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Nuclear Unicorn

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April 28, 2016

It's time to "call it"

It could have been a hard fought contest of ideals, ideas and vision. Instead it became a shrieking demands of obedience in exchange for the presumed safety of the gilded cage of The Establishment -- except we get the cage and The Establishment gets the gild.

It could have been a debate about how to achieve the goals we once shared. Instead it became a timid retreat into every fable for failure put forward by the obstructionist opposition.

It could have been a rejection of unjust war, corporatism and lawless government. Instead we have been treated to hurricane force winds from all the hand-waving because not voting for blue corruption is supposedly a love of red corruption.

It could have been civil. Instead, every effort was made to brand those who have stood for decades fighting for civil rights and rallying around our beleaguered president for nigh-on 8 years into racist and sexists.

It couldn't even wait for the natural tides of a common foe to bring the unity that was supposedly being demanded. No, instead it became a cry to begin a countdown clock to blind, uncritical obedience; of party over principle; compliance over commonality.

Progressivism? Liberalism?

Yeah. Right.

It's time to call it.

April 20, 2016

Many Hillary supporters, for months, have been telling us "These are the rules." Now

they're telling us we should call the nomination even though the rules say the primary process has yet to fully run its course and there may even have been flagrant rule-breaking when it comes to urging qualified Democratic voters.

Rules only apply when they serve the purposes of the power-hungry.

April 18, 2016

We were supposed to spend the weekend out in the woods

But a blizzard came through.

Okay. So maybe we can just have a nice romantic weekend at home. Right?

No. I came down with a cold.

I'm coughing and sneezing. My face is all puffy and. My voice is husky, which could almost be sexy save for the grossness running out of me. And I swear I have fuzzy caterpillars crawling around inside my sinuses.

So how does Lover Boy react to all this?


The big lug brought me my favorite recipe of tuna salad with corn chips and a mug tomato bisque.

April 15, 2016

The question isn't whether or not I will vote for the Democratic candidate.

The question is: What defines a Democratic candidate?

April 14, 2016

"Whore" is not an appropriate term for this day and age.

Considering the fact the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) is responsible for the regulatory oversight of corporations and financial markets the proper term would be --

"SECs Worker"

April 14, 2016

If law enforcement is the key to reducing crimes committed with guns

What would make more sense practically/logistically/Constitutionally/ethically --

A) focusing efforts on the scant minority of individuals intent on perpetrating predatory acts

or

B) a broad-sweeping effort that impacts tens -- if not hundreds -- of millions of people who have no intention except to peaceably live out their lives

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