I will buy on one condition . . .

We get to watch when he is sent to the glue factory.

Who's ready for a third party?

Apparently, most Americans:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/165392/perceived-need-third-party-reaches-new-high.aspx

Too bad - call your congressman!

The Republican representative in the story below wants the USDA to declare the workers that support his constituents as essential, so they can work for free to clean up the mess in his state while he can head back to Washington and continue the fight against big government.

That kind of hypocrisy is so good it has to be fattening!

I think the title should be changed to:  "Republican Representative Advocates Slavery for S.D. Post-Blizzard Cleanup"

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Shutdown Hinders S.D. Post-Blizzard Cleanup
by Charles Michael Ray

SDPB - October 14, 2013

A freak October blizzard earlier this month killed tens of thousands of cattle in South Dakota....

http://www.npr.org/2013/10/14/233790772/s-d-ranchers-struggle-to-get-out-from-under-blizzard?sc=17&f=1001

Mark the moment

This could be the year that history books in the future will cite as the year that America's decline became readily apparent:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-debt-crisis-spurs-chinese-calls-for-de-americanized-world/2013/10/14/8c459486-34d1-11e3-be86-6aeaa439845b_story.html?hpid=z1

That's what happens when you build your house on a foundation of bullshit.  Guess we'll have to add the phrase "full faith and credit of the United States" to the other meaningless, blatantly false phrases we the people are so very dear of, such as:

Land of the Free

Home of the Brave
All men are equal
The press is free
Freedom of speech
Your vote counts

The American Dream

Speaking of the American Dream, this is a great time to watch George Carlin to get a sliver of truth in a world full of lies:

http://shoqvalue.com/george-carlin-on-the-american-dream-with-transcript/

Loggin

I will be sore tomorrow after working with Dave to haul, stack, and load all this:

A great workout. At one point I was emitting a steam aura from every pore in the damp weather.

Then do it!

Right and wrong are just words. What matters is what you do.

Tibetan craze really "catches" on . . . . Fire

I found the following story on the NPR iPad App

Man Sets Himself On Fire On The National Mall
by Eyder Peralta

NPR - October 4, 2013

What has already been a strange and scary work week in the nation's capital, came to a close with a shocking incident on the National Mall: For reasons we don't yet know, witnesses say a man doused himself with gasoline and then set himself on fire.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/04/229318859/man-sets-himself-on-fire-on-the-national-mall?sc=ipad&f=1001

Out of the darkness

Highly recommend all listen to "California's dark" by Tom Morello.

Excerpt:
"It'll start with a spark . . . and a great fire will grow
Don't know how I know it man . . . . yeah, but I just know

There's a riot on Sunset.
And fires in the park
The sun sets everywhere
And the whole damn country's done . . . . "

Please continue

I need an unpaid vacation but my agency doesn't run out of money until next Tuesday.

BBC News: Pressure to abolish Ireland's senate

Well, I will admit that the Irish have one thing right:


Pressure to abolish Ireland's senate

Cynicism about politicians in general may be informing voters in Ireland ahead of a referendum on abolishing the country's senate, the BBC's Vincent Dowd reports.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24365201


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Canada time?

Twenty ex-Americans

The Magazine feature on the number of expat Americans renouncing their US citizenship due to tax filing requirements prompted a huge response from readers. Here are 20 of their stories.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24338387