look, we know exactly what's going to happen.
Bush makes the proper political noises. Democrats say it isn't quite enough. The Leahy Bill (I think that's the right one!) will pass the Senate in pretty much its current form, then get watered down a bit in conference with the House.
Most shockingly, the President will then sign it in a dignified Rose Garden ceremony, flanked by the appropriate House and Senate leaders, and perhaps a few well-chosen wise-yet-chastened business leaders.
Like a Kabuki dance, but with less improvisation, all this will happen over the next two-three weeks, just in time for August recess and some serious midterm campaigning.
Anything else going on?
Anything else happening? Ted Williams has been turned into a popsicle! That's what's happening. He is now a "patient" at Alcor Life Extension. July is the cruelest month.
I hear David Hasselhof has entered rehab.
I dunno. By and large, Mr. Bush has a deserved rep of meaning what he says, even if it takes a year or more for that to become clear.
People need to go to jail, for reasons that have nothing to do with them and everything to do with the rest of us. I hate to say it, but this is time for some Stalinism show trials, and for some heads to hang from London Bridge.
There's no way that would hurt Mr. Bush (what, he's gonna lose the millionaire CEO vote to the Dems?), and I think it would benefit him a lot. These people have acted disgracefully, and yes I think threatened the integrity of capitalism itself. Hang 'em.
