The Appeal from the Unappealing Archdiocese of Milwaukee

Nothing annoys me more severely than the catholic church.

My dead father-in-law received another letter, delivered to my address, explaining the archdiocese's position on clergy abuse, and how the Chapter 11 filing by the archdiocese will not affect parishes.

This letter went on to say:

"the archdiocese of Milwaukee has been and continues to be forthcoming with information about clergy sexual abuse and about perpetrators."  An outright lie.

"archdiocesan resources are quite limited...."  Outright bull$hit.

At any rate, the letter was meant to tell parishioners that money collected to do the good work of the church will not be used to settle lawsuits from victims of clergy abuse.  It was meant to reassure catholics that they should continue to give generously.

My deceased father-in-law was a true believer and a good catholic.  That was his prerogative. 

Mine is to dispute anything the catholic church has to say about their righteousness, their holiness, and their fiscal state.  There is too much blood on their hands, which is why they need all those fancy robes to hide them in.

I say the catholic church should give away their priceless art collection to the victims of clergy abuse.  Let these sinful masqueraders get down on their knees and pray for redemption of their heinous crimes.

The Integrity-Laden Scott Walker

Anytime anyone (especially a politician) talks about being a person with integrity, I am immediately suspicious.  Integrity speaks for itself via action.  If a person needs to talk about their immense level of integrity, generally, there are no actions backing it up.

Scott Walker says he has nothing to worry about regarding a current John Doe investigation because he lives by high standards.  I beg to differ.  He might have obtained an Eagle Scout certification, but his thirst for power has clouded his judgment everyday he's been in office, anywhere.

Walker is attempting to cast doubt on news reports regarding the investigation being conducted by the Milwaukee county district attorney's office.  Well, that's a political move we would expect from someone who indeed might have something to hide. 

Personally, I am enjoying Scott Walker's descent into the spotlight of stinking politics.  It couldn't happen to a more deserving idiot.  After all, he seems to have paid off one of his top administrators with a high-paying state job, er, state job that he turned into a high paying political appointment.  Such integrity! 

All of this aside, Scott Walker is looking more like the persona he actually is (non grata) and less like a leader every hour he spends as Governor.  To all of you absolute morons who voted this yokel into office, how does it feel to be thought of as the most ignorant group of people in the United States?  Those of us who actually have integrity are appalled, but enjoying the show, nonetheless.  Walker will go down and the rest of us are all happy to see it happen.

Am I Worried?

Well, here I am in Milwaukee, where our neighbors just got burglarized for the second time this month.  Fortunately, the cops got the thieves riding our neighbor's stolen scooter while carrying a flat screen television.  Gees.  All the real estate ads call our neighborhood "desirable".  Of course, they don't specify for whom.

And here I am in Wisconsin, where crooked politicians run roughshod over ordinary people trying to live decent lives.  John Doe investigation or not, I'm stuck in the land of secret proceedings and under educated scoundrels brought to me by local elections.

As if that weren't enough, a bunch of missile launchers has gone missing in Libya, probably now in the hands of terrorists.  Funny, if the United States hadn't manufactured and shipped this stuff to Libya, maybe I wouldn't have to worry whether or not the airlines will put million dollar missile deflectors on each wide-body aircraft. 

I feel like I'm living in an insane asylum.  And I am worried.  I have grandchildren who will inherit this giant pile of dog $hit we call a country.   What can we do?  We had better start thinking about it.

Is Cullen Worried?

Not anymore.  He's been granted immunity for his testimony in the John Doe investigation into campaign, uh, dishonesty? irregularities? fraud?.... by his boss, Scott Walker.  No one knows, really, what it's all about.  Since a John Doe investigation is secret, I guess we'll all have to wait for indictments to come down before we know with any certainty just how rancid the Walker administration is.

I believe the target of the John Doe is none other than that slick talking, oil can Harry of an s.o.b. known as Scott Walker. 

Here I thought I was going to have to wait until 2012 for the recall of one of the worst politicians in United States history.  Perhaps not.

Oh sweet day! 

One thing is certain, Scott Walker appears to be breaking a bit of a sweat lately on camera.  And of course, there is no comment from either him or his political allies.  Lying and cheating.....so much more difficult these days for the Walker administration locally, and the GOP nationally.  Is the tide of political insanity finally turning? 

Can we take back all that has been taken from us by a bunch of stinking crooks?  Here's hoping.

Failure to Gauge How Outraged We Are!

I smiled and laughed to myself when I saw a blurb on the news this morning about republican law makers being angry and upset that some protesters follow them with cameras.  Poor Robin Voss got a beer poured over his head, and now he wants blood, er, justice.  Yes, Robin Voss!  That was a terrible waste of beer and an injustice to alcoholics everywhere.  I am in complete agreement.

What amazes me is that these people, who decimate the working class and the common rights of everyday folk, have failed to recognize just how pissed off the working class actually is.

My guess, (and of course, it all depends on the future politics of Wisconsin and the recall of Governor-Eject Scott Walker), is that these lawmakers who have toyed with the rights of all of us haven't got a clue just how bad things can get when people get trampled.  Especially American people.  After all, we are the most violent nation on the planet. 

So, the unfortunate beer spilling incident, as nasty as it looks right now, will appear quite benign at some point in the not so distant future.

Saddle, up pardners.......the wild west is coming back BIG TIME.  What else can we expect if these lawmakers want to take our nation 100 years into the past?
 

Is Eric Cantor a Rat-Swallowing Alien?

I received an e-mail from the League of Conservation Voters, informing me that they are fighting against an unprecedented assault on our nation's bedrock environmental laws.  Congressional lawmakers aligned with corporate special interest groups like the oil and coal industry are fighting tooth-and-nail to gut vital environmental safeguards.  Can you say WE Energy Whores?


Even though the U.S. House has already taken over 100 anti-environment votes this year, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor recently outlined a "jobs agenda" that takes aim at a dozen clean air protections, including stripping the Clean Air Act's ability to protect public health from toxic air pollution.  What's even more astounding is that Representative Cantor seems to think eliminating protections for public health and the environment is a silver bullet for job creation as seven of his top 10 legislative targets for repeal are clean air safeguards.

This leads me to believe that Erick Cantor is inhuman.  Perhaps all tea bags are inhuman, intent on destroying planet earth in some strange alien warfare that involves political override.  We need to rip their human suits off them.  So let's get a cam crew on Eric Cantor and follow him around.  I bet he swallows rats whole with a hinged like jaw, and scurries through D.C. alleyways looking for bugs and anything slimy to eat.  These predators seem to thrive on disgusting water, brown air and toxins.  If we clean up the planet, we'll rid ourselves of this extraterrestrial vermin. 

I've got a jobs agenda too.  All tea bags will be digging graves for the rest of us, whom they've killed, with their blind and utterly insane anti-planet policies.

Class Warfare?

OMG!!!!!   Paul Ryan (and we all know what a font of disintelligence spouts there)  has claimed that raising taxes and fairly taxing millionaires and billionaires is a form of class warfare. 

Education cuts, most notably on inner city schools and the poor children who attend.  Not class warfare?

Health Care only for those who can afford the premiums.  Not class warfare?

Dissolution of labor union contracts for public employees.  Not class warfare?

The list is endless.

I've basically had it with Republicans and their propagandized version of a working democracy, i.e., complete totalitarianism by the corporate giants who run this country.  The Nazi's also engaged in this type of propaganda behavior ...... calling the other side exactly what the Nazi's themselves were.  Gluttonous, hateful pigs who were going to destroy the country. 

Take back the country.  Take back the money the rich have stolen from you.  In fact, let's make it so f*cking difficult for the rich to live here that they'll all have to move.  Maybe then the United States of America can regain credibility as a nation.  Class warfare?  I think the Republicans had better take a long hard look at what that actually entails.  No one seems to learn anything from history, which is why it continually repeats itself. 

Revolution Now!  I'm F*CKING MAD AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE.