So good to know from the toff British PM that he won’t “give in” to terror, just continue to use the word to distract from more obvious threats e.g. long-term unemployment and counterproductive austerity.

Meanwhile, Ben Bernanke seems to have forgotten entirely the meaning of his own words.

Goosing asset prices isn’t actually working in macroeconomic terms, unless you’re a shareholder.

The economy continues to drastically underperform the long-term trend, inflation is non-existent, and unemployment remains unaddressed.

Helicopter Ben only cares about Wall Street banks, so what we’re getting is Hang Glider Ben, gently falling to earth in his Bolsa wood dream machine.

So the rich folks will have a few days to ponder a market correction and decide in the long-term what the term “long-term” implies, because clearly Bernanke hasn’t a clue.

Gorilla says: “Would be nice if somebody in power cared about something other than being seen as seriously out of touch with reality!”

And the people of OK deserve our sympathy, even though the politicans they elect make it far easier for the people of OK and elsewhere to die.

So, perhaps a program, sponsored by the evil government, to assist homeowners and local communities to build more effective tornado shelters?

So, perhaps a bit more in taxes from the people who hold OK and the rest of us in contempt?

So, perhaps a sense at last that we are a nation not just of selfish bastards but of human beings who need each other?

Gorilla say: “Or perhaps, fat chance!”

Mikhail Y. Lermontov (1814-1841) was probably the first Russian writer that kindled Gorilla’s interest in that country, its language and culture.

Russia and Gorilla more or less left each other 20 years ago, but recently the flame is burning again.

One of the great Russian writers and poets, he’s not as well remembered (outside of Russia) as contemporaries like Pushkin, Gogol, and Turgenev.

A very short life, died at 26 in a duel, but managed to publish some of the most lyrical and beautiful poems of any age.

Parus (The Sail) is a particular favorite of Gorilla’s.

And his prose wasn’t bad either:

“Мы выживаем на новизну, настолько меньше требовательны, чем обязательства”.

“We survive on novelty, so much less demanding than commitment”.

Gorilla says: “Same as it ever was!”

Gorilla asks: “So why is the Fed still doing so little about unemployment, a problem it could solve by giving people free money?”

France is back in recession, and it’s likely to continue so long as the Fourth Reich reelection is the top priority in Berlin.

The Germans need to stimulate demand at home, encourage a higher level of Euroland inflation, and get off the moral low ground they mistakenly believe is virtuous.

Gorilla says: “Plus ca change, but plus, sil vous plait!”

And we’ll be spending the summer talking about the Justice Department, Benghazi, the debt ceiling, Angelina Jolie’s breasts, and any other manufactured triviality, while nothing is done to address the scourge of unemployment that is destroying the lives of Americans by the millions.

Our country is polarized and only one political party is interested in governing.

So, it’s depressing to be right, as depressing as it is to watch the right ruin the country.

Gorilla says: “Being wrong means making progress, same as it ever was!”

And the local police and the FBI failed utterly, and of course will not be held accountable…

Gorilla says: “Welcome to the real America! Those who are innocent are screwed over and over, while those who are powerful escape justice!”