God Bless Us, Every One!

But most especially --

• that homeless guy begging on the street corner, who most of us pass up because we suspect he's running a scam;
  
• the woman trapped in an abusive relationship, who can't take it any more but is scared to death (literally) to leave;
  
• the family waiting and waiting and waiting to hear from their missing child, not knowing if he's dead or alive;
  
• the wife who will answer her doorbell on Christmas Eve, to find two Army officers bearing the news of her husband's death in Iraq;
  
• the bullied child who wants to hide from the world;
  
• the old man living alone, waiting in vain for a ring of the phone or a knock on the door;
  
• the woman who wants to refuse treatment for the breast cancer that is just the latest blow in a lifetime of illnesses;
  
• all the poor, the sick, the lonely, the forgotten, who watch from the sidelines this swirl of manic (and often meaningless) activity that allegedly celebrates a humble birth in a manger.
  

Goodnight, Tiny Tim.

Deja Vu, All Over Again

"Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to greater danger."

Any guesses as to the source of that quote?

Dick Cheney?

Karl Rove?

Shrub?

Nah, that would be too obvious.



Hermann Goering, at the Nuremburg trials.

La plus ca change . . .

Good Grief!

The Hardee's fast food chain -- which, thank God, we do not have here in the Fattest City in the Universe -- has introduced a new goodie: the Monster Thickburger.

In this day of rampant obesity, high cholesterol, and even McDonald's introducing "healthier" items, contemplate with me, if you will --
two 1/3 lb. slabs of Angus beef
three slices of cheese
four strips of bacon
mayo AND butter on the bun

For a total of 1420 calories and (drum roll, please) 107 grams of fat.
That's in one burger. One.
(also available, of course, with fries)

With this level of corporate irresponsibility, I fully expect the Bush administration to give them a tax break.