Archive for September 7th, 2009

Spinning The Roundabout To Arrive Somewhat Here: A Bozo Ottava Rima Song

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Inquire, Inquire, Inquire but never let slip
How what no one would ask then demeaned us all.
Soon the public option terror triggers grip
At polls, these pols are fated to take a fall
They demonstrate past prologue in losing trips
Up those whose change and hope seems hard to recall.
We’d like to be less hollowed out, but that would mean
Confronting now and then our last mise-en-scene.

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Labor Day: What’s Worse Than Nothing?

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Yes, the unemployment rate is now at a 26-year high, with every likelihood of pushing through 10% and staying there for years.

Even more chilling, and totally unreported, is the fact that there have been 223,000 net jobs lost in the private sector in the past 10 years, while the population has grown by 33 million.

Gorilla says: “Whenever the next Professor Marvel describes the untold magic of Mr. Market, don’t hesitate, fire him!”

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