Bobby Jindal and his Idiot Government

Billions of dollars given to Louisiana to rebuild after several major hurricanes is still sitting idle on the coffers.

One has to wonder about the reasons for this.  Obviously, Jindal and his tea party protagonists can't figure out a way to distribute this wealth to the wealthy in any kind of legitimate way.

A lot of that money was to be for rebuilding affordable housing, but that means housing for people who can't afford McMansions and Starter Castles; in other words, undesirables.  Until the Jindal administration can figure out how to funnel that money into the upper middle class, it will just sit on the books.

I understand that the republicans are all about not spending money that doesn't directly benefit the 1% of the population who write public policy and own the republicans.  Still, it seems like the federal government should take back this money if Louisiana can't figure out what to do with it.  Give it to Mexico - they'd know what to do with it.

Here in Baton Rouge, the roads are disgustingly unsafe; the traffic patterns create gridlock, the cops don't pay any attention to the idiot drivers and the idiot drivers are busy killing pedestrians, whom don't have any sidewalks to transport them anywhere safely.

Is it REALLY that freakin' hard to figure out where to spend some money in this state?  Apparently, if you're as lame as Bobby Jindal, it most certainly is.  Demand the dorks who run this state start disbursing these funds to public projects that would benefit the citizens of this state.  What are they waiting for.  I tell you what they're waiting for.  YOU to turn your back.

Barbara Bush Hospitalized

In terms of sensitivity and compassion, let me just say that when I heard the news that Barbara Bush was hospitalized with a respiratory ailment, I felt absolutely nothing except disgust she'd get as much as five minutes of national news coverage.

Sorry.  It's how I feel about the matriarch of one of the more intensely stupid political families of which our nation has been uniquely burdened.

If Barbara Bush can't breathe, well, that's karma baby, for telling all the people in the Houston Astrodome after Hurricane Katrina that they were living large and had things better than they'd ever had them before.

Choke on the air, sweetie.  This particular person absolutely doesn't give a $hit how purple you turn, how miserably you suffer, or when you take your dying breath --- as long as you take it and never pollute the airwaves again with your twisted values diatribe.

Ding Dong - the Witch Might Die.

New Year's Resolutions

I do this every year; list the things I'm going to officially try to accomplish for 2014.  Doesn't usually work out, so maybe I should rename this New Year's Re- Delusions.  But here goes.

1.  Cigarettes.  Yes.  Every year.  On the list.  Been two days since I lit up.  All I can say is I enjoy being an addict and why wouldn't I?  However, I do not enjoy having a cough or hearing about people I know who have developed COPD. 

2.  Lose weight.  This I need to take seriously since I live in the land where less clothing is definitely more optimal.  I used to be able to hide those ten pounds under sweaters, boots and excellently tailored pants.  No longer possible.  I have 3 weeks to lose some fattage that's hanging around my mid section.  This one I must accomplish.

3.  Eat less sugar.  Uh huh.  Right.  I love sugar, too.  Well, alright, enough is enough.  I don't want to develop diabetes.  I guess I should take this somewhat more seriously than I do.

4.  Stop being so generous.  This has become a fault with me; wherein I'm cutting off my means to make sure other people have what they need.  That is not necessarily my responsibility and I need to realize it.  This will be hard for me since our society is so f*cked up right now and most people are having a very difficult time financially.

5.  I will beep my horn less at all these rotten Louisiana drivers as it seems to be the ultimate expression of bad manners here.  They can cut you off, rear end you, cross the center line and cause your death, and all of that is more acceptable here than beeping a horn.  I just like to beep my horn.  Sometimes I do it for no reason.  Boy do people get mad here when you beep your horn.  It's sort of like talking with your mouth full of food.

6.  I will increase my lap swimming time from 20 minutes to 30 minutes, and I will go to the pool a minimum of five days per week. 

7.  I will write a minimum of one page per day on anything that's not a blog, an e-mail or a Facebook post.

8.  I will eat more fish and I will cook more creatively.

That's it.  That's a lot.  That's probably far less than what I need to do, but it's a start.

2013 Highlights and Low Lifes

Biggest thing for me - I got the hell out of that ice hole known as Wisconsin.  Louisiana is as backwards as a state can get, but my goodness, what a nice climate!  And also, it is so rich in history and culture, I'm constantly amazed at how alive this state is and how it embraces its cultural diversity.

I discovered Cajun cooking.

I know my way around Baton Rouge and New Orleans; enough to be a somewhat confused tour guide.

ObamaCare was enacted into law.

Pot is legal in a few states - and it should be legalized everywhere, as well as taxed so we can pay down the horrendous deficit.

Jindal won't be governor much longer.

One of the Koch brothers got swindled out of 5 million bucks for some bogus wine. 

My tenant back in Milwaukee is absolutely a perfect person to have living in a house I desperately need to sell soon, because I'm never going back there to live.  Period.

No hurricanes passed through Louisiana this year.

Low Lifes:

The republicans shut down the government, costing us and future taxpayers billions of dollars.  Here's hoping every voter remembers this come election day. No wonder the republicans are so anti-abortion. 

Some backwoods yokel with an A&E show got away with not only stupidly racist and homophobic comments, he got the governor of Louisiana to stand up for him and for a cable network to back down on taking a stand against this type of behavior.  A&E must stand for a$$holes egregious.
Won't ever be tuned in on one of my televisions.

Let's hope Miley Cyrus is just young - and will develop something bordering on class and taste someday.

BP continues to f*ck over the citizens and environment of Louisiana.

All in all, a pretty standard year for a very sick society.

Koch Sucker Wine

Anybody want to do a joint venture with me on a vineyard somewhere in California.  We could make a most delicious wine, label it with ancient paper and sell it to the Kochs.

You'll have to put up all the money, run the operation and buy all the equipment.  For my part, I will taste the wine religiously, forge the labels and run the con. 

In fact, Koch Sucker wine is such a great name, I think I'll copyright it.  That might be a smarter marketing ploy; put a little Koch Sucker in every fine wine store in Manhattan, Palm Beach and the Hamptons.  The poor may not have money, but we have very creative ideas on how to embarrass and humiliate the rich.

Recall Congress? How about giving a tax break to intelligent voters?

With the approval rating of the current congress at less than 30%; shouldn't there be some mechanism to kick the butts out of office for these time/money wasters.  Let's send them back to their congressional districts, where they could be beaten to a bloody pulp by the locals who didn't vote them into office.

I think this country only operates on a monetary reward system, so I feel anyone who can prove they didn't vote for a particular moron posing as a congressional representative should get a $10,000 tax credit.  For the voters who elected them, well, a lack of any measurable intelligence seems fitting enough as a punishment.

Everyday, the paperboy brings more. 

I know a business would fire their entire executive staff if their productivity ratio was at less than 30%.  Why can't we fire congressional members for nonperformance?  Why don't we have term limits?  Why is there nothing the citizens of this country can do to outsmart a bunch of lunatics who call themselves our leaders?

I like to be in Amerika.
Okay by me in Amerika.
Everything free in Amerika.
If you are crooks in Amerika.

Face it.  We're a nation run by thugs, money grubbers, and corrupt imposters.  Costa Rica --- Looking Better Every Day!

The United States is Untied

Just watched 60 Minutes and saw some footage of indoor pot growing operations that will be regulated, monitored, sold for recreational purposes and taxed appropriately in Colorado.

Last night on the news here in Louisiana, the biggest story was a big pot bust --- well, they did get weapons and cash, too, and probably some narcotic painkillers, but the pot bust was the big news. 

I think it is completely weird to live in a country utterly schizophrenic.  I can smoke pot and marry my same sex partner in Colorado, but I'll be arrested if I do it in Alabama? 

I think its time we move beyond the powers given to the states, and start thinking on a national, normal and sane level.  If we have to have separations, lets separate by zones, i.e., anyone living in states that get a lot of snow, states that are completely arid, states that are bounded by oceans, states that are so boring people cry when they have to drive through them, etc.

The United States is muddled in its answers to big questions and its scary to think about how much firepower we have when it appears we don't have very much brain power.